The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-18
CHARGES AGAINST
FAlL0N DWlNDlE
Six Accusations of Unpro-
fessional Conduct Now
Reduced to Two
Judge Shumway Hears Evil
dence and Will Make
Finding - O'Neill Gets
Note for ST, 200.

The fate. i'll or evil, Of Attorney
Fred y. Fallon, charged with unpro-
fessionai conduct by the Grievance
committee of the Fairfield Bar, now
rests with Judge Milton A. Shumway
IN the civil Superior court, before
whom the charges were heard. Argu-
ments by Judge William n. Comley,
Jr. counsel for FAilon, and States
Attorney Stiles Judson for the Griev-
ance committee, have yet to be made
10 the court. being assigned for next
Friday.
six charges were originally brought
against Attorney Faflon. Three OF
those charges have been dropped by
The court, while In another the States
Attorney. as intfmated some weeks
ago. has absolved Attorney F'allon
from blame. This leaves two charges
on which the court will make find
ing
When a few weeks ago States At
torney Judson noted that Attorney
Fallon was blameless in the O'Neill
charges, It was fntimated that evil
dence would be brought out which
might lead up to the bringing OF
charges against other local attorneys.
However. In the hearing yesterday.
though other barrfsters were mention
might, however, be brought later by
either the States Attorney or the
court
Yesterday afternoon the court COM
pleted the hearings In the Quinby
charges started several weeks ago. and
also the charges OF O'Neill and VIM
zenso Arena
In completing the Quinby charges,
George J. Carter of this city was call
cd. Witness stated that he had over
heard a conversation between Mr.. and
Mrs- Quinby relative to the charges
OF $500 made by Attorney Fallon in the
conduct OF Quinby's case before the
charges were perfectly agreeable to
them; in fact much less than they had
expected, IN view of what Attorney
Falion had succeeded in doing for
Quinby. The Quinbys I'm their COM
plant had objected to this charge of
Attorney Fallon.
The Arena case is that of settle
ment of an insurance claim for the
death OF vincenzo Arena in Canton,
Pa Relatives In this city and his
mother In Italy had Richard Brown
Of this city named as administrator.
Fallon agreed to take up the settle
rnent on contingent fee of 30 per
cent. The estate was settled for $500.
The charges against the estate
amounted to s59.91. as follows: Credit.
SIPS: Richard Brown, administrator,
s75: probate fees. $32.4o; Cavello. ex-
penses .2s: Flora Ferrece, expenses,
$50: F. B. Fallon, $500.
When Attorney Judson read the
charges. Attorney Comley asked the
court that they be dismissed as they
had been adsudicated by the probate
court Former Judge Of Probate Ed
ward p. Nobbs was called as a wit
ness. He stated that there had been
\ number OF conferences and two
hearings with him on the case; that
through II all he was Of the belief that
Attorney Fanon was to receive 50 per
cent net Attorney Robert H. Gould
who represented the mother in Eur
ope. stated that there had never been
any objection to the charge of Mr..
Fallon. but to the excessive charge of
Pennsylvania to take dispositions in
the settlement OF the case. Attorney
Could in commenting on the settle
rnent stated that il was a good piece
OF work. that he did not see how At
torney Fallon had accomplished it.
Attorney Fallon in his own behalf
stated that he took up the case
alto Cavello. the latter possessing a
gower OF attorney from the mother.
There was an agreement that he was
10 receive half of the amount collect
I'd. and that the two were to go to
Canton. Pa After three different Of
fers were made by the insurance COM
2eny. $500 was agreed upon. Farese
Put in a claim Of $50 against the es-
rate. and Cavelo $50 and an addi- |
tional 81 for expenses. These amounts
with his own fees would not leave a
cent for the mother in italy. He ar
<ued with the two men. and did suc-
coed in having them lower their |
claims When all the bills had been |
paid il was noted that there was such |
n small amount for the mother. At |
torney Fallon deducted 800 from his |
account and sent 1t to the mother.
Following the Arena hearing. the |
ONeill charges were heard. Dennis |
OTNeiII stated that he went to Fall |
Ions office, representing his three sis |
ters. who owned a house in Madison |
avenue which they desired to dispose |
If for s2.5o0. He asked Fal1on to Sc |
cure n purchaser. Later Fallon ad- |
vfsed him to take $500 In cash and |
TO accept a mortgage for $1,000. assur- |
ing him that he would see him clear /