New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-01
LAWYER Denies That He At
tempted to Bribe United
States Attorney.
DISBARMENT TO BE SOUGHT
Official Now Insists Lawyer
Practically Admitted Gully
Conduct in United
Wireless Case.

Division Of the Supreme CogH oi '>e"
York for the disbarment Of Join e.
Adams. a lawyer and former congress
man. for an attempt to inter1ere VILE
Justice ~ means OF bribey, Mr.. ADAMS
denied last night that he ever lntenoeu
to b-ibe the prosecuted The charges
were made by Mr. WISE in court AFTER
FIVE officials Of the United Wireless Tele-
rrarh COMPANY had been convicted of
vcing tho mails to defraud The denial
came from Arthur NJ King. former AS
sis,ant United states Attorney. VINO IS
acting as Mr. Adamss counsel in the
matter.
"Nr Adams. who was one Of counsel
for the defendant Francis y. Butler IN
the recent trial brought by the govern
rnert against certain officials or the
ni,ed Wireless Telegraph Company
eo,d vr Kine. having an acquaintance
NJ son,a wears with the United STATES
,.,orr.. Mr.. Wise. brought that OIL
c.r,s attention TO his interest in the case
~ Butler and had two interviews WIN
hin, in reference to Buffers rela'ioh-
soin 10 the charges made in the lnoic'-
non, I am authorized by Mr.. ADAMS
n make the following statement ior
him
BelnS acquainted with friend or aie 1is
,--t,ef states attorney, ! incidentally salu
- tbfs gentleman: Il am very muCn III,
,erested i'm Buffers case. believing li MN -
,boue6, that vou, because Oh you!
.-;erdiv &c relations with Mr Wise. mlsnt
ialk with him about the matter i.tN,,;or uU i;t
expect you 20 give your uine neopr,,,neration' OF
ar6 ~ vou will take up the naNler W W
eve vou 81 Oo0 which is entirely ior Houi oId
seif 70 recompense you for your time anu
efforts &c, do MT want 10
he rs,d for this but will gladly DO "ha'
] can for your client
Intentions Msoonstrued'
,,-,.. msoe this statement il was
@,r,bss, from nv mind or intention 70
ira,,e7ca the United States Attorney in the
dischargA Of his Official d1ty. nave snv~r a.S.r
NJ VICE for many years. and ms 1aII1l
tN..,.o nj~, with whom / served in con,
gTess. and the mere SUGGESTION una. 1hat IN
SaviS ,nAuence him in the slightest way IN
the discharge Of his ite,,gb,s qqiies YVES ''''
10, L.s been reported 10 me- thet l salu.
+ don't give damn who seLs the IT nioj III,
- long as Butler gets on ,rr roer,her of
appreciation doe,rs ~ state most solenlnly
that / did not. nor could nsNe H,r 20 b,s to
statement. and ] am totGIIy t;,ot3nr Ins couiS
,rders-and how such constructor couiI
uLnt ~. - -1acAd unon anv statement |
could have made 70 the friend OF NJ ,ea
am sixty-three years OF age anu s- ien
- . r,eroher Of the bar for many wears,
- 5',rine that entire tirne there has never
80 a suggestion Of criticism or my pro
toesionaI conduct Of course. II IS snnost
needless 70 saw tnat an In,rofe-siona al
even the slightest intlma'loh ol
nrsoG.'I y, ~ nossihle that may have erred by
reason Of professional zeal ae,;, eeS; y. least
it.1t ~ 20 bevond the well estaonsheu
r1.les of professional propriety'
vr King said that he had discussed
With Nr. Wise the situation generally
The United states Attorney stated that
bs had not vet fully decided az TO the
course he would pursue in this matter
Mr. King added and that he would nov
reacb = decision until he had given the
affair verv careful and mature consider
alton"
After a consultation With Judge La
tonohe. the senior Judge Of the United
states Circuit Court in this CITY MI
Wise beean Yesterday the preparation
~ s@davtts which will emhody his
changes against Mr.. Adams to be sub
rit,ed 10 the Appellate Division next
week
Criminal Action Uncertain.
Il feel that IL is my duty to ask FOR
the disbarment Of Adams said Mr'
Wise Yesterday. II may have sympa-
,hv for Adams because Of his advanced
age and the fact that he had been
friend Of my father, John &. Wise, when
both were in Congress. but my duty in
the case cannot he changed by any such
consideration. As 10 the advisability
Of criminal action ] have not been
able 70 decide as vet
The story Of the attempt 70 bribe the
prosecutor vas told by Mr.. Wise in de-
tail. He said he had known John ].
Adams nearly all his life and that I'M
tr recently he lived at No. ia West
74,h street. just back Of Mr.. Wise's
home. at No. 115 West 73d street.
4 have been informed" Mr.. Wise
continued. that Adams is related TO
Francis X. Butler the counsel for the
United Wireless Telegraph Company.
who was convicted with the other de-
tendants on Monday. II was In But
lers behalf that Adams attempted TO
approach me through one Of my closest
friends
Ny frst impulse was TO take in1me-
date action against Adams, but then
realized that the evidence in my pos
session vas not sufficient and J De
Cded 70 wait have secured additional
evidence now. and will be able TO sub
init clear case NEXT week to the Ap-
pellate Division
This evidence Mn Wise said, consist
ed mainly in the fact that Mr.. Adams
admitted his guilt to him in the pres
ence Of Witnesses IL was IN court, after
the close Of the United Wireless trial.
that the lawyer came to him and eX-
pressed surprise tha, Mr. Wise had spo-
ken Of the matter In cOHt
He then asked me if he could leave
the courtroom" Mr. Wise added. "and
told him that he could as | knew
where to get him. Iiis plea not to have
Aim arrested is I'm itself additional evil
Gence OF the truth OF hy charges"
S-
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