The evening world., 1912-04-05
NOTED LAWYERS
! HEAR GUTHRIE IN
FLANNERY CASE
appellate Division Crowded
Is "Dean of Condemnation
Bar" Is Excoriatcd.
plSBARMENT is ASKED.
F'Deceiver of Clients, City and
y Courts; Deserves No Pity"
Says Accuser.
blsBARMENT is ASKED.

Says Accuser.
oDsess q lawyers, among them nsn
SAsss prsssnes In oourt ANN b pro-
fueol Cor lees than u.ooo. crowded the
(AoDsliats Division Of the Supreme Cour:
tsetsraay 70 hear William D. 0uthris's
~e1ees1ation Of Joseph A. Flannsry.
R1eaa Of the condemnation bar aad
Ssatral figure in the scandal Of Hunts
Yelas Park. Or. Guthrie. himself enc
q the hlghsst-pasd constitutional law
vseA. presented his brief and made his
speech - . labor Of love. For break
nc the Plant will he was reported 10
tave ssosivsd . fee Of $4,000.
Tbs proceeding was . motion TO dis
taf y1annsry on . referees report on
b a~ccusations made by the Grievances
Sonmittss Of the Bar Association. The
qooosa sAsws . pSoAt : hanself Of
pooveoo % psepeSsy seia - NE city
oo1t1sae va1uAsaens. The essential
lAets were brought out frst In the IN.
fDst10ation Of the once Of Borough
Qsssj1sat HAasn Of the Bronx. A long
hvsstigasion BY the Bar Association
qDIleWoa and then charges were fled
Dn1nse Hannery IN May. 100. Ham.
yten Odell. - referee. reported his md
~ against Flannsry to the court last
\etebsr.
0oep CLERK dummy" TO BEAT
CLIENT AND CITY,
krAs record shows that Fiannsry white
land and Improvement Company used
~ own clerk a. . dummy to buy for
80 ave acres ~ Hunt's Point from
~ East Bay Company without his
lje&t knowing the Identity Of the
brehassr. The land was sold to the city
- S0Aus to establish . bathing beach
After the purchase Il was found that
4 sswers. smptyinG 81 the point. made
S4e 1904 valuslsss for the desired pur.
~. TIE impression vas spread that
9asnsry rsprssentsd . syndicate Of POI.
0Bo1Ans. "As . matter OF fact" said
Mi oeoss1e. n I'M brief. he (rlan.
opry) ASA no associates aud there
o6vtr wa any syndicate"
M. 0ushgss ssia that most Of che ION.
Alterations discussed In reference to
Hunt's Point scandal applisd to the
dAje - the city Of the Hester street
echool. dte. That the Condemnation
Qo00ionloners we're deceived cannot be
~ bought Q lot Cor ~. Soo In the name
: q: .: =. ana sold n to the
eNgA0 The city needed the rordham
ys31oo Approach F1annery acquired AN
~ ~. eoS.0 and through condemns.
ptoeoodingA procured from the city
n.S4o for LEES than half Of them. Com.
1sating on this Transaction. Mr.. Guthrie
stasrksd:
{r'Thers can Be no reasonable doubt
0AAs the city and the Commissioner ana
he ouprsms Court were deliberately de.
Seevsa tArovsh the use made BY the re-
~ record va false ana m~isieading."
SAAothsr ,transsction was Flannery's
pngcAese Of rome Bronx property from
~ Phoobe Leak. his wi client,
O)souOA he omce clerk for $1,000. che
1o1QI VnoWare the properly was wanted
he city. ysannsry had II condemned
IL vas suggested on the respond.
(nto behalf" said Mr.. Guthrie. tina,
- Sooouct Wo aT9 now crltlclSinR
Was probably acting with the good
Sh1gmeat that 70 characteristic Of sue
oDaGonl counsel in such proceedings.'
3 hope. however. that such practices
not cAasacteristic Of the success.
NJ among the so-called 'condemna.
- 0ar.' but. II they are. then Il 10
ume they were put Q stop to.
- introductien Of false and mislead.
ne evidence can never be giossed over
calling II good Judgment unless
~0uccoseful contamination OF fraud
1ecsit b. evidence Of good judg.
4oqt; unloss we are now to be told
t>et IN such proceedings the sordid OBJ.
sought BY an attorney for his own
Xdlvidual pro1t 5ustines the means,
4D4fthat anything can be excused II II
ths city that IL being mulcted.
sea- conduct BY . lawyer should
1oeealel and sxcusea - good juAg.
Do4p = enough 10 make ~ despair Of
s~oDutAtlsa ana standards Of ne
~poeeeaoea sAa Of ~ future honor aAd
pgcEivGp cLiENrs, THE CITY
AND the COURTS"
There 10 NJ other reasonable or
IeG1eai conclusion that the respond
was systematically and deliberate
engaged In d%eceivinG his clients. In
1>ceiving the commissioners In con-
nnaton proceedings. IN deceivinR the
cyty and dnally In deceiving the courts
called upon 10 paHH upon and CONFIRM