New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-07
LAWYERS IN A SQUABBLE
One Says Methods Of the Other
Are Those of a Backyard.
HAD RECALLED INDICTMENT
Keep Out Of Hands of Criminal
Authorities First" His Retort
in Supreme Court.

Justice Giegerich listened yesterday j"
,ba sunremo Court 10 an unusual Collupuy
between Holmes Jones and James n Nl'e"'
two lawyers Jones was IN court u" q"
motion TO strike out as scandalouS 'Ni '''''
statements made by Allen in MS papers
asking that he be substituted for Johe"
"a counsel for Mrs Lila NJ Baldwin De
vine. and that Jones be compelled TO CIV
I'D papers belonging 10 Mrs DeVhe u, "s"
Of payment by her Of the Dill "Ih'" J."
rendered for his services his ioI''''
client said that his charges were out'ds
Gus.
In the exchange of compliments yes'ei
Jav Allen, who. il might he reme'n pe'eu
v.as orce the candidate Of the lndepend-
e,co League for the Court OF Appears
bench. called attention 10 the 'ac' '"'
his brother lawyer was under indict'ne"'
al the present time in West9hester 'ou'',
~ for grand larceny and also that ne na"
once gone into bankruptcy with haoih'ie9
or nearly 10000 and assets Of only
scarfpin. .-
ZONES did not deny either Of these asser-
tions. but he explained that the ino'''',e"'
was found for his alleged stealing OF
stable. and he said he only moved u rom
one part Of his grounds to announcer NJ
grew indignant at the thought OF the III
dictment. and said that there was Ho'io''
nendinc to have It quashed and turthe''
that he would have the miserable omciai
,ybo had had him indicted and had trieu
~ ,1e.Lep his character before the AP-
neIIate Division OF the Supreme court
addirs that the Governor would remove
the of1cial "as sure as I have red cor
MUSCLES IN my body" Also he was going
70 nrove chat this fool and his indic'-
ment are soon parted
Suit Against Finance Company
urs Devinc. whose second husband Is
yar,ard Devine. an artist. was Mrs Baid-
yin when she retained Jones 10 sue the
,n,or,car Finance and Securities Company
orar some investments that she maui
amounting to s19,47o which ihciuueu o'o
IN the Nagnesia- Asbestos Company the
unfortunate Qualey-Coroet pro'iio''o,,'
She did not think that Jones TOOK SUI
hcient interest in the case or DELAYED MAI
ters too long, and, after repeated enor'S'
she said. TO get action she decineu !"
change lawyers. A..
ZONES said that Just NJ tnat u'i.e w
defendant was getting ready to setue .ne
suit. He did not intend to be superceue"
without being paid for his services as La
as he had gone, and he sent nili' "''.''
Mrs Devine refused to pay because she
considered il cxorbitant Jones reiuseu -
return her papers in the case when 'e'
70 the move by Allen to have h'mseH 81"
stituted as counsel and TO get the pape,S'
Allen explained yesterday that "ha' W.
had done and what he was going 10 say
was IN the fulhllment Of his duty To MS
client and he regretted ever 50 hucn !"
have 10 reflect on the integrity OF announcer
attorney. Then he launched into the st'rl
about Jones being indicted for the a'Ieeeu
larceny Of stable. and the other aoou'
his going into bankruptcy. Allen also IN.
dulged In an intlmstion about some hotel
hills. All these things, he said, were mat
ters Of record and not mere speculation
II there was anything scandaious ABOUT
these things. Allen argued. he was not ~
bIane-the blame was on the man WI"
got himself into the position OF making u
nossib,e 10 put them I'm the record