The evening world., 1912-05-17
COURT D|SBARS
lawyer FLANNERy
tiiia.F0R LAND DEALS
D0G4o Have Cleared Millions
+ m Condemnation Tran
Sactions.
HoFTS OF 100000.
Accused Man Used Dummies
IN Deals and Failed to
Protect Clients.

.~vn ~ rsenHery' An attornoy or NO.
~ Broadway, to-day was disbarred By
ne Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Osart which found him guilty on
shessse Of unprofessionai conduct In
SsoosmnAtion proceedinxs involving sew.
srsa nnislion dollars. The Appellate Di.
VISION based its verdict upon the find.
mu Of Referee Hamilton Odell, who re-
ported to the court on Oct. g. 1911.
r1lannery's disbarment followed the
ssfsros's report that he was guilty on
i've Of the six charges made agains.
Nm. The first of the six charges
and the main one-was based on the no.
eersous Hunts Point condemnation pro.
ceedinD. Flannery acted as counsel for
me East Bay Land and Improvement.
Company. which owned property con.
damned by the city. It was charged IN
Me case that he induced his clients to
0sal this land to his law clerk, Leor
Rains. without disclosing that Rains
merely was acting as his dummy.
The land. five acres Of swamp, three
SHths Of which was under water, was
sought IA Rains's name for ss,95s and
sold to the city of New York for sal, o5s
~ was charged that Flannery knew the
real value Of the land. whereas the own.
srs DID not. and that he withheld this
Information from his clients, violating
the ethics Of his profession"
USED DUMMY TO PUT THROUGH
90 A DEAL.
pThe second charge on which Flan-
ny was found guilty involves the
Uchase In 1905. Of No. 20 Forsyth
oersst John r. Cribbon r., q clerk in
Ssaansrys office. bought the house,
esnding condemnation proceedings, for
0oW from Philemon Scudder and
1Swussnd SouAder. the trustees. Flan-
nsry secured leasshoid interest in the
oeopsrty for 1850. using Isaac Cohen
Is hls dummy and appearing as his
attorney. vsannery was awarded, In
'Oon6smnation proceedings. 81. s0e1o on
'els purchase. and inasmuch az the sale
;VAS made subject to the lease of twenty
years. Cohen was awarded ~, SOL. 90
VIXEN FSAnnsry collected. For with.
hsading these faots Prom the condem-
oatioa cemmissioners he was found
Ouaty.
The third charge on which F1annery
Was found guilty was that, by con-
osasing from the condemnation com.
missionens that he was the real pur-
chaser Of No. IS Eldridge street he
secured an award Of $4,000 for pro-
esrty which he had bought In at $4,000
: The other charges on which he was
found guilty was that. by means OF q
dummy, he purchased property from
.asi>ot. ~lrA~h ha later sold IN thu CITY
1t . large profit.
CHARGED THAT $4,000, 900 WERE
LA MADE ON DEALS.
The night against Flannery was on FOL
Rhree years. He was one Of the most
prominent attorneys In New York In
eondemnation proceedings and he and
bis clients are said to have reaped S.
1000 In profits from the city. Flannery
was represented by ii. Snowden Mar
SHALL while William d. Guthrie and
Joseph Potts appeared for the Bar As
ISOLATION. which prosecuted the charges
Flannery came into much prominence
xuring the famous Lexow investigation
!, An which he represented Police Captain
Meakin. Flannery was charged with
having induced a witness to sign ar
affidavit retracting certain testimony
and knowing that the witness had been
paid for this affidavit.
The charges on which Flannery wal
disbarnsd were brought originally By
the Committee OF One Hundred. which
alleged he was at the head Of the Elan
ner-' Condemnation Syndicate
F1annery was also under severe nr'