The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-22
QUINTON'S SIDE
Ed McKeeTer, His Attorney,
Makes Statement.
Saws Charges Are Malicious and
Unfair.
GIVES HISTORY OF THE AETNA
QuintOn One of Founders OF
the Association.
Cites Letters in Connection
With the Case.
GIVES HISTORY OF THE AETNI

[ Declaring that the accusations against
| a B. Quiuton, contained in an answer
| and cross-petition to Quinton's suit
against the Aetna Building & Loan as
sociation, are malicious and are made
for the purpose of throwing dirt IN
/ the eyes and divert the mind OF the
court. the jury and the public from the
issues Attorney Edwin D. MckeeVer
for O1iuton this morning issued
s4arAmeut The statement Is IN an
swer to an article that appeared II
rnA State Journal last night, "n!cH
v-as taken from the court files NC
Keaver comes to the defense OF ~1IH-
ton His statement IS as Lo1Io"s-
There is = rule OF pracClce very
widely recognized and adopted oy
certain class of lawyers when Iney aIe
confronted with a desperate case u
attempt TO divert the mind OF tne
court. the jury and the puolc IroiH I-51
issues by throwing mud al the a
verse parties and making false anu
malicious personal charges asaAi-sl
them. The answer in this case Is an
example directly in point OF the prac-
tfce OF this class Of lawyers. Not q
single paragraph Of the answer OF tIl1
defendants in the case OF Qu1nIon "
The Aetna Building & Loan aSsocI
ton is fled in good faith by the de-
PENDANTS or with the idea that II VIII
prevail. It has been filed in pursuace
r. a DIaa adopted and put in force long
ago 10 be-Ifttle. SANDER, vilIiry ana
frighten Judge Qutnton into ABANDON
ing his legal rights
Not in Good Faith
..T, his case Notwithstanding that
all If the defeuses are not nIed IN
good faith and are filed for 4 MAJ MAJ
cfous purpose, we expect 10 meet ll49-L.
exactly as they are framed ana
ready and able TO DO 50 ~ NJ Iav 70
the public that the defendants never
+hougat of these charges, Chal LnSS
have uuaIiciously made against ! Ju-sS
sgs{ns+ the Aetna company for naro
earned attorneys fees which are cue
~, and in that connection II lA-oe-
.co11aS a CORPORATION with two ana q
hsTr million dollars assets 10 asIeEp-
- avoi1 their liabilities by pleadLns
tLe statutes of limitation wnlcn y
the only 0elenSe I1eS
'il.s ..-The public perhaps did not learn
through the Journal mat CheS -t5-l at5L-lI@
the contracts upon f+ +Ist he
C1Ifrton is suing, and adn1Il Ia =
v<as employed tc perform the serves
- = -[icb he sues and that his COM /
nensatfon was provided for as alL9s
in his petition II the defenG1nts
-. =, - roat they are not indebted 20
80 -[a1- ought to meet the issues
llI-- nm ~ snS not attempt to get
If bv pleading the statutes o. 1
iin1ftatiou. which are not as IheS /
know. available in this case
An Example Given
eramuIe Of the bad faith or 4
+rf< counter claim. attention may De
caUad to the fact that they are SUs
For s5J525.5O which they claim Y S-!L- 1l-L
ton received as trustee N eorlIeeotF. ernsS be-
T-f+b a controversy wnich arose
--san the holders of two olnerenl
- of stock in the Aetna company
! raT Years ago. The records OF tne
district court OF Sn2W nee O.tt - -
20 will show that Judge lu1n101 4 - q
s-3oTnted trustee by Judge Lana;
a @+er more than years nara aA1
.rFIro1s labor in addition % ms osne5 o5
work. Judge Qufnton nanolso 2 t..e3 LaaG
- S5-6 GOO which ne 01str1outso
= +xautv-three thousand STOCK
oo1SaTs While he was handllng thls
fuud he earned interest Tor IhS Gott
1anv by judicious investments oA q aoooe -,.c4-
= 400 When the trusteesh1p was
Te5 the matter of compensation
me M. that IS for the court 20 al
Ov tees to the respective aI1orneSS 80 u
his case and the trustee me n =
9rfn+or was one Of the attorneys N
g case when he was appointed
-rnstea IL was with the unoerslan
7a as to receive no pef1s4tLoI ior
srtoruey's fee, and he maoe no calm
Eor such compensation " nen thS
I1o4,14 of his compensation came up
lto-a Llso - +,1 court the facts and records
ere laid before Clifford H1sIeo, J. Y
,yaters. Charles Blood Smith W. >
TcCgintsck. Judge Frank Doster, d
= MuIvane. Major A NJ Harvey.
Tr5ze Thomas z. Doran, Judge u
-Torecker. Judge J. s West u =
Tocd. Charles D. WeIcn ana =. j.
-Tans who were among the Ie11Ins
++orneys Of the Topeka bar, at that
80 All of which attorneys were
.sked TO investigate the records and
-ac+E and render an opinion as 70 the
line of Judge Quiutou's services Ny
.riend, Judge Thomas r Doran- oIS
= the list of eminent attorneys N
,-4sr to assist the court in nNng
Judge Quinton's fee. wrote the follow
ng letter TO Judge Dana at that time
~ February IS, 1910
, n. A. w Dana. Judge D1sCrlct court
SbaW7ea county. Topeka, Kansas
NV Dear JudgSIn the case or
4o~satt vs. Aetna Building and Loan
lSs0riariou et al. the question Of the
-aIr1a of the services rendered by Hon
| 3 Quintou. trustee. has arisen
f+er inquiry into the amount involved
~ the services rendered. am Of the
-Dfnion that 5000 would be q reason
be fee for the services rendered
Yours very truly.
while he then fxId Judge Qufntou's
ee at So coo. the court a%owed about
500 less. and now Judge Doran- who is
ne Of the counsel signing the answer in
his case. is suing for the recovery OF
he fee allowed and substantially dis
reditfne his own judgment and honesty I
n recon1m ending the allowance Of the
&c OF 5000. I simply set out this let
4 the counter claim of the defendant
re This IS q sample but the others {
re claims fully as ridiculous. and some