New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-27
SAYS WHITRIDCE
FIRM DUPED HIM
Client Asserts His Ideas
Were StOlen-MilliOrS
Made from Them.

Charges Of fraud. malpractice and do
ccit were preferred in the Appellate Dl'is-
ion Yesterday against Frederick rs. Whit
ridge. president Of the Third Avenue Raj
road Company. Edmund O.. Henderson,
Edwin r. Rice and Willard Parker But
lcr. who re formerly Law partners. inc
charges were filed by Joseph Ilaherty, "i
80. q Broadway. after the grievance com
mittee Of the Ear Association had re-
fused to act in the case.
Flaherty presented an affidavit 10 'h'
court. which was ACCOMPANIED by a mote.
in which ne laid
+ beg respectfully 10 submit tine au-
nexcd complaint and affidavit for sioh
action az your honorable court may wish
10 give it, J am not lawyer and ] 90
not feel justified iu employing amy ono 81"
this matter. { have submitted tho matter
10 the Bar Association and now appeal
from them 10 your honorable court Tho
further evidence sustaining the complaint
is mostly documentary and court rec
ords"
Flaherty said boo his sworn statement
that be- employed the Law firm of cary
Whitridgc Of which the accused mcn were
mariners. in 1891. 20 aid him iu organic
ing a corporation for the insuring OF mort
cages. on which plan he had spent several
Years. He charged that the attorneys
did wilfllly neglect. betray and dcirdad
him ont OF the results Of his skill H.
said that the men he accuses used his
IDEAS and plans and organized the Law
ycrs' Mortgage Company. which In the
wears that II mas been doing business mas
had profits aggreSating 100000 And al
though Flaherty. 50 he says, received
nothing for his work and SIKH. the men
he accuses have received large counsel
fees from the cOmpany
Flaherty sued the respondents IN the
present proceeding and they successfully
pleaded that the contract they had Win
him was Illegal and unenforceablo by the
courts
In his affidavit Flaherty asserts that
when ne spoke to the attorneys on the
subject OF mortgage insurance there was
no company doing that kind of business.
He discussed his plan with officials OF
the Title Guarantee and Trust Company
hafore he retained the attorneys. lie had
q contract with the company 10 pay MIN
&, case il undertook the business. he
o,oted Clarence II. KELSEY, president OF
tho TITLE Guarantee and Trust Company
az saving that the directors showed IN
,.rest I'm the plan. but that he did not
wish "a undertake any additional work.
According to Flaherty suggestion was
made bv Kelsey that he go to Ia" hTm
NJ good standing and that when he chose
Cary & Whitridgc Kelsey approved.
The complainant said that he outlined
his plan TO Whitrdgo. After lapse Oh
several DAYS. Flahcrty alleges, Whitridse
told him that his firm would accept MS
terms IL he procured a suitable man Tor
president of the corporation. FlaherN
asked Grover Cleveland to consider the
proposition.
When | called again" said Flaherty'
MIR Cleveland said ne saw much merit
i'm my plan of business. but. as II was
financial he referred me TO Charles ;.
Fairchld. who had lately been Secre-
tary of the Treasury. | saw Mr.. Far
child. and he later agreed TO undertake
the presidency of the mortgage insurance
company organized by Cary * Whitridge
and myself.
Although he requested his attorneys not
IN permit other lawyers To enter into the
affair. said Flaherty, they induced nu-
merous attorneys associated with the