Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-16

Columbia State, Friday: Charles
p. Sims, attorney OF Spartanburg, yes
| terday filed his answer to the disbar-
| ment proceedings, brought by J. G.
Otis and other attorneys, with the su-
preme court. Respondent has al
ways felt a great sympathy for said
Finley and Otis, and to respondent
they have been wonderful as lawyers,
in the same way that the elephant has
been wonderful as a dancer. not be-
cause he could dance well, but won-
derful because he could dance at all;
so with Finley and Otis: as lawyers
they are wonderful, not because they
are good lawyers, but because with
their lack Of brains and immense ig-
norance they have been abIs to play
lawyers at ALL" says Mr.. Sims. Mr..
Sims denies each and every allegation
which charges him with any wrong
doing Of any kind and every kind.
The answer Of Mr.. Sims closes as fol-
lows: Respondent alleges that he has
endeavored to answer all charges
charges are wholly false and abso-
lutely unfounded In fact, wherefore
respondent asks that said petition be
dismissed for such other and further
relief as may be just" Mr.. Sims
makes an affidavit to the petition in
Atlanta, Ca, where he Is at present
residing. The affidavit was made be-
fore j. P. Sturgeon, notary public for
Fulton county, and Is signed January
13. In his return Mr.. Sims admits
that he received $40 from j. B. Rlan-
ton, United States prisoner, to draw
petition for pardon, and he says
that he sent the petition to j. B. Bell
at Washington, who turned 1t over to
Congressman Finley. An affidavit Of
Mr.. Bell Is attached, substantiating
this statement He admits going to
the Jail several times, but says that
such trips were necessary to attend
to business with his clients, and al
leges that the gentleman. Mr.. Ed
tanburg Jail has frequently phoned
respondent that parties in the Jail
wished to see him when It was i'm
possible for him to go. Mr.. Sims de-
MES that the professional character
and conduct Of s. G. Finley has been
falsely, unjustly, wrongfully and will
fully assailed without any reason"
He alleges that the allegations made
in the appeal Of the case Of Fleming
against Fleming are true and correct.
He asked that the parties connected
with this case be summoned to appear
at the hearing and give testimony. 1t
is denied that he tried to mislead and
deceive the supreme court in the case
Of the State against John Shelton.
He specifically denies that he at
tempted to have I. c. Blackwood Sc
cure a false affidavit from R. A. Hen
non in this case. He says that no
money has been paid in the Shelton
case except a fee Of $3.50 for defend
ing Shelton in the court Of general
sessions. Mr.. Sims denies soliciting
a suit against the city Of Spartanburg
from Mrs. r. P. Ferguson or that he
fraudulently collected money from
her. He says the charges made by
Richard Jackson and others are false.
He denies in detail the following
charges: That he solicited employ
ment by Belton r. Gryman in q suit
against the Southern railway. That he
is not guilty Of any wrong doing In an
effort to secure a pardon for Baxter
Thomas. That he solicited a suit Of
Robert Whitesides against the South
ern railway. That he solicited a suit
of Mrs. w. j. Fonville against the
Southern railway. That he committed
wrong act in transactions with DIR.
Webb Thompson. That he committed
wrong act in connection with the
collection Of an account Of a Char.
lotte brick company against W. P.
Manor & Co. That he retained $50
for n. L. Hawkins. The date Of the
hearing of the disbarment proceed
ings has not been set by the supreme
court.