Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-16
CHARGE BRANDEIS
WITH IRREGULAR
DEALS ASLAWYER
Bailey Says Attorney Acted for the
Lessor and Lessee in the War
rem Estate and Did Not
"Tcte" Fair.
ALLEGATIONS BY w1NsIow
Head of Shoe Machinery Combine
Says Brandeis Assisted in Or
ganizing Company.
THEN ATTACKED IT as ILLEGAL


WARRINGTON. Feb. 15.-Louis
d T,rsndeis Of Boston, President
Wilson's nominee for the supreme
bench. was attacked today before
tie senate subcommittee Investigate
ing his qualifications by Sidney w.
Minslow. president of the United
Shoe Machinery company, of which
Mir. Brapdels was formerly a direc-
tor and counsel, and by Hollis Il.
Bailey. a Boston attorney, with
whom MIR. Brandeis had been asso-
ciated years ago in litigation over
an estate.
Mr. Winsiow charged that Mr. Brandels
had been guilty or unprofeasionai conduct
In that after ,eaving the Shoe Machinery
company he had used knowledge gained
through his association with II to attack
az illegal and criminal the very acts
and system OF business which he assisted
to create and which he advised wera
legal"
MIR. Bailey charged that Mr. Brandels,
representing at same time the lessees ami
lessons OF the Warren Paper mills and
involving 100000 estate. had been
guilty OF aets which favored one set OF
Interests against the other.
Charges by Mr.. bailey.
Mr. Bailey first made a general state-
rient that he had been opposed TO Mr..
Brandeis in several law cases. but con-
sidered their relations friendly. Mr..
Rrandeis assisted his partner. Samuel d.
Warren. In framing plan which Bailey
said placed his partner in a position in-
dividualy Rntagonistic to warren's posi-
tlon as trustee. This" said Bailey. ''as
shall call attention TO later. resulted IN
breach OF trust for Mr.. Warren AMI
associates as trustees under and annual
retainer Of $1,000. and for Mr.. Warren
and other individuals as lessors Of prop-
erty under retainer These interests
were antaginIstic I'm some important par
iculars, and the result vas that the bene-
ficiaries. one OF whom was my client, suf-.
fered financial damage In the sum OF
some hundreds OF thousands OF dollars.
Warmer Estats is Large.
Bailey explained that. SD Warrpn, sr.
and Mr.. Mrandeis were IA college to-
sether and later formed law partner
ship
Warren was the son Of Samuel ID. War
rem, sr.. paper manufacturers. who left an
estate og 600 70 his widow and five
children. one OF whom. Edward Warren.
Baileys client. never was connected with
the paper business. A financial arraeaeS
ment was made for carrying on the busis
ness
First" said Mr. Bailey, 'the widow
and all the children conveyed their iu-
terests in the property, through Mr..
brandeis. as n third party, 20 three
trustees. 8. d. Warren, jr.; a Mr.. Mason.
who had been associated IN a small wav
with the paper business. and Mrs. War
rem, the widow These trustees operated
the paper mills. the deed of trust al
recting that they were to carry ON the
business for the benefit OF all the heirs
Lease roIowa Deed.
What was done was that these threa
lessees, by authority given in the deed.
made lease OF the property to Mrs
brandeis and through him 20 8. d. Wars
rem Fiske Warren, another SON. and
MASON, who proceeded to operate the
mill The rental terms were 6 per cent
interest on the property and half the nes
profits. That arrangement resulted IN
8 d. Warren receiving compensation foS
his services In the first two or three
years amounting 10 s7S.OOO 60 100000,
Fiske Warren. from $4,000 to $4,000. and
they with Mason. within nineteen %
twenty years received for their services
approximately 100000. A bill OF equity
was filed in the Massachusetts courts
alleging that this was twice as much
as could fairly be charged. 1t appeared
In the hearing that hr. Brandeis had
acted as counsel for the lessees and also
for the lessons and for many years had
the trust and confidence OF all bene.
ficiarles."
A suit growing out OF dissatisfaotioEI
OF some heirs. Bailey said. was settled
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