South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-24
ALLEGE ATTORNEY
FLEECE0 CLIENT
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Cluer NlIe.
Poses a Sister.
She Immediately went % the
JaCkubOwska home. found Wire No
there, and posing as sister. in
CURED into her husbands domestic
life in South Bend The husband
returned home suddenly and the
denouement followed.
Without waiting To talk to her
husband. Wife 40 went 10 see Mr.
Wypiszynski i'm order 10 prosecute
her husband for bisamy. Mr. wv
piszynsk drew up the necessary
papers, had Wife No. . sign an afr
davit and turned il over TO the
prosecutors office. An arrest follow
ed and Jackubowska was hailed into
court charged with bigamy. The case
r&n along for several days and as
IS the custom in the prosecutors Of
fee when an attorney files a case,
the lawyer handled the prosecution.
aided by the states attorney or his
assistant
Wife No. ., il develops. changed
her mind about prosecuting. She
had had talk with her twice mar
ried husband, whereupon she imme-
ciately decided that she would end
the case. II was then 10 be a race
between Wife No. 1 and Wife 40.
as 10 which should win the hus-
bands affections. the devi take the
hindmost
"ShOuld Xix Judge"
At this juncture i'm the bigamy
case, Atty Wypiszynski. who was
conducting the prosecution, filed an
affidavit for dismissal. 1t was then
that Wife No took a hand. but
rot so far as concerns or relates to
any Of the activities Of the Polish
lawyer Wypiszynski. according to
tie story told by the second wife.
ard subsequently repeated abroad,
charged her in the neighborhood of
$500 for his services. II is said that
IN dismissing the case. ne told his
client that it was necessary that the
Judge should be fixed" and that
money must be forthcoming for this.
Wife No. ., who had been duped
bg her husband, it is alleged. gave
all the money she had saved and
what little she could scrape up. by
mortgaging household furniture,
etc, TO her attorney, first for pros
ecuting the action and then for
getting her husband off" Her
privatiOn later was such that she
made application to Township Trus-
tee Witwer for assistance. At that
time, influences were set at work TO
H.
and the reasons given for her pow
crty plight declared an hallucination.
Father McGinn was called into the
case on this account, to make a test
OF her mental condition and finding
il decidedly sound, became interest
ed in her story from sociological
standpoint. his investigations of the
case following.
ConSuIts Montgomery.
Father McGinn consulted with
Pros. Chester r. MONTGOMERY. first
with view to having criminal
charges pressed against Wypiszynski.
There We're no grounds. however.
on which any such charges could be
pressed. The prosecutor said that
nothing had been done which was a
breach Of law.
The next step in the proceedings.
all of which occurred some two or
three months ago. resulted in hav-
ing the matter taken in hand by two
attorneys who said that they would
take the necessary steps TO bring
about disbarment proceedings. This
plan was halted for while. Father
McGinn later worked through the
Associated Charities, who have been
active in obtaining evidence.
Atty. Wypiszynski secured w A.
McInerny Of the firm Of McInernvs.
Yeagley and McVicker. 10 defend
him in the hearing Saturday morn
ing.
Mast Make Report.
The procedure which is To he fol-
lowed is that after all the evidence
has been heard. the grievance com
mittee will place their finding be-
fore the board Of managers. who will
then take steps for disbarment or to
disqualify the defendant from fur
ther pracucing at the bar. if such
findings Justify that action. The
finding Of the grievance committee
Saturday morning was not made
public. The committee must either
exonerate Mr.. Wypiszynski or find
that he has been unethical and re-
ommend that he be disbarred.
Returned Check
Although il could not be confirm
ed. IL is said that the amount of
money which Wypiszynski is alleged
10 have obtained from his client in
the bigamy case ranged from Sis
TO $3.50 He is further said 10 have
sent Father McGinn a check. return
ing the fees which ne collected. in
an effort 10 hush up the affair.
Father McGinn refused 10 talk
about the case Saturday morning.
saying that if he had anything TO
say 1t would be after the evidence
had been introduced. or after the
grievance committee had made its
nnding before the board of man.
ayers. He appeared very confident.
however. that he had sufficient evil
cence 20 place before the committee