Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-28
David RothschIld, w. B. Reilly
and John w. Patterson Dis. =.
barred From Practice. J
ACTION is TAKEN TODAY
BY JUDGES OF DISTRICT
Postponement Ordered Pending APP
peal in Two Other Cases-0ne
Attorney Voluntarily Resigns. !.

David Rothschild. william B. Reilly
and John w. Patterson, the last named
colored. each of whom is now serving
a penitentiary term after conviction Of
crime in this District, were disbarred
from practice and dropped from tho
rolls of attorneys OF the District Su-
the court assembled in general term. IL
has been ten years since similar ses<
sion of the court was held.
Proof of the convictions OF tho parties
named were formally made by Attorney
Daniel w. ODonoghue on behalf OF the
grievance committee OF the court For-
NAL orders of disbarment are to be
signed later.
Isaac D. Porter, former probation
officer of the court, who was recently
indicted for larceny after trust. volun-
tarily rendered his resignation as a MEM
Der Of the bar. The request was pre-
scented by Attorney NJ. E. O'Brien and
was referred to the grievance commit
tee.
Edward n. Hopewen. charged with
embezzling S. 900 of funds of estate
Of which he was an administrator. was
suspended from practice. Mr. Hopewell
disappeared from Washington several
to court was had on him. Under the
rules of court he might not be disbarred.
but his suspension was directed until
service may be made.
Postponement in Two Cases.
Owing to the tendency of appeals to
the Court of Appeals from the charges
which formed the basis of the COM
plants against William E. Ambrose
and Creed M. Fulton. the consideration
of these cases was postponed until FRI
day, March 81. 1916.
Samuel Maddox, chairman of the
grievance committee. presented the
cases of Hopewell, Ambrose and Full
ton.
Mr. Fulton was the only one OF the six
accused lawyers to make a personal ap-
pearance in opposition to disbarment. He
was represented by Attorneys Wilton J.
Lambert. D. E. Anthony and r. H. Yeat
man, who called the attention Of the court
to the fact of the tendency of the ap-
peal and asked continuance until
after the appellate tribunal has an
nounced its decision. Chief Justice
Covington granted the motion after
consultation with his associats on the
bench.
Attorney Maddox, in view Of the action
of the court in the Futon case. suggested
that the Ambrose matter was In SINH
lar condition and advised that similar acs
ton be taken in that case.
Reilly Declines to Contest.
Attorney c. v. Church presented to the
court a response from William B. Reilly.
written from the penitentiary at Atlanta.
submitting to the jurisdiction of the
court. Reilly declared he had no desire
to contest the proceedings.
John w. Patterson (colored) objected
in writing to being disbarred. He said
he expected to be present in court, but
has recently been informed by the war
den of saltwater penitentiary that his
sentence does not expire until March 8,
1915. to which time he asked for a post
ponement. This request for a postpone
ment was presented for him by Attorney
John E. Collins. The court denied the
motion to continue and the formal proof
of the conviction Of Patterson was pre-
scented.
Chief Justice Covington presided at
the disbarment hearing. With him on
the bench were Associate Justices
Gould, Stafford: Mccoy and Siddons.
The grievance committee, which pre-
scented the charges. is composed of
Samuel Maddox, chairman: Leon Tob-
riner. Daniel w. O'Donoghue. G. Thomas
Dunlop and Stanton c. Peelle.