Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-23
ADA|R INT|MATES
OTHERS HAVE NOT
PAID STATE LICENSE.
Hold in 500 Bail for Court on
Revenue Collector Titus
-Charge.
LAWYER ARGUES OWN CASE

Robert Adair, charged with uulav-
fully engaging In the practice OF law
without a. state license wes held under
500 bail Tor tho Court OF General Scs-
sions by Magistrate Harry u. stl1,d-
Icy today. Tho hearing. which has
been postponed several times, was fca-
tured by several sharp word tits be-
tween the defendant and John Titus
collector Of state revenue, who wns
the complainant.
When prraigncd Nr. Adair pleaded
not guilty. Mr.. Titus, the first Wit
ness, said he would prove by witnesses
that the defendant had not paid any
state license slncoslolT. Upon cross
examination by Mr.. Adair. who plead
ed his own case, he asked the COM
plainant if his action had been
personal action or taken IN his Of
fetal capacity. Mr.. Titus replied that
the action was an official one.
why do you pick me out then,
when there are others who have not
paid their licenses?" was asked by the
defendant. Mr.. Titus replied that the
violation was such a flagrant one that
this was the cause OF the action in
tthis particular case.
When William w Douty, deputy
/ clerk OF the peace, was called upon
TO testify md started to explain the
records of 1917, Mr.. Adair objected on
the ground that as the case was a
criminal one, he was basing his oh.
lection on the statute OF limitations
and for this reason. he asked that the
testimony be confined TO the past two
Aftatsl I.,,
Mr. kdair withdrew this objection.
Under cross examination, MIR. Dou-
ty said that he did not know how
many lawyers there were and that he
did not know which lawyers had not
raid licenses.
Walter McDougall, Of the prothono-
tary Office, testified to Mf. Adair an
pearing in court in a case on Septem-
Der 10, and another one ON September
l2l. Mr.. McDougall was called to show
( that Mr.. iAdair had appeared I'm court
as counsel, Under crogs-examinstjop
Mr.. Adair showed that Mr.. nouQal
did not know what fees, II any he re-
coiNcd in the. two cases referred To-.
! Upon the conclusion OF the calling
I of witnesses for the prosecution. Mr..
Adair asked that the case be dismissed
He based the request on several
grounds. One was that according 10
the laws OF Delaware, lawyer Ia one
who practices Tor fee or reward. Mr..
Adair contcnded that no evidence had
been adduced TO show that he had re.
ceivcd any fee or reward I'm the two
cases mentioned in tito hearing In
addition to this. he said evidence had
not been produced to show that he
loven had been admitted 10 practice
before the bar.
In his conclusion, Air. Adsir said
that as mater OF right and Justice
he wanted to know why he had be,,,
picked OUT when there are about $50
members Of the bar. and that an in
speetion of this list will show that
less than 100 have paid their fee for
the past year and about so for the pre-
lcecding year who had paid.
That is why I asked Mr. Titus why
he had proceeded against meYr wa,
the parting shot of Mr.. Adair. Mr.
Titus said the Adair case was the only
one being tried, but intimated tha,
action was planned against other al.
legged violators.
The bail bond was signed by Georg,
Wilmington,