Evening journal., 1922-07-13
WITNESSES
DEFEND ADAIR
Says Man Who Charged
Embezzlement Was In
toXicated
COURT ANSWER
IN SEPTEMBER

Testimony on the rule requiring
Robert Adair, attorney. to show
cause why he should not be dis
barred from the New Castle County
Bar Association, was completed be-
fore Chief Justice Pennewill and
Judges Rice and Rodney in Superior
Court yesterday afternoon. and the
attorneys in the case by mutual con-
sent. were allowed until September
10 file briefs on the law and facts
Of the proceedings. There will
therefore, be no decision until after
that date.
Hearing of the case was started
Tuesday morning and was finished
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Despite the heat. the court room
was well filled throughout the pro-
ceedings. Robert G. Harman was
attorney for Mr.. Adair and David j.
Reinhardt and Robert II. Richards
represented the bar association.
Virtually all the testimony heard
Yesterday afternoon was regarding
the Dudzinski case. in connection
with which Mr. Adair is now await
ing trial at the next term Of court
on a charge Of emhezzlement. In
that case. Dudzinski is said to have
given Adair SOS to turn over TO
Edward DuRoss. in connection with
the proposed purchase by Dudzinski
Of the property S04 z. Eighth street,
but that the attorney instead. gave
DuRoss two checks, totallng S65,
which were later found 20 be worth
less.
Mr. Adair. who took the witness
stand at the morning session was
recalled tthe opening OF the ses-
sion yesterday afternoon. He identi-
fed a letter that he had written to
Alexander Jamison. an attorney. re-
garding proposed settlement in the
Dudzlnski case. The letter was ad-
mitted in evidence. Mr.. Reinhardt
reserving right 10 have 1t stricken
out.
Andrew f. Cole Jr.. former
county constable. testified that on
last February %. Mr. Adalr gave
him Sl1%S2. and that. in Mr.. Jaml-
sons office, he offered ~ TO Mr.. Du-
Ross, who refused it. saying that It
was insufficient for settlement OF the
deal for the house which Dudzinski
had contemplated purchasing OF
DuRoss.
Charles Kaimer Hoinowski. also
known as Haines, testified that Mr.. /
DuRoss had said that Dudzlnski !
owed him 500 back rent and that he /
tDuRoss) was willing that that
amount be included IN the pur-
chase price of $500. This PROPOSE
ton, the witness said. was refused |
Oy Dudzinski
Haines also testified that Mr.. |
Adair put up his own money 10 put !
the deal through after Dudzinski /
had been refused loan Of 500 by |
his brother-in-law.
Under cross-examin bv Mr..
Reinhardt, Haines denied that he |
han reproved Dudzinski because he |
had sworn out warrant for Mr..
Adair's arrest; and that the attor-
ney had not embezzled his money
Frank Tomczyk testified that he
was present with Mr.. Adair. Mr.. /
Dudzinski. Mrs. Dudzlnski. Raymond |
Dudzinski, and others. at Haines'
home one Sunday afternoon in Feb
ruary, when he related. Dudzlnzkl.
said that he did not have the money
tn purchase the house S04 East
Eighth street and furthermore that
did not then want It. When Mr.
lair remarked that he must make
ne settlement the follc wing day
Ymond. a boy IN short trousers
1rmed him that Il was too late:
his father had sworn out . war
for his arrest. This gave the
'ey his first knowledge that ac-
ad been started against him on
y. arge OF embezllement. RAY
u. according to The witness. said
III MI DuRoss I'D persuaded his
'aiHr to swear OF the warrant for
ldf@r's arrest.
7 1mczyk sad that Dudzinskl was
nder the influence OF liquor and re-
marked that IF he had Haines
rains he never would have had Mr.
.dair arrested" Dudzinski at the
me told Mr. Adair he had done
'rons and would have the warrant
taufdWn, iHe witness tesIlueu' OUT
he attorney advised him that II he
Adair) had done anything wrong,
he warrant should not be with
rawn, but that II he had not done
grong. II was up TO Dudzinski 10
ave the warrant Withdrawn.
Tomczyk denied that he had asked
Ar. Dudzinsk TO testify that "the
money was her property. He said.
90, that he had heard Mr.. DuRoss,
oilowing court Tuesday. tell two
witnesses as to what they should
estify promising that he would fix
I up with them