The New York herald., 1922-03-06
CHADBOURNE FACES
CHARGES BY BAR
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closure but | deem it proper to state
that : nave anxiously and thoroughly
examined the evidence relating to these
two transactions and that have volun-
teered to defend Mr.. Chadbourne as
brother lawyer because J believe him
TO be uniustly accused and Innocent OF
any breach Of ethics in connection with
either Of these transactions.
Il hope that the press will, in fair
ness withhold expressing any opinion or
one sided and perhaps prejudiced state
nients but will await the decision OF
the Appellate Division on the merits of
the charges new to be submitted for the
consideration of that court"
Last night Mr.. Chadbourne, who has
been confined by illness to his home, 90
Fifth avenue, declared that he had
known of the numerous rumors and
their various shapes and forms that
have been floating about the city for
some weeks. He preferred. he said, to
1 let Mr. Guthrie do his talking at the
present. although he freely admitted that
he had known of the coming charges
| for some time.
From two prominent members Of the
4, Bar Association THE NEW YORK HERALD
reporter learned that there had been
much discussion in the meetings of the
grievance committee concerning $125,000
4 given to Mr.. Chadbourne by Mr.. Gould
Last night MIR. Guthrie said that no
i part OF that sum represented any frac-
tion of the 100000 Mr.. Gould received
Il as commissions from the sale Of the
/ Western Union stock.
| The s125.000 was received by Mr..
i Chadbourne Mr.. Guthrie said but 1t
&fn1 fen fNf- ,t 1ar
services. Among the various rumors
was one that this sum represented Mr..
! Chadbournes share of the stock sale
commissions. 1t was learned that this
was not the case and that the Griev-
ance Committee has not so charged.
i Another report also denied by Mr..
Guthrie, had 1t that the legal fee paid
to Mr.. Chadwick by George Gould had
been taken not out of Mr.. Gould's own
moneys, but from the estate. and that
I Mr.. Chadbourne knew this. THE New
4 YoRg HERALD reporter asked one MEM
! 4lr Of the Grievance Committee about
this runnor, and he declared that the
committee had been informed that Mr..
\ Chadbourne had been paid fee of
$125,000, but that 1t did not find that
4 there was anything unethical in Mr..
Cliadbournes conduct on that score.
| 1t is not known just what the ex-
ecutive committee of the Bar Associa-
| ton has recommended to the Appellate
| Division. except that it believes that in
| justice to Mr.. Chadbourne and the legal
! profession the charges should be heard
by the court and that the court should
| decide whether Mr.. Chadbourne is guilty
! of unethical practice.
II he is found guilty the Bar Associa-
| ton may reprimand him. suspend him
| from practice or disbar him. That
anything like so heavy punishment is
| even considered i'm Mr.. Chadbourne's
! case, even II he Is declared guilty. Is so
improbable as TO be dismissed without
consideration according to another
prominen lawyer.
Brothers and Sisters at Odds.
The legal proceedings in which Mr..
| Chadbourne acted as attorney for Mr..
! Gould became prominent. Frank Gould
and his sister, the Duchess de Talley
rand, declared that George Gould had
been misinanaging their fathers estate
! for twentysix years. George Gould
made immediate denial of all the
charges and he had the support of his
other sister, Helen Gould Shepard, who
backed him with affidavits. Walter =.
Walker, 1876 Broadway, acted as counsel
in the initial proceedings for Frank
! Gould and Frederic II. Coudert repre-
scnted the Duchess.
At that time Walter f. Carter, 100
Broadway, guardian ad litem f.,
Dorothy Gould. charged that George
/ Gould without authority, had sold the
Western Union securities in question III
profit of $500, 0,40f and that Mr.. Gould
had failed TO turn over that sum 10 the
| estate keeping II as his own. until he
| had been served with an order for an
examination before trial, when he placed
the money without interest to the credit
| of the estate.
Eventually the litigation became
| notable, among other things. for the
array OF legal talent engaged on both
sides. Tho late John B. Stanchfeld
represented George Gould's children and
Alton r.. Parker BECAME counsei for
| Frank Gould On June 80. 1919 Su-
prcme' Court Justice Whitaker removed
George Gould from his trusteeship and
ordered that the great estate be divided
into six separate and distinct trust
| funds.
Mr. Chadbourne has been more or less
! prominent in Democratic and inde-
pendent political circles. Hc was
warm admirer OF President Wilson and
was designated by tho latter as repre-
sentative OF the public at the conclavc
| of labor and capital held in Washington
in October. 1919. At that time those
who opposed his appointment called
him "a radical capitalist" He was
member OF the War Trade Board. ON
several occa asions he has been urged for
the craftsmanship OF the National Demo-
cratic Committee, and was seriously con-
sidered as Tammany's candidate for
Mayor or New York In 1916.
He has always been associated with
the more liberal factions of the Demo-
cratic party. and for time was preei-
dent OF the American Association for
Labor Legislation. However, he de-
clared that he was not at all concerned
whether he was called radical or not
just 40 long as he was known as on
cpponert OF what he termed "Utopian,
MARKHAM and revolutionary Socialism"
An effort was made last night by
THE NEW YORK HERALD 90 obtain a
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