Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-11
ADAlR PUTS UP FIGHT
AGAINST ACTION FOR
HIS DiSBARMENT
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mittee was not only not orderly. but |
WAS in excess OF its authority, Mr.. |
Hartman asserted.
Mr.. Hartman decided that he. attorney
| for Mr.. Adair, had not been notified AZ
to the bringing Of the Adair matter
before the censorship committee.
Mr.. Hartman dcplored the hearing
OF the disparmont proceedings pre-
vious to the trial OF his client before a
jury on charge OF embezzlement III
connection with the Dudzinski charge
against Adair.
Claim Proceedings Are Proper.
Mr.. Reinhardt opposing Mr.. Har-
mans motion, claimed that the pro-
ceduro followed by the censorship
COMMITTEES was proper. He told part
of the charges and maintained that
the Satterthwaite case was not
chancery case. He declared that Mr..
Hartman had misrepresented facts In
the case.
The court denied Mr.. Harman's
motion.
Mr.. Hartman next filed Mr.. AdaIr's
ANSWER, denying In toto all the charges
preferred against him.
According TO the papers In tho case.
the Progress of the charges against
Mr.. Adair have been as follows;
The resolution directing the COM
mittee 10 present tho resolutions he
fore the Superior Court was passed
at a meeting OF the bar association
some time ago. The motion was made
, by William S. Hillcs and seconded by
n via no NIT tan
appointed at a meeting OF the board
of censors OF the bar association or
April 3. called to consder public ru-
mors affecting the integrity Of Mr.
n Adair. The committee made its re-
o port April 2s After n registered let
6 ter, notifying Mr.. Adair of the charges
had been returned. letter was per
4 eonally served the attorney by Con-
p stable Jones.
Z A registered letter. dated June /
q notifying Mr.. Adair OF a meeting OF
. tho board on juno 9, was not re
n ceipte1 and at the meeting the at
+ torney did not appear and WAS not
represented by counsel. AT THE meet.
l. ing. resolution WAS passed that thu
a charges made by the investigating
Il John and Raymond Dudzinski an,
A Edward V. Du Ross be referred to
q meeting OF the bar association, win
tho recommended ton that the ASSOC Ia
>, ton institute and prosecute prope
>, legal proceedings against Mr. Adair
20 In the papers, a letter Ia include,
from Mr. Affair An response To tn
y letter delivered by Mr. Jones II an
"a al a loss 10 know why that letter wa
y sent by a county constable and par
n ticularly why It was enclosed In Al
y unsealed envelope" the attorne,
a. stated in tho letter. He said in tn
letter that ne expected 10 be repre-
- scented by counsel.
10 In ito report, the Investigating com
mittee set forth that. OF the accu
sations made against Mr.. Adair. it ha,
found that there are hut three q
such accusations OF which We hay
been able 10 obtain evidence suiiiCien
10 justify the formulation of charge
thereon" The cases are the bud
zlnski case. the Long csse and IN
~ Satterthwaite case.
- The committee, in Its report on III
;" Dudineki ca~e. charged that the sal
Robert Adeir ts guilty of the statu
" tory miedemeanor OF embezxlement a
attorney; that the said Robert Adai
Is guilty on gross breach of trus
IN his capacity as an attorney -la'
and an officer of the court; that In
" said Robert Adair is guilty of gros
:, professional misconduct in that
- took advantage of the confidence RI
- posed N him by john Dudin@ki, n
client. and in betrayal of such cor
:, fidence. perpetrated a fraud upon h
client. using his position as a men
/. Der OF the bar 10 enable him 10 az
-. -. complish his fraudulent purpose"
IN that case, Mr.. Adair Is allege
in the transfer Of property !
DuRose 20 Dudinski. 10 have fail,
e. to pay over TO DuRoss sea given hi
BY Dudinski 10 pay him.
NJ In the Long case, the committt
charged: That the said Robert Ada
in his capacity as an attorney tia
ph and a member OF the bar. In the vel
ly 1898, perpetrated fraud upon
of own client in taking from his Gle
n, an unconditional fee simple conve
on ance Of the title TO real estate whe
ok in truth and fact. the same was TO
held in trust and merely as seruri
-. for loan of money.
ra That the said Robert Adair perp
"a trated a fraud upon his client, 4
"a said John Long, In the year 1901,
-. taking an unconditional fee SIM
- conveyance of title 10 real estate
~ security for loan of money al
thereafter conveying such title 10
third person. thus putting it out of
power 10 reconvey the same upon pa
ment of said loan.
Sc That the said Robert Adair pc
petrated IA fraud upon his client, I
Am said John Long, by his failure, (
in ten years after the repayment OF I
~ loan, in the year 1903. TO procure
in reconveyance To the said Long of I
cd said estate so conveyed TO said Ad;
NJ, as security for loan made by h
,as to the said Long
"a THAT the said Robert Adair, In [
r. year 1913. attempted To cheat and {
fraud his own client, the said 10
-, Long. by attempting TO obtain posse
~ sion of tho sum Of s3l0.68 from I
,"e sheriff OF New Castle county. out
17o the proceeds Of the sale OF the VI
real estate 30 conveyed, after the 10
secured by such conveyance had be
paid.
That the said Robert Adair
rye tey,nted g., tho yaar 1919 +o chao. .
nth derraud his client M sat1 IL
heo Long, by attempting to obtain
inc his mother. the said Julia A. +. ADJ
III the sum of $310.6S from the shel
OF New Castle county. out OF
IRE proceeds OF the sale OF the said r
NO estate so conveyed, after the loan