The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-08
PELLETIBR is
DlSBARRED
Evidence, Says Judge Car
roll, Is "Clear, Undisput-
ed, Convincing
PELLETIER HAD PUT
IN NO DEFENSE,
Charges Conspiracy to Ex-
tort Money and Improper
Action on Indictments

Boston, May S.-Ihe disbarment OF
Joseph C. Pelletier, recently removed
as district attorney of Suffolk county
was ordered BY decision of Judge Car
roll Of the supreme court to day. Pel-
letter had entered no defense, contend.
ing that he was foreiudged by reason
of his removal The charges were the
same conspiracy to extort money, and
improper action in securing and IN
quashing indictments.
"The evidence before me offers no
explanation or Justification, Judge
Carrolls opinion said 1T is clear, IN.
disputed. conyicing. The decision of
the fun court in the petition for the
respondents removal from Office as dis
trict attorney is part Of the evidence
and is uncoatested | must find that
the charges arc sustained. No other
course is open TO me, nor Is any other
conclusion reasonable on these facts.
The order for Pelletiers disbarment
comes within short time Of that for
the disbarment Of Daniel N. Coakley,
an attorney long prominent in crimi'
nal practice. who in the trials on which
pelletier and Nathan A. Tufts were
removed az district attorneys, was
shown to have been involved in OBJ
tanning the quashing of charges for
large fees. In each ease Attorney
General Allen introduced records OF
bank transactions in and attempt to
show that the district attorneys shared
in these fees.
The Specific Findings.
The court held that Pelletier gave
his aid and assistance, and lent the
support and influence OF the office OF
district attorney TO conspiracy in
the Emerson Motors company case.
With full knowledge that the company
was publishing false and deceptive
statements TO sell its securities, the
court found the respondent entered
into corrupt conspiracy with Coax
ley and Others by which for the sum
Of $4,000 paid in bills by the New
York attorney OF the company to
Francis NJ. Carroll twho retained So
600 and paid Sl5.5o0 to Coskley)
corporation against which there was
abundant and convincing evidence of
falsehoods was protected from punish
ment and allowed to escape prosecu-
ton
Charges were held to be sustained
also that Pelletier, az part Of q CON
spiracy with Coaklev to aid him in
extorting $4,000 allowed Warren G.
Daniels. a dealer in securities, 10 be-
lieve that proceedings against him
were pending,
"The scheme failed and no one was
paid, but the conspiracy was in TACT
planned and arranged. The respond
ent was a party to il, and its purpose
was extortion, the court added.
The evidence in support of the
charges that PclIetier conspired with
Coakley to force Dorothy Cote to give
up an automobile presented TO her by
one Lawrence, was said 10 show that
"the respondent illegally conspired
with Coakley and by threats of erimi-
nal proceedings compelled to surrender
her right
other charges relating TO the Emery
case, also. the court found that Pei
letter was a cOnspirstor aud actively
participated in the plot In this case,
in which Coakley and William j. Cor
corsn. then district attorney OF Mid
dlesex county were named as cocoon
spirators, il was held that the evidence
showed that a cons piracy was found TO
force Mrs. Jennie Chase, an elderly
woman. who had done no wrong" to
paw the sum OF $4,000 through fear
for her daughter (Alrs. Elizabeth En-
eryl and her son-in.law Curtis W.
Emery.
In two other cases. those involving
the charge that Peliet,cr contpirsd
with Coakley 10 frighten Albert l..
smith to pay $4,000 to his wife, Mrs
Agnes Smith, now of St. Louis, aud
fat he failed 10 prosecute Merrill W.
Shnte for larceny from Mrs. Emma f.
Bracket Of Bangor, Me-. the court
found that the allegations were not
sustained.
Disposing Of certain blanket charges,
Judge Carroll said: "As to the re-
naming charges Of extortion, Of at
tempting 10 extort money from Others,
OF falling TO prosecute offenders from
improper motives OF instituting
groundless prosecutions and that the
respondent has failed TO conduct him
self with due fidelity to the court and
10 his clients. the evidence bearing on
these charges was introduced without
objection or contradiction. | find they
are sustained"