The evening world. Newspaper, May 17, 1912, Page 5

GQURT DSBARS PAWYER FLANNERY > FORLNDOENS i> t-Condemnation Tran- sactions, PROFITS OF $3,000,000. Avcused Man Used Dummies in Deals and Failed to Protect Clients. Feseph A. Flannery, an attorney of No. 90 Broadway, to-day was disbarred by ‘he Appeliate Division of the Supreme Geurt, which found him guilty on herges of unprofessional conduct in @vedemnation proceedings involving sev- al milion dollars, The Appellate Di- | based its verdict upon the find: | §Ag® of Referee Hamilton Odell, who re- Ported to the court on Oct. 6 1911. Wlannery's disbarment followed the Yeferee'’s report that he was gullty on five of the six charges made against Bim. The first of the six charges and the main one—was based on the no- terious Hunt's Point condemnation pro- ceedings. Flannery acted as counsel for he Hast Bay Land and Improvement | Company, which owned property con. @emned by the city. It was charged i: ‘this case that he induced his ollents tu @ell this land to his law clerk, Leor Rains, without disclosing that Raine Merely was acting as Mls dummy. The land, five acres of swamp, three- @the of which was under water, was Sought in Rains'’s name for $29,%3 and Gold to the city of New York for $247,063. Ht was charged that Flannery knew the Feal value of the land, whereas the own: | ere did not, and that he withheld this (formation trom his clients, “violating the ethics of his profession.” | USED DUMMY TO PUT THROUGH | * A DEAL. »The second charge on which Fian- was found guilty involves the Eo gids of No. 4 Forsyth) . Cetbbon Jr, @ clerk in Pimanerys office, bougnt the house, Pending condemnation proceedings, for 000 «trom Philemon Scudder and ‘Tewnsend Soudder, ithe trustees, Fian- Mery scoured & leasehold interest in the Beoperty for %4,000, using Isaac a ‘@e bis dummy and appearing as his @ttorney, Flannery was awarded, in ‘pendemnation proceedings, $31,908.10 on ‘ig purchase, and inasmuch as the sale {Was made subject to the lease of twenty ears, Cohen was awarded $11,601.90, whieh Flannery collected. For with- Belding these factafrom the condem- @ation commissioners he was found ‘quae. ‘The third charge on which Flannery ‘weg found guilty was that, by con- ceating from the condemnation com- missioners that he was the real pur- ehaeer of No, 55 Hidridge etreet he an award of $41,000 for pro- ty which he had bought in at $40,000, * The qther charges on which he was found guilty was that, by ineans of a @ummy, he purchased property from @lients which he later sold to the city ft a large profit. EHARGED THAT $3,000,000 WERE i MADE ON DEALS. The fight against Flannery was on for htee years. He was one of the most f ia clients are said to have reaped $3,- 000 in profite from the city. Flannery represented by H. Snowden Mar- oseph Potts apepared for the Har As- ation, which prosecuted the charges. Flannery came into much prominence ring the famous Lexow investigation, / gm which he represented Police Captain jeakin, Flannery was charged with ‘having induced a witness to sign an affdavit retracting certain testimony and knowing that the witness bad been pald for this affidavit. ‘The charges on which Flannery was disbarsed were brought originally by the Committee of One Hundred, which alleged he was at the head of the “Flan. ner’? Condemnation Syndicate." Wrannery was also under sovere fire BO swe GRAND KAS Deliver FURNITURE We Furnish Apartments from , $49.98 to $500 nport Sofa Bed (lk ra or Matiy ‘al jreen Velourt WE PAY FREIGHT CREDIT TERMS $3.00 Down 5.00 on “ “ “ “ 104th St, 1 Station at s wit FISHE while William D. Guthrie aad) FISHER BROS. EQLUMBUS AVE. BET,IO3 « 104")75 & NO MONEY DOWN COLUMBUS AVE.BET.103 & 104 ST. tm 1909 for his condust tn condemnation | MAN OF LOST IDENTITY altar a ee Ge > HILL LOSES BIG SUIT. Minnesota Court Rules Against Him in Dissolution Sait, ’ 8T. PAUL, Méinn., May 17.—By a de- cision of the State Supreme Court to- day in favor of minority stockholters of the great Northern Railway, James J. Hill and other directors of the road lose the first round in the legai battle for the dissolution of the Lake Superior Holding Company for the Hill iron ore properties, The defendants demurred to the com- plaint of Clarence Venner, stockholder and Eastern capitalist, who charged that the Hills and other stockholders purchased the cre properties in 1899 for $34,000,000, using the funds of the Great violation of the raitroad’e roperties, according to the i At $70,000,900, Priced debi TRAIN KILLS TWO MEN. Fast New York Mail in Accident at Onetda. SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 17.—Two men ‘were struck and instantly killed by the fast mail on the New York Central one-half mile west of the Willow street crossing in Oneida this morning. The victims are Hayden Wilson of Canastota and George Beeman of Chit- tenango. Two other men, Vernon Rob- erts of ‘Wampaville and M. Maresh of Canastota narrowly escaped being struck by the train, TALK WITH A PORT. 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