The Archive · 1927

U, S. Court for China

MOTION CALENDAR

Disbarment proceedings against Neil Inck. Heath and Leonard G. Husar, which were instigated la week by a committee of the Amer-jean Bar Association, were brought before Judge M.D. Purdy on Monday, Judge C. 5. Fraaklin appeared for the absent attorneys.

Mr. Franklin informed the Court that both Heath and Husar had wished voluntarily to withdraw from Practice before the Court, but his Honour said that he was of the opinion that they knew that they would be disbarred, and had, therefore, fled such petitions of withdrawal. "Mr. Franklin informed the Court that they would be disgraced if disbarred, to which the Court retorted that they had been convicted of offences involving moral. turtitude, and that he must dirtier them. "Mr. Stirling Fessenden, who appeared for the Association, was Instructed to draw up the necessary documents for" disbarment.

'Mrs. L. R. Slegman was awarded a divorce from D. B. Slegman, on the grounds of desertion, Afr. C. 8. Franklin representing plaintiff' and Dr. G. Sellett for the defence, by appointment, Plaintiff said. that her husband had left her and went to Australia dive years or more ago. She had cabled him and had engaged Australian counsel to find him, but] neither means had succeeded. They were married in 1917 or 1919, she could not remember which. She had been self-supporting for years. Mr. W, Van Buskirk gave corroborative]

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