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rayatterinind□tstotgciV-woNEW CHARGE IS FILED AGAINST C. B. KAUFMANNAttorney Accused of Defrauding Client After Soliciting Case. jd'lo*ACONVERTED HEIR’S SHAREInjection of New Accusation May Delay Disbarment Hearing.tl:eiclt;me;SitiCharges or alleged professional misconduct filed against Charles B-Kaufmann and E. C- Willis, former law paitners, in a disbarment proceedings pending before Judge W. W. Scott in district court were aue-timeated today by the filing of an additional accusation against Kanf-man by the special committee composed of Former Judge Jaa. W. Bollinger, William Chamberlin and A. W. Haniaon, delegated by the court lo prosecute the complaluts against the two attorneys. nd | The new charges, making a total rt; !of 10 tiled against Kaufmann. ac-Jm-all»rtinaITI-;enleyiff.Bidamin;edestatSve11.:arlerrs.cuse him of soliciting a case from a man named Luke L. Edwards in Wilton, and after securing the case of deceiving and defrauding' the client of $610.30, bis lawful share in an estate partition suit tried in Jackson county in 1919.Filing of the additional charge in the form of an amended and substituted petition may result in de* laying the disbarment proceedings which are scheduled to be resumed in district court Wednesday. Attorneys for the defendants are expected to back the court for additional times in which to prepare a defense to the new charge.Switched Papers.Kaofmann. according to the complaint. visited Luke L. Edwards, who was the son and heir of the late Israel Edwards, owner of ICO acres of land in Jackson county. In January, 2917, at his home in Wilton'for the purpose of solicitingti\vaidlt;inTaiisd(CMlastatbta*DlWAljeiswtlch.the right to represent him as hisclpiteaprsiloPiCcth*1brofattorney m the securing of his (Edwards's) share of his fathers i estate. Edwards is reported to fhave informed Kaufmann that hefrFipiCilintended employing Attorney Franker.HeInofib-tuliirinKeck of Maquoketa tu Ioolc after ins interests.According to the committee. Kattfxnann is alleged to have informed Edwards that he would look after his interests in the case for a fee of 519. explaining that he was anxious to get acquainted in , the Jackson county court. Etf-?ro i wards agreed to give Kaufmann lhe ] case.rs* r Continuing. the committeerrthstcaRtfdcl-Ctcu j charges:a*acthlodiaginTlDQI ‘'Defendant Kaufmacn then andI there drew from hiss pocket a 5 ’ 1 power of attorney authorizing himon.! lo represent said Luke L. Edwards ? i and his wife, to appear for them rs‘ | and collect tor them their share ™! of the late of said Israel Edofwards, deceased. Said Luke L Edwards read said power of attorney and agreed to sign' it when said Kaufxnaon asked tor a pen and ink. H. which were soon procured--Then and there the eaid Luke I*. Edwards and his wife signed a writ-ridhetocliv«stdcpadivnScenfuten instrument' without reading it. ™ I believing it to be the power of at- j --)ff- torncy they had road, but It was er* not. ‘ !.Tl»*sitre.ndlorhein--\Vhslc they were bringing pen and ink said Defendant Kaufmanu had taken another instrument from his pocket which was in fact ;t deed purporting to convey to himself as CTaniec all ilie interests of Ihe said Luke L Edwards and', his wife in and to the estate of I he said Israel Edwards, deceased- lor a consulcra* tion of $'ZM0.^Collected Money.Kaufmann later recorded themlrc?S’at:heatdcjd^ed in Jackson county and appear- cacw;ill:Sfh^lod in iblt;’ panitioa suit filed by ittasip Edward-, another .h^ir. a .. 'ccunscl tor Like Edwards and for 51 *' himself on the strength of the deed which he had i^corded. j*'1, The case disposed of en(lt; lApnl 3933 when 1lie rctor^o. ap- j*a 1 pointed by the court. *o!d the farm ;70and made a division of the pro* j^•rds among the heirs. Kautmann ^‘ 5s alleged to have Thrived f610.^3. ]paonOlthe.shar*? owinu Luke Edwards.\ lVh“n Edwards learned that thejsbGjccso had bf^n disposed of and the.1 asset *• di'tribute he called upon . ’'*• (Kaafmann and made a demand for jl.Is money, according to the charge.? Kaufmann is allcced to have refused his demand and later rlt;'llcratlt;'d lyfcis refusal whlt;*n Edwards, aeet-m-panird by an aurixey. visitefi hi*lt; and renewed bis demand.vsheCOfcrac
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Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Mon, Oct 08, 1923
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