State ex rel. McCormick v. Winton

By the Court,

Lord, J.:

This is an information on the relation of Hugh McCormick, filed in this court, against F. D. Winton, asking for an order to show cause why he should not be removed from his office as an attorney of this state. The facts alleged are in substance of this character: In the year 1883, at a regular term of the circuit court for Clatsop county, the complainant, James Franklin, Win. Bannister, James McCarty, Jas. Driscoll and Wm. Loyd were indicted by the grand jury of said county for the crime of kidnapping. As their attorney, the defendants so indicted employed the said…