In Re Ries

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

On April 4tli, 1929, an order was entered suspending John F. X. Ries as an attorney and counselor of this court. The action was founded upon a report made to the court by the Grievance Committee of the Atlantic County Bar Association, on March 23d, 1929, certifying that an investigation of his professional conduct had revealed his unfitness to practice law. Ries did not have notice of that inquiry. He had then fled the jurisdiction; and his whereabouts were unknown. On January 11th, 1927, the Grand Jury’ presented to the Atlantic County Court…