People Ex Rel. Chicago Bar Ass'n v. Ashton

The relator, the Chicago Bar Association, filed an information in this court for the disbarment of Henry M. Ashton, the respondent. The cause was referred to a commissioner to take the evidence and report his conclusions. After the evidence had been taken the commissioner died before making a report. The cause was referred to another. commissioner, with directions to consider the evidence taken by the first commissioner and make a report thereon. The commissioner found that the respondent should not be disbarred, but also found that if his conduct merited some other form of discipline the…