In re Thorn

Ingraham, P. J.:

There were three charges presented against the respondent, on two of which the official referee has found him guilty. The *152respondent was an attorney at law and was also engaged in certain real estate transactions. His sister, a Mrs. Witte, owned certain real estate in New York of which the respondent had charge. One lot was improved, which was subject to a mortgage of $3,500. Mrs. Witte was pressed for money to pay charges for taxes and interest. The respondent had acted for one Gustav Sinn in procuring for Sinn a second mortgage on improved property in the city of New York.…