People ex rel. Chicago Bar Ass'n v. Tilton

An information for the disbarment of James N. Til-ton, respondent, was filed at the April term, 1916. The respondent answered, and the cause was referred to Joseph Mahoney as commissioner, who heard the evidence, made findings and recommended the disbarment of respondent. Exceptions were filed to the commissioner’s report by the respondent, but it does not appear from the certificate of the commissioner that all the evidence taken has been filed with the report. The certificate is to the effect that the witnesses whose depositions are thereto annexed were, before testifying, first duly sworn,…