In Re Heard

The disbarment committee of this court instituted an original proceeding for the disbarment of Zachary Taylor Heard, a member of the bar of the city of Monroe, for alleged unprofessional conduct in connection with certain of his dealings with a negro woman named Stella Spencer. A citation and a copy of the petition were sent to the sheriff of Ouachita parish, at Monroe, for service on the defendant. The sheriff was unable to find the defendant, and, being reliably informed defendant had left the state, he made his return accordingly. Application was then made by the disbarment committee to…