In re Abrahams

Ingraham, P. J.:

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York presented two charges against respondent, which were referred to a referee, who has filed his report. Both charges involved the preferment of criminal charges by the respondent for the purpose of influencing the decision of civil cases in which either the respondent or his client was interested. The facts as to the *596first charge were, that the respondent as plaintiff had instituted an action against one Carl Spilka, which case had been tried and verdict rendered in'favor of the respondent and against Spilka; that Spilka had…