Ex Parte Gadsden

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Woods.

The matter to be considered and decided in this cause is whether Philip H. Gadsden was guilty of such false representations or other misconduct in procuring from Miss Mary Lawrence an assignment of her interest in the estate of Joseph S. Lawrence to Mrs. E. Charlotte Lawrence, as would warrant this Court .in ordering his name to be stricken, from the roll of attorneys, or in inflicting any other penalty.

This issue grew out of the settlement of the estate of Dr. Joseph S. Lawrence, who died at Capon Springs, West Virginia, in August,…