Show SEEK DISBARMENT OF lOCAL lAWYER Bar Association Committee Files Charges Against Arthur Arthur- Platz T fraud rau conspiracy E EMBEZZLE IE L-J L Issuance of oC ba bad checks and nd connivance con con- nl allce to defraud clients and employers employ employ- ers era out of oC mone money are among among- allegations 1 made III In a lengthy petition In disbar disbar- meat ment proceedings s filed In the supreme court yesterday esterday morning a against ArthUl Arthur Ar- Ar thui thur A. A Platz attorney and for tunnel fonner mar claims a adjustor for the Maryland larland Casualty Casualty Cas Cas- company In Utah The petition asking that Plata PlaU be disbarred from practice In the courts oT or Utah was as filed b by the grievance ance committee of or the tho bar and andIs Is signed by b W W. D. D niter fliter K 1 J. J A. A Walton Valton an and Bismarck Snyder A citation commanding com corn manding Plat s to appear before the tho court September 16 to show cause wh why his certificate an aH a practitioner should not bo be i revolted evoked was issued b by Justices J. J E. E Frick and W. W M. M McCarty Court CourtIs Is on vacation until September Action to disbar Platz Is a sequel to a case caso of some months ago when In justice court on ona ona ona he was waa prosecuted a charge of oC embezzling funds from tho the I Maryland Casualty company through alleged manipulation In the settlement of or a n claim for tOl damages of oC John no Rose e against tho the Independent Coal Coke Continued on ou Pac u J 1 Column 1 I. SEEK DISBARMENT OF WYER Bar Association Committee Files Charges Against Arthur Platz Continued Con From Page One ne company Plat Platz was bound over OYer to the thc district court but It is alleged Inthe In Inthe Inthe the disbarment petition there was no disposition on the part of ot the com company pan to press the case In the thc higher courand court cour and the information there thero was dis- dis in i ased Another case recited is that of ot Steven cn B. B Jones who employed Platz to defend a divorce suit for tor him Platz latz is alleged to have induced Jones to give him a check for tor 85 85 claiming that he would have hove to spend some money monc to gather evidence Ho He i IB 18 alleged to also have secured a check for tor 10 which was supposed to go to I pay ay temporary torn tom alimony to Mrs Jones Jo es The charge Is made that Platz induced In Induced Induced In- In Jones who was suffering from froman an old Injury that affected hIs MB mind to sign his checks In blank and turn turnover turnover turnover over his check book and bank book to the attorney Then it Is Is' alleged ed Platz filled out a check for tor to himself himself him him- self sell cashed it and then only flIed filed d a n. general Jeneral demurrer to the suit He lie Misled CU Client nt Further charge is 16 made that Platz knowing that only about 1000 permanent permanent perma perma- nent alimony allmon would be bo demanded In the suit induced Jones to agree to give ghe him all that he could save out of ot 32 representing to Jones It Is charged that the plaintiff Insisted upon 2000 Out of ot the extra thousand secured from Jones Joncs the attorney is alleged to have paid plaintiffs plaintiff's attorney a tee ice of or which also covered some costs and then pocketed eted the balance of ot SO Then rhen It is alleged Platz Plat succeeded In getting a mortgage to property owned in Utah count county b by Jones and sought to dispose of ot the mortgage for tor money but failed Seven Se other othel cases in which Platz is I alleged to have havo been guilty of ot conduct con con- I. I duct of ot an unprofessional nature are I mentioned In the tho petition which asks a ls that thal the attorney be bo required to de deposit tie tie- e- e posit his certificate of ot admission to the bar until final determination of ot th tho th proceedings Platz came here from Baltimore Md about three or four tOUl years cars ago He was sent out here it is understood by tho the Casualty company with commenda- commenda r to the local agency ency to give him something to do Tho The local agent gave e a him the position of ot claims ad ad- juster J us t or |