Show inJUDGf JUDGE JITTOK GUILT COURT DECISION IN CLEVELAND DIVORCE SCANDAL Judge Dellenbaugb Conspired With Lawyer Burke t Holdup Jane Doe For 810000 Cleveland 0 Feb 25State Senator Vernon H Burke was today found guilty in the circuit court of the first specification in the charges brought I against him Judge Caldwell read the findings of the court I As the evidence now stands before the court he said we find that Judge Dellenbaugh and Judge Vernon H j Burke were jointly the attorneys of Nettie E Manning during the acts complained I com-plained of in the first specification We previously found that Judge Dellen I baug did receive 1100 onethird of I the fees paid In the Manning case and that the weight of evidence showed that Dellenbaugh participated in the management of the Manning case up to the time of the division of the fees I i I is necessary for the court to I j speak of these two men together In I I passing on the charges against Mr j Burke as it is almost impossible to I separate the facts in each cast I j Just prior to the publication of this i I case Judge Caldwell continued Burke had a talk with Judge Dissette in which he told in detail all the facts I in the case Judge Dissette states that I Burke said Dellenbaugh told him to go down and strike Jane Doe for 20000 Jane Doe said she could not have I the story come out and she could not raise 520000 she added she could raise I 10000 which she did raise and gave to Burke and Dellenbaugh Judge DIs fiette says he told Burke that was the I coldest blooded affair he ever heard of Our conclusion said Judge Caldwell is that Mr Burke is guilty a charged I I in the first specification unprofessional r unprofession-al conduct involving moral turpitude Judge Caldwell said the evidence showed that Mrs Manning should not have been given a divorce There was a gen I conspiracy between Judge Dellenbaugh and Burke to get thatdecree upon the journal and we feel warranted in placing plac-ing lllfeguilt equally upon Burke I We find Burke guilty on both specifications speci-fications and our judgment is that he atons be disbarred I Until a year or two ago Dellenbaugh and Burke were the closest personal I friends When Hon M A Hanna began be-gan his campaign for the United States i g senate Judge Dellenbaugh became one of his most active supporters Burke on the other hand as member of the I Ohio senate was the leader in the state I legislature of the antlHanna move I ment This resulted In a bitter quarrel between Dellenbaugh and Burke Eventually Even-tually sensational rumors were circulated circu-lated concerning Judge Dellenbaugh Burke openly asserted that he knew enough to draw Dellenbaugh from the bench that he had divided fees with him in a case which had been tried before be-fore Dellenbaugh as judge Dellenbaugh denied these charges in open court and asked that the Cleve opn cour land Bar association Investigate them I This was done with the result that both Burke and Dellenbaugh were brought before the circuit court in disbarment proceedings |