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Show COURT DISMISSES 1 HARTRIDGE CHARGES 1 NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Clifford W. jfl Hartridgc, attorney for Harry K. II Thaw in his first trial for the murder jV of Sanford White, was cleared today by the appellate division of the su- HI premc court of the charge brought b (vl the Bar association of Now York that j'J he tried to suppress testimony and IM obstruct the course of Justice In pre- $M paring the defense. The charges fM were ordered dismissed by a vote ol tM The accusations were made in con- M nection with a suit brought by Hart- 3 , jbj ridge against Thaw's mother, .Mrs , ilJ3 Mary C. Thaw, to recover ? 100.000 'Saj? for his services. A bill of partlcu- vrta lars amounting to $39,000 for disburse- BkM ments was ordered by the court to x&m be placed before1, tho grievance com- yflL mlttee' of the Bar association. As a Jr result a complaint was filed with the I appellate division charging that ( llartridge had expended the money In preventing the appearance of mator- la I witnesses, including women of questionable character, whose evl- I donee might be detrimental to Thaw's defense J |