The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-16
sReceiver Ambrose Wants
Fifteen Lots Given to
Building Association.
FAILS TO ANSWER
CONTEMPT CHARGE
Accused Man Will Be Examined by
Jail PhySician-Ambrose
Makes Caustic Reply.

John Barton Miller. the deposed and
accused secretary Of the
First Cooperative Building Associa-
.1ion of Georgetown. today was made
the object of further proceedings by
William z. Ambrose, its receiver,
when a bill in equity was filed in the
Supreme Court Of the District, asking
the court to order Miller to make an
accounting Of his stewardship. and to
;enjoin him from dispOsing OF the
u1nany properties which the bill de-
.clares he owns.
That Miller has for years been con-
Verting to his own use the money
which he received as treasurer OF the
eassociation is the allegation which
the receiver makes He declares that
tafi1Ier holds title to fifteen lots Of
land which were purchased with
money belonging to the association,
lRnd IS also the owner of other prop
aurties In the District and elsewhere.
Wants To Seize Lots.
Recover Ambrose asks that the ac-
scused man be enjoined from dispOsing
Suf any Of these properties. and that
k1he fifteen lots be declared the prop
terty OF the building association He
srharEes the cOncealment of books,
deeds Of trust, records and bonds be
longing TO the organization, and asks
1he court to order Miller to hand them
Over.
Among the property which the re-
ceiyer declares Miller holds is stock IN
the Rock Creek Automobile Associa-
ton and the Georgetown Electric Ma
chine and Gas Engine Works
Miller Not In Court.
Sc ba .3ar- ~, Which Miller ms.
TO appear in court on the rule issued
by Judge Wright to show cause why he
CAIiIler) should not be adiudged guilty Of
contempt Of court in not handing over
10 Receiver Ambrose the books and pa
pers of the association.
= AT the time set for the hearing neither
Miller nor his counsel. John Z. Laskey.
appeared. and Judge Wright directed the
Marshal and DR.. d. x. Shute the iail
physician. 70 go TO Miller. who is con-
fined % his bed on account of illness,
and If in the opinion Of the physician
Miller is not too i'll, 10 place him under
arrest at once
At IL o'clock Attorney I.askey and DR..
& George B Wood, A1iller's attending ply
stefan. appeared, and after a short con-
suitation Judge Wright countermanded
the former order and directed Doctors
Wood and Shute to examine Miller this
afternoon and report TO the court to-
morrow morning his exact physical con-
dition.
Ambrose Replies To Davis.
Receiver Ambrose in reply to the
statement Of Henry Z. Davis, the for
Iner counsel for Miller, says:
1.-THE articles attributed TO Mr.. Davis
and published in the local papers is evil
IDENTIFY an attempt to gain sympathy for
an officer Of a building association.
Such sympathy as have is for the
innocent depOsitOrs. the women and
children who have been defrauded."
9eceiver Ambrose said today that he
stu had hope of securing the missing
books and papers of the association, but
F, in The meantime he proposes 20 audit
= each one Of the available depositors'
Z pass books in an effort TO find the true
financial status of the association.
I Scores Of depositors called On the re-
Jceiver this morning and left their books.