Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-13
Hutchins and Heap Say They
Meant No Contempt.
CITED BY JUSTICE GOULD
Case Concerns Raymond ]. Cooley,
Who Was Drawn as Juror.
AGENT OF HUMANE SOCIETY
Feared He Would Lose Job if Forced
to Serve in Circuit
Court No. 2.

81 disclaim In the most absolute term:
any intention by any act or word of mine
to in any manner attack or infringe upoT
or derogate from the dignity or jurisdic-
tion of the Supreme Court Of the District
of Columbia, or Of any division, justice
or officer thereof. or to at all hinder ol
interfere with its administration of jus.
tice. l have always been q law-abidine
citizen, and have constantly had the in
tention and endeavor, so far as within
me lay, to uphold the administration OF
the laws and the courts which enforce
them"
In these words Walter Stilson Hutchins
president of the Washington Humane So
ciety. began his answer filed today to the
charge that he had attempted to interfere
with Raymond ]. Cooley. an agent of the
Humane Society, in the performance OF
the latter's duty as a Juror in Circuit
Court No. 2. Cooley reported that he
had been told he could not efficiently
serve the Humane Society while engaged
in jury service. He told the court he was
afraid he would lose his position and
Justice Gould cited President Hutchins
and John P. Heap. secretary of the So
ciety. for alleged contempt Of court.
Mr.. Heap also filed answer disclaimins
any attempt to influence or hinder the
juror in the performance of his duty.
Owing to the illness of Justice Gould
today the hearing on the alleged con.
tempt was postponed until Monday.
One Agent Resigned.
Through Attorney r. Ross Perry, Mr.
Hutchins says that October Secretary
Heap reported to him that Oscar H.
Robey, member of the society's police
force, had rendered his resignation, to
take effect at once, because he had been
summoned as a juror. This position was
filled and Secretary Heap then reported
that Agent Cooley was summoned as a
juror, but wanted to retain his position
with the society.
Mr.. Hutchins says he told the secretary
to inform Cooley that he must do his jury
service and that in his absence a substi-
tute would be selected and would draw
Cooley's pay until the latter had COM
pleted jury service.
Mr.. Heap responded that Cooley ex-
pected to draw his salary from the society
as well as his jury pay. President Hutch
that the financial condition Of the society
would not justify the payment to Cooley
and his substitute, but that Cooley could
have his job when his Jury service was
completed. f7ss ss'fse
Given No Order, Says Hutchins. !.
Mr.. Hutchins says he had no personal
ohSCtSdtiOn Will TIE JuIOE 6uO gave ulI1
no order whatever.
In his answer Mr.. Heap says he at
tempted to have Justice Gould excuse
Cooley. but the court declined. Cooley
then tried to have the society not employ
a substitute. says Secretary Heap, but
the officers could not adopt the suggestion
of the agent-juror. He says he told
Cooley that while the latter was on the
another man, but that the society could
not pay two men for the same work.
Cooley was not suspended, Mr.. Heap
says. nor was the slightest itimation
given to him that his position would not
be awaiting him when his term of serv-
ice was finished.
Attorney George E. Sullivan represents
Mr.. Heap.