The Washington times., 1914-05-22

Wright was unduly interested in that
case?"
'"only what Easby-smith had spoken
to me of"
"Did you know that Mr.. syme was
elected attorney for the United states
Savings Bank right after he was made
II retired from the meeting at once,
and did not know it until some time
later"
Have you heard of any activity. of
the District Attorney in the matter OF
scription list of the Sealed Package Ice
Company" asked Chairman Mccoy.
yes, I heard something of that, but
I told Mr. Karrick that it never
an ounted to anything like that.
did you ever. hear that some men
were repudiating their subscriptions be-
cause Mr.. Karrick altered his suhscrip-
tcn?' asked Attorney Darlington.
mo. I did not
At the outset Of the testimony by At
tornev Easby-Smith, he was asked by
Chairman Mccoy to explain the circum-
stances surrounding the statement made
by Ambrose in his (Easby-Smith's)
presence about the Wright hearing.
Supplied Some Dates.
Easby-Smith. Mr.. Ambrose came 10
my office and said he was going to die
tate a memorandum for the guidance
of the committee about the Rauscher,
Finley, and Georgetown Building Asso-
ciation cases. He esked me TO, come
into his office while he dictated. it. !
told him was very, busy. but the up-
shot of It was tiratI agreed TO a GER
tain time later he saying that He vas
10, ha
to supply them. Mr.. Slaybaugh and
Mr.. Block were there when Ambrose
dictated the statement When ne
reached chronologically the part where
mention should be made to limiting my
time for testimony In the Rauscher
case, I suggested II to him, but don I
know whether he put 1t in or not L
made no suggestion in the Georgetown
matter. He then said he was. going
to dictate a statement about the Finley
case and that he would give. me a
copy. 1 told him that I did not need
a copy. The next day / found a copy
under the door of nv house. During
the time he was making that statemerS
he telsphoned me s,In,;sS couple fhsmf Of times
You went at Ambrose's Invitation?'
Yes
Now, what about this offer to settle
the Rauscher case?"
"I never made TO Ambrose or any
Rauscher getting a divorce. The prop
osition of which Mr.. Ambrose testified
came up in this way. He and 1 were
talking over the Rauscher repleyin
amicably. Then he asked about the
alimony. counsel fee, and suit money
in the divorce case. / told him we
would fight all of this TO the limit, that
Mrs Rauscher could not get divorce
in the District, and that Rauscher was
rot divorce
where his legal residence is. when the
desertion period was up. / told him
that Mr.. Rauscher would pay not to
exceed $500 for suit money. temporary
alimony, and attorneys fees.
Assented to Certihcation.
Later, Mr. Ambrose came to me and
said: What do you think that woman
has done. She has gone over to JUS
tice Wright and said that you offered
about il. and said If Justice Wright
has that opinion of me he is welcome
to it. Ambrose told me that Wright
had told him that he heard of the $500
matter"
What about the taking OF teStl-
''Ambrose and 1 had an agreement,
IN which he gave me all summer to
take my deposltions. Then the order
limiting my time was issued, and /
BOI ana ClSdTeu UP
in the appointed time. That order
signed by Justice Wright ives one Of
the reasons why I moved to have the
case taken from Justice Wright. and
Ambrose assented. and went with me
20 ask for the certifcation."
In any case did you make an ef-
fort to have any one prosecuted for
perjury"
Yes, IN the Rauscher case. After
the termination Of the case in April.
1872, the very next day I went to Dis
trict Attorney Clarence z. Wilson, and
furnished him with exhibits and evil
dence showing gross cases of perjury"
The witness then put into the record
two letters and answers that passed
between him and District Attorney VIII
sens office in regard to the perjury
matter.
Die you submit evidence TO the Dis
trict Attorney that Mrs. Rauscher was
guilty of subornated perjury?' asked
Attorney Darlington.
Yes. sir"
Are are you r prepared to prove the act'"
pic you say that Mr.. Rauscher's
dcm'cile is in Virginia|'
Yes. sir"
And YOU suggested to Ambrose that
Mr. Rauscher would go to the State in
which the desertion period was the
shortest and establish a residence there
to get ,$voroe",
"Rausch1r was willing to do thai
reference was then made to the Ben
MCCaulcy case and the witness was
asked TO furnish his office file on that
matter and the committee was asked
by Attorney Darlington TO subpoena
the attorneys who opposed Easily
Smith in the case.
On direct examination, in answer to
Chairman Mccoy. the witness reit-
Grated that Ambrose knew Justice
Wright was unduly interested in the
Rauscher case" He said that Am
bruse had no hesitancy in accomDany-
ing him to Justice Wright to get the
case certified TO another justice.
In ansWer to the inuuirieE of Com-