Evening star., 1914-06-05
LOAN ASSOCIATION
AFFAIRS ARE AIRED
Witness Discusses George
town Company's Trouble at
Wright Hearing.
AMBROSE APPOINTMENT
AS RECEIVER DISCUSSED
Capt. Lee Says Lawyer Expected
Place, Owing to Friendship
With Judge.

/ William c. Sullivan an attorney hav-
ing offices with ]. j. Darlington, wa:
the first witness today at the hearing
of the Impeachment charges agains
Justice Wright before the House ju.
dietary subcommittee. Mr.. Sullivan was
an intervening petitioner in the case OF
the First Cooperative Building Asso-
citation Of Georgetown when it frs,
! came up. at the time Attorneys Wilton
| J. Lambert and Wharton Lester, with
Howard Reside, were appointed re-
ceivers. the appointment having been
set aside by Justice Wright and Mr.
Ambrose having been named in their
places.
! He was put on the stand today by
Mr. Darlington who is counsel for JUS
tice Wright in an effort to show that
there was no emergency for the ap-
pointment of receivers in the building
association case sufficient to Justify the
| naming of the first three receivers.
Discuss Regulations.
| The whole building association case was
gone into today Mr.. Sullivan asked at
first that he be excused from answering
the question as to the general reputation
in the community of Mr.. Lambert and
Mr. Lester, and when pressed said:
The only reflection he testified. that
| I have ever heard on either one is in
papers in regard to cases filed by them.
| The substance of what I have heard is
! that they try their cases i'll the news
papers AS to their personal characters,
| they are men of the highest standing in
| the community"
Asked as to the reputation of Mr.. AM
brose. Mr. Sullivan said he had always
considered him, as lawyer. one Of char
! acter. standing and ability. He was
asked whether he had asked Mr.. Am
brose for an accounting in the receiver
ship in the building association case in
behalf of his clients.
| Mr.. Sullivan testified that he had not
pressed Mr.. Ambrose for an accounting,
| and preferred to state his reason for not
doing SO to the bench.
Shortage Rumoreo.
| Chairman Mccoy said: You know as a
matter of fact that it is common rumor
| in Washington that Mr.. Ambrose has
| been short in his accounts, don't your
| Yes. SIR came the answer.
| You did know that efforts were beng
made to make good such deficit, didn'
| you?' was asked.
| YES SIR" was answered. "a great
| many lawyers have spoken to me about
it. 1t is practically common knowledge
at the bar"
Don't you know that this matter has
| been called to the attention of the Dis
trict attorney" Mr.. Mccoy asked.
II heard it only yesterday. Mr.. suLi :
van testified. Il was told that a Ger
tain lawyer had written to the Dis
trict attorney. calling his attention to
the rumors, and that there was moth
| inp specific" ~
From whom did you hear that It
District attorney" Mr. Mccoy asked.
II think it was Levy Davy, q memoef
| of the bar. 1t may have been Levy
| Davy. No, it was Mr.. Easby-Smith who
| told me- Davy may also have said 1t"
He told you who the lawyer was too.
didn't he? 1t was Crandal Mackey.
| wasn't it?'
Yes, sir
Appointment Expected.
| Capt Joseph H. Lee. who was member
of the finance committee Of the building
association, testified that he had seen
Mr. Ambrose in his Office on the morn
| ing after his appointment as receiver,
and that the latter had told him he ex-
pected the appointment: that he was in
|
| and had been on several fishing and hunt
Prof. Edgar Frisby. also formerly con-
nected with the building association, as a
| worker with Capt. Lee in its affairs, tes-
| tilted that he was with Capt. Lee on the
| visit to Mr.. Ambrose's ofhce and heard
the latter make the statements Capt. Lee
| testified to.
| Darlington a Voluntary Witness.
Yesterdays hearing closed shortly after
3 o'clock. During the day Attorney
Charles A. Douglas had been on the
stand and had been asked If he ever
knew of J. J. Darlington having indorsed
a note for 81, 500 for Justice Wright. He
said he had not and had never known
Mr.. Darlington to indorse a note for any
one. Mr. Darlington is in attendance or
the hearings as counsel for Justice
| Wright, and he asked during the after.
noon to be sworn as witness. He said
| he resented the imputatlon that while he
was general counsel for the Washington
| Railway and Electric Company trying
cases before Justice Wright he had ever
| Endorsed a note for Justice Wright, deny
| ing that he had ever done so.
Mr.. Darlington in his statement got into
the record his opinion that there was
nothing wrong in Mr.. Douglas having In
dorsed notes for Justice Wright in view
| af the fact. that as Mr.. Douglas said, he
was trying, in SO indorsing notes, to aid
a bank with which he was connected.
Probe Of Receivership.
The circumstances in connection with
the appointment Of William e. Ambrose
as receiver for the First Cooperative
Building Association of Georgetown were
| gone into 1t was brought out that Will
| ton j. Lambert, Wharton Lester anG
| Howard Reeside were first appointed re.
| ceivers for the company. and that before
| the bond for these receivers was approved
Justice Wright had set aside the order
and appointed Mr.. Ambrose Frank w
] Smith, assistant clerk of the Supreme
Court of the District: Frank E. Cunning
ham, another clerk of the Supreme Court
Raymond B. Dickey. an attorney. and
William c. Sullivan. also an attorney
were under examination
Mr.. Dickey and Mr.. Sullivan vert
asked a number of hypothetical and sup
posititious questions by members of the
committee. tending to bring out the cir
cumstances under which Lambert Les
ter and Reeside were first appointed re
ceivers of the company and under which
Ambrose was later appointed by justice
Wright. Mr.. Dickey and Mr.. Sullivan
testified that they were attorneys for in
tervening petitioners In the building asso