Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-03
SAYS JUDGE WRIGHT
CALLED ON AMBROSE
Also Asked for Mileage Books. Caus-
ing Complaint, Says 7. L.
Block.

! The hearing OF charges against JUS
| tjce Daniel Thew Wright of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Column
| bia was resumed early today before
| a subcommittee of the committee OH the
| judiciary of the House of Represent
atives, with Theodore l.. Block, law
clerk in the office of " Illiam f. AM
brose, ON the witness stand. Mr.. Block was
heard again after luncheon, when the
session was resumed at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. and Attorney Charles ].
Douglas is also to testify today.
Mr.. Block testified that during the
time the Rauscher divorce case was un-
der consideration he was instructed by
Mr.. Ambrose to get Justice Wright on
the telephone that he did so, and
switched Justice Wright on to the teie-
phone in Mr.. Ambrose's Office. so that
the latter could speak with him.
In few minutes, Mr.. Block said, Jus
ttce Wright came to the office, passed
him and went into the room where Mr.
Ambrose and Mrs Rauscher were seated.
He said that when Justice Wright went
INTO the room Mr.. Ambrose went out.
This testimony was ELECTED from Mr..
Block with Walter l. Mccoy, representa-
tive from New Jersey and chairman OF
the subcommittee, presiding, and with
Representative John NJ. Nelson of Wis
consn on the bench as another member
OF the committee. Representative Jack
Beall of Texas, the other member of the
committee, came in afterward
Door Between Offices Open.
Upon cross-eXamination by Attor-
ney ]. J. Darlington MIR. Block testi-
cd no ha
Wright, as he said, Went into MIR. Am
broses office there was door open
part of the time between Mr. Ambrose's
office and that of Attorney Easily
Smith. whose offices then adjoined.
Chairman McCoy's questions brought
out statements from Mr.. Block showing
that close friendship had existed be-
tween Justice Wright and Attorney
Ambrose. He said they had taken hunt
once seen them at q boxing exhibition
together. Asked whether he had pur-
chased mileage books for Justice
Wright at Mr.. Ambrose's direction he
others might have done SO. He said he
recoilected that MIR. Ambrose once COM
planned to him that Judge Wright was
asking him for mileage books
He said he recollected that on two
occasions Mr.. Ambrose had procured
mileage books for Justice Wright. and
brose for the mileage Books, although.
having been purchased for a member
OF Justice Wrights family. He said
he knew of no occasion when Justice
Wright paid money back to Mr. Am
hrose for the miiage books, although,
he declared. he would not necessarily
KNOW whether Justice Wright had re-
turned to Mr.. Ambrose the money for
them or not.
Mr. Block said he had never discussed
the hearing or the testimony before the
committee with Mr.. Ambrose since the
day he had been subpoenaed. a month
ago. He said Mr.. Ambrose had once
within his hearing during the past two
weeks spoken of his obligation not to
divulge condolences although he de-
clared he did not know whether that
statement was made by Mr. Ambrose as
result of the latter's testimony before the
committee or not. He said he could not
remember to whom Mr.. Ambrose had
made the statement.