The Washington times., 1914-06-15
INQUIRE If WRIGHT
WANTED EARLY TRIAL
Cooper Case Before the House
Impeachment Committee.
Lambert a Witness.
Continued from First Page.D

preston in my own mind, but cannot
put my finger on anything now"
Did you sc: that impression from
Justice Gould?'
Il cannot say that ] did
IF the case had gore TO tria! in
April or NAV. il would have gone be-
fore Justice Gould:" suggested Con-
Sressman Beall.
Could was presiding in criminal court -
IF Justice Gould reached the point
where he would not try the case you
could not try il at all? Were not all
the judges eliminated"
They could not try until other judges
were appointed. perhaps, but tnat is
not the reason I urged Justice Gould
not to hear it. However, l saw no
necessity for speeding the case with
these proceedings on in Congress. You
understand / was not opposed 20 Jus
iaar.. OO' ~ ~ " ~
You we're not opposes 10 a justice.
b't TO trial this spring.
OF course. / opposed being rushed
Ii trial. but il was not on that ground
that / spoke to Jrstice Gould. Ny mo-
tion to stay proceedings speaks for it
self SO far as opposing a speedy trial
is concerted.
i expected Justice Rarnard 10 try
the case at first, tut he said he had a
great deal of business to dispose of and
he wanted to leave the bench on June S.
and he feared the case might go beyond
Inc day for his resignation
IT was willing to try the case before
Justice Gould. so far rs fair trial and
impartial dealing we're concerned, but |
dill not think he shoul try the case be-
"ause of the conlmunity's feeling that
he was a close friend OF Justice Wright"
AS you recall your conversation with
Justice Gould, the only thing he said
about Justice Wright was that Wright
had made some inquiries whether he
would or could try the case? You can
not 70 further than that.
No that is about all he said
You expected influence TO be brought
by Justice Wright or his friends to
have the case tried by Justice Gould?
No. 1 felt this way about il, how
ever. II Judge Gould tries the case and
Cooper is acquitted there might be fea-
lures to embarrass Justice Gould with
Justice Wright i felt that il Cooper
is convicted, Justice Gould may be i'm
because of the fact that he and Justice
Wright are friends. 1 did not see
why Justice Gould should put himself
In that position"
between himself and District Attor
ney Wilson wherein Mr.. Wilson asked
him II he was contemplating filing an
affidavit against the hearing of the
case by Justice Gould. Mr.. Lambert
said he told Mr.. Wilson of the prob
ability that Gould would be 4 witness
and that the District Attorney said
that would put new phase on the
matter.
Attorney Lambert said he under
stood Justice Stafford did not want to
try the case because he had rendered
an opinion in the suit of Baker vs.
Cooper He did not know fully Of
the reasons actuating the judges not
wanting to act saving he had talked
only with Justice Barnard Il heard
sfterwsrd that Justice Stafford said
ne would try tie case" said Mr..
Chairman McCoy asked IL District
Judge may refuse to sit in a case pro-
vjded he is not legally disqualified.
Il suppose he can refuse unless the
Court Of Appeals mandamuscs him.,
But can he lsyaIIy refuse; unless he
is actually Disqualified lie may refuse
as -Aan, but can he legally do so?"
7 should say not"
Did YOU have any conversation with
Justice GonId about this before you be-
came one Of Mr.. Cooper's attorneys
Il think not; I do not recall, how
talked of the Wright case incidentally
With judges and lawyers when the
charges cane out, as it was a matter Of
general comment among the bench and
tar.
Did Justice Gould ever mention any
thing about Peyton Gordon to you?'
asked Mr.. McCoy.
Mr.. Gordon's Opinion.
Yes. he said that Mr.. Gordon was a
GOOD friend. of Justice Wright and that
Gordon had said that Justice Gould
ought not to try the case. He said he
thought that Gordon had had a CONVEX
sation with Justice Wright and that the
Judge had reached the Same concls-
sioil"
Did he say anything 20 indicate that
Peyten Gordon had gone to Justice
sboaia not % !Tge elsua1e tfs case?, n% tnat Gould
i cannot say; Mr.. Gordon himself
was OF the opinion that Justice Gould
should not try it
What was YOUR Impression as TO
'iordon's going 10 Justice Wrigh. about
ItS.''
That Mr Gordon felt it would not
be advantageous for either Justice
Wright or Justice Gould to have the
after sit in the case"
Ny. Darlington's cross-eNamlnation
was quite brief. He asked il there had
been an effort TO force Cooper TO trial
before he retained counsel and Mr..
Lambert said he had not heard of il.
About ustice Stafford" said Mr..
Darlington, did he not think he might
De witness because he had advised
Justice Wright in the procedure he took
IN the Finley case?"
70 Justice Stafford not being able TO try
the case
Details Of the warrant sworn out by
Elisha Gordon against William T.. Am
rose was told TIL. committee by Ralph
Given. Assistant United States Attorney
N charge of Police Court cases. Mr..
Given reviewed at length the circum-
stances Leading up to the charge OF
mbez2lenFent against Ambrose follow
ing his alleged failure TO pay a fine Of
'oo igor Gordon. re said before tho
warrant was ,ed, Attorneys James s.
Easby-Smith and Matthew O'Brien
came TO him and asked him TO hold I'D
the warrant. I'd "" told them IL was I'm
the hands of Tnitrd states Attorney
Clarence r Wilson.
The letter received by Mr. Wilson
from Gordon. stating that he was in
error about Ambrose seeking to do him
an injustice and asking that the war
rant be withdrawn, was gone into al
length. and the witness detailed several
interviews in which Mr.. Wilson and
Mr.. Gordon himself figured with ref.
ereDce TO the Ambrose warrant. He
said that the warrant was still pend
ing against Ambrose. and that the 81
hne against Gordon was still unDeid
He said the present status of the
matter was due TO Instructions from
Mr.. Wilson. who advised holding ~
on the matter until some rumors re-
rarcing Ambrose's alleged shortage as
receiver had been. investigated.
'Bhye you any knowledge OF other
checks given by. Ambrose in payment
Of fines of his clients that have beer
returned and marked no funds -
EAd M4NF