The Washington times., 1914-10-06
JUSTICE WRIGHT
QUITS D. c. BENCH
Jurist Tells President Contro-
versy Has Aligned Members
Of Bar VariousIy.
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| The committee, willing to halt it's in
quiry. granted Justice Wright an oppor'
tunity to insert in the record of the cast
an elaborate review of his judicial. acts
and a defense Of the so-called Cooper
| charges.
The House committee held severa
night sessions at which testimony wal
taken but not made public. In view OF
| the sudden termination Of the case this
part Of the record will not be made
public. 1t Is said Justice Wright al
these closed sessions was just as EN-
phatic as in the open session in his
disayowal Of wrongdoing.
The retiring justice, who came tc
Washington from Cincinnati a decade
one time a plan to return to his old
home and resume the practice OF law
there. He has finally reached the
conclusion. is friends say. that he
will remain in Washington and take up
the practice Of law here.
whether Justice Wright will affiliate
with some already established law firm
of this city or begin the practice of
law single handed has not been an
nounced.
Park Demanded Impeachment.
Upon his responsibility as mem-
Der of the House Of Representatives,
CONGRESSMAN Frank Park Of Georgia.
on March 81 arose on the floor and
demanded the impeachment Of Justice
Daniel Thew Wright for high crimes
and misdemeanors."
The charges made against Justice
Wright by Mr. Park were substantial
ly the same as those filed against him
by Wade H. Cooper. Washington
banker. with the President
ha no Congress-
man Park, and mis- announcement
thereof, read:
"I rise to the question Of the House
privilege, and one of greatest import
ance. BY virtue of my office as
member Of the House of Representa- :
tives, I impeach Daniel Thew Wright.
an associate justice Of the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia, OF
high crimes and misdemeanors.
Il charge him with having accepted
favors from practitioners at the bar
Of his court. and Of having permitted
counsel for a street railway company
to indorse his notes while said coun
sci was retained by said street rail-
way company in business and causes
before his court.
81 charge him with performing the
service Of a lawyer and accepting a
fee during his tenure Of judicial office
in violation Of the statutes Of the
United States.
II charge him with collecting and
vrongfully appropriating other people
money.
II charge him with purposely chang
ing the record to prevent the reversal
of causes wherein he presides.
IT charge him with bearing deadly
weapons in violation Of law:
II charge him with judicial miscon-
duct in the trial of writ OF haoeas
corpus to an extent which provokes a
reviewing court Of the District Of CO.
lumbia to Justly characterize trial as
a travesty Of Justice
at charge him with arbitrarily revok-
Ing. without legal right. the order II
judge of contest jurisdiction appolntiMns ne
three receivers. so as to favor his
friend by appointing him sole receiver:
"J charge him with being guilty or
various other acts. Of personal and Judl-
ciaI misconduct, for which he should De
impeached. -, ,a
temperamentally unfit to hold Juoiclai
office"
Park Files Affidavit.
The Park charges were referred to the
Judiciary Committee and on March 81
Cors-re.sman Park filed with the COM
ni,t.e sffidavits supporting his accusa-
tions. The full committee first CON
sidored the charges in executive ses-
sion April 10. With the appointment On
April il Of Congressman Mccoy. chs'r-
man. and Congressmen Nelson anu az
cart is a subcommittee. the public hear
ines began on Nav ].
Justice Wrfght's connection with the
limited States Savings Bank. and as
director Of the National hIreau OF
7 i+era ture and Art were first investl-
gated. numerous bankers. attorneys ana
Srsiness men being called to testify.
N~T n
.,atement at the outset OF the hearing
that reports had reached tho committee
Of .'tampcriny with witnesses. There
unon the chairman assured witnesses
f,II protertion. and declared that steps
would be taken to punish for contempt
all who approached witnesses lmprop-
erly.
Three sessions a week were hold during
the month of May, the committee divid
cd its time with an investigation Of an
alleged payment TO Justice Wright OF
q $500 fec for services for the United
States Savings Bank and the Justices
connection with two divorce suits in
which Attorney William f. Ambrose
WAS concerned Through the rosiGnat ton
of CONGRESSMAN Taggart. Fon"ressman
lack Reall was named on tho com
mittee.
Divers Charges Reviewed.
As the hearings progressed additional
knowledge was procured by the com
mittee, and during the months Of June
and July. when three sessions week
were held, divers charges and COM
plaints against Justice Wright were
reviewed The services of Attorney
Ambrose as receiver for the First Co
opcrative Building Association OF
Georgetown also were searchingiy re
viewed. Justice Wright having appoint
ed Ambrose as receiver.
At periods during the past month. tie
committee held private hearings. at
hich certain evidence WAS adduced
that has not vet been made public.
At one of these secret sessions,
number Of letters alleged to have been
written by Justice Wright. were re-
viewed.
The hearings have been enlivencd at
frequent intervals by an interchange of
words between Chairman Mccoy and
Attorney J. J. Darlington. who appeared
in behalf of Justice Wright
Owing to the departure for Texas OF
Congressman Beall in July, Congress
man John Peterson. Of Indiana, was
added to the committee
The testimony taken at the hearing
filed eight volumes of printet! record
Probed Ambrose Receivership.