The Washington herald., 1914-06-27
PASSED
|. IN WRIGHT PROBE
Mccoy, in Letter Read at
Hearing, Says Darlington
Stated Half-truth.
ENGAGE IN LIVELY TILT
Justices Counsel Denies He Twisted
Things and Objects to Recording
of Communications.
ENGAGE IN LIVELY TILT

yuSuCcS Oounsei DenleS he iWlstco
Things and Objects to Recording
Of Communications.
A sharp clash between Chairman Nc
Coy and Attorney Darlington. counsel for
Justice Wright, enlivened yetserday'sI
session Of the hearings on charges against
the local jurist.
The tilt grew out Of an interchange OF
letters between Mr.. Mccoy and Attor-
ney Darlington. and before the commit
tee adjourned Representative Bean had
/ lined up with Attorney Darlington and
Representative Nelson. the third MEM
ber of the committee. had announced his
support Of Mr.. McCoFs contention.
Letters Are Read.
The correspondence follows:
Mr.. Darlington's letter to Chairman
| Mccoy. dated yesterday. read:
Judge Wright instructs me to say to
the subcommittee. In accordance with
your invitation Of yesterday. of a sug-
gestion from him as to the sessions
/ hereafter to be held which would best
meet the exigencies Of his court, that.
after his best consideration Of the mat
ter. coptinuous prosecution Of the In
i
sion. will best promote the public In
terests in 30 far as the court is con-
cerned. and that at any personal incon-
! venience to himself or to his counsel, he
deems il his duty to make this state
ment to the committee.
IF, as / understand. the service OF
Mr.. Beall as a member Of the subcom-
mittee to the conclusion OF Its labors
| depends upon completion OF the inquiry
within the earliest practicable limit OF
time, respectfully submit that an ad-
| ditional consideration Is presented, In
Justice 10 Judge Wright. for the most
diItgent continuation OF the inquiry which
may be practicable.
In view Of the foregoing conditions.
Judge Wright and his counsel tender
themselves ready 10 proceed with the in
quiry daily. including evening sessions,
II found necessary. until its conclusion.
Yours very truly.
-. J. DARLINGTON"
Reply Of Mr.. Mccoy.
Replying Mr.. Mccoy wrote:
II have your letter OF the 18th.
You say Judge Wright instructs me
| TO say 10 the subcommittee in accordance
with your invitation OF yesterday of a
suggestion from him as to the sessions
hereafter to be held. which would meet
1
his best consideration Of the matter, a
continuous prosecution Of the inquiry to
its earliest practicable conclusion will
best promote the public interests in so
| far as the court Is concerned. and that,
at any personal Inconvenience to himself
| or to his counsel, he deems IL his duty
to make this statement to the commit
tee
The statement quoted has all the
vices Of q half-truth.
The facts are as follows:
AT the close Of the hearing wednes-
day you called to my attention the fact
that Judge Wright stated there were sew
eral lunacy proceedings and other mat
tiers pending In his court which needed
attention, and we had some discussion
as TO how the sessions Of the committee
could be arranged so as to permit Judge
Wright TO attend to those matters. We
did not come to any agreement. and I
suggested that the committee would be
willing to listen to any suggestion which
Judge Wright had to make, so the mat
ter under discussion was not at all in
the line Of holding daily and nightly
sessions Of the committee, but. on the
contrary, was to so arrange the sessions
that Judge Wright should have the op-
portunity TO attend to the business that
he mentioned; and. moreover the matter
his personal convenience or the personal
convenience OF his counsel.
Thorough, Not Speedy.
The public is more interested in hav-
ing this investigation thoroughly made
than in having 1t hurriedly made, and
believe that the committee entertains
that view of the situation. There are
many matters which have been brought
to the attention OF the committee, which
IL has not yet touched upon. but which
will be taken up In due course. There
are numerous other matters which have
been mentioned to the committee and
which are now being investigated, and
which also will be brought up in due
course. II they seem to come within the
scope of the House resolution.
In view Of the matter in which a
private conference with members of the
committee has been twisted, as above
stated. II will be my suggestion to the
committee that hereafter II you have
any propositions to make, they shall
be made on the record and answered
there, or that they shall be made in
writing and answered In writing the COM
munications to go into the record.
Yours truly.
WALTER l. MCCOY"
Mr.. Darlington was evidently greatly
surprised when Mr.. Mccoy read the
correspondence into the record. He i'm
mediately resented the making part
of the record of a criticism which he
declared was entirely unjustihed.
81 am in the fortieth year Of my prac-
tIce here" he said with feeling. and
during all that time l have never been
accused by any tribunal or committee
of uttering half truths or twisting things
that have been said.
Justice Wright rose to contribute to the
record, but his counsel urged him strong
Iy not to enter into the controversy and
the Jurist yielded reluctantly.