The Washington times., 1914-05-22
ATTORNEYS DIFFER
At WRIGHT HEARING
ambrose Denies Telling Cool
ness With Wright Was Over
Rauscher Case.
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-upny was crooked, and that he oelleved
ris to be true in the Rauscher case"
Chairman Mccoy asked If the rela-
ons OF the witness with Ambrose and
IIdge Wright were still friendly, and
received an affirmative reply.
Mr.. Merillat said that his conversa-
IN with Ambrose was merely inciden-
al. as he was attending to certain legal
I1atters for Ambrose at the time.
Attorney. Darlington. on cross-exami-
Iltion, asked IL il were possible that
With Attorney Easby-Smith. The wit
Tess said this was not possible.
DO you know anything of any rela-
ons between Judge Wright and Mrs.
Nothing whatever" responded Mr..
Merillat
contradicts Merillat.
When MIR. Ambrose was called, At
torney Darlington asked:
did Judge Wright at any time
urge you TO continue as counsel for
Ms RauscherT'
NO"
You heard Mr.. Merillats testimony? :?
Whet about it?"
Il have no positive recollection of
that conversation. ! have no doubt
commented upon Mrs. Rauscher at the
time. but 1 have no recollection of
saying that Judge Wright urged me
-
DO you deny that you said to Mr.
| Nerillat that there was a coolness be-
tween you and Judge Wright because
SositiVsiv deoR eonsesman tbs. s,S SetSohi ie him
the coolness was over the Rauscher
case"
Did you ever say to Mr.. MeriIlat that
the Rauscher case was a frame-up
Sased on perjured testimony and that
vas why you got out?"
1 said that to nearly everybody F..
But not to Judge Wright?''
20 Mr.. Merillat that Judge Wright
urEed you to stay in the case?'
have no such recollection"
Yet you deny some statements made
oy Mr. Merillat. but say you have no
recollection Of this part of the CONVEX
Yes"
Mr.. Darlington asked Mr.. Ambrose IN
eetell the coolness between himself and
Judge Wright
Tiff With Wright.
M. Ambrose said that the GOODNESS
really started over his overdraft in the
United States Savings Bank, about
which he has previously testified. After
that time. he said. the relations be-
tween the two were not so intimate.
BE explained that further disagreement
bad arisen at a luncheon at the Raleigh
the date Of which he could not remem-
be-, when Judge Wright asked him for
Sns particulars about loan Mr.. Am
sudre Wright,s family
Judge Wright found out about tn,
loan some time afterward. was in
strrmentai IN obtaining it. At the Re
eigh luncheon he asked me about the
matter. but declined to tell him on the
ground that the matter was one be-
tween counsel and client. and could
not be divulged- Judge Wright became
tncensed and said / owed il to him as
close friend to tell him. The argu-
ment was bitter and it was during the
bitterness OF this quarrel that Judge
wright asked me IL 1 had been offer
ed $So In the Rauscher case. / said
Il was lie. and never spoke to Judge
TO me"
Judge Wright took up this matter
member of his family without consult
ing him3s" asked Mr.. Darlington.
Mr.. Nelson asked II the bitterness
No. we are both men. We speak.
and ] say il has been some time since
i happened. and my recollection is
You called recentIv at Judge
wright's home to sympathize with
hIrn?"
Yes"
Yesterdays Testimony.
Contradictory evidence as to the al
Seged activity of Justice Wright in the
divorce proceedings instituted by Mrs
Rauscher against Rene Rauscher was
given by Attorney Ambrose and Attor-
ney Easby-Smith when quizzed late yes
terday afternoon. While Attorney Am
sAat
improper activity of the justice in the
case, Easby-Smith emphatically testi-
hed that Ambrose and he had talked
Ghe Rauscher case over time and again,
and that both agreed that Justice
Wright was too interested in the case.
Mrs. Rauscher's frequent visits to
the courthouse were spoken Of often by
Ambrose and myself said Easily
smith. and Ambrose assented to 90
w-tth me to get the case certified to an
ether court for this very reason"
Further information on the $500 mat
ter With reference to settlement of
ne Rauscher case was given, and brief
Teference also was made to the Ben
dccauley contempt case. in which Jus
ice Wright and Easby-SmIth were in
rerssted
At the close Of The Times. report yes
tsrday, Attorney Ambrose was being
Questioned about his connection with
the United States Savings Bank. Show
ing some minutes of a meeting of the
bank's directors OF April 3. 1912, Chair
man Mccoy asked the witness IL his
account was overdrawn at that time
ambrose answered in the negative.
DO you recall that meeting?"
All recall is that Conrad Syme was
elected a director over me-"
Was there any objection TO your re-
naming in the meeting?"
Il do not know as to that / retired
Immediately after the election. Mr..
cooper explained that there was moth
ing Personal about it,
Did you have a conversation with
Justice Wright them
I believe 1 did before the meeting"
What was said?"
Talk of a Change.
Justice Wright told me that Mr
Baker wanted me to be reelected a
director, and so did he. He said there
we're differences in the directorate. and
there was some talk of change COM
ing. He wanted me TO stand for cleo
ton"
That was before the meeting where
the election took place.
1T was before. Justice Wright said
vas more or less familiar with the
workings of the bank. although ] knew
nothing of the inward differences Of the
directors