The Washington times., 1914-05-12
Colbert to Testify
In Wright Hearing
Attorney Referred to in Tie ,timony of Macdonald and
Easily Smith Called as First Witness Tomorrow.
Rauscher Case Recalled in Impeach-
ment Probe.

Y asked Justice Wright to transfer the
| RausCher replevin suit and he refused.
At this juncture the witness referred
! briefly 10 the arrival of Secretary Car
mody in Justice Barnard's court when
: the dispositions in the Rauscaer divorce
( suit were being read. In touching On
I the decree in the Rauschcr case. about
/ which Macdonald testified, Mr. Easily
! Smith said that Justice Barnard elim-
mated the words. considered by the
/ court C.IN''
! When questioned about the alleged
'Iclatio3 between the Rauschers. the
! witness read PORTION of the testimony
1 OF Mrs. RausChcr touching on the
habits of Rauschcr, The attorney
said he sought TO cross examine her
on the point OF these relations. but
that he was prevented Ly Justice
Wright interposing the court under
stands. which stopped my cross-exam-
From that moment on" continued
Mr.: Eashy-Snith. Il had suspicious,
Mhlch have now developed into a GER
t"lnty. that | was mp against il in
Justice Wrisht's courI and watched
every thing closely
1, me attorney read r letter from
Judge Nichol. of Alexandria, suggest
HnSo ing mat the Virginia Rsuscher di-
here is the cross bill that came
with that letter" the witness said
hut II contains outrageously false
Referring to the memorandum writ
ten by a detective employed in the
original Rauscher divorce suit. At
!orney Easily Smith said that he had
II lntr9duced into the record OF the
case. he said IL told of the detec-
i've following Rauscher from the
nome OF his father into the division
on a date said the witness, when 7
iiin nad positive knowledge that Rauscher
When asked by Mr. Nelson il he
Knew Mrs. Rauscher. the witness re-
pleo mat he had been introduced TO
her by Rsuscher before they were mar.
rIeu. he said that he did not know
Cdrmody until the secretary became :.
Sociated with Justice Wright. He main
1slned that Mrs. Rauscher could No,
naNt VISITED Justice Wright's Office all
Ihe Time to see Carmody.
Is Cross.E1amined.
When Cross-examined by .,,
Darlington. the witness reiteratad 49,,
Mrs- RauScher had been seen freoueptI,,
in and about Justice Wrirbt,s o,soo
he explained that his Offices prn-e
cross from the court house, and that
Ioiiowing The Incident of the replevin
sui ne 1eit that he was Up against
It. and that he would watch Mrs
Ga,ti auscher- saw her from my win
gov. ne said. and walked across
me me PARK and into the building and saw
ner come out of Justice Wrisbt:s of.
nc: did II purposely"
" men pinned down as to whether Inc
ice Wright was alone with Mrs
fIduscher, the witness said tbst at
Ieast one time he was certain nc
'uSticc Wrlsht came out after her"
ne SAID that il had been known +bot
ciinets visit judges in Chambers nd
even al their homes. sometimes
asked by Chairman Mccoy about
frank Halls connection with the case
the witness said:
FRANK Hall was a friep dof Mrs
RAuscher, and a friend of Justice
wright. and his enmity for Rauscher.
ST. was known, and think he was
an element in the case
In answer TO Attorney DsrIinpton'S
question. the witness said he could NOT
tell whther Hall saw Judge Wright
about the case
Inc references made by the witness of
papers being removed from the clerks
otflce was touched on by Attorney Oar
hngton. He brought out answers from
Easby-Smith that attorneys can re-
move papers when any Justice orders
1t. and that justice has access to all
papers when cases are under advise
ment.
When Attorney Colbert was called.
Attorney Darlington advised the com
mittee that Judge Wright had an en-
gagement. and the hearing then ad-
journed until 1910 tomorrow morning.