The Washington times., 1914-06-23

Ter keeping out of the District to avoid
paying alimony?" asked Chairman Nc
4, Coy.
II knew he kept out OF the District
! to avoid the payment"
DO you know of any law that gives
q justice the right to dismiss a case
lwhen a man returns to his jurisdiction
, when he has kept away for eleven
years to avoid paying alimony?'
Il know OF no law. ] have heard OF
case before Justice Clabaugh where
disabled man failed to pay alimony
and he went TO Jail for contempt
The Clabaugh Case.
DO you recall the particulars OF the
Clabaugh case?" asked Mr.. Darling
ton.
II believe the man was a plate print
er. and he was put in jail for two weeks.
He was not sick. though
Was he able to work at the timer"
Yes sir
"A plate printer makes a pretty good
| salary?"
| Yes sir
In leading up to the examination Of
William c. Carroll. the court crier.
| Chairman Mccoy went eXhaustively into
| the extent OF Mr.. Carrolrs memory. He
| touched at length on the meaning OF the
| oath. and mentioned the punishment
| that would result for false testimony.
| Mr.. Carroll said his memory was excel
| lent. and he mentioned that 1t was par
| ticularly good in the matter of the re-
| ceivership of the First COOPERATIVE
Building Association of Georgetown.
| Mr.. Carroll said his memory had been
somewhat refreshed by reading news
paper stories of the Wright hearing. but
he said his memory Of the Georgetown
case was impressed on him because of
the unusual procedure in Justice
Wrights court In setting aside of JUS
| tice Gould's order appointing receivers.
IN what court was Justice Wright
| sitting then?" asked Chairman Nc
"He was the special justice during
What month";"
What was it in court that I'M
| pressed the case on your mind?'
The unusual procedure OF Justice
Gould's receivers being set aside. and
the many attorneys in court"
On July s, who did you see In
Saw Lester There.
Mr.. Lester. He was in Justice
Wright's chambers, and asked him to
| sign a consent order for receivers."
Were you in court on the next
day?"
| the receiver"
Did you hear Justice Wright ask
who signed the order over his head
Court?'
Yes. sir"
After the Cooper charges were pub
iished, did you look up the case TO re-
fresh your memory"
No, sir. I spoke to Justice Wright
about IT."
What did you say to himr'
I spoke to him about the ridiculous
ness Of the charges
What did Justice Wright sayr'
Il don't recall I said something to
charges"
What did he say to your
He acQuiesced"
Turn to Mr.. Lester sitting there {"
demanded Mr.. Mccoy, land don't look
at me, but answer my questions. Where
dtd you see him that morning?"
saw saw you (Lester)." said Mr.. Car
roll, "fn Justice Wright's private room
You came in and asked for a consent
order. Justice Wright asked you all the
usual questions about all parties being
Look, Mr.. Lester right in tn. eye
ana tell him where you saw him first
that morning." Mr.. Mccoy instructed.
bers"
Hes not looking at me at ALL. in
Let Mr.. Lester ask the questions"
suggested Mr.. Beall. "A man can look
at man who is questioning him"
I've my own ideas about this mat
ter, said Chairman Mccoy. and I
want TO develop this a certain way.
But go ahead, Mr.. Lester. you ask him
the questions"
Did you not telephone to me that
Justice Wright would not see me that
morning" asked Attorney Lester.
NO, sir" responded Mr.. Carroll.
You never had a telephone conver-
satton with me on that morning?'
mo. sir"
Mccoy Questions Him.
Chairman Mccoy then took the wit
ness and with a series Of rapid-fire
questions, sought to shake Mr.. Carroll
from his emphatic statement that he
saw Mr.. Lester in Justice Wright
chambers on the morning OF July s. The
witness maintained that he never ans
wered the telephone or used the tele-
You know Mr.. Lester testified that
he did call and you answered" said Mr..
Mccoy
''Ycs. sir. so see in the papers r
have no recollection of 1t at ALL"
Mr.. Lester then took the stand and
said:
There is absolutely no foundation in
fact for Carrolrs testimony. I did not
go to Justice Wright's chambers that
morning. / went into Wright's court,
and, as he was busy with another case,
! asked Carroll to got the Information
for me. and later he called me on the
telephone. The matter OF my coming
into his private room with the consent
order is manufactured from the very
beginnIng. In the first place. did not
have the consent order"
Did Justice Wright say anything on
the morning OF July with reference
to Your supposed visit TO his cham
bers?" asked Chairman Mccoy,
ITO this effect There Is Just a
shadow of foundation for that. He said
he refused to see me the day before"
Did Justice Wright say in open
court that he saw You the day before?"
NO. sir
Mr.. Darlington did not cross-exa:1line
MIR. Lester, saying the witness merely
repeated what he had said previously
when directly examined some days ago.
Chairman Mccoy asked Mr. Carroll IL
he desired the privilege to examine Mr
Lester. and Mr.. Carroll engaged in a
brief controversial conversation, up
holding their stories as given under
oath.
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