The Washington times., 1914-06-05
FAILURE OF AMBROSE
A|RED|N WRIGHT TRIAL
erobers Hear of Details in Case
ef Building Association Re-
seivership.

seivership.
Continued from First Page.)
H9 this year. The matter was put over
SnIil May Is.
Was the time again extended until
June l5?'
Il don't know
Who gives these extensions
The court sitting in general term"
Was Justice Wright sitting with the
other Jgdges?' g..
Il do not know
DO you know anybody connected
with the extension of this ruler asked
Mr.. Darlington.
What reason could there be for the
extension of the thine by the court"
Well. the clerks office Is swamped
with work, for one thing. These mat
ters go through the clerks, office and
there is much work connected with
them.'
When Chairman Mccoy first oues-
toned Attorney Sullivan regarding his
failure to ask Receiver Ambrose for
an accounting of the affairs of the
building association he asked if Sulli-
van had ever demanded such an ac-
counting
Il think ] did. three or four years
AGO said Sullivan Ambrose said
the Brown case was one reason an ac-
counting could not be had at that time
and he also said that the bulk of the
property consisted of worthless deeds
of trust and that they were clearing
off these as rapidly as possible. He
ssid there could not well be an ac-
counting until the Brown suit was
settled 49, : .-=-' = SO.
Pressed to explain what the Brown
suit had. to do with il Mr.. Sullivan said !:
Because if the plaintiff Brown. won
that case there would be very few cents
on the dollar to go to the rest of US.
The total assets were estimated at less
than $4,000"
who told you that?" .,..."
Several members of the bar
What about the assets of the COM
pany at the time of the receivership?
How much were they supposed TO be?'
About 500, 900"
Mr.. Sullivan then interjected the ex-
clarnation that Ambrose made about
many Of the assets being worthless.
- Heard No Complaints---.
Chairman Mccoy asked If the witness
had heard any disapproval of Mr.. Am
brose when he was selected as receiver.
and what the opinion OF the witness was
regarding Ambrose.
Il do not think I heard any COM
plants. and j have considered him as
a lawyer and man as one of character
and standing" ...-. -.
You always have?"
Il have heard rumors lately. .
DO you not know the facts?'
Have you seen correspondence be-
tween Mr. Darlington and another MEM
ber of the bar regarding Ambrose?"
asked Chairman Mccoy.
Il have not" said Sullivan. who has
an office with Attorney Darlington.
Mr.. Darlington arose and said that
he would be glad 10 submit his corre-
spondence books and that he did not re-
call any correspondence regarding Am
Lrose. On reflection he said he had
Is,ssibly written. one letter to a lawyer.
Chairman Mccoy announced that he
intended to put MIR. Darlington on the
stand later.
- Slabaugh Testifes.
The first called at the hearing this
morning was George Slaybaugh, former
cashier of the United states Savings
Bank. and later a private accountant.
tie was asked about making an ac-
countant's record of the affairs of Viii
-,Iam r.. Ambrose, as receiver for the
FiTst Cooperative Building Association
~ GEORGETOWN. He said he made cne
- epOrt, copies of which were later made
ia Mr.. Ambrose's office.
. Did you give a copy 20 Mr.. Cragin?'
SO. ! Chairman Mccoy.
% -''s. the copy that Mr.. Easby-Smith
h-I had was turned over to Mr.. Cra-
q.
'i,rom what did you prepare the
stated account"
From typewriter memoranda given
o." ny Ambrose and from court orders
u"Ee-inc sales. The expenditures 1
raGe mp from vouchers. receipted bills
ard cancelled checks given me by Mr..
ambrose"
What bank was Mr.. Ambrose's ac-
count in?'
..The United States Savings Bank
What do you know about the amount
81 that account
4 have no knowledge"
We're the Cancelled checks all: drawn
uG the United States Savings Bank?"
y believe some were on the CONNER
ciaI National Bank and one or two on
the Federal National Bank.
Were they signed as receiver, or
were they personal checks2'
some Of them were personal checks
Employed By Ambrose.
pid Mr.. Ambrose employ you" ask
Cd Nj. Nelson
Yes. sir"
As Of what date was the stated &C
''.'rt made. asked Chairman Mccoy.
"' Of A pTiI /, 1914
For what purpose did he want the
stated account Mr.. Nelson asked.
For fling VITA the court"
Paye you stated all the banks on
which checks were made asked Mr..
Mccoy.
AN that l recall"
We're there any on the Riggs Bank"
No sir"
Can you state on which the personal
Checks were drawn?"
No. sir; but It is my impression there
we're some personal checks on all
three hanks"
You say you only made one copy Of
the state account
Yes; but there were some copies
made in Mr.. AmbrOse's office. and the
one that came into my possession ]
took down to Mr.. Cragin.''
You say il was a copy
1t was not an exact copy In form,
but ! presume the same figures were
on ill.,
In other words, yours was a book
Keepers copy and the copy required for
Sling was to be made in another
luru"'
-. sir
There WAS no cross-eXamination Of
NMr Slaybaugh.
Sullivan Cross-examined.
Attorney ". c Sullivan. when first
put upon the stand, was crass-examined
b Attorney Darlington. He said that
's- waS not an assistant Of Mr. Dar-
'u-Tun's, but that he had been as
-, :.t'd with the latter in cases Mr..
I e. f' :ugtCn reviewed briefly the urocIir-