The Washington times., 1914-05-18
NOTES
OF HEARING READ
Court Reporter Testifies Wright
Asked to See Transcript Of
His Charge to Jury.
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this up a good dead and instructed m.
to put Is as changed in the record" >"
Il have an indistinct recollection ol
aging something like that"
DO you recall saying you might get
in bad with the court otherwisc?"
Il do not rccollect saying that either
in substance or in words"
Tho witness said Mr.. Easily Smith
wanted to keep both the original
transcript and the modified COPY of
| tho charge and he had done So
What were you to do with the
| changed copy?"
Put II in the record"
Attorney Darlington asked IL the
witness meant by the word record" !"
the transcript"
Yes" said Mr.. Mitchell.
Can you state Justice Wright's
language"
As I have said. don't know whetb-
or he asked to see the charge when
written up or when delivered or be
fore delivered"
Was there any injunction of secrecy
on Justice Wright's part?'
Absolutely not
Everything Above Board"
Everything was open and above
board?''
Absolutely. Yes"
What did you have to do with the
record?'
Just to give 1t to counsel. IfIre-
member, I put both charges in"
rs II usual for judges to call for
transcripts OF their charges?" asked Mr..
II have had them do So several times,
although ! would not call it usual"
Have there been changes in them be-
fore?'
Not that call to mind now"
Have you talked with anybody about
the case5 fSint afked tslks5 M Darlington RS1b E
Smith about the transcript Friday after
noon. 1 talked to him about two min
utes?'
side?''
NO
Mr.. Mitchell said he did not recall.
from an examination OF his records,
that he had ever taken any testimony in
the Finley divorce case, but when Mr.
Mccoy produced the torn-up notes, he
recalled that he had taken testimony in
Justice Wright's chambers in May, 1918,
when Finley. Ambrose. Easby-Smith,
and Macdonald were present He read
from the testimony Of Mr. Easby-Smith
regarding conversation he had had
with Finley, this conversation already
having figured I'm the investigation.
In this Mr.. Easby-Smith quoted Finley
as saying that Ambrose had urged him
to go ahead with his original plan to
sue his wife, and that cit is nv fault;
put my head in the moose against your
advices."
Finley Affidavit.
This was in reference to the prior
affidavit Of Finley that Ambrose had
been a party to the collusion, wherein
1t was charged that Ambrose agreed,
as F1nley's attorney, to have his own
client furnish the evidence upon which
the wife could get a divorce.
Ambrose's, testimony befpre Justice
failing conversation with his client and
saying that he had urged him to 90
ahead with his divorce plans and tat
he was some sort of fool" 70 rwait-
ing TO let the wife get the divorce for
the saks of her folks. Ambrose de-
MED that he had furnished any means
to Attorney Colbert. representing Mrs.
Finley. or that he had supplied evil
dence upon which q divorce could be
obtained by Mrs. Finley against Am
brose's client. In short, Ambrose re-
futed all suggestions of collusive agree
ment
When the reading of the patched-up
notes had been completed, Mr.. Mccoy
suggested that they ought to be tran
scribed for the record and the commit
tee took recess until 3 o'clock to give
Mr.. Mitchell time to have them type
written. Attorney Ambrose himself
was in the committee room waiting to
estify as 1t was understood he would
take the stand today.