Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-27
HE TELLS Of ANGER
OF JUSTICE WRIGHT
Attorney Lambert Witness Before
the Mccoy Subcom-
mittee.
Says Displeasure Resulted From APP
pointment of Receiver by
Justice Gould.

The details and circumstances Of the
appointment of William F. Ambrose
as receiver for the Georgetown Build
ing Association by Justice Wright were
told at length today by W J. Lambert
before the Mccoy subcommittee of tho
House which is handling the Wright
Impeachment case. Mr. Lambert de-
scribed In great detail how angry Jus
tice Wright became one day i'm cour,
when he learned that Mr. Lambert and
Attorney Frank Lester had received an
order from Justice Gould appointin.
Frank Reeside as receiver and how
he had set aside that order and ar
pointed Mr.. Ambrose
He produced file of The Star and read
an account. which he declared was accu-
rate. of how Justice Wright had eNcoriat-
ed counsel in the case for having gone 10
Judge Gould to get this order instead oc
to Justice Wright.
Mr.. Lambert said that the necessity to-
this order arose from the suggestion thar
]. Barton Miller. who WAS then secretary
OF the association. believed that a re-
ceiver would be able to settle the differ
ences between Miller and the directors oc
the concern
we agreed tndt the aNdlrS o1 mo
concern were very much mixed. and also
agreed that Frank P. Reeside would he
satisfactory man." he said.
Hunted for Justice Wright.
Mr.. Lambert said that they hunted
all over Washington to find Justice
Wright, and. failing to find him, they
instituted another long search for JUS
tice Gould, and finally found him He
signed the order appointing Mr. Reside
The next morning they took the order
to Justice Wright.
He became very angry said Mr. Lam
bert. and asked me about it. I explained
our efforts to find him and he preceded
to give US a severe lecture. He directed
his clerk to set aside the order This
was done. and the Judge said he would
give hearing on the matter the next
day He pointed to the door where a no.
tice was posted to the effect that the
hours of sitting were from 10 to 1870
o'clock. I told him 1 did not think that
held In important matters like this
Mr.. Lambert said he went TO see Justice
Gould about II and that the two judges
held red-hot conversation on the tele-
phone. He said that later Justice Wright
| insisted upon appointing and actually did
appoint William f. Ambrose as a re-
ceiver.
Did Judge Wright indicate any OBJ
lection to the receiver named by Judge
Gould?" he was asked.
No Necessity Of Two.
NO. He simply said, I don't see any
necessity for appointing more than one
receiver and I appoint William f. Am
brose." replied the witness.
Mr.. Lambert said he had heard conn
ments about Justice Wright having IA
vored Mr.. Ambrose.
On cross-examination. ]. ]. Darlington.
attorney for Justice Wright, went into
the matter Of shareholders of the George
town association. He asked Mr.. Lambert:
do you recall a single shareholder adj
vocating the appointment of Mr.. Lester
or yourself?"
Il don't recall any one who would
advocate my appointment or that Of
Mr.. Lester. after Judge Wright's crit
icism became known"
do you recall that a Mr.. Brown and
others said that Judge Wright should
be publicly thanked for stopping what
was termed a backdoor arrangement Of
attorneys"
Mr.. Lambert said he did not recall it.