Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-27
Action in Case of Banker Who
Brought Charges Against
Judge Wright.
JUSTICE GOULD ORDERS
BENCH WARRANT ISSUED
Indictment Alleges Felonious, I'm
lawful and Malicious Intent
to Vilify.

Criminal libel is the charge contained
in an indictment returned today by the
grand jury against Wade H. Cooper.
president of the United States Savings
Bank and the Union Savings Bank. The
indictment is the result of charges made
by Mr.. Cooper against Justice Daniel
Thew Wright of the District Supreme
Court.
On motion of Assistant United States
Attorney Harvey Given. Justice Gould.
presiding in Criminal Court No. l, or
dered a bench warrant for the arrest
of the banker.
Mr.. Cooper Arrested.
Deputy Marshal w. J. Roberts ap-
peared at Mr.. Coopers office. in the
United States Savings Bank building,
shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon,
with a bench warrant for Mr.. Cooper,
and escorted him to Justice Barnard $
office, in the city hall. with his counsel,
Raymond NJ. Hudson.
Discussing the indictment with a rep
resentattve of The Star this afternoon.
Mr.. Cooper said
Il have not seen the Indictment. and
do not know specifically what the
charges are, but l think the public
understands the situation we'll enough
to pass judgment on it without any
comment from me.
Allegations in Indictment.
The indictment alleges that February
% last Mr.. Cooper ''feloniously, unraw-
fully and maliciously contriving and in
tending to vilify and defame the said
Daniel Thew Wright and to bring him,
the said Daniel Thew Wright, into pub
lie scandal. contempt, ridicule and dis
grace and to deprive him, the said Dan
iel Thew Wright, of his good name,
fame, credit and reputation as such as
sociate justice of the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia as aforesaid,
and to injure, defame and aggrieve
him, the said Daniel Thew Wright, Of
his great hatred and i'll will towards the
said Daniel Thew Wright, feloniously,
unlawfully and maliciously did compose.
write and publish, and cause and procure
to be composed, written and published,
certain false, Scandalous, malicious and
defamatory libel of and concerning him,
the said Daniel Thew Wright. and of and
concerning him, the said Daniel Thew
Wright, in his said Office of associate
justice of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and of and concerning
his conduct and behavior therein
The publication Of the charges. portions
Of which are set out in the indictment.
are alleged to have been made by Mr.
Cooper ito the great injury. scandal,
ridicuie and disgrace of Justice Wright
Witnesses Before Grand Jury.
The witnesses appearing before the
grand jury were Justice Wright, Charles
NJ. Maigne. Robert L. Montague, Will
liam W. Price and Robert Perkins.
The charges on which the Indictment
is based were filed by Mr.. Cooper with
Secretary Tumulty at the White House
February 26, and were furnished to the
press. it Is alleged, February %. Mr..
Tumulty sent the papers to Attorney
General McReynolds, who forwarded
the charges to the House judiciary
committee The committee declined to
consider the charges on the ground
that they were unverified, and sent
them back to the Department of JUS
tice. Impeachment charges filed by a
member of the House followed.