The Washington times., 1914-06-23
WRIGHT COMMITTEE
=. MEETS TOMORROW
Spear Report Prevents Hearing
of Witnesses Today in I'M
peachment Case.

Georgia, prevented a sitting of the Nc
Coy subcommittee investigating the i'm
peachment charges against Justice
Daniel Thew Wright. The subcommit-
tee will meet tomorrow morning al
1870 o'clock.
An unusual method was employed by
Chairman Mccoy late yesterday after
noon when examining William C. Car
roll. court crier, who was stationed in
Justice Wright's court during the con-
t-uversy over the Georgetown Building
Association receivership. Mr.. Carroll S
story was in direct contradiction of that
previously told by Attorney Wharton E.
Lester, one of the original receivers ap-
pointed by Justice Gould, and later re-
moved by Justice Wright.
Chairman Mccoy turned the question
ing of Carroll over to Lester at a
crucial stage, but the witness could not
be dislodged from his statement that
Lester came to Wright's chambers with
6 consent order on the morning before
the setting aside Of the receivership.
Mr.. Lester took the stand following
Carrolrs testimony, and. and eSmphaaeanfy mi aesaf
saying the testimony was 'manufactur-
ed from the very beginning"
Frank S. Bright and Crandal Mackey
also were examined yesterday.
Bright Is Examined.
Congressman Nelson sharply exam
ined Trustee F. S. Bright, regarding
what Mr.. Nelson thought WAS undue
haste in accepting the Norris offer
for tho weisenborn property. The
offer came through the F. II. Smith
Company, which engaged William E.
Ambrose as attorney.
Mr. Bright said that he felt he had
achieved a good thing when he wait
-
sIs.525 offer. He said. however. he
only asked a per cent commission
for the trusteeship.
Now. as I understand IL" said Mr.:
Nelson. you first got offers of
company. You declined both. Then
you got q sl7.500 offer. which you
accepted subject to the approval OF
the court. Then you waited again
snd finally got about $4,000 more?"
How long did you wait after the
sfwo or three weeks"
After you had the s1s.soo offer
how long did you waltz"
'I had had several offers IN be-
tween" -.
We'll. then how long did you wait
% accept that $500 increase?"
The next day, 1 think"
Reason for Accepting.
You know there was another party
who had gone up from s17.50o TO $500
Now did you give him an opportunity
TO raise this IS jump you received from
the Smith people and AmbroseT'
No, sir"
why not7"
~ tell you I thought Mr.. 0'Donoshue
had exhausted himself in bidding"
Ambrose came to yo1 about that
than you had received and you ac-
cepted IL forthwith the next day, with
out further waiting, although you had
Waited and seen the property go from
$4,000 to sls,5oo?''
You and Mr.. Ambrose went to court
20 Justice Wright's chambers, and there
laid the offer before him.
who did the talkins-
"All Of US, / believe"
Did Justice Wright say Let US wait
and see II we get higher otfer?"
Did you tell him that Mr. o.pono-
Ssae requested o@.sT ID & to be ADVISED If there
I do not remember that Mr.. Orpono-
ghue ever said that
not write him."
IT have said that I thought o'Dooo-
ghue had exhausted himself There
fore when got the t25 higher orfer 1
TOOK II and honestly thought was do
ing the best thing.
What the Difference?
1T developed on Monday that
could have gotten more for the prop
erty. but I had told the Smith people
tc consider the matter closed, and that
ended IT.
You accepted only IS more on Sat-
uroay. after the offers had been raised
goo before. In one case, you had
waited three weeks, although the court
had approved q 1880 offer, and Vet
you only waited one dag to take this
t8 jump" said Congressman Nelson.
What was the difference? Why
couldn't You wait again, and why was
u. second order OF the court different
When accepted s1s.525 I thought
l had exhausted all offers 1 believe
mat Norris was giving me the best
price If Mr.. O'Donoghue was prepared
He came into court Monday. and said
ne would give 81 900, but II was too
late then, because I had formally ac-
cepted the other Offer
Did you or Mr.. Ambrose do the
talking when you went to see Justice
Wright?"
. y DO not remember. ! think Mr.
mere was Just one heir"
Yes, young man twenty-seyen
years old. He was a helpless cripple
In fact he had not been out of The
mouse for hye years until he came
INTO my charge He is dead now"
DID Justice Wright know that this
Eeir was crippIe?"
think So"
do you not think 1T would bsva
been better for you and ,Justice
Nrlgnt 10 get that additional sl475
for that cripple than to stanJ on
Seremony and give the property To
Norris just because YOU committeJ
SourseLf. as you say?"
Offer to Justice
did what I thought to he right
'hen. suil think did right, as I
saw II then"
You thought it was all right 70 I.t
mat helpless cripple lose about 8. 100
think that II Mr.. O'Donoghue had
shown his hand and said he was willing
TO 30 up to t2.1oo that he would have
Eotten the property, unless Norris had
come oack with a bigger offer"
MI. Nelson examined Mr.. Bright also
Cpon mis- statement that when he saw
The Wright charges published, he had
gone 70 the justice and offered to put
In writing his recollection OF the trans
actions In the Weisenborn matter Mr
Bright said he felt that Justice Wright
had been wrongly accused and also that
ne had been put in a false light.
You felt that there was charge of
remission Of duty TO a cripple whereby
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