The Washington times., 1914-07-20

Karrick. land then submitted it to Jus.
tice wright. and he redrafted IT ana
possibly redictated it. although some Oh
DO not the initials denote that jas
tice wright dictated the letter.
Il think they do, with the explana-
ton have made.
Capt. Fred BealI, an attorney. with
whom Attorney George III. Macdonaid
had offices at the time Macdonald
handled the Rauscher divorce case
for Mrs. Rauscher, testified regarding
his colleagues standing. Asked what
was Mr.. Macdonald's reputation. cap
tain Beall replied:
"As good as it Is possible to be. He
Is a man OF unquestioned integrity
and perfectly reliable l have known
him in a more or less confidential way
for ten or twelve years and l never
knew a man in whom / could put
more explicit confidence"
Captain Beall also testified that At
torney Macdonald had come into his
office one day and notified him tna.
he had been forced to trial in the
Rauscher case.
"He asked me what to do. and
told him l would ask to have the
case dismissed without prejudice. and
1 think he went back to court ano
made that motion"
Notes Were Destroyed.
Attorney James s. Easby-Smith wal
recalled and testified regarding his IN
ability to find the stenographic record
in the Macauly contempt case, which
had previously figured in the testimony
Mr.. Easby-Smith said he had writer
to the stenographer who took the notes
in 1905. and who is now in Minneapolis
but the notes had been destroyed anc
there was no record of the transcript
anywhere except that the marshai
Office had a record OF making payment
for the transcript.
what is the custom as to retaining
such transcripts?" asked Chairman Nc
THE custom has always been to re
tain these transcripts indefinitely In th'
District Attorneys office" said Easily
Smith.
Mr.. Easby-Smith testified then in.
cidentally to an error in the RECORD
of Mr.. Darlington's testimony where
in Mr.. Darlington was quoted as say
ing that Easby-Smith had turned ovel
to him a bunch of checks COLLECTED
Ambrose out of his difficulties a!
receiver of the First Co-Operativ'
Building Association Of Georgetown
Both Mr.. Darlington and Mr.. Easily
Smith said this was. an error, MI
Darlington explaining that the rec
ord should read that Attorney Quinn
had turned over the checks.
'T did not turn over any checks.
explained Mr.. Easby-Smith. '.as I di'
not approve of the collection, but
turned over to be given to Mr.. Oar
lington my assignment Of fees in tn
case"
did you tell the committee while yo
were testifying here that you con
| tributed to the Ambrose fund.-" aske
Mr.. Darlington.
II think did later. after Mr.. Am
brose testified, and after the matter wa
mentioned" said Mr.. Easoy-smith.
Asked As To Check.
| Mr. Darlington said he asked thi
| question because Chairman Mccoy ha
interrogated him (Darlington) regard
| ing his failure to mention the Ambros
| collection. and he wanted to know
Mr.. Easby-Smith had thought OF II.
| Mr.. Easby-Smith also testified regart
| ing a conversation he had had wit
/ George E. Slabaugh, former cashier {
| the United States Savings Bank. VIII
| had. told him of the S23.500 check An
| brose drew against the Morisey estat
/ account without the necessary counter
! signature.
II think that Mr.. Slaybaugh mer
| toned the amount as $20. 0.000," said M
Easby-Smith. He said he was not i
| the bank at the time. and that I'll
| paying teller paid Ambrose's check an
that when he tslaybaugh) had returne,
he noticed 1T was not counter-signed b
| Mr.. Swormstedt Mr. Slaybaugh sal
he called Ambrose up and Ambrose So:
he would get Swormstedts signatur
Later, he said, Swormstedt came up
| the bank and asked to see the checl
hut Slaybaugh put him OF and late
| the money was replaced"