Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-15
WRIGHT CASE HEARING
IS RESUMED AT HOUSE
Wilton J. Lambert, Ralph Given
and Wilbur H. Zepp OH
Witness Stand.

The hearing of the charges against
Justice Wright by the Mccoy subcom-
mittee of the House judiciary commit
tee was resumed this morning, with
Wilton j. Lambert. counsel for Wade H.
Cooper. who preferred the charges. as
the first witness. He was followed by
Ralph Given, assistant United States
attorney for the District of Columbia,
and Wilbur H. Zepp. cashier of the
United States Savings Bank. 1t is ex-
pected that Mrs. A. c. D. Coauilette,
granddaughter of the late Chief JUS
tice Dorsey of Maryland. and others
will testify at this afternoons session.
which began at o'clock.
Mr.. Given. who Is in charge of prose-
cutions in the Police Court Of the Dis
trict, detailed to the committee the cir
cumstances in the Elisha Gordon case. in
which warrant was sworn out against
William E. Ambrose. on charge OF en-
bezzling $50. money alleged to have been
handed to Mr. Ambrose by Gordon Win
which to pay fine assessed against Cor
don on a charge of permitting gaming
on his premises.
Mr.. Given testified that the Gordon fine
has not yet been paid, and that his once
has now refused to permit 1t to be pald.
The matter. he said. Is now neId IN
allowance, and the warrant stands against
Mr.. Ambrose.
Representative Beall asked Mr.. Given
if Justice Wright had ever attempted TO
exert any influence in behalf of Mr.. Am
brose in Mr. Given's office. in the Cor
don, the building association matter or
any other matter.
None whatever" Mr.. Given testified.
Details the 'whisperings."
He detailed the "whisperings," as he
called them. that had been brought to
the district attorneys office in con-
nection with the building association
matter, and said he had consulted with
Mr.. Wilson, In charge of the district
attorneys Office. but declared that
nothing definite had ever been ascer-
tanned by the office, and that there
fore there had not been any action.
Mr. Zepp testified as to the condition IN
the United States Savings Bank. of which
he is now cashier; of the personal bank
condition of his account as receiver OF
the First Cooperative Building Associa-
ton during recent years. He testified that
Mr. Ambrose's account as receiver was
overdrawn from time to time. and that at
one time in 1911 his personal account
was overdrawn to the extent OF S4,OOO.
1t was brought out that Justice Wright,
then a member of the executive commit
tee of the bank as well as all other men,
bers of the committee, was greatly con
cerneQ over THIS large oSeIuIdlt diio lHot
as result Of it the former cashier OF the
bank lost his position.
Mr. Lambert was asked to so over
conversations he had had with Justice
Gould in reference to an alleged inquiry
made of that justice by Justice Wright as
to whether he was willing to try the case
against Wade H. Cooper. indicted for
libel in connection with the Wright
charges.
This subject. which has been taken up by
the committee again and again, occupied
a good part of this mornings session. Mr..
Lambert would not say that Justice
Gould's report Of his conversation with
Justice Wright amounted to the latter
having urged Justice Gould to try the
Cooper case.