St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-16
EMERY HAS RESIGNED
He Will Dof the Judicial Er-
mine at 9 This Morn
ing.
His Successor, c. B. Elliot,
Will Take His Place I'M
mediately.
Supervisor of the Poor Sny-
der Makes His Annual
Report.
R. L. Penney. Will Father a
Bill Most Important to
Minneapolis.

This morning at o'clock Emery will
resign his judicial position on the bench
of the Minneapolis municipal court, and
Judge e. B. Elliot will at once take up
the duties Of the Office and administer
justice to the shivering offenders who
may be present in the pen. Yesterday
afternoon Judge Emery. Mr.. Elliot and
a party of friends visited st. Paul and
held consultation with Gov. Merriam.
The resignation of Judge Emery was
rendered and accepted by the governor,
to take effect this morning at the open
ing of the court, when the judge will
bid an official farewell to the officers of
the court and introduce his successor,
Judge g. B. Elliot. The latter gentle
man was appointed by Gov. Merriam
yesterday afternoon and his selection
as an associate of Judge Mahoney was
Endorsed by a number of the representa-
tive business men and politicians of the
city. Judge Elliot is regarded as an
accomplished and learned jurist. He is
said to be familiar with the theory of
law and its philosophy. The new judge
has been frequent contributor to peri
odical literature devoted to legal mat
tiers, and papers written by him on in
ternatiOnal and other profound and in
tricate law questions have been widely
read by the fraternity and commented
upon mos. favorably.
The position which Judge Elliot is
called to fill, however, is one that will
give him no opportunity of displaying
his familiarity with legal lore, but it
will demand of him an abundance of
common sense and wide knowledge of
human nature. He will find it neceS-
sary at times to resort to measures not
status of case, and to administer JUS
ard. The judge will seldom find an
opportunity for an exposition of
fine oratory, but will officiate
as master Of school whose
chief reprimands will consist in
sentencing his pupils to short and long
terms in the workh0use. He will be
called upon to pass judgment more fire.
quenty unon the despicable faults of
humanity rather than upon the serious
crimes, and his duties will intimately
acquaint him with phases Of life and
elements in society concerning which
the world at large knows nothing
about. Judge Elliot will serve for
four years. The municipal court
judges are elected for a term of six
years, and Judge Emery has served
nearly two of them.
Judge Emery is believed to have
been a conscientious and upright judge,
and his associates in the administration
of the affairs of the municipal court
will regret his resignation.
1t was evident from the beginning of
the recent meeting of the National
Building, Loan and Protective Union
that Judge Emery was deeply inter-
ested in the affairs and future of that
concern. AS long ago as last Monday
it was understood by certain persons
cogniZant of plans of the present adj
ministration that in the event of
President Coles reelection Judge
Emery would be asked by the
board of directors to accept the
position Of attorney to the union. AL
though the board of directors of the as
ISOLATION have taken no action as yet,
it is safe to state that Judge Emery will
be its next attorney, and that the board
will elect him such at Its next meeting
Tuesday next. AS judge of the munich
pal court Judge Emery's salary was
$1,000 per year; in his new position his
salary will be $1,000 per year, and it is
believed mutual agreement will re-
tain him as attorney to the union for
four years. Judge Emery gives as a
reason for resigning the judgeship. the
extra remuneration attached to the at
torneyShip of the building union.