The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-16
FORCED TO RESIGN.
7. ]. Anderson No Longer an
Associate Justice.
INTERVIEWED IN WASHINGTON.
Causes That Led Up to the Resignation-0I
Had Been Republican Would Have
Been Allowed to Remain"
HERALD BUREAU,
CORNER FIFTEENTH AND G. STREETS,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 10, 1892.

CORNER FIFTEENTH AND G. STREETS,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 10, 1892.
To the President:
SIR-I herewith tender my resignation as as
sociate justice OF the supreme court Of the ter
rltory OF Utah. to take effect on this date.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
(Signed} r. j. ANDERSON.
This brief communication was written
by Judge Anderson at his hotel at noon
today. and a little before O'Clock he pre-
sented himself at the private Office of the
attorney general and laid it before that
gentleman. The resignation had evidently
been expected, for the attorney general
exhibited no surprise when it was handed
to him. He politely asked the Judge to be
seated and calling his stenograpner to his
side he dictated the following acceptance:
"WAsHINGroN, d. c., Oct. Is, 1892:
II. j. Anderson, Esq, Sir Your note of this
date rendering your resignation as one of the
judges of the supreme court of Utah is re
celved. and by the direction of the president
the same is hereby accepted. Very respect
fully, w. h MILLER,
Attorney General
Then the judge and the attorney general
had g little conversation 1t referred to
the several charges that have been made
during the past eighteen months against
the judges private and judicial reputation.
When it was finished the attorney-general
dictated another note to Judge Anderson
the full text Of which is herewith given:
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct 10, 1892
T. j. Anderson:
SIR-Wlth reference to the charges filed
against you as one of the judges OF the supreme
court of Utah it is proper that 1 should say that
OF the charges OF drunkenness and of receiy ng
brides or money in cases coming before you in
court, have made no investigation and ex-
press no opinion and take no &C ton of the
same Very respectfully.
Signed, w H. MILLER
Attorney General.
With this clean bill of health the judge
tonk his departure, and his official connec-
ton with the department of justice was
closed. I saw him tonight at his hotel, and
he looked as unruffied as summer sea. He
frankly said he had been driven to tender
his resignation.
Il am Democrat he said briefly. sIf
were a Republican / would have been
permitted TO hold my Office. AS it was, l
thought l had better resign. My four
years' term viii not expire till February
next You will see by the letter the attor-
ney-general gave me what the gravity of
tho charges against me havs been. de-
cided suit some eighteen months ago
against mine owner in Utah of the name
of Holden. He insisted that / had been
brlbed. and he has since repeatedly made
charges against me. Other people whom l
do not care to mention by name have also
made charges, and there has been SO much
pulling and hauling about my case that |
thought the better plan would be TO re-
sign. That is all thsra Is to it. 1 shall
leave Washington On Monday. 1t is my in
tention to locate in Salt Lake and practice
law