The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-11
NOW HERE,
RICHNESS
SiIIiman Quits CiIcuit
Bench.
KEEPS INTENTIONS Secret
He and Humphreys Plan 7 Get
George Gear in by Oar
Room Methods.

In the last mail to the Mainland
Judge X. ID. Silliman, second JUICE of
the Circuit Court of the First Jdicial
Circuit. sent in his resignation toPresi-
dent Mckinley. and will retire firm the
bench at once. Judge Silliman's ieter-
mination TO leave the bench is mt one
suddenly taken. but has been lon con-
sidered, but no inkling of this had
reached the public ear. nor, indees was
II given out to the public that the udgc
had resigned until his resignation was
we'll and safely on it's way to Waning
ton.
Together with the resignation al
ready several hundred miles at sc, to-
wards san Francisco. is a letterfrom
Judge Siliman and from Judge 1um-
phreys wherein they jointly room
mend as the latter's successor AttCney
George ID. Gear. No one else wascon-
sidered the two judges taking Upon
themselves to dictate the appointment
OF the man TO fill the office, and socon-
irving that no one else should have
any say i'm the matter until the Pest
dent had had an opportunity to son-
slider their choice for few days.
The feeling among the member of
the bar yesterday was one Of SURPRISE
and Indignation when 1t was leaned
that Judge Silliman's resignation mad
been withheld from the public unit it
had had time to get well on the wa 10
Washington. together with the Gear
recommendation. a number of leadng
members of the bar got together .es-
terday and decided to recommend Jhn
T. DE Bolt as Judge SiHimans nc
cessor. and a letter will be sent to
Washington by the next mail showing
the action Of the bar on the mater,
and asking Mr.. De Bolts appointment.
To an Advertiser reporter YESTERDAY
afternoon Judge Silliman stated his
reasons for doffing the ermine.
Yes. IL Is true | have resigned, /
sent in my flat resignation of my Office
this morning TO take effect immediate
/ ~. ! prefer practicing as membeI OF
I the bar To sitting as "a judge on he
bench. That Is my main reason for re-
signing. ! dislike very much sitting a a
judge. Another thing is that the sda-
~ attached To the position is mea.eT
and / believe for my own personal god
! l should practice as an attorney.
D
| a small income"
What are your future plans, judge
DO you intend remaining In Honolulu
was asked.
"Oh. yes. I will In future be cen
nected with Mr.. r. NJ. Hatch in th'
general practice Of law" replied tn
Judge.
Chief Justice Frear states that tn
Office will remain vacant until Presi
dent Mckinley makes his choice Of
new Judge. Governor Dole under tn
Hawaiian Republic laws could appoin
a successor" said Mr.. Frear. Now W
will have 10 wait until the Presiden
takes action. The resignation viii b
forwarded at once. He can select tn
new judge but. OF course, the appoint
ment will not be confirmed, If at al
until after Congress meets next win
ter. In the meantime Judge Hum
phreys will have to hear all cases Sc
for vacatiOn-jury waived, probate, an
other matters-which are heard out {
term. The first judge will not have S
much work To do as IL the court wa
being held under the auspices OF tn
Hawaiian Republic. for admiralty an
bankruptcy matters are now adjudicat
cd I'm the limited States tfOurt :"