The times., 1901-04-22
ANDERSON'S new DUTIES
He Will Probably BE Assigned TO
Criminal Court No. 2.
Judge Coles Successor Expected to
Take the Oath of Office Today-Mr-
Gould Likely to Immediately As
sumo the District Attorneyship.

1t is quite probable that Thomas II.
Anderson. who was named by the Presi-
dent on Saturday as the successor to
Charles G. Cole as an associate justice
OF the Supreme Court of the District, will
today take the oath of office. In this event
q meeting of the other justices compris-
| ing the District bench will be held at
| noon, to assign the new justice to one of
the benches of the court. In all proba-
| bility Mr.. Anderson will be assigned TO
| Criminal Court No. 2, which has been pre-
| sided over since the beginning of the year
| by Justice Cole, whom he succeeds on
| the bench. The docket of this branch of
the court, 1t is said. is clear, and, with
| the exception of the Keickhoefer case,
there is no business unfinished which JUS
tice Cole has had under consideration.
| This case is now before the Court of APP
peals for the District on special appeal
from Criminal Court No. 2
The assignment of Mr.. Anderson to
Criminal Court No. will also be in keep
ing with the custom, which has prevailed
for many years, of assigning all new
| members of the District bench to one of
the branches of the Criminal Court. An
| exception was made when Justice Bar
nard was appointed a member of the
| bench of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict, about eighteen months ago, to sue
ceed Justice Louis e. McComas. Justice
| barnard was then assigned to Equity
Court No. ?. to succeed Justice Hagner.
In the event that Mr.. Anderson is as
signed to Criminal Court No 2, there is
| hardly any doubt that he will also be
| signed to the Orphans Court, the probate
! branch of the Supreme Court of the Dis
| trict, which was presided over by JUS
! tice Cole UP to the time of his resigna-
| tion from the bench
| If Mr.. Anderson takes the oath of Of
fee today and Immediately enters upon
the discharge of his judicial duties it is
very probable that Ashley NJ Gould, who
| is named as his successor as District At
torney, will also assume the duties of that
Office. Mr. Gould has for the past three
| years been one of Mr.. Anderson's assist
ants. and is familiar with the business of
the-office, so his elevation to the District
| Attorneyship will In no way retard the
| prosecution of business.
Mr. Anderson's last appearance as Dis
| trict Attorney was on Friday, when he
represented the Government in the case
| of the United States against the bonds
men OF Henry W. Howgate, who was con-
! victed about nine years ago in the local
courts of msapprOpriating funds belong
/ ing to the United States. The considera-
/ ton of the matter came up before Jus
! tica CIabaugh, on motion TO quash the
| writ of execution issued against the
| bondsmen. After assuming the duties OF
| the office of District Attorney, Mr.. Ander-
| son personally represented the Gov
| ernment in many important cases. Among
| these were five murder cases in which he
| secured four convictions.
I h. oil yFGY
nently in the prosecutions in the crimi-
nal courts since his appointment as AS
sistant District Attorney. The last two
| cases of Importance in which he repre-
sented the Government and secured the
| conviction of the accused are the Towles
case. which resulted in the conviction Of
| Gilbert 3. Towles of forgery, and the con-
| viction on Saturday last of George r.
| Davis of embezzlement of funds of the
| Southern Express Company.
Aside from their fitness to fill the offices
to which they have been appointed Mr..
Anderson and Mr.. Gould are very popu-
| lar with the members of the District bar,
and for these reasons their appointments
have been generally commended by not
alone the local practitioners at the Dis
trict bar but by others who know them.
Justice Cole, who retires from the Dis
trict bench today, Will resume the practice
| of his profession at the local bar. 1t is
| stated on good authority. however, that
| he will be appointed d special attorney
| by the Attorney General to prosecute the
| Potomac Flats case, in the interest of the
| Government. These cases are coming up
on the motion of the United States At
torney for the District for the purpose of
taking testimony relative to the value of
the wharf property along the Potomac
River front within the District limits
| The owners and lesSeeS of wharf property
were notified by Mr.. Anderson of the pur-
pose of the Government about a month
ago, and the cases were set for hearing
on April 3, before Justice Hagner, presid-
ing in the District branch of the Supreme
Court. On account of the illness of JUS
tice Hagner the hearing was postponed
until April 10, and then again until to-
morrow.
It is also expected that the hearing on
! the motion for q new trial in the case
of Liston d. Bass will come up before
! Justice Barnard in Criminal Court No
| during the week AS one of the grounds
affidavit of Paul X. Hallam, a member
| of the jury which rendered the verdict
| against Bass IN which he claims that on
| account of his mental and physical con-
| dition he was not responsible for his act.
! The question will be a. novel one for the
consideration of the court. Affidavits of
several other members of the panel which
found Bass guilty will be filed by Assist
| ant District Attorney Thomas G. Taylor,
| who represented the Government during
the trial. These jurors state that they
| did not notice that Hallam was in any
way incapacitated TO perform his duty as
a juror, and that he signed the verdict
without protest.
WANDERING IN THE WOODS