New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
RAILS AT JUDGE GAYNOR.
YOUNG LAWYER, BELIEVED TO BE IN
SANE. HAS A DRAMATIC ENCOUNTER
WITH THE JUSTICE.

Justice William ]. Gaynor. of the Brooklyn
Supreme Court, had an exciting encounter yes
terday with young who is believed TO be
insane. The young man. Walter j. Anderson,
lawyer. thirty-three years old, who is member
Of a we'll known family in the Eastern District.
Brooklyn. and lives with his widowed mother
and his sister at No. IA Rutledgest, Brooklyn,
arrested and arraigned in the Adams-st.
court. After being held for examination into his
sanity he broke out into a dramatic denunci-
alton Of Justice Gaynor.
Anderson for some time has had the idea that
the Sugar Trust and the family OF his former
hancee have been trying to poison him. week
ago he asked Justice Gaynor for warrant for
he arrest of the Sugar Trust and others whom
he considers enemies.
He appeared yesterday afternoon in Part III
of the Supreme Court Brooklyn. where Justice
Gaynor was sitting. The Justice told him that
he should go TO Magistrate Brenner. Then
Anderson went to Justice Dickey. The latter
also told the visitor 10 go to Mr.. Brenner. Evil
IDENTIFY Mr.. Brenner did not see anything in his
story and put him off. Anderson next appeared
in the office Of District Attorney Clarke. He
was put out of there, and about 4:3O o'clock he
appeared again in Justice Gaynor's chambers.
He walked up TO the bench and attempted TO
hand up a big bunch Of papers.
You sit down." said Justice Gaynor Ander-
son persisted.
Some court officer come and make that man
sit down" said the Justice in a sharp tone.
Don't you dare to allow an officer TO touch
me-" shouted Anderson. Il am an American
citizen and l have right to be here You are
compelled to give me the warrants l want. You
promised 10 give me. an order of arrest against
the Sugar Trust when :aw you at your house"
Anderson was raving by this time and Justice
Gaynor grew pale as he said:
dan He
somebody yet
You'd better not arrest me- shouted Ander-
son. waving his arms.
Just then Patrolman Ternan came in and
carried Anderson off to the Adams-st police sta
ton. where he was locked up. An hour later
Justice Gaynor appeared before Magistrate
Brenner to make a complaint He said that he
had no nwill against the man. but he did want
hin, confined until he could be examined as TO
his sanity.
After some discussion Magistrate Brenner
committed Anderson to Jail. AS Justice Gaynor
was walking out Anderson, who had temporarily
subsidized turned with extreme Difference 10 MN
and said: -.
Your Honor. would 1t be contempt or court
for me to speak 10 you, now
NO. l guess not replied Justice Gaynor.
Then, raising his hands in dramatic way
Anderson shouted with an oath m
Sir | want you TO know that you VIII suf1er
for this days work! No matter how long you
live there will come a day when you VIII regret
what you have done for me-
Justice Gaynor looked dumfounded, hushed a
little started to make a reply, and then walked
out quickly. Anderson was hurried on 70 cell
Walter j. Anderson was graduated from the
Columbia Law School at the age of twenty-five
He opened an office in Broadway, Brooklyn, and
soon was looked upon a most promising
member Of the bar He was hard student and
a warm admirer of Henry George.
When Bryan was nominated the first time for
President Anderson. who had always been
Republican, Joined the Democratic party. He took
the stump for Bryan and worked night and day
After Brvan's defeat his health broke down and
he became erratic and fiighty. His family took
him TO the West and placed him in a sanatorium
there He ran away after a year. and his friends
have had a great deal of trouble with him.
Anderson was engaged to marry Miss Emma
Tonies a grandniece of William Dick. Three
years ago 1t is said. she broke the engagement
on account of Andersons mental condition. lie
has bothered the family, which lives at NO lOl
South Ninth-st.. as he thought they had turned
clared that they were trying to poison him
for Mrs TONES Miss Anna Tonnes sister, and
L. Wintten of No 30 South Ninth-st., who is
a son-in-law of Mrs TONES Anderson expressed
the belief that the Sugar Trust was trying TO DO
him harm and ne also had an idea that the
Sugar Trust could be arrested He declared that
he had incurred the Ill will of the trust on ac-
count OF his work for Bryan.
Doctors will examine Anderson's mental condl-
ton to-day. as his family wish him committed
TO an institution.