The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-19
SIDENER WILL RESIGN .JlJDGESHlP
TO DEFEND INVESTMENT COMPANY.
Certainty of Big Legal Fee More
Promising Than Office Which
He Could Hold but Two
Months Longer.

Judge George B. Sidener of the First
District Police Court will tender his resig-
nation to Mayor Wells probably to-day or
tomorrow. He will give his attention to
private practice with his law partner. Cal
win NJ. Miller. and his first case will be on
the side of the defense in the case against
the International Investment Company.
Judge Sidener for several days has been
giving legal advice to Manager Hogue and
others of the International Investment
Company The Indictment OF Hogue made
It necessary for Judge Sidener to give up
his judicial position. in order that he might
be able to give his entire attention to the
affairs Of his client. who. 1t is understood,
has retained him and his partner. Mr.. Mil
Ter. at a handsome yearly salary.
Judge Sidener yesterday declared that
Manager Hogue had not left st. Louis. and
that he would surrender to the Sheriff and
give bond. Up to the time the Sherin's Of
nee closed neither Sidener. Miller nor
Hogue had appeared at the Four Courts.
.'Aogue has nothing to fear from this in
vestigation.' declared Judge Sidener. i
have advised him to remain here. and you
can say without fear OF contradiction tnat
he will be present when his case Is called
In court OF the result We have no fear.
SAYS COMPANY WILL PAY
INVESTORS ALL THAT is DUE.
I'VE have advertised for all patrons Of
the International Investment Company 10
send in their names or come in Immediately
and we will settle with them. Manager
hogues absence yesterday was due 10 me
fact that he was endeavoring TO get sA,JO
with which 10 settle all claims. lniS
amount together with al! we have IN hano'
is sufficient tor us to satisfy all creditors;
The business probably VIII De cohoucteS-
IAN advertisement which we have insert
yny-o Yaaf neCeS-
sary by the disappearance Uf the man VINO
has the combinalion of our safe. The books
which contain ehe names OF our investors .a
are locked in TINS safe. 'lhe combination
has been lost and Manager Hogue IS power
less to open II. If We 90 not get the COM
bination by tomorrow / shall advise that
the safe be broken open by an expert.
''If we could get into the safe to-day 1t
would be unnecessary for US to advertise Tor
them quicker We decided to insert the ad-
vertisements in the papers"
Judge Sioener was at the Offices OF the
International Investment Company Tuesday
afternoon when Assistant Circuit Attorney
Fickeissen conducted the raid on the place
He instructed the employees not to give their
names to the officers.
APPOINTED BY ZIEGENHEIN
TO OFFICE FOUR YEARS AGO.
Judge SIdener was appointed to the First
District Police Court by former Mayor
Henry Ziegenhein in April, 1899. His term
would have expired in TWO months and he
has understood for some time that Mayor
Wells intends to appoint a Democrat to the
place at the expiration of his term. He says
1t was necessary for him to quit the city
position at this time give up the place
as counsel for the International Investment
Company, and having only little less than
two months more to serve decided to quit
at once.
The decisions of Judge Sidener since he
has presided over the First District Police
Court have attracted much attention, not
only in st. Louis. but throughout the coun-
try. He has followed the principle of ap-
plying common sense when law was in
doubt and consequently many of his de-
cisions have been unique.
1t was Judge Sidener who attracted the
attention of dog fanciers all over the coun-
try by his decision that dogs have a right
to bite any person who ties tin cans to their
tails.
Then came his decision that a woman who
has not been provided with sufficient funds