The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-06
JUDGE PARKER
HAS RESIGNED
No Intimation Had Been Given
of His Purpose.
KIND WORDS OF ASSOCIATES
ALL CASES ON THE DOCKET
WERE CLEARED UP.

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q Parker ceased to be chief Judge
of the court of appeals Of New
York at $40 D. m. today. by handing
iu his resignation after two minutes
session Of court in which he and FIVE
associate judges disposed Of sixty-six
cases remaining on the calendar.
Without any intimation of his pur-
pose he came to Albany. took part
with five Of the other judges in clear
Ing up all but three of the cases which
had been argued before the court, and
then sent a messenger 30 file his Tor
mai resignation I'm the office of the sec
rotary OF state as the constitution and
law required
Recognized by Few.
He left Esopus at 1926 a. m. &C
companied by newspaper men VINO
have been on duty at ROSemount ever
since ParkeT's nomination Few Of the
people in the day coach in which he
rode appeared to recognize him. He
arrived in Albany at 1 O'Clock and
after luncheon went 10 the capitol and
Joined in consultation with his col
leagues over cases pending before the
court The consultation lasted a little
over an hour and at sos the judges
fled into the court room ard handed
down to the clerk sixty-six decisions
The only cases remaining are two or
three in the hands OF Judges Gray and
Bartlett who are in Europe. All Of
the cases in which Judge Parker was
sitting as judge were disposed Of
The judges were without the long
black silk robes which they ordinarily
wear. because the robes had been
packed away for the summer.
Called in the Reporters.
His business as chief judge being
thus completed, Judge Parker called in
al the newsDapermen. took them
through the court chambers. private
offices aud consultation rooms, and in
trOduced each one of his associate
judges. In his own room. which he has
occupied so long. he looked. out of the
window TO the distant hills across the
Hudson. His voice trembled peTcepti-
bly, AS he said:
This room. boys, was mine
Slight emphasis on the word was
gave the first actual indica ton to re-
porters Of his intention to resign
Returning to the consultation room,
he took long envelope from pocket.
and turning TO Buell. G Andrews, an
official of the court, said:
Copy or ReSIgngauon.
Andrews. will you do a Kindness for
me- Just take this down stairs and
ME IT With the secretary Of state
The document read:
Hon. John T. O'Brien, secretary of
state
SIR hereby respectfully resign
my office as chief judge of the court Of
appeals of the state of New York. sue h
ALTON B. PARKER"
"Rosemount, Esopus. y. i. Aug ,.
1904"
Judge Parker spent the remainder of
the afternoon in conversation with his
former colleagues in the court. He re
fused to make any statement or com
meDt in connection with his resignation
beyond saying:
1T speaks for Itself
Kind Words of Associates.
His fellow judges were not 50 reti-
cent and each one had something to
say. all testifying to the esteem in
which they held him as a jUrist and
man Judge Cellera Martin. whose
service is soon TO expire by reason OF
age. voiced the sentiments of ali the
court when he said:
we all regret very sincerely tina;
the necessity has arisen TO separate the
members of the court. Judge Parker
takes with him from the court the good
will of every member OF it and the pro
f5undest respect and regret could
say nothing bad if I tried except tina,
he is a Democrat. IT he were j good
Republican I tell you he would be an
ideal fellow
Esopus. y. Y. Aug. 5.-JuJse Par
ker reached home Just at O'Clock TO-
night and retired early For the first
time in nearly thirty years he is not
an office holder