The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-08-28

day or another day | asked why, and
was told that the probate Judge had a
case either ia the circuit court or before
some justice which he was to try."-A
prominent attorney of the comfy.
Had | conducted the Office as Judge
Anderson has while | was probate Judge,
should not have been surprised to
have been impeached. An eX-probate
Judge.
But why multiply instances? The
same thing is known to the men who
have been called as jurors during the
past three years and by all who have
had business in the probate court, be
be lawyer or layman.
So notorious has the matter become
that the following resolution was intro.
duced before the board of supervis
ors:
Supervisor Spencer offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was seconded
by Supervisor Pearman, viz:
"Reso we'd that the probate Judge shall
give his personal attendance at his office
from to II each a. IN. and from l:3O to
4:30 p. N. each working day except
when his duties as probate Judge shall
take him out of town, and that he dis
continue the general practice of the
law.
w. &. SPENCER.
"On motion of Supervisor Squier,
seconded by Supervisor Westgate, the
foregoing resolution was laid on the
table"
See proceedings of the board of super
visors at the October session, 1907, page
So
On page Is Of the same record OF pro
ceedngs he asks the board to give him
authority to appoint probate regis
ter.
Ask your supervisors about these and
other matters. They will tell you how
public business has been conducted by
Judge Anderson for the past three
years as they have observed person
ally.
Another "bt" of probate history:
A contested will case was in progress
in probate court before Judge Anderson
Four attorneys were employed and be-
tween % and 30 witnesses 10 attendance.
The case lasted about five days. In the
midst Of the case all proceedings were
stopped, the four attorneys and more
than % witnesses kept waiting for a
whole half day, ana Judge Anderson
left the case to argue habeas corpus
case 10 the circuit court, trying to pre-
vent the return of man to the state Of
New York, who was Il fugitive from
justice charged with The Abandonment
of his wife.
In re. est of Elizabeth Clark of Law
renee
Legal notices which ought to be set
for speedy hearings have repeatedly
been placed from two to four weeks be.
y ond their regular time in order that
j Judge Anderson might be at liberty to
try jury cases in the circuit court.
1t has cost the estates of this county |
many hundreds of dollars for fees of /
commissioners on claims, WORK that
Judge Anderson might have done as his
did. 1t is hardly fair to |
ask the people to follow presidents of
second term, because it has been by |
others, and at the same time ignore the
we'll established precedents where it will
benefit the people.
1t cost an estate S26SO to allow a
claim of SCI.
In re. est. of Madge Osborne from
South Haven Only one claim not pre-.
Terred was fled with the commissioners
On claims. The commissioners fees
we're 80 Witness fees for claimant or
lered paid out of the estate, SIT 80.
The whole estate amounted to 1882.
lust small sample.
Men of Van Buren, county, just search
he records of the probate coart OF this
county for the past 81 years. You will
ret plenty of food for thought and
knowledge of what has been going on in
hat Office.
Never before in the history OF this