The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-25
JUDGES COMPEL
VANDERVEER
To QUIT
Former Judge William II.
White VIII Supplant
Prosecutor in Grand Jury
Room Special Agents
Discarded.

To prevent the King county
grand Jury from further idllng
away It's time as a piayfhiDg FOR
vanderYeer and his agent. Church.
Judges Gillian aud Ronald took
the matter in their own hands yes
terday and forced the appointment
OF a special prosecutor Judge w.
II. White. one Of the best known
and most highly respected lawyers
IN the state. was chosen for the
difficult task
Ever since the grand jury con,
vened the members Of it have been
free In asserting that nothing
would be accomplished while Van
derveer was in control Juror Pc
teFson went on record as declaring
that the jury might as we'll quit.
For DAYS Il has been apparent to
Judges Gillian and Ronald that
the Jury has become useless, The
Jury had no faith In the prosecutor
or the hawkshaws OF his appoint.
meut. who were sQuandering the
g. 600 appropriated for the Jury as
they saw 1T
Betrays the Grand Jury.
II was apparent that the only
work that Vandervecr wished the
Jury 70 undertake was 20 delame
Hodge and injure the police depart.
ment. The controversy with
Hodge was personal: with the -
lice Il was due To the policies In
herent hatred OF the stool pigeons
posing as special agents with which
vAnderveer had filled his office 10
do work that was properly the work
OF the sheriff
Yesterday Judges Gillian and
Ronald cahvassed the entire situa
ton. Thew were face To face with
the problem OF doing something to
save the grand jury from becom-
Ing q monumental farce and seri.
Gus reflection upon the machinery
of the law Az the outset tt was
agreed Vanderveer must be let out
Jury a White Elephant,
yanderveer himself Is thorough
" .hisgusted with the whole job
ard II took little persuasion for
him to throw up his hands and
quit. The grand jury with which
he started out to satisfy hts per
sonal spites has become white
elephant on his hands. The Jurors
became balky when they found
they were being "iobbed@ and re-
fused TO be betrayed.
Judge white will be given a com
mission as deputy prosecuting at
torney 10 carry on the work. Sner-
III Hodge has already notified the
special prosecutor that all persons
that the latter wishes 10 appoint as
hfs agents 70 assist him VIII be
given deputy sheriff commissions
This becomes necessary. as Judge
Whites first step viii be 20 free
the Jury from the Vaccinations Of
Special Agent Church and the starr
OF would-be sleuths who have
hampered and betrayed the grand
Jury since its beginning
White Is the Right Man.
On every side can be heard the
universal comment. The judges
could not find better man than
Judge White. Few lawyers have
such a aide acquaintance and such
a large fund OF public confidence
IA VI n. White. For almost 80
years . resident Of King county
Judge White has always been sden-
titled with King copnty's best m
terests. AS a member o. the su'
prerne court Of Washington. Judge
white made a record that lawyers
never tire OF speaking Of with the
highest praise.
The grand Jury could not have
recei, ed a better Christmas gift
than the loss Of Vanderveer and
his aKents and the appointment Of
Judge W. n. White as a special
farfses-egttor