The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-10-25
RESIGNS FROM
POLICE BENCH
Judge Andrade Steps Down from
District MagistraCy-NO Sue
CessOr Appointed.

A conference yesterday between
Chief Justice Hartwell Of the supreme
court and Judge Frank Andrade re.
suited in the latter handing in his
resignation, and at four O'Clock yes.
terday afternoon the Honolulu District
Court lost its first magistrate. Judge
w. W. Thayer, the second magistrate,
will occupy the bench this morning and
for such time until successor to An.
drade IS appointed.
Andrade's Statement.
81 have handed in my resignation
to Chief Justice Hartwell because |
thought it would be best for the dis.
trict court to start in again with an
entirely new force,' said Andrade yes.
terday afternoon. Gin view of the
criticism that has been directed against
the manner in which the affairs of the
court were being looked after by me
and in view of the fact that the investi
CATION just made shows that l have un.
Intentionally been lax in looking after
the affairs of the department, 1 deemed
it only fair to the chief justice that |
resign. N
Il made frequent inquiry into mat.
tiers in the office of the court clerks, and
was always assured that everything was
all right. l realize now that 1 should
not have been satisfied with the as.
surances, but should have investigated
closer.
However, am out now, and will
start in again on my work as a prac,
Using attorney tomorrow morning.''
Justice Hartwell also stated yester.
day that the resignation had been made
in view of the conditions at the police
court which caused the grand jury in.
vestigation.
The resignation came entirely as a
surprise as there had been no hint of
1T up to the time when the magistrate
had an interview with the chief Justice
in the early afternoon. 1t is claimed
that Andrade was told that it would
be better for all parties if he were to
turn in his resignation at once and
although the chief justice yesterday
stated that the rumor. that Andrade
would have been removed had he not
resigned was false the opinion still
prevails.
No successor has been appointed, al.
though there are several applicants
and it is said that one has been de,
clded upon. Justice Hartwell stated
yesterday afternoon that he was econ.
sidering no one whom he would care tc
talk about at that time. -
Judge Thayer, who was engaged in
case downstairs mt the time the first
magistrate resigned, was called up fol
| a conference and il was Announced af
forwards that he would continue t.
occupy the position OF second magis
trate and that another would be ap
pointed to I'LL Andrade s place.
S. J.. Chillingworth was mentioned
yesterday as an applicant for the posi-
ton, and there are several others witt
also have their names up.
1t was first thought that Andrade
resignation would result in a hole be
ing knocked in the Democratic count,
ticket, as Thayer is running on it TO
the office of city attorney, and he wa
the first one mentioned as a possible
candidate for the lower court beneh
Had it been offered him and had h,
accepted it the Democratic tickle
would be shy candidate as it woult
be too late to fill the vacancy on thu
county ticket.
However, as Thayer stands a gooC
chance to defeat the Republican can
dldate for the office, he decided that i
was the part of wisdom to stay on tn,
ticket.