Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-09
z MORE FEDERAL
OFFICIALS TO QUIT
JOBS, RUM0R SAYS
Commissioner and Assistant At
torney May Resign as Sequel
to the RidgWay Case
STEWART SEEKS NEW BERTH
Reports of Coming Decapitations
Causes UneasinesS in the
Government Service

Following closely the abrupt resig-
nation of A. g. Ridgway, U. S. inspec-
tor Of immigration, and the dismissal
of the charge brought by him against
j. w. McAllister. captain of the bark
Alden Besse, comes a report that Chas.
N. williams, United States commits
sioner, and Frank Stewart, assistant
United States attorney, both of whom
were active in holding the sea captain
for trial in the United States district
court, are to resign from the govern
ment service shortly.
Stewart, VINO holds a lucrative posi-
ton in the United States attorneys Of
flee and who was a former postoffice
inspector, is said to have filed with
District Attorney Fredericks an appli-
cation for one of his deputyships and
it is thought more than probable he
will receive his appointment on the
return of Fredericks from a trip to
Mexico.
Williams, according to gossip in the
federal building, was reprfmanded by.
a United States judge during the re-
cent visit of Government Furniture IN
spector Dillon for transferring without
permission from the proper authorities
some of the new district and circuit
court furniture installed in the federal
building to his own quarters.
Dillon, on his round of inspection in
the new federal building, and in check
ing over the new furniture, found his
list did not tally with that officially
called for in the court room and on in
vestigation, it is said, found the Unit
ed States commissioner had removed
the articles to his own quarters.
Williams was taken to task for his
action and ordered to replace the miss
ing articles, which he did.
COMPLAINS TO WASHINGTON
Dillon, it is said, complained to the
Washington authorities of the commits
sioner's action and the matter was TAX
en- up in conjunction with the Meal
lister case.
williams connection with the Nc
Allister case was in holding the mar
iner for trial after preliminary hear
ing after the facts of the case had been
explained to him. Stewart refused to
move to dismiss the case until it was
finally settled by Judge Olin Wellborn.
After the refusal of the federal grand
Jury to indict the sea captain, Judge
Wellborn Immediately ordered his dis
missal.
An investigation of the McAllister
case is said to have revealed the fact
that section 29 of the immigration laws
holds the owner Of a vessel on which
aliens have entered the country, and
deportation. II was the revelation of
this fact, it, is asserted, that led to
Ridgway's resignation.
Mr.. Stewart frankly admitted yester-
day that he intended to resign from
the government service when he filed
an application with District Attorney
Fredericks for a deputyship, but that
since appointments for the various po-
sitions had been made by Fredericks
that he would not resign for an in
definite period.
It has been rumored about the fed
eral building ever since the dismissal
of the charge against McAllister and
the resignation of Ridgway that other
changes would be made by the author
tiles at Washington and these rumors
have become more tangible. They have
caused much speculation and consider
able uneasiness among federal en-
ployes in several offices.