The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-03-17
FRIDAY March II, 1911

made wise selection providing Bell makes one-half
as good Judge as he did Attorney General, His sp-
pointment is said to not be pleasing to Senator Falcon
err and in selecting Bell Faconer's canndate evil
IDENTITY Governor Hay has weighed well the situation
and is perfectly willing to fisk break between his
administration and Falconer, and he evidently feels
that he will not lose in the general wind up. Both
Bell and Faltoner have demonstrated that they were
quite popular in Snohomish county, but with Bell on
the bench Falconer will be able to do better political
stunt than will Bell have opportunity of doing.
D. A. Hatfield when brought before Judge Main
few days ago for sentence gave of the why's he
should not be sent to prison. the deputy prosecuting
attorney that prosecuted his had told him that he
had been convinced that he innocent man and
that he sorely regretted of having convicted him. A.
G. Mcbride prosecuted the and he says that the
statement is absolutely false, and that instead of him
thinking Hatfield innocent, he, Mcbride, believes him
guilty of not only that particular crime, but number
of Others and if he had his just deserts he would be
convicted on numerous other counts. 1 have never
in all my experience prosecutor fought to convlcta
thought innocent and SO opposed to such prac-
tees am l. that in my opinion, the prosecutor that
would do such a thing is himself criminal. To tam
per with human rights is too sacred for one to be
guilty Of"
1t has only been few years ago when
~ lawyer much oddity that her appearance IN
Aourt caused general set up and take notice, King
county has three women lawyers, and one of
them has applied to the governor to be named
of the superior judges of the county If Mrs Leonia
w. Brown is not appointed to the judgeship she may
make fight for the place before the people at the
next regular election Could Uncle Jasper, of 1.-THE
world do move'' fame peep down from the eternal
city and the bench, he would Doubt
less turn to Peter, Gabriel and the whole array of
angels and archanges and exclaim, didn't toll you
sop
Fred c. Brown, one of the four justices of the
peace for the Seattle district is candidate for police
judge under the advance idea of handling police court
criminals. He has and is giving the of city
criminals much legal we'll humane thought just
aid he believes he could adopt new ideas in the
hundng of criminals in the police that would
result in men and women being lifted up instead of
dragged down.
Judge George Donworth's jury in the federal court
that tried the Hman sat for five weeks listen
ing to the prosecution and the defense, and out
nearly twenty five hours before agreeing verdict
Dali of which is record breaker for jury in the North
= west. The jury found him guilty on 49, counts
which seemed to distress Himan than being
merely found guilty
Whether an attorney should leave lucrative prac-
tce and accept judgeship is question every lawyer
should settle for himself but it is the concensus of
opinion among the laymen that when an attorney
gains so favorable position in the confidence of the
- people as create general demand for him to
the bench he should not hesitate to accept it.
Judge A. w. Frater of the King county superior
court bench, it is said has been listening to the buzz
zng of gubernatorial bee in his bonnet the most of
the winter and now that occasional warm day
round the little bee is buzzing enchanting
ly than
While Governor Hay did not name Judge John f.
Main for the vacancy the supreme bench, yet he
was so generally urged by friends for the place that
he may enter the race at the next regular judicial
election. He could do and still not jeopardize his
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