The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-11

ossmlss the Investigation o. sns
.-s y drunkenness against
ascSord the congressional
-,ssss lass yesterday and today
s,eoet more than dozen VII
.-ra 8 testify alerS shls ilne'
a. MIN Drunk Twice
- Adele Parker, a teacher ~
:. Srosdway high school OF eislcs
sronomics. one Of the editors
~ western Woman Voter. was
s.--A, heforc the committee after
~ - attempted 70 evade q sub
~ ~ running away from the
reaat-st.srms Il
81 here hadn't been three ot
-. voa!d have gotten away.
Tr psrksr replied to Chairman
7-hau whsn the latter loklngly
-Sred 10 her -spFsnting abilities.
n Parker said that she vas an
~rr6nx ritness. that abe had
nrr Judge Hanford personally
r. 4 yrars. On two occasions. she
1nl(lsd shs sax the Judge lnscsi
~ oa street cars.
Conductor Reused Him
~ ala thar on the first occA.
- uAich occurred about octobsw.
~ hte one niEht. Judge Hanford
- plfrhet fxS over In his seat and :
- 10 be sleepsng. The con
xrlts. she said. was evidently Y
~ nat the Judge would BE- car
- 100 fAr, So be stepped up 70
~ Hanfort. the witness testl
r. "a asked; ~Old man. what
~ % yoa get OFF,
~ sscond occasion occurred
~ October. 1910. Miss Parker
\ ~ Ene vas on the car with Mrs
nu11a 0rretinx. from Philadelphia.
q M both noticed shat they 4
onkse7pd intoxication in the y
- Ne was not asleep AZ that
G1a ~ mid-
oe1cfioes HE cendssion IL
q eueeexamination. Miss
Iunar told Attorney y. c. Hughes. 4
II nm{osd. that II Was not state
67elkarsy- which she observed In 4
~ iufss % the second occasion. q
- rofAer siack Of contrpl"
y1so vas the Iimpnesx OF
- ~ ssid- / viii not say .
n uxe ~ appearance OF vacancy / I
- ~ L approached that
y nnrueS b . question by Chair Z
- Graham. Miss Parker de.
0-Aet Jndse Haniords appear
eIA ~ safd h< was flushed. that
~ Duffy appearance OF the 4
- ~ t1at kIs eyes we're blood
~ - Pxrter sAtd she Was a
rlk1yo 1T Judge Hsnsord was
m1H - iafIuen<e Of liquor. IN
~ rI1ses Mlnuses on Bench IL
= MeMaster. Of Salem. Or. h
- = ~ orchard business bu, en- '
~ = IN pfaetice until three
- ~ I'D that Judge Hanford !
4 M slumbersd for about f5
glee ninterrupfedly during the
- of . trial In his court at
Awsks With : snore n
a attorney was arguing a mat !
- AeNastsr." and the Judge /
i have been doing for about !
minutes when the situation be- I
~ p enbarrassing that the Law. Z
~ uking The Judge slept Z
y minutes after the attorney !
uIkihx His head was thrown | I
~ mouth open. He awoke Z
. e zndIbie snore, and the al.
u'1ey Continued his argument" II
Nept Every Afternoon
.eA.stsr said he had been IN Ia
hzrfordis court abo..t 10 or
97* during the litigation OF a
e suit In that case. McMas.
o0z'ned a verdict Of 81 900 at !.
Jadgs Hanford granted a /,
VA N favor OF the Northwest !
y q Hoqulam. On a second | !
Z verdict Of 1900 was OBJ \
This was settled for 81 900 :
qnsa'iy, said McMaster. Dur. .
US tins, according to McAias- !
observations. Judge Harford /
hrnoor. :"
aoned 4 a. 70 whether he was
y vas actual sleep and not Z
y apparent drowaIness. Nc I
oh said 7 am safe In saying !
as'eep: his sudden waking, =
rlhhs At his whiskers, his /
manner was that OF one get.
~ oat o. sleep rather than out Of
.ak Before Going on Bench
e as'ers testified that he had ,
tuaee HsnfoFd take drinks on /
s' occasions at Tacoma hotel ,
hsf once he took two drinks i
es'ore going on the bench. Ii
sser saw him In pronounced /
7sd state said McMasters, Il
seH him when he was not in ,
'nal condition, and that condi I
"a caused by intoxicant stIm. /,
y seemed TO me. His /,
sn On such occasions would be
&lseabIy flushed ,
.eAassers also testified that he /
- Nv Judge act as arbltrar. 1
nls treatment OF attorneys I
others that carse before bim /
aase Hanford. The witness
th&t having practiced In ore. /
he vas not used to Judge Han. i
" manner and that II got on
any lawyer would conduct /
n ~ Judge ssanford conducted
self in his court, he would be-
W subject TO punishment for
Sssmpt Of court" McMasters.
'ee'ns Never Saw Him prunk
sFney John G. Higgins was
~s, sDus 70 give Judge Hanford as
'actory an endorsement az nos.
ne admitted 10 the commit.
1veysr, Aat on two or three
~ ns be observed the Judge an
y asleep when he didn't
q 2 hear the arguments or mat.
presented 70 him in court lie