The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-03


fFesied that most people staggcr in
coming down the car 10 get off, hut
Taft irsisted that Hanford's stag
gcring. as he obser scd. was not tho
kind produced by the ra.
Or. Brown Testifies.
Dr p ]. Brown. dentist and law
yer. testified tina; in the haboas
corpas proceedings bro1gh. against
hhci:ff I'd CudIlce in behalf ~ Dr.
n G. Littoy. In 1901. Judge Ham
ford. while on the bench. appeared
10 be under the influence of li.;uor.
Ills ey.a were ciased ne said. and
ne appeared asleep On cross ex-
aIriHaiion. Dr. Brown udm.ffed TO
Attciuey Hughes that ne hsd f~ca
Judge Hanford at times apparently
asleop on the bench ahen ne would
Suddenly. raise his lead sLi rule on
motions clearly. Brow Insisted.
however, thar on the occasion de-
scribed, Judge Hanford's condition
was different. and that Judge Han
ford vas icated. he thought.
His condition WAS that OF 4 man
entirely exhausted from fatigue or
unquestionably under the Influence
of iiqpor.' said DIR. Brown. Il
thought IL was the latter
Saw Him Drunk Otter.
DR. Brown also testified to see
Ing Judge Hanford in an intoxicated
condition on street cars for tho
past five years on the average OF
cnce every 30 days.
tushxw
him that way the first time. and
II made an impression on me" said
Brown. 1t was easy TO see he was
Under the influence Of liquor. IL
was II O'Clock az night. He got
ON the car ia an 'unsteady' manner.
hi.d he would keep falling out Of
his seat. The people In the car kept
wfnkfng az each other. His con-
tinnal sliding down his seat was
what really attracted my attention
10 him during the trip
II has been q common thing to
see Judge Fanfnrd In that condition
once a month aud probably oftener.
saw him often when he was not
intoxicated. The jadle's face would
he flushed when ne was drinking.
X.
On crossexamination. Attorney
Hughes sought 20 show that Judge
Hnnford might have Just been
drowsy from overwork. Brown re-
piled that be never saw the jucge
Ia n sleepy condition in the car
when he was sober.
"My experience ~ 38 ye,rs saaaht
me- said Brown. "to tell when =
man Is drunk under certain condi-
tons and when he is not. have
seen Judge Hanford drunk"
That is what you believer"
eross-essmined Hughes.
~ know IT," Brown answered.
Judge Treated Him Fairly.
Asked whether he was prejudic-
ed against Judge Hanford. Brown
said he was. not: that Judge Han
ford treated him exceedingly fair
in court trials.
II have no peesor II prejudice
against the judge. but al OF
the opinion that ne ought TO retire
fr' m the bench
brown told HGshes that the So
cialists took no active part in. the
mass meeting at the Dreamland
rink - protest against Jufye Han.
fora Injunction IN the Renton line
and that he had no
prejudice against him on that ac-
count. nor because of the Olsson
disfranchisement case.
"As a socialist" Brown said. ~
have no prejudice against those
rulings. because | believe tat the
more OF those rulings we hsse, the
riore socialism will flourish
Witness Wasn't Positive.
Magnus Sando. a building CON
tractor. the next witness. who said
he had a slight acquaintance with
Judge Hanford for about seven
years and used to ride home on
The same street cars frequently
with him. testified that he might
have seen Judge Hanford under the
influence OF liquor and might not"
He looked that way TO me-" he
finally answered Chairman Gra-
ham. Il thought, once or twice.
hat he was probably under tie in
fluence, don't think he was ex-
sctly drunk don't think he was
sober. He octed quit 1rowsy. This
was about III o'clock at night. AZ
that time. | was under ihe impress
sion that the Judge had been drink
ng. am not positive about that
now"
Mrs. Titus Saw Him.
Mrs. Hattie w. Titus. wife of Or.
Hermon +. Titus. the socialist.
estified that she has been rest
lent of Seattle for rs years and
rad known Judge Hanford by sight
'or several years. Asked II she
lad ever seen Judge Hanford under
he influence of liquor. she replied
hat she had only once. abont five
months agon on Bellevue Summit
,af
Young Woman Annoyed.
Il was attracted by the fact that
he Judge was not sitting mp
straight He couldn't keep his head
~, it seemed. He sat directly OPP
losite us. IL was late. My hns-
land and / had been to an opera
md were going home. Judge Han
ord seemed to stare peculiarly. |
that because young
ady who was with us was annoyed
~ the way the judge kept looking
Il her. In my Judgment, Judge
Ianford was intoxicated