The Detroit times., 1912-10-03
paddock IS ON
Jaw OF JURIST In
DYNAMITE CASES
Judge Anderson, Presiding at
Big Trial. is Hard PROPOSE
tion to Interview
KNOCKED ROOSEVELTS
CASE AGAINST PAPERS
Refused|o Send Defendants in
Panama Libel Case to Wash
ington for Trial

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 2.-Judge AL
bert Barnes Anderson, who is trying
the alleged dynamiters in the big
structural ironworkers' conspiracy
case, Is the hardest proposition to in
terview In this neck of the woods.
You see," waiting lawyer ex
plained, "all judges are independent
but Judge Anderson shows II more
than the rest OF EN-. The more you
ask him the less he will answer"
Just then the Judge flashed by. He
Swings through the outer room and
rushes to dis desk as II he thought II
was OH fire and he was the fire de-
(p-rtment.
Judge Anderson isn't fussy, like
some other judges, about folks com
ing into his private office. And being
more than tolerably shrewd, the
Judge gets between his caller and the
window. That throws the light on
Ithe other fellows face, and the
|judge's scowling conference.-the
wears a panied and worried facets
in the shade.
so you are a newspaper man." he
observes. with quick. searching
look, piling few letters here,
Scratching around his desk there,
Opening other letters and scribbling
notes.
What do you want TO know ?
Whether ] beat my wife? Do | pay
my debts? How Is 1t keep out o:
jail? don't think the people care
am, and furthermore, | don't intend
TO talk, about myself, and | am not
going to.
Il was born In Zionsville, Boone
county, this state, 55 years ago last
February. l grew up. went to school
Studied lag. and have been a judge
| 10 years; you can get more informa-
tion about me in Who's Who in Am
erica Good mornins. sir"
Yes. the Judge has a peculiar judi
cal temperament all his own. Some
folks here in indianapolis say he's
E"cranky," Others think he's too
'grouchy." Still others believe he's
|pretty we'll satisfied with himself" !"
But. at that. most people like him.
They think he is fair and honest, and
decides questions OF law on their
fmerits.
Judge Anderson was admitted to
| the bar 81 years ago, and practiced
law at Charlottesville. where he was
prosecuting attorney several years.
President Roosevelt made him a fed
efal district Judge in 1902. Seven
years later Judge Anderson refused
10 send the defendants in the Panama
libel case to Washington for trial,
thus practically knocking out Roose-
velt's case against the publishers OF
the Indianapolis News and New York
World.
A year later Col. Roosevelt met
Harry New, Indiana Republican boss
at reception in Indianapolis, Judge
Anderson was there, too.
is that the Judge who decided the
libel case?" asked T. r. OF New.
He is replied New. who had op-
posed Anderson's appointment, but
who was then on friendly terms with
the Judge.
We'll" came back Roosevelt, "he
Is a packass and a crook
Before then the judge had gotten
on the Rooseveltian nerves, for when
he was president at the second stand
ard Oil case which later on resulted
in a $29,000,000 fine being plastered
temporarily on the oil octopus, he
refused to admit certain evidence
that was afterwards allowed by Judge
lands.
Judge Anderson is graduate Of
Wabash college. He is married. His
law library, provided by the govern
ment In the federal building. has a
ceiling OF gold which cost $4,000, but
he spends more time looking up cases
In his little. time-worn library out at
.hia hornn an North Pann.af