The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-10
WILL BE SUBMITTED
TO THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE TUESDAY
Hanford Charged With Being "a Tool of Corruption
and Special Privilege Charges Before Judiciary
Committee Tomorrow.

Cornelius H. Hanford Of Seattle the impeachment
charges which compiled by Attorney John H. Perry of
Seattle and filed direct with the judiciary of the
last Thursday by Congressman Norris of that
committee.
The complaint has been preparation
months and undertaken before Judge Hanfod rendered his
decision in the OLSON which resulted in Congressman Be
gers impeachment indictment against him.
Congressman Norris, who ahered the impeachment pro-
eeedmgs against Judge Archibald Of the commerce court will
formally present the complaint against Hanfod be-
fore the Judiciary committee the time the Berger
II probable that subcommittee will be appointed TO be-
gin probe Of the charges and that this committee will
Eight distinct charges presented in Norris indc-
mcnt against Hanford Three Of these deal with his personal
habits which are alleged to have rendered him physically and
morally unfit for judicial duties The other five deal with
tiers Of litigation that up before Hanford wherein he
alleged to have msbehaved himself and guilty OF gross mis-
conduct and ndemeano maieasance and msieaance and
abuse Of his judicial power in Office"
Summarizing these charges the complaint alleges That
Cornelius II anord has lost the respect and confidence
OF the law abiding people Of the Of Washington such
an extent that ms power Tor useful service as such Judge past
that he brings the Judiciary into public contempt and dis
that during all the mentioned while said Cornelius
poratons and individuals him period OF years
TO constantly violate the spirit Of the United States revised
The charges specified in detail against Hanord are:
THAT Hanford has become addicted to excessive OF
liquors, indugng drunkenness and moral dissipation
rous saloons and barroons in Seattle such late hours
midnight that he rendered himself unfit for his duties the ol
lowing day and that from the effects OF such noxcaton he
is tyrannicai, impatient, intoeran unfair and unjust
2That Cornelius H. Hanford lis for many years
last past has been grossly immoral and dissoue man.
that he frcquented the Seattle enderloin prior its being
3-That Seattle restricted district has been closed
Hanfod had been in the habit Of visiting the
from such drunken and dssolute condition
render him unit morally and physically to perform his judicial
duties the following day"
4-That Judge misused the writ of in
junction without notice and without hearing colusivc
sur oesun oy augustus fabody trustee OF the Seattle Ken
ton Southern railway his company by which tho
traction company prohibited from refusing and failing
ing the people from even asking tor transfer at certain
Seattle that this injunction issued attempt
override the franchise granted by the city and the of
the state OF Washington decided by the supreme of
said state compelling said company carry passengers and
transfers for five fare within the corporate
OF the city that this injunction was issued in violation OF
federal statute prohibiting the issuance OF nunctons by any
federal court TO stay proceedings IN state court except bank
sThat Hanford attempted right of free
speech and ntmdae citizens peaceaby assembling
TO petition congress to impeach him by encouraging and
queseng n the illegal arrests of who participated
in protest meeting against Hanord at Dreamland rink in
6That Hanford "wllfully and unlawfuly usurped and
abused the Judicial powers contrary Justice
common and attempted hwar the will of the people of
Seattle when he restrained the city from holding the recall
Frank a. Scobey nonresident whose property interests,
which he claimed would be affected by the expense of such
election. amounted to the sum Of seven cents"
THAT Judge Hanford allowed to Messrs Kerr Nc
Cord attorneys Tor the receivers appointed the OF s
McGovern receivers of Pacific Packing Navigation
Co.. ct AL No 1888 the exorbant fee OF $l40O00 and
the of said corporation thereby largely
to the financial injury of the stockholders and creditors that
the allowance of this exobtant fee prearranged
OF SorneiuS H. hantoru he did
because said attorneys commercially and financially
soeated with him in this that on December 1905 said Cor
neus II Hanord f. s. McCord and James A. among
ers promoted organized and incorporated the Hanord rrga-
ton Power Co with capitalization OF S25oO0o.
SThat Hanford has repeatedly violated that portion his
oath of office ito do equal right the poor rich
he tool of corporate wealth with scorn and hatred
the struggle OF the of mankind for
conditions that in the OF Eli Meocch against the Stone
Webster Engineering Co.. which corporation represented
by the firm OF Kerr and MoCod Judge Hanord aside
jury verdict of $4,000 for the loss of ground
that he used the word any in one OF the instructions i'm
properly that setting aside this verdict Judge Hanford sad
He eierring TO the pantif able bodied and
lost his il is true but in keeping with other he got
five times much he should and the verdict UNJUST that
upon petition for rehearng that Judge Hanord used
the following language IT explained the OF the word any
by the TACT that from mind acute as
shnlld haNe