Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-22
Seattle Federal Judge Wires
Resignation to President
Taft; Gives Ill Heslth as
Reason for Action.
DECLARES HE Is PROUD
OF ENEMIES He HAS MADE
Farewell Statement Thanks
Those Who Have Commend
ed His Actions and Defies
Those Who Have Attacked
Him.

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Seattle, Wash., July g2,~-united
States District Judge CoFhelluR ~.
Hangord, whose conduct on the
bench has been under investigation
for nearly a month BY q aub-oQmmit-
eco OF tho house judiciary uommtluu.
autographed his roaignhtinn today 70
Inds sanford Gives M h6sith ~
the rcs4a.,., - Aaf ilNINuntiUn.
The members of Lhe house cun-
miltoo assembled AZ an unuannuf
early hour, prepared 70 continue the
hearing, hut the cufnmlttce won nos
called 10 order. IN 4 short time th~
committed and Judge flnufofd'r
counsel adjourned 20 an ante re1iu
and the nervouu air about tho Hlt
men and the alternate departure ana
return % the attorneys gave hIrt
10 the people IN the court sppm tnn1
important confeTsncon wore n pro-
ereBs,
seated on the bench IN An odlolnlnE
room. listening 10 motion caicDunfr
| lie aoemNd 20 b. under 10 Hfcatrg
strain than for Wtokk
About 1915 a. ni.. Chairman Ora
ham Of the eommltson lcIl thc buliur
lnE ana ticn told the FopOfttre That
when the uomnlllee ro-aaacmolnd n
would Immediately take a recess ~
this time y rumDr hud HOno into clf>
culatlna tauefd hy 0vornharlnE mo
word "rnklnnnlInn" apnkhu ln lhn
ante rVom that Judge iianlufa hae
Xs Judr6 fIansnsaA ohimhnra llta
iu1Rcn aOii. Ned told newhwapcr lnqu
that hla falnnr had rualgned ann wuH
IprernrlnH alntnmont ~ his Ftnnuna
| The Judge Hni calmly nt hIn desk
/ writing Ia hla pnlnHlakinR lunH hand
an explanation of tho molivoa that
had impelled his ection.
A. iO.fO Chnirmnn Graham re-
turned "a the building. called tho
committee 10 order ann Hnid,
"uC lilqmcni Hnlno conditions hntn
arisen which make Il necessary ~
take a short recess, Tho cvi1mltlue
vii be- Ia recoss until : y, % VIII.
nesscs vino huve been uubpUCnaod
ChaVmnn Uriham said 70 npwns
srhe uolnmlttee has not word 10
Iray. u has no official Information
conceTning anything which may have
no Il "hypothetical' question put
by a reporter AZ 10 whether che reslK-
nation of "a judge who was uuder IN
vcHtiRatiOn would relieve the r0mr
Imltioe from further duty Chairman
lurahAm declined 10 answer.
Jn,ge lianfoFd'H stntcmcnt "a tho
kHubNlt ibIiUWHf
"'rhe almost constant strain Under
which I have worked for more than
twenty.two years has taxed but NOT
lexhauhlod, my power OF endurNncc,
am not likely 10 have "A vacation ur
lrest, hut change Of occupation Will
he welcome relief Intend 10
practice law In seattle
in the investigation which has
bnen conducted by subcommittee
lot the house Ut representatives, much
Testimony has been Elyen hf wit
nusBas who know me and by oiher1
J who do not I am grasoful for tho
recommendation or those who hNvn
lapoken and written IN my favor. nnd
As for those who have inailRned me
l only wish 10 say that | wouid bH
ashamed OF myself II I had not in,
ourred the onmlty ~ BCch people ~
they are. a judge ~ never ~ sure
of being right an when his work has
been cfitlClAod unfelrly, and Without
boaStlnK. In Wow uf AL that haH hefll
ana may be said, nf ana CONFORMING
fnyself and nay work, ) am Elnu lhnt
any record " what u H."