The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-08

mcn In the profession. the Witness
replied IN answer TO query put 10
him By counsel In cross examina,
ton which referred 20 tho testi-
mony that the Judge merely Rp.
pcared sleepy. but never vas. and
that he was able 20 rule clearly at
Ell times.
The witness said that tho Judge
~as anle 70 rule under the appear.
anees which he described "not be-
cause he was asleep. but In spite
of H." Brown said that he sass the
Judge take drinks al the Rainier
club. bur could no, remember asv.
lno seen hin at any putise bar. De
seribing his appearance when he cor.
siderrd min, under the irfiue ice Of
liquor. the ssitress said.
"ris eyes were nloodshot f4ls
face was flushed re had a broad
waik--a sailors walk. Ne ~ooId
not ssaaaer. but his walk had tho
indication of intosiessien. He
would get his breath with diffl
Guilty
0rown was formerly aKeceiat I'd
With ex-senator Samuel II. Piles
and ex-Suprvme Court Judge Mllo
Root
JUDGE Ale.rtson on stand.
judge X u. Aibersscp of the su-
rcrior court took the stand Satmr'
day afternoon and testified that he
failed a. notice any evidence u In
tnzleafiou In Judge Hanfefd o. the
night og the Dr. Mccormick lecture
at the Aihambrn theatre Judg.
AIheFtson presided a, that meet.
Ing The witness said he did not
observe the Judge 20 any great ex.
tent that night. Judge Aibsrtaon
had seen judge Hanford take n
drink occasionally NJ the Rainier
club and AZ public functions. bit
never saw him trunk. and wna sur-
pFiscd To hear II suggested. Wit
ness never saw him drink ~ haFa.
Character Witnesses
Ira G. <adeas. formerly manager
Of the Northern Pacific. VI ~
Ffalnes. a real estate man. q w.
ide. formerly United States marshal
and customs collector. and r. G.
Cheaaty. nerchg Mt and native son.
we're called "a character Witnesses
for Judge Hanfcrd. and they all tes-
titled that the, had never sccn him
under the Influence OF liquor. VITA
the possible exception Of ide. al
the witnesses sere members Of the
Rainier club. 70 which juoge Han
ford belongs
Referring TO decision u the an-
preme court named by Attorney
Rates of Tacoma. In which the
court cut down the amriut of dam
ages In a personal injury case. al
though II had not been asked. Rep
rcsentative Mccoy Saturday after
noon pointed out that the opinion
bad been written by former Judge
Root. and that former Judge Cor.
don was the attorney for the de
fendant company. the Great North.
ern. Mccoy gave a brief reminder
Of the fact that Root resigned when
II waa discovered that Gordon had
written an opinion for him IN case
IN which the Great Northern was
inters sted
In all, 20 witnesses had beer es-
srined on the charge of drunken
ness up 20 Saturday night. The
admitted facts on both sides are
that Judge Hsnford would drink AZ
times. tina, he also drank AZ public
bars. that re would 20 home iatc at
night. that he appeared sleepy on
street csrs and on the bench, that
he used 10 close his eyes, nod and
seem mapping both on and on the
bench. Witnesses against Jvdg
ttanford testified that these were
evidences of lntosication and mat
tentiveness on the bench. Witne -
es in favor OF Judge Hanforo said
that he used 10 work late at night
on his decisions, and that he only
had the hscit OF closing his eyes
and appearing sleepy when he wss
really engaged In thought.