Evening star., 1916-10-02


Anderson. and was educated at the
public and select schools Of his county
and at Mount Union College Ohio,
which college later conferred upon him
the honorary degree of LID.
After leaving college he taught a
short time in the schools of Belmont
principalship of the Cambridge High
School until the fall of 1870, when he
resigned to finish his law studies.
On entering the profession he prompt
ly made place for himself. and was
soon engaged in a lucrative practice in
the state and federal courts. In April,
1893. he removed to Washington. Pres
ldent Mckinley appointed him United
states attorney for the District of CO.
lumbia October 4, 1899, and on May /,
1901, in recognition of his excellent rec
ord as district attorney President Nc
k1nley appointed him a member of the
supreme Court of the District of Co.
lumbia, life position. Among the ia
nous cases in which he sat as Judge
may be mentioned the Bonine homicide
case, the Newman quo warranto case
and the Hutchins will contest.
Sustained by Highest Court.
In the Newman case he rendered an
opinion holding that Frizzell, the COM
planning party, was not entitled under
the statute to maintain the proceeding,
and that, accordingly the court was with
out jurisdiction. On appeal the Supreme
Court OF the United States sustained his
ruling. The Hutchins will contest, in
which he sat during the last term Of
court, was the second longest trial ever
had in this District
Justice Anderson was law lecturer in
Georgetown University, and also a lee
turer on diplomacy in the American Uni
versity. He was a member of the board
OF trustees OF the American University
and also trustee of the Metropolitan
Memorial NJ E. Church of Washington,
D: G.. the church which President Nc
mortal tablet in that church is the gift
OF Justice Anderson. He was also a mem
Der of the Chevy Chase Club, Cosmos
Club. Sons Of the American Revolution,
National Nation Geographic Society, Washington
Historical Society. Ohio Society of New
York and the American Bar Association
His principal pastime, it is stated, was
work-and then more work..
Effective as Public Speaker.
Justice Anderson was an effective
public speaker, and until appointed to
the bench had been well known as a
political speaker for twenty-five years.
His knowledge of the free-silver coun-
tries of South America and his power
to persuade audiences brought him
Into demand as a speaker in the presi-
Dental campaigns of 1896 and 1900. He
acquired his familiarity with the South
American monetary systems through
his service as envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the United
States to Bolivia, to which position he
had been appointed by President Har-
rison in 1889, and while holding 1t
wrote The Hand Book on Bolivia"
which gives interesting and authentic
information concerning that republic
Justice Anderson was married in 1879
to Miss Laura B. Augustine of Penn
sylvania and they have one child,
daughter, Mrs. Frederick P. Lilley.
Tributes to the Justices Memory.
Assistant United States Attorney
Ralph Given paid tribute to the memory
of Justice Anderson in the United
States branch of the Police Court today
when he asked Judge Aukam that the
court be adjourned out of respect to
the deceased. Judge Aukam also spoke
Of the work of Justice Anderson as a
member of the bar and the bench.
In the District branch of the court
Assistant Corporation Counsel George
Taggart asked Judge Mullowny to ad-
Journ court in respect to the memory
Of the late justice.