Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-04-05
JURIST HAS our
BENCH, BELIEVED
ON CABLE NOTICE
Third Judge of Local Court Said
to Resent Combinations Of
Chief Justice Robertson and
Circuit Judge Whitney !
WON'T GIVE REASON
BUT CONFIRMS RUM0R
Strained Relations Among Lo-
cal Wearers of Ermine Laid
to His 0utSpoken Sentiments

Thomas b. Stuart, third Judge oi
the first circuit court, Honolulu. has
sent his resignation to the department
Of justice In Washington, ID. c..
When confronted today with a re-
Tort from an authentic source to the
effect that he was contemplating re,
signing, Judge Stuart simply stated
that his resignation is already in
Washington. 1t is believed the resig.
nation went by cable either yesterday
or the previous day. ~. =" -.
"Will you state the reasons for your
resignation" the jurist was asked
There Is no need TO state any
causes" he answered. But | see no
reason why the fact that have ten
dered my resignation should not be
made pCblic."
Judge Stuart was asked TO confirm
q report TO the effect that he had stat
ed to q local attorney that he would
resign Il the nominations of Chief jus
tioe A. G. M. Robertson and Circuit
Judge William l.. Whitney were con-
hrmed ty the senate.
There is no need 10 say anything
about that, Judge Stuart said. Just
say that in an interview with Judge
Stuart as to the probability OF his re-
signing, he stated that his resigna-
tion was already in washington,
The STAR Ruilettn learned .to9aS
from authoritative sources that SOME
time ago Judge Stuart informed the
department of justice that VI Judges
Robertson and Whitney were retained
hewould resign.
They were retained.
Strained relations with Circuit
Judges Ashford and Whitney, as we'll
as with Chief Justice Robertson and
Governor Pinkllam, are believed to be
the reasons for Judge Stuart's resig-
nation. During the last year Judge
Stuart filed id circuit court suit
against Governor Pinkham in which
he condemned the homestead policy
OF the chief executive. following it up
with open letters to the press giving
further light on his own idea of the
homestead situation. The governors
demurrer to the complaint was sus-
tanned by Circuit Judge Ashford, thus
closing the matter as far as the lower
court was concerned. Judge Stuart
has never taken the case to the su,
IRENE court.
Prior to the bringing of the suit, and
while the matters OF the reappoint-
inents Of Chief Justice Robertson and
Judge Whitney were pending Judge
Stuart filed with the department OF
justice an affidavit in which, it is i'm
derstood, the chief Justice. Associate
Justice z. M. Watson. and Circuit
Judges Ashford AMI whitney were
flawed. While admitting at the time
that some such affidavit had been
sent to washington, Judge Stuart de-
clined 10 make 1t public.
Only recently Judge Stuart wrote an
open letter to local newspapers in
which lie advocated commission gov
ernment for the territory Of Hawaii,
and criticized the present territorial
government under Governor Pinkham,
as well as the government Of the city
and county and the conduct Of the To-
cal courts.
Yesterday afternoon the Star-Bul-
letin received a cRblegram from its
Washington correspondent to the ef-
feet that the reappointments of Chief
Justice Robertson and Circuit Judge
Whitney had been confirmed by the
senate.
Since Judge Stuart says that his
resignation is already in Washing
ton," it is presumed il went by cable.