Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-19
ANDERSON LET'S
GOODRICHOUCH
PASS UNHEEDED
Refuses Comment on Gov
ernOr's Criticism After
Lashing From Bench.
TALKS ONLY IN COURT

Gov. James P. Goodrich's violent de-
nunciation OF Judge A B. Anderson for
criticising state courts and officials
failed to disturb that judicial parsonage
today.
SmilingIy the judge declined to COM
Isn't upon the governors outbreak, hold
ing fast to a rule never to make utter
anees for public consumption except in
his official capacity while occupying the
bench
Gov. Goodrich's criticism of a court,
which has cleaned up more than one
cesspool in Indiana civic affairs, was
evoked bv Judge Anderson's declaration
in open court yesterday morning, after
having sentenced i number Of young
men for transporting stolen automobiles
from Indiana to other states or vice
versa. that his court was being made a
police court because the state courts do
not do their duty and when they do the
governor, or the pardon board. or some
body, I don't know who, turns them
out"
After expressing his indignation in
twelve paragraphs, the governor depart
ed at 3 so o'clock this morning for New
York City, where he will attend meet
ing of the judicial committee of the gen
eral assembly OF the Presbyterian
SAYS ANDERSON Is
PLAYING To GRANDSTAND.
So incensed was the state executive at
a federal judge daring TO criticise him
that he said:
IF Judge Anderson is correctly quoted
he is as usual playing TO the grand
stands and indulging in a lot Of loose
talk To say that he grossly misrepre-
sents the facts is putting it mildly
He states that when the courts do
their duty the governor lets them out
The truth is the governor does not let
them out except upon the rccommenda-
tion of the trial courts.
"The Judge is further reported as say
ing, I have to have the petty criminal
business because the governor, or the
parole board, or some one turns them
out as soon as they are sentenced This
statement so far as the governor is con-
cerned is a plsin. unvarnished lie. and
not the plain truth or even IN approach
10 the truth.
The tendency of Judge Anderson to
use his position on the bench 10 get II
the spotlight and play 10 the galleries
was never better illustrated than in this
Instance.
SAYS JUDGE DOESN'T
KNOW ACTUAL FACTS.
He knows nothing about the actual
facts or he wouldn't have made the fool
ish statement attributed to him, and as
usual went OF 'half-cocked.'
The district court Of the United States
has g certain well-dehned jurisdiction,
and within the limits of that jurisdiction
It has as much authority as any inferior
court should seek 10 exercise.
when the judge of the district court
assumes 10 exercise supervision over the
=
porarily forgets what he is.
The mere holding Of a federal position
does not give Mr.. Anderson power to
sit in judgment upon the action Of the
state courts or the governor of this COM
monwealth.
The safety Of the state and of the re-
public lies in obedience to and respect
for the law.
when the ancient landmarks are
thrown away, anarchy quickly follows.
IF one man may ignore the line which
separates the state from the federal gov
eminent, then all may do so.
Those criminals came before Judge
Anderson because they had violated the
federal law. The United States district
sart acts as q sort Of police court in
Eases Of this kind and the state courts
have nothing to do with violations Of the
federal law.
INVITED TO ATTEND
HIS OWN BUSINESS
Il am informed that the judge was
not well and after delivering his dia-
tribe went home sick. He will find plenty
20 occupy even his active mind in at
tending to his own business and cease
attempting to run the business OF the
state courts and OF the state of Indiana"
Attaches of Judge Anderson's court
asserted that the governor was misin-
formed regarding the courts illness,
since the executive was criticised at the
morning session and the judge was on
the bench again as hale and hearty as
ever in the afternoon.