Evening star., 1926-01-22
JUDGE 'WEEDEDOUT'
!. DRY CASES, CHARGE
Ex-CIerk in Anderson's Court
Tells Senate PrObers of
Docket Clearing.
Ry the ASso"rstad Press.


Senate investigation "f charges
gainst Federal Judge Harry T.. An
drrenn Of The western Tennessee dis
trict today cenrered about the retire
ment of ahou; - prohibition cases
from The courl GockeI.
r.. j. fleidel. former CHIEF deputy
clerk "f the court, questioned before
he investigating committee by w. r..
Iumhrunn. attorney for those protest
ins confirmation Of Judge Anderson.
who W%s given q recess appointment
!a3t F'all. y i'll the Judge IN last tcto
her 30 ordered - wedding out" uf the
cases.
The judge asked me WHY there
were So many cases pt ndiu@.'' said
Heidel. who added that he replied that
manV of the defenda ntS han not been
apprehended. :. r. Murray. diStl ict
attorney. was called Ilr:,i"l 81 id. and
the wedding out begun.
Dismissed Without Hearing.
Heidel then testified cunrrrnimg
cases. which ne said Judge Anderson
had ordered dismissed without near
inc after the Circuit Court OF M
pea!- had reminded tha "a se- for
new trial.
of Andrew Wallace. who had heer
found guilty nv Il .'tus ani sentenced
to two wears on the charge Of bribery
of an officer. .Nrothcr. h' said. Was
the case of l:r;lce York. sentenced
to three wears mi late dismissed
by Judge Ande.snl after it had been
sent back ny the tigcuir Court.
In both cases. Heidel testified. the
court was falls. when il rrcited hat
the defenda nts ami counsel were pres
ent in court a : they w=rs nnj present.
Heidel declared that A case had been
dismissed against Thomas n. Daniels
known in Memphis as persistent
violstor Of the narcotic act" and thar
another case was dismissed against
Daniels wife while she was then
serving term in prison.
Judge Wrote Order.
Heidel said Judge Anderson wrote
in his own handwriting dismissed
across the court documents.
O. r. F'itZhugh associate counsel
for Judge Anderson declared the cases
were dismissed after the judge and
the district attorney had gone over
them and agreed the evidence would
not warrant a conviction.
''Prepa IA tion of the court order was
left TO the clerk. who is now testify
ing before this committee. and II the
court order was false il was due to the
clerk no asserted.
He added the Judge had no knowl-
edge of the exact wording Of the or
der. rs il was left entirely To the clerk.
Hefdal today gave his version Of
the disappearaDce Of the contents OF
A 5-callon container OF corn liquor left
in his office.
BEFORE Spencer Arso. last Norem-
her. ! told Judge Anderson that =
gallon container OF liquor had been
left in the clerks vault. After it's pur-
pose as evidence had been served il
remained there. | told Judge Ander-
son that District Attorney Murray re-
moved the contents quart by quart
until II was all gone.
Anderson Appeared DispIeased.
What did Judge Anderson do
/umbrunn asked.
The Judge sat straight mp. He
seemed displea sed. | might say he act
cd peeved He told me that Murray
had been a very good prosecutor and
very helpful to him.
II might add that Judge Anderson
remarked that Murray WAS a man who
if he took one drink his face became
flushed like he had had several
Did vnII ever see Murray drunk"
Senator Means asked.
Yes sir" Heidel replied. II saw
him in an intoxicated condition in his
office in the May term OF the court in
1904"
Murray Yesterday denied ever heine
drunk. and said he had given the con
tents Of the a-callon jug TO sick
friends.