Evening star., 1937-12-08
GARNET7- TO QUIT
AS i. s. ATTORNEY
WITHIN FEW WEEKS
Official Is Expected to Be
Named Special Assist
ant to Cummings.
HAS HELD POST HERE
FOR LAST FOUR YEARS
Virginian Has Had Long Career
in Public Service, Including
Federal Duties.

Leslie c. Garnett, United States
attorney for the District of Columbia
since January, 1884, will resign within
the next few weeks, it was learned
today from trustworthy source.
At the conclusion OF his service as
District attorney, probably shortly
after the first of the year, Mr.. Garnett
will be named special assistant to the
Attorney General, it was understood
His resignation from his present post
will be submitted to President Roose-
velt within few days, it was reported
Officials at the Department of JUS
tice refused to discuss the matter, be-
yond commenting that Mr. Garnett's
term expires January 10 and that he
has not submitted his resignation
They would not say whether he would
be reappointed as United States at
torney, but it was indicated the de-
partment expects to make Use of Mr.
Garnett's services thereafter, in some
capacity
Mr.. Garnett, native of Mathews,
Va, has had long career of public
service. After receiving his educa-
tion at Randolph Macon College and
Georgetown University, he practiced
law at Mathews before becoming
county prosecutor there, a position
which he filled for eight years. Serv-
Ing next as assistant attorney general
OF Virginia, he was named a special
assistant to the United States Attorney
General in connection with the White
Earth Indian litigation in Minnesota
from 1915 through 1917.
Public Lands Post.
In 1917, he was made chief attorney
in the Public Lands Division of the
Department of Justice and in 1920 he
became Assistant Attorney General in
charge of the division.
With the change in administrations
coming about through the elections in
1920, Mr.. Garnett left the Department
OF Justice except for occasional service
IN connection with cases pending while
he was chief of the Public Lands Diyi-
sion. Re-entering the private practice
OF law, he became associated with
Frank K. Nebeker, who had been in
charge Of antitrust prosecutions of
the department. This association was
dissolved in 1925 and Mr.. Garnett
practiced law here alone until 1880.
In that year, he became associated
N law with Senator McAdoo of Cali
fornia and Brice Clagett, son-in-law
ol the Senator. Subsequently. he was
connected with the firm of Carlin &
Carlin. headed by Charles c. Carlin,
former Representative from Virginia.
Appointed December 90, 1888.
His appointment as district attorney
to succeed Leo A. Rover was made
by President Roosevelt on December
29, 1888.
Mr.. Garnett's term of Office has
been marked by vigorous prosecution
OF felony cases, and particular con-
centration on violation of the gambling
laws.
In the fiscal year ending June 30,
1885, his Office instituted proceedings
In 1,577 felony cases with termina-
tions recorded in 1,438 of them. In
the fiscal year 1886 the number
started jumped to 1,645. of which
1920 were completed. And in the II
months ended last June 80 there were
1888 cases initiated and 1888 termi-
mated.
A son of Judge G. Taylor and Ellen
Douglas Garrett, Mr.. Garnett will be
81 on December l6 of this year. He
is married and has one son, George
Tinsley Garnett. He is a lifelong
Democrat politically and now resides
at Melrose street and Brookville road,
Chevy Chase, Md.