Show IRY BY RESIGNING JUDGE HANFORD SENDS resignation TO PRESIDENT WHILE UNDER investigation accused justices counsel declares that the judge has ha desired to resign for several weeks week no further action will bo be taken I 1 seattle wash united states district judge cornelius 11 II hanford tho the first federal judge appointed when washington was admitted to statehood twenty three years ago sent his resignation monday to president taft while the last witnesses were waiting to testify before the house dudl judiciary committee which has been hearing evidence relative to charges ot lot misconduct hied filed against judge ilan iian ord ford the committee will leave at once for Was washington Lington taking a record of the twenty days testimony and also tuo the records of the law suits upon which most of the charges against judge hanford were based it Is the general understanding that no further action of any kind will be taken b i the house judge Han Ilan fords chief counsel E C hughes said after the resignation that the judge has desired to resign several week sago but could not well do so with no evidence heard in the case tho the judge and his friends according to counsel are satisfied with the showing made by him in the hearing bearing which they say did not sustain the he charges char goa that the judge was anxious to re sign was inept secret from all persona in washington and from everybody in seattle except hla blo counsel |