Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1902 — SUCCEEDS BAKER. [ARTICLE]

SUCCEEDS BAKER.

John H. Gillett, of Hammond, New Supreme Judge. Governor Durbin last Friday announced the appointment of Judge H. Gillett, of Hammond, to succeed Judge Francis E. Baker on the state supreme bench. Judge Baker recently was chosen to be United States circuit judge, vice William A. Woods, deceased. His appointment creates a vacancy in the Lake circuit court to be filled by the governor. For this place there are already several applications. The matter probably will not be taken up for several days, the Governor being at his home in Anderson on account of illness. Judge Gillett lives in a handsome home in a suburb of Hammond. He has a wife and son. Although but 40 years old, he has won wide respect, and some of his decisions have be come celebrated. He refused to issue an injunction two years ago restraining George V. Hankins and other gamblers from operating a race track in northern Indiana. His reason, as given in his decision, was that, while he believed that gamblers deserve the pillory, be could not legally issue the injunction, Another of bls decisions was the unconstitutionality of the garnishment law.