It has been said that Rutherford replaced his two henchmen with Franz and Knorr and it was their idea to get rid of the Judge and Franz came up with the Beth-Sarim idea. That way they could run thing while the Judge lived the life of a drunkard.
Awww.......they shoulda got some professional help like group therapy for the ol' bastard instead of building him a house. Can't you just see him in such a group? He stands up and says "...My name is Judge Booze Rutherford. Prohibition is from de Debbil. I'm 237 years old and I'm a teenage alcoholic." 
