OCR Text |
Show "I C0NFEC3? TIIATS A IIALICIGU3 LIE," ECLAIII3 CCIIMITZ, SAN FBANCISCO, March 26. "I have repeatedly asked for a speedy trial for an immediate trial, and the prosecution has just as often refused it," said Mayor Schmitr in an interview inter-view with the Associated Press. V ' "I waived all technicalities many weeks ago. I wanted to. be-tried at once. I am willing to be tried by Judge Dunne, although I believe he is prejudiced preju-diced against me; or I am willing to be tried before any Judge in this county, or 'an7 Judge that the prosecution prose-cution may wish to bring in from any other county. I personally went before the presiding Judge and asked that my cases be assigned to some Judge whs could try me at once. Judge Dunne has refused to proceed with my trial until Ruef 's trials are over. That will bring it just about the time of the primaries in August. The indictments against me were returned five months ago. I was ready to go on trial before I went to Washington. I answered 'ready' when my case was called a week ago, but the prosecution again postponed post-poned it for three weeks." When told that District Attorney Langdon said it was true the Mayor had' asked for a speedy trial, but that his action meant delay,-Mayor Behmitz virtually declared that the District Attorney went outside of the truth in making such a statement, and referred to the court record, which he said showed who was delaying the trial. The Mayor again branded the report that he had offered to confess as an "outrageous, malicious lie." ! "I shall remain in office until the end of my term," conclnded the Mayor, "and I will run for office as lonar as the people want me and as long as I can serve them." |