Show LIBEL CASE NOW HOLDS BOARDS I Graft and Crop Out in All San Francisco Trials San Francisco March 4 The direct ex examination and a brief of ot former Supervisor Jennings J Phil Phillips Phillips lips hips chairman ch of the special water com corn committee committee of the board of ot super supervisors supervisors visors occupied almost the entire day in iii inthe the trial of R H A Crothers and a d Fremont Older charged by E K P Ei E Troy Tro a local attorney with criminally libelling W S STevis STevis Tevis millionaire president of the Bay Cities Water ater company compan Tevis having brought similar action in a court is 15 entirely ignoring the present proceedings which were admittedly brought by Troy Tro to exploit the question of a water supply for tor San Francisco Phillips left the stand at 4 and ancI was followed by former Supervisor and Commissioner Andrew L Wilson His direct examination had not no proceeded far when court adjourned un until until until til tomorrow morning Prepared by b Ruef Voluminous reports resolutions and all proceedings by the supervisors bearing bearin upon the acquisition of a 2 municipal water supply practically practical all of oC which the wit witnesses nesses n stated were prepared by Abraham Ruef were introduced In against the is and objections of Assistant District Attorney Hoff Hoft Cook Phillips admitted t d In answer n to Cooks question objection to which by council for the defense was overruled by byth the court that he had been promised Immunity ImmunIty immunity ity for anything wrong that he had done doneas as supervisor Matthew Sullivan of ot counsel for fo the de defendants defendants defendants characterized It indecent for forthe forthe forthe the district attorney to treat tile the witness In this manner by b referring to any im immunity immunity contract If It there was any entered into between the district attorneys attorns of office office o fice flee and this witness To thi Cook rook re retorted retorted e that he she was not here by b choice choke I prosecuting this case cas |