| Show NO WITNESSES CALLED BY DEFENSE I AND RUEF RUfF WILL SOON SOO KNOW HIS FATE an ir Francisco Dee Dec D 7 Abraham I rd d trial upon an issue of or the municipal j ib f y of alleged I I r or of j i a supervisor Jn In iz the award of the I trolley franchise Is ap I i ahing an a end Some time during next T a the jury ju secured during a I ArlOd rOd of ot two days will begin con i dera on of r 33 typewritten pages pases of J t I and an the argument that began I I Oday and it Is practically assured that a i I i erdl t or a disagreement will wll be Included d i or of a K h of ot the court before the end I tha the ek p k det decision or of the attorneys f for the de to call no witnesses witness s has COd edl 13 shortened the proceedings g by b many and while the tho move was not entirely n d there was considerable sur suri i s T I lf sted when Henry Hen Ach itch fr un l announced shortly be 11 U today that the time defense I V u j rest test Mr lr Ach at the opening of 1 hi Ourt wi j and j during the absence of the JUT jury motions to strike out v M l luns of or the testimony of a dozen wit it I nes for tor the prosecution all of which were denied The testimony given Riven by b I Miss L H Condon in the th first l Ruef trial was w s read to the Jury jUr the apparent pur purpose purpose purpose pose being to discredit the testimony t of James Tames L I Gallagher chairman of ot the I board of ot supervisors in relation to the time railway franchise matter The court denied the right of the defense to Introduce all their demands returned In IntIlE Inthe the tIlE bribery cases and Mr Ir Ach Aeh announced th close of or the case The Th opposing posing o attorneys were unable to agree upon unon a period foi tor argument and Judge LAwlor allotted to Assistant Dis District District Attorney Attorn e for fo his opening ar argument argument argument the remainder of today Despite I the statements of or Mr Jr Ach who believed that the defense would be unable to con conclude conclude clude elude In less than a day dav da and a half haIr the court decided that tomorrow must suffice for this side of the case and Hiram John Johnson Johnson son vho will close for the prosecution prose was given Kiell tw two o hours commencing at 9 Wednesday morning The case ease should 1 b given to the Jury jUr late Wednes Wednesday edn s day afternoon |
