Show r GRAHAM j NOT Presiding Judge Declined to Take Case From Dunnes cane s Court our ARGUMENT OF ATTORNEYS Ii DECISION NOT ALTERED AL TERE A AS A Ar r RESULT San Francisco Francesco Dec Judge Grah Graham lm today denied lenic l the tho motion made maet on behalf f JIt or S to withdraw from Ju Judi Dunnes court the cases casos now pending there on the in indictments n brought by the grand jury and to reassign them to another de dc Ii Li den denying the motion JUdge Graham said that he could not trans transfer transfer fer the cases unless he had thee the written consent of JUdge Dt to su such action n nAU AU All the attorneys interested in the in Indictment cases were ere on hand to listen to the arguments The defendant Abraham Ruef although not particularly concerned with the tho decision of the listened attentively to the pro proceedings The district attorneys of office fico fice was also tl o strongly represented Both Sides Were Ready Di District Attorney L Langdon n don for the tho people an 1 Attorney W yo H for forra Mayor ra oi answered Ready Roady whEn hen JudS Judge Gr Graham ham called th the motion Ve lire have n a counter count l affidavit which we e would like to rend read declared As Assistant District Attorn Attorney Honey in re to nip ll inq inquiry from th the court Attorney Barrett d irit if it was ne lle to read th affidavit as he had hadnot not road his on F Friday Ju Judge gc Graham thought he like hike to l hear ur it and H ne began with the document whIch to be o a revl In detail of all the proceedings ings before Superior Judge Duane When H moy A Attorney Met Iet zen Zen insisted upon r reading ading the affi affidavit avit it hi h h he had presented presente on Friday The district attorney made no objection I thc court it was wasu u No R Reason ason Jor for I 1 nt Barrett went on tl to supplement the made by bJ Honey Heney with nf ili vic view or of the pr cc aJ gs but was int inter interrupted r b by p the court The constitution gives gios the presiding judge jl ge h right to assign cases to toun I un any department nt at any time hut but it If the I In eases n r under sui I rho do not I see ee v hy by I f ou we hav been on our Ul l knees ne begging J g tin for an n immediate trial replied Bar BarI Barrett rett l and we wm will show hW that WP have I er to withdraw the motion is as asI isI I to tn t the hp single ease as w which it i is claimed iS u tier r is I nothing I n ho horr horri that there thre jg is ln i J In regard to four foul of these thOl eases Hero Js Is a defendant who willing is to do any anytHing tiling tHing to get to trial but who is not al allowed allowed lowed to do so because ho wilt not go to u a codefendant and ask hint him to abandon his motion r I Dunne Was Not Asked I would like JUe to ask you tf if any ro re request quest hn has been beam to Ju Judge he Dun Dunno o oto to have thc these e cases transferred ask asked lj Judge Graham j jNo No sir We Wa thought that YO yott might make malto the request suggested Burrett Barrett BurrettI BarrettI I dont think there Is need ot off further argument until su such an application cation Is male l de to Judge re remarked marked the court The were wele brought to a 1 Jose close after aCter B rr tt had asked to have lUJe the final decision with withheld held until the application to Dunne could be pr prepared Jar d but t Judge Graham thought th the delay was fUi unnecessary nJ as the motion can be renewed at any time |