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Show BAIL REFUSED BOODLER RUEF Trial of San Franciscan in Superior Court Goes Over a Day at the Prosecutor's Request. SAN FRANCISCO, March 12. Contrary Con-trary to expectations, the work of selecting se-lecting a jury to try Abraham Kuef for extortion was not begun this morning in Judge Dunne's department of the Superior court. Instead, an adjournment was taken until tomorrow morning at 10:20 o'clock, to give the prosecution time to file counter-affidavits answering the allegations al-legations of bias of prejudice made against Judge Dunne in the affidavit filed oh Sunday by Kuef to prepare the way for his request for a change of trial Judges, which his attorneys are to transmit to Judge Dunne before the examination ex-amination of talesmen is begun. Bail was refused Buef. . Though ss big a crowd collected in and about Temple Israel this morning, yesterday's crush and scenes of good-natured good-natured disorder were not repeated. A detail of bluecoats was on hand to reinforce re-inforce the court deputies, and rigid order or-der was maintained in the corridors. Only spectators enough to fill the seats and take np part of the aisle space in the courtroom were allowed to enter, and there was no pounding on the doors for. admittance after the court had been opened. . , Of the 150 regular panel talesmen examined ex-amined last week by Judge Dunne, all but nineteen had been excused, for one disqualification or another. The nineteen answered to their names when called by ! the clerk this morning. Ruef, in charge of Elisor Bibby and two deputies, entered en-tered the courtroom early and at once was in conference with Attorneys Falrall, Ach and Shortrldge. Mayor Schmlts. who Is at liberty on ball, entered and sat beside Ruef. They nodded, casually. |