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Show m jitv about mimim KND TBKL Will MN SCON Schmitz Met the Extortion Ex-tortion Charge in Court Today, but His Case Was Continued Con-tinued 3 Weeks; Attorney Ach is Recovering Prom Poisoning. SAN FRANCISCO, APRIL 22. THE PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE OF JURORS WAS NOT, CONTRARY TO EXPECTATIONS, THE FIRST THING ENTERED 'UPON WHEN THE RUEF TRIAL WAS RESUMED THIS MORNING MORN-ING BEFORE JUDGE DUNNE. AFTER AF-TER A' delay; CAUSED BY THE TARDINESS OF JUROR DUMBRELL, THE DEFENSE CHALLENGED JUROR JU-ROR EDWARD LEONARD FOR CAUSE, IT APPEARING THAT HE HAD SERVED AS A PETTY JUROR WITHIN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS, AND WAS THEREFORE DISQUALIFIED FOR TRYING RUEF. THE PROSECUTION RESISTED THE CHALLENGE, BUT THE COURT ALLOWED AL-LOWED IT, AND LEONARD STOOD ASIDE. . THE COURTROOM WAS CROWDED WHEN THE SESSION .OPENED. ALL OF RUEF '6 COUNSEL WERE PRESENT, INCLUDING THEIR SENIOR, SEN-IOR, HENRY ACH, WHO HAS LARGELY RECOVERED FROM THE -' ,. ; I y'-'' : v (VST : .Jl ' - hi V' kv i ix ; 'A - - V f ' , M ft. ,-. .wr'y f y - 1 t-y-iijiinaii iiTililiilillim"lrr-"",v"y'"r"" isrnnnnnn ABRAHAM RUEF. His trial for boodlinf in San Fran- Cisco will begin soon. ATTACK OF PTOMAINE POISONING POISON-ING WHICH HE SUFFERED LAST WEEK AND WHICH NECESSI-TATED NECESSI-TATED AN OVER-SUNDAY ADJOURNMENT AD-JOURNMENT FROM FRIDAY. MR. ACH'S PHYSICAL CONDITION PRECLUDED PRE-CLUDED HIS TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN THE PROCEEDINGS TODAY, TO-DAY, AND HIS PLACE WAS ASSUMED AS-SUMED BY MR. SHORTRIDGE. Mayor Schmitz was in court to answer an-swer the extortion charges brought jointly against him and Kuef by the grand jury. His case was continued by consent for three weeks. The conspiracy con-spiracy case against Ruef and Chief of Police Dinan was continued to neit Saturday. John P. Cleese, a manufacturer of mattresses, was drawn from the special venire to take the place in the box made vacant by the discharge of Juror Leonard. Cleese said he had a fixed opinion as to the guilt or innocence of Ruef. On challenge for cause by the defense he stood aside. SAN FRANCISCO, April 22. For the Ruef trial there are now twelve prospective Jurymen In the box. The prosecution is well satisfied, for the most part, that the men at present in the box are qualified to act Impartially, and may not use a single one of its Ave peremptory challenges today. The defense, de-fense, on the other hand, will undoubtedly un-doubtedly use 'a portion of Its challenges, chal-lenges, but how many is a matter of speculation. |