| Show SAN f FRANCISCO A TIVe ATTYS fiGHT Argument on Restraining Order to Prevent Reut Reuf Taking Po session Begun COURTROOM wAS CROWDED 1 Allegation Inor Appointee to U u o Force Tu r Get lt tho Onlee San Francisco No Nov ment on the tho order brought by DiM tty to III pro cent t Brief Huet from session es lon of the tho of 01 the tho district nt at attorney torney and to defeat the action or of the board of oC supervisors In ou ousting dots dOli and to the tho office onice begun before Superior Judge Seawell Sea wIll today The Tho courtroom was crowded and nd Judge ordered the doors loading Into JUdge chambers thrown open circus le In date the overflow Dist t All Atty lang don present and with hint him sverA hi a J Heny Charles it Cobb Ulrum who Mho the tor or Langdon doll was S represented by br Samuel S Hent Henry eh and the tho or of Ih the board of oC super were by T I JI Jack k or of the tho city Roof arrived late after tine Iho pro haul begun lIlun Ito awes accompanied b by hits his bod body RII guard Two separate answers to 10 com complaint plaint were torero presented tote ou behalf or of the tho outer other on behalf or of thu hoard of oC supervisors l answer anWer UH d was 11 by Dr deny lug Ing the Ihl In III limeys complaint which charged to Hur and the Iho 17 supervisors Johnson stated that by looking over the tho answers rt and Ito he found that the they denied that was even do facto lacto district attorney and he de dc desired sired to obtain II III Judge Sea Seawell well suggested hunt oral orul evidence could hll be taken Inken whereupon Atty Johnson said Ono OliO reason that Ruef and the su BU ors were werl restrained Is that the they were engaged tn In It a conspiracy to ob obstruct the administration or of justice rho district attorney was Willi engaged Its In Inan an investigation or of certain crimes ot of I Abraham thief who W was l the party part seeking In Inject Into Inlo the tho dis district met attorneys If Ie Langdon were put on the stand ho would consent tl to answer only ns as to what hat as asto to enc he hlll had lu In his possession Thill was agreed to and Aeh Ach stated that thaI lie he would make mako the issue Oil on two points Joint Whether the tho board of oC super supervisors visors Imd the right to remove Langdon II aid whether had the right to enjoin the tho new appointee front taking r DI Dill t Atty It was then placed 1 Oil Ott the tho stand nl stated that ho hail been tn in barge charRo of oC the office since the day dllY ot of January and know knew that these orders were carried out Ito hall had performed the tho ot district I uey ney In JUdge Dames Dunnell courtroom and before Judge In III the tho empanel I Ing of oC the tho gram gran Jury Ach asked him to name hl his deputies Ito slid so naming among thorn thom Francis J honey Ads Ach asked what Instructions ho had to e s appoint appointment I meat ment To this question HIram Johnson JohnOn entered a 11 vl orous obJection lug IlIg that such questions had hacI cau caused ed Langdon to I Ignore 1111 oro the proceedings be before fore lorn Notary Public Knox Judge Sea Sen Seawell well suggested to Johnson that the tho the tho proper discussion bo be shuck as art to ho t ou put Atty at this that I tat point I 1 ho he the tiro caly at alto r board roC nt supra ors as a 11 whole lie Iraq hat sU thin tho other attorneys no t nH lie representing C nn an ant complaint AMSI ean t j II Robert asps II place r stand tie Hc slated tiM that on I the Truer would u c force to tn take kl pO R loll ot of In ii it II II om in fn the ds Oll many Ial persons li told hint him 0 14 of oC Or Oct J tit Ihal to OB s using force to 10 the Its He Mid that thai C bully hll II w as nt a such sueh a Pp th flu league leR I le d It The Che Was Wa henry present III AI furnished a episode Hell taco 11 red with jumped to hl his feel and declare had never been its In the Iho league tn In his lire taking absolutely I aninI ant n no part In Ito He declared he liar had no 01 for Cor office either now or 01 In hl future futuro This Incident t U the tho morning session PS I Arguments b by the opposing cog COUII IS as to legal points point fl In III theta the tho greater part if the afternoon session 1 Judge Sfa w lI then adjourned until Monday Monda |
