| Show I MAYOR Rt READY Y fOR TRI TRIAL l The Announcement Apparently Was a Surprise to Abra Abraham Abraham ham Ruef SPRECKELS ACAIN ON STAND Was ai That United Ily Hr Dim Dill Not Control Streets San FrancIsco Dee Dec Ij Ia or Eu Eugene Eugene gene E In court today that he was through wIth do de lays and amid was read ready for or trial this came Camo apparently all as a sur ur to Abra Ruet who lo over and conferred In ra ralth his attorneys Spreckels WON is As again on the stand today Atty Achi questioned him himat at al length concernIng n a lit street reel car eye 1111 tern tem that Mr 11 am hl his father tather building The that lie he considered building II a road because as a citizen of San Fran deco he objected to seeing the tho streets ot of the th city turned turnell OVer to 10 the thu United railroads de r any other corporation or I wan wanted led to prevent the city cilY giving II assay i a valuable franchise said lie he We to build mn In eye tern tem tu to block the Ihu scheme Aeh attempted to get Hol to o hint ho hc was In t a Yater wilter project I Did lIot you ou und and your father Claus I cull call on en flue mayor ammil cuss a 11 rater mater system 1 not lIot the tIll tell you OU that because c of oC your sale lain or of th Ih alboy railroad ho he doubted doubled It tho would grant your franchIse asked Ach No wan time the answer The Tho mayor maor made no an such statement We had no thought of oC asking tom tOI IL a vater 0 t 11 fruit chise Ach ch then nen tried to find out who re John Johnson on to 10 n the but bu t objections were Jilter posed and ond sustained goes lUes lions concerning relations with Secret also 0 tailed ailed to elicit Information When leit time tho II end ot of Iho he case arose n a movement similar to that made by bv Henry Aeh Ch yesterday was made matle b by Atty J C Campbell on behalf or Of or Ho He desired he raid paid to that Hen e was guilty ot of im improper proper conduct On behalf of oC to ho nn an exception to time tho that thu tho indictment nt bl be attacked only on statutory grounds was vas recalled to tD the tho stand I Jie suited und and attempted to ruled rala a sum by pub lie subscription Ihu was asked questions to Which objections avero and sue whereupon AU Atty Campbell Camphell nn an the tho motion mollon WM was that hIs client Wilt read ready for or trIal Is III It tood now that the tho trial or of these thes defendants Is to be separate Heney Yes Yell answered Atty John J 1 Dar Nit After Rudolph was 18 excuse D Phelan Was 1 for COl hut but stan not nol present ent In III the courtroom mind find It was round Cound that the had not mint yet ct heem on him his over for Cor the 1 present D 1 Duke wan next to the tho stand lie testified 1 that from Jan Itar until October ho hB was 1 a deluty In 10 the district H Henry lIry eh then attempted to elicit that Duke hall Ito from the tho to 10 room for tor Ilono th t ho continued to his salary and that ho will ro fO some hip h is position w when ln the tho tion Is Over Judge Duane Dunno Hiram Johnson objections to nil 1111 th o rind Duke Dulo Ir luft tt th stand withOUt giving an any Curt further her testimony Older editor of the San nn nn II t II a walt ivan placed on the stoat thIs att moon Io He was I a ot of by the do d nl as to the Iho In which his iii handled the tho of the grand Jur jury Indictments ani aM the trials growIng cut of them but the prosecution tion to tD the tho answering of Df the tho and the objections Were all by the court |
