| Show JUROR TELLS TEES OF MORE Sari San Sai Francisco Contractor Paid to Former City 0 Official i 1 LAWYERS LAWYER'S TILT WITH JUDGE Exciting Moments In Trial of Mayor for Extortion l San Sari Francisco Fi May Ia 2 Q o Of the tC fifty summoned into court COUt for Cor or he tIme completion of the time jUI jury jui 3 cl eight Ight ht tim jut having having already been hicen sworn to o try y the thc case case l ii I 1 1 an answered wed the roll roil call cal of or time the the clerk nine were absent rol- rol 21 offered excuses to tu the court cout and were allowed ll alo to depart epalt leaving ii men inert Crom roni whom to select elect four jurors to complete cob the time panel P Peter t 1 J. J gal Eugene ly Cassem-ly J J. J I. I R. R Blanchard null and L L. S. S Bachman e called to the thc box for caled iou ion as ti to their thel fitness to serve ser the time nr retail 1 liquor merchant mer mel mel- chant said ll he lie knew the mayor very wel veil uchi arid and that his relations i with wIh him hInt vere wre very ei pleasant pheasant He doubted that he ht 10 could bo be an aim Impartial juror He was vas excused e on a b chul challenge b by the lie IJ U u n C Casserly ly well a wholesale liquor dealer md hind formed an un opinion on the guilt gull or of and did not noL h be- be levo he tiC hc could coul properly 1 try 13 the ca case t. t The rhe prosecution challenged him and andic lie he ic stood Mood aside An exciting Incident that led Jed to tu a a threat h by Ju Judge e Dunne to tu send tOl 4 ne icy J John oh I J. J Barrett o oC of the thc defense e to 10 lull jail for 01 or contempt occurred during th the examination by Assistant District Attorney At At- torney orney lOley U Honey ncy of or J J. R R. BlaH Blan clint chard a n street contractor Blanchard after ufer declaring that he hue hI lad had formed no imo 10 opinion In fn the thai Ci caie cao staled that he had dune done a great deal ceal of or street work for lot the cl city under contracts contracts con con- tracts let lel by bid and other othet- contracts let privately that lie he was now engaged en- en In a km mal all private alc contract under un un- der direction of or the board boar of public works amid HIHI that his relations with I President Dur Duffy of the he board are alo quite pleasant lea nl Did Dil you ever er c pa pay a 1 commission comm ala shin sion for CIl time the collection of or one of or your you claims against t the thc cly city after it 1 had liuti h 1 1 u UP 11 by Y J l c of or public u l 1 r Iwu l 1 I. I P tl ft O r belll l d to question as at not miot ul ending ending- to lo show the Jurors Juror's state of ol mind The l objection bJ I was wac overruled ovet I cli chanI a Well vii el not recently said ell than than- ilan- ilan i I 1 How low long ago agn DJU f Well el I 1 paid pai It It to u Oh you tU did And when Well It was u-as about a year cur and a half ago just ago Jut Just alter afler the time lii fil c. c II Frank Maestretti was at that lime hue president of or thc he board of or public nubie works He lie was later Inter removed 1 by the lie mayor And 4 did you ou demanded cd lete K go to tl tIme the m mayor or and wid complain of oC this I il hold up U Li I I 1 tried led to see soc him replied Blan Blau- chard chal I r went to lo him his mis half a dozen times but html I never could coul him wo was the thc only wily man that ever hel lucid held mo me UI up uj Did Dil you make nn any effort erOt Mr Ir Blanchard to lay hay this matter nUttel before DeCor beforetime time the grand Jury y ll und have hate ha c punished for fot his crime pursued Honey Atoll Attorney Barrett sprang to tl his hubs feet feet We e object to lo tim that clu question he lie cried lcd la JM a member of oC this false Calse 11 Mr Barrott Barrot lie me 1 shouted and you OU now know kno IL ILIts It ItIs Its Is not Ivl false fals and when you OU say It is Is are falsifying i Bar Bar- meLt hotly hoUr Mr Mi I Barrett said alt Dunne hitching his lila chair chai forward om so as to peer peel over o cr his hits desk In the pulpit at tho hue attorney for Cor the thc defense If 1 you OU In Interrupt Jo- Jo coun counsel el a again lin Ik hike that thaL I 1 will wl send scud yon OIL OU to Jail Jai Bunett Marled to prot protest that lie lit haiti had a t right u to bo be ul heard with wIh his elk clients but Ju Judge e Dunno Duane cut him short with wih a curt or order er to lo bu him seated Then Thu Judge turned ul to tu Mr h Campbell anti and said suld Mr Mt II Campbell If f you JOU are going to conduct this case caKe I want y you u lo to do 10 it alone This court will wI not suffer an any flather fc by associate counsel coun coun- sel ad sel I 1 make the he tame ule ruling with wIt legard le- le gard to tIme the the prosecution One attorney atol- atol ney ner must speak spek for COl each side Former Ju Judge e FaIral of or the time delouse defense Cune le resented tho time courts court's remarks demanding demand demand- hug ing to lo know whether hn any iny Imputation was ivas meant against himself Judge Dunno Durino replied I T have u ha made a ruling Mr FaIm Then Thun I except to the lie rem reni remarks rk of or time the court CUtt as mis being Improper re i-c- i 10 Jo joined I mu ed I you u asked ko Honey Honey- resuming u ing hug the Interrupted examination of or Banchard Blanchard d consider that thul the time mayor maor the lie board of public olIs d Banchard replied that he lie hartl hardly di thou thought ht soDo soDo so I Do Du you ou mean to tell m mae me exclaimed ex X claimed that Ihal you Ot do not know 1 0 right now that the time Ja mayor l holds the time power of ur it removal ul over the members of ot the tho I board of public works Dont Don't you lill lilla know i as a a contractor frequently cm- cm 01 I Jh I bj hu the thc city efy as a In fact an em cm- plo l of the city that you ou aro o not a n alit lit Itt 1 person to sit i on trial of or time the mayor maor el Well saul said Blanchard I suppose tl the tite mayor coe does 1005 have havu a good bit of or in- in with wIh tho the works s board but lut I dont don't sec see WilY Why I w wouldn't be Lie 10 a U fair alt Juror We te challenge this juror said tic lieu lieu- CI oy with wih great reat show of oC spirit on omm the ground lOUIl that the facts themselves s show that tIit ho hue Is not In tn time the proper tram frame of or mind to lo tb do equal justice between the lie th prosecution ul n and the tho city He concealed a IL the lie crime of ot extortion committed com corn h by a public He lie made no effort to hi lay It t before th the grand jury He Ho Is not lot m. m f The resisted th the challenge halen o and amid mark this l Judge Dunne to re remark IC ia- t Ito Ho Io J I- I lI a man nian personally l In Iii time the city a administration Tho Thu hu chal- chal Tango Is It allowed Blanchard stood stool aside |
