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further trial of the case, and to decide 1t
will reld the testim6ny given heretofore,
which will be transferred.
Sqnires is a man about 50 years OF age,
and is a dealer in fancy embroidery work on
Turk street. He WAS one of the 125 whose
names were drawn on February 10 from the
box for jury duty in Judge SaGdeTSOn's de-
partment and one of the lot accepted on the
10th of that month. He was to have served
one more week. During this term 20 cases
have been tried before juries in this depart
ment, and in these only In five he has not
been juror. He served as a juror in the
following:
February "a In the case OF Sarah A. Phillips
VS.. c. s. LaumeisIer. judgment for the plaintiff
February %. estate of Terrence Fagan, judg-
ment for the contestants.
March 7, Christian Nilsen VS.. San Francisco
and Pacific Glass Works, nOnsuit granted.
March 8, S. j. Crawford vs. Alexander Nc
Leod, verdict for the plaintiff. SO
March 81, j. H. Murphy VS.. Omnibus Cable
Company verdict Tor the plaintiff, $3.50.
March 20. r. +. Livingston VS.. Kodiak Pack
Ing Company, verdict for 12,5O0
April 8. c. c. Hargrove VS.. Southern Pacific
Company, unable 10 agree.
April IS, Manuel Rogers VS.. George W. Hal
lett, verdict for S2500.
April 10, Edena GOrges vs.. Michael Human,
verdict for $4,000
April 81. NJ. Greenwood vs. n. W. Foster. YER
diet for the defendant.
May 2, Tom Ping Chew We. Pacific PACKING
Company, verdict for Ihe plaintiff $1lU9 81
May 3, ii. Blum VS.. Albert RiXon, verdict for
the defendant
May 4. W. Winterhalter VS.. 2. II. Bielenberg,
verdict for plaintiff, s299 80.
May H. Frank Jung vs.. C. Often, verdict for
May 81. j. G. Cadman VS.. S. NJ. Gruman, YER
diet Tor $500
sQUIREs TALKS.
Soon after having been taken in charge by
the Sheriff. Squires was taken to the Dis
trict Attorneys etfice, but he refused to
make any statement there and was trans
ferTed to the City Prison, where he was
booked also for carrying weapon con-
cealed. He had a pistol on him, and when
the weapon was taken from him swOre he
would kill the person who had turned in
fOrmant upon him, not saying who he was
but intimating that he knew who it was.
He was questioned IN prison and made sub
stantialy the following statement:
II have been juror in Judge SandersOn'S
court for the past three months and served
on several cases. but L defy any juror or
any attorney TO say that L ever made any
improper or illegal proposition in any case.
| never visited these attorneys, as stated.
and never made any proposition to them of
any character whatever. Every act of mine
has been in the stTictest conformity with
my oath as a juror. On the contrary | will
state that the attorneys In this Chinese case
visited me twice at my store and endeav-
ored to fix tie case, but absolutely refused
to discuss it. The fact of the matter is that
it is all trumped-up charge, and | will
prove it when the times comes. | have
lived on this coast for 40 years and was
never arrested before. For five years |
have kent a fancy goods store at ia Turk
street. But don't care to make any state
ment in this matter at all. II will all come
out at the right time"
THE CRIME.
As stated previously, Squires was speedily
indicted. the District Attorney declaring that
an absolutely clear case had been pre-
sented. The law covering his prosecution
is as follows. Section 60 of chapter | of the
Penal Code. under the head Bribery and
Corruption" reads;
Every man or person drawn or summoned as
a juror, or chosen arbitrator or umpire or ap-
pOled referee, who either makes any promise,
or agreement 10 give verdict. or decision, for
or against any patty Is punishable by
fine not exceeding S50O0 or Imprisonment Ia
The State Prison not exceeding i've years.
Section 90 reads:
Every judicial officer, Juror, referee, arbtra-
tor or umpire, and every Eerson authorized by
law 10 hear or determine any question or eOntrO-
versy, who asks, receives or agrees 10 receive
any bride upon any agreement or understanding
that his vote, opinion, or decision upon any mat
ters or question, which is or may be brought b.
fore him for decision, shall be influenced the eby,
is punishable by imprisonment 10 the State
Prison not less than one year or more than 10
years.
II should be added that neither the Judge
nor any of the counsel in the case imagine
for a moment that Squires' pretensions TO
buy the votes of any of the other jurors are
founded in fact. They feel certain, as
Mr.. Smith put it, that "he was running a
big bluff for himself" During his service
SQuires had shown himself to be a very n-
teTested juror, frequently ayailing himself
OF his right to interrogate witnesses.
AT midnight Squires was still in Jail, not
having been able TO secure bail.