The morning call., 1892-10-07
DROPPED FROM THE CALENDAR
Judge Joacbimsen Dismisses the Cas- es
of Seven "Stuffers."

- DOhCDlmsen OiSntsses the tas IS
of Seven "Stuffers."
No longer is the calendar in Department
8 Of the Police Court ornamented with the
names of George w. Waite, Frank H. Lam
bert. John Russell. B. Bjerke, William
Collins, William Solomon and w. T. Kava-
naugh. They are seven OF the men arrested
last Saturday for illegal registration-stuff-
ing in the interests Of the Kelly-Crlmmins
combination.
Among those who occupied front seats
when the cases of the suffers" were
called was ID. S. Dorm of the ''Bg Four"
and Assemblyman Henry c. Dibble. They
were there to see that the order from 10
Third street to dismiss the cases was no
longer delayed.
When Judge Joachimsen assembled the
bench at 10 O'clock Attorney A. T. Barnett,
counsel for the defense. renewed the motion
10 dismiss
A. l.. Grady, an attorney, appeared in the
interests OF the ke0rganiZed Democracy and
stated That complaints against the defend
ants had been ii ed in Department 8 of the
Superior Court and were in the hands Of
officers for service. He protested that
under those circumstances the cases should
not be dismissed.
Il would like TO know" said Prosecuting
Attorney Stevens, as he anticipated the
speaker, "who the person Is that addresses
"Never mind" said Grady placidlv.
swell, | do mind" continued Stevens.
IL desire to know from what source the
party gets his information that complaints
have been issued
Grady remained standing and the court
admonished him to ''sit down." Grady did
not obey promptly. and Bailiff Fogarty took
him by the sleeve and shouted. X GU must
sit down.
nd hAfn ha Guild
again open his lips Stevens had the floor and
made another haran2ue In support OF the
motion to dismiss.
sNo application" said he, "for complaint
has been made in five days, and l again ask
for the dismissal of these men, notwith-
standing the rawlings Of THE CALL and Bull
letip. and bowling OF the famshed wolf of
the Examiner. fling to these papers my
defiance and again demand that the cases be
dismissed"
With these words the Prosecuting Attor-
ney subsidized and gave way to the court.
81 stated yesterday, began the court,
''that il there was no application by this
morning for complaints In these cases l
should consider the prosecutions were not
in good faith.
Il have waited all this time and nothing
having been done, l order the cases dropped
from the calendar. all except the one
charged with interfering with United
States Officef.
s"rhree times have denied the motion OF
the Prosecuting Attorney OF this court, ana
now i will grant it because | am led to be-
lieve that the prosecution, so far as the
cases in this court is concerned, is not III
good faith" 49,.
"By refusing my request to dismiss TN. tneS 70
cases heretofore am / 10 understand tnat IL
was OF done because you did not have 1alth
in the Prosecuting Attorney" asked ote-
mo- answered Judge Joachimsen: Il
have The utmost faith in the Prosecuting
Attorney, and his statements have always
been most satisfactory
The court and prosecutor having meta
phorically shaken hands. Bailiff Fogarty
releas ed Bjerke from the dock. The other
six were out on bonds. No action was
taken in the case Of William Hunt held on
a charge Of resisting United States super
visor of election.
MAY we proceed with the regular BUSH
ness Of the court without further political
interference" asked Stevens ia most sar-
castle tones.
"We may" said Judge JoacbimseD, and
the curtain was rung down on the cases OF
the ''stuffers."