The morning call., 1892-08-24
0AKLkND'S WATER FRONT.
The Legal Battle over Its Proprietor
ship.

The Legal Battle Over Its Proprietor
ship.
You get man excited" said Juror Frank
Harding 10 Attorney Moore yesterday.
lie was the eighth juror to be examined
in the impeachment of ~ good and true"
men to hear the testimony in the Oakland
waterfront trial. OF the seven others two
had been challenged for cause and excused.
Mr.. Harding is a hotel-keeper. near the
water front, and Mr. Moore, attorney for
the waterfront company. took him with
tough hands, under the impression that he
was biased against the company.
The questions were searching and per-
sstent ones, and Mr.. Harding, who is a
ford German, exclaimed more than once:
~ gu get man excited"
HIS EXCITEMENT BREAKS OUT.
He controlled himself. however. until
Mr. Moore asked: Isn't il fact that you
freely expressed yourself about the water
front men on the barge and said that If you
had your way about IL you would dump
them all into the bay?"
"No, sir" holly retorted Mr.. Harding.
1.-THE man who says did is - liar!
There was lull for little while. Then
the Juror realized the enormity of his effense
and said: well, your Honor, he gets man
excited"
The juror then continued, az apologize.
YOUR Honor" and a little lecture from the
OF the apology Harding was "iet down
easy"
LAWYER. JUROR AND COURT.
There were some other tiffs between him
and the counsel. Mr.. Moore asked him IL
he hid believed the water front would be
turned over to the city in case the defend
30, sir: | don iIbelieve in that" he an
swered 'When | get a thing L keep il.
you bet your bottom dollar"
Here the court interposed and said /:
"You talk too much, Mr.. Harding; just COZ
fine yourself TO the questions"
The talesman said that he had never ex-
pressed any opinion one way or the other
about the case.
"How does that come," asked the attor-
ney. when you have lived right on the
water front for so many years?'
I'm a hotel man and It's none Of my
business" answered MIR. Harding. .It's
just like politics. 1 let my bOarders do the
talking. IL q boarder ia a Democrat so am
1. and If he is Republican am, too"
DO you know any of the defendants2"
Don't you know Mr.. BassettP"
mo, sir"
DOESN'T READ THE STOCK REPORT
Ibid you read his letter in the Stock Re-
port the other day?"
mo, sir; l don't keep such a paper"
Have you ever belonged to any club
formed TO restrain corp0ratious?"
mo, sir; Pm not that kind of a nam.
Pm not a thief"
''Do you want to sit on this jury?"
''Im not particular"
Would you like to sit ?'
IF the law requires it suppose I'll have
to-" = navy
''Why don't you answer?"
''Pve answered, Itell you, that il Pm ouaI-
life L suppose I'll have tn slt.'
"ButyOu hope Dayie will win, don't Won ~,
NO" said the juror.
'.NOw, would you like to sit" At this
juncture an objection was interposed and
Mr.. Moore subsidized.
Hardings examination will be continued
to-day.
OTHER JURORS.
c. G. Briggs was examined previous to
him and stated that his symratby was
aroused for the defendants at the time of
the trouble on the water front He was
challenged and excused.
w. III. Siedent0rf was also challenged for
bias by the plaintiffs attorneys and excused
because he expressed the belief that the
water front belongs to the city.
Juror Hunter was passed, subject tn
peremptory challenge. lie lives at Liver
more and said that he has read about the
water front in THE CALL. but did not
know any OF the defendants or plaintiffs to
the action.
w. Ii. Manner was also passed. Before
court adjourned Jurors Hunt and Manner
were granted permission to be ahsent To-
day to attend funeral.
The case will be resumed at 10 A. NJ