The record-union., 1893-01-09
CURIOUS TO SEE JEFFERIN.
A Great Crowd Gathers Near Justice
Henry's Court.
The Examination Postponed, Despite
Attorney Hart's Protestations-
Set for Wednesday.

A public hanging could hardly have
attracted larger crowd than gathered on
I street in the vicinity of the Courthouse
Saturday morning-the time set for
the preliminary examination OF George
B. Jefferis, the engineer who is charged
with numbering Miss E. o. Ayres, the
Brighton station agent.
The examination was to take place be-
fore Justice Henry, and the latter's court
room was filled with spectators as early
as $3.50 o'clock. The remainder of the
crowd swarmed on the sidewalks in front
of the courtroom and in front of the jail.
1t was known that Jefferis would have to
go from the latter place to the former.
and everybody wanted to get glimpse
at him.
When the suspected man did appear he
was accompanied by Sheriff O'Neil He
appeared to be in unusually good spirits,
and seemed rather to enjoy the awe OF the
crowd.
He puffed vigorously at cigar, and re-
marked gayly to his keeper as they
crossed the street that he guessed he
must be quite popular"
"Y es," replied the Sheriff. John l..
Sullivan in his palmi0st days couldn't
have attracted a bigger crowd than this
one.n
Jefferis is a rather good-looking fellow,
about 30 years OF age, with dark hair and
| light mustache. He is of medium hight
and is unusually well built.
| AS soon as Justice Henry called for
| order in his court JeileriS took seat be-
side his attorney, A. L.. HART and turned
! his chair so that he could partly face the
| immense throng of spectators, giving
| them all the opportunity they wanted to
get good look at him.
District Attorney Ryan asked the court
| for continuance. He had had great
deal to attend to, he said, in waiting upon
| the Grand Jury and attending to his
duties in the courts and had not had time
to prepare himself TO 60 on with the eX-
! animation Of Jetferis. Besides, there
were several witnesses whom he desired
to have present, but had not been able to
get them.
Attorney Hart opposed the continu-
ance strenuously and made quite q
| lengthy speech. He said he had been
informed that Charles L. Jones, special
counsel for the prosecution, had de-
| liberately excused witnesses from
attendance upon the examination-be-
ing so sure or continuance. Mr.. Harl
talked about American freedom
and rights of citizens who have been ar
! rested on suspicion. he read section
from the Penal Code which he said pro
vided that prisoner is entitled TO an i'm
mediate examination, and that the cour
could not continue the case more thar
two days at a time and not more than si1
days altogether.
District Attorney Ryan intimated tina
Mr.. Hart was talking to the gallery -
that he was appealing to passions anC
prejudices rather than arguing law. The
section referred TO meant that the exami
nation could not be continued for more
than two days at time alter the eXani
nation had commenced.
Attorney Jones denied that he had ex
cused witnesses, as charged by Mr.. Hart
and he also ask ed that the conIinuanc,
asked for be granted.
Justice Henry granted the request anC
set the case for Wednesday morning a
10 O'Clock. He said that under decision
rendered by Supreme Justice Thornton
an examination was not considered com
menced until after witness had beer
sworn. 1t was only then that the two
day limit could apply.