The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-08

mistakenly credited to Mr.. Hillyer, specia
counsel for the prosecution in the Cole
man case.
Mrs. Rose NJ. French called upon Mr..
Hillyer yesterday and offered to sign an
affidavit that she was responsible for the
resolutions, and that he (Mr. Hillyer) had
not taken any part in the drafting or pre-
sentation of the resolutions, and was not
even informed that such action was con-
templated. When interviewed concerning
the resolutions yesterday Mrs. French
said:
GAS assistant secretary of the Law and
Order League l followed closely the ups
and downs of the Coleman case, and when
Judge Bahrs, whose connection with the
Liquor dealers Association is notorious,
refused to transfer the case of this saloon
keeper, Coleman, who was arrested for
violating the side-door and dive ordinance,
the object in view was 20 patent that L be-
lieved the public should know what sort of
a man Judge Bahrs is. So. with the as
sistance of Mr.. John NJ. Reynolds, pre-
pared a set of resolutions and introduced
them in the Union for Practical Progress,
with a statement of the facts which oc-
casioned their preparation. The Practical
Progress Union adopted them unani-
mously. Mr.. Hillyer is not member of
the union, did not assist in preparing nor
know that l intended to prepare the reso-
buttons, and was not present when they
were adopted. This occurred last Wednes-
day evening. On Thursday evening the
Civic Federation met and again recounted
the facts in the Coleman case, and Mr.. G. G..
Terrill moved to indorse the resolutions of
the Practical Progress Union.
Mr.. Hulyer protested against the mo-
ton, and 1t was referred to the committee
for the enforcement of law with instruc-
tons to report the facts at the next meet
ing. AS on the preceding evening Mr..
Hillyer knew nothing of my contemplated
action and had nothing to do with the
statement OF any of the facts of the Cole
man case. In fact he declined to say any
thing about the case, though called upon
by members of the federation to do so.
When Attorney Cross, who has conducted
Coleman's defense, so shamefully and Bit
terly attacked Mr.. Hillyer in court last
Saturday morning decided that the facts
much Tor human endurance and that |
would take up this affair and tight it out
on my own account. The idea of a court
allowing an attorney for a defendant
awaiting trial to defend the court itself
from charges of prejudice.
Judge Bahrs knows very well that Mr..
Hillyer can neither be punished for con-
even if he had had something to do with
them, and if he wasn't ashamed of him.
self he wouldn't need a defender. l will
assist Mr.. Hillyer to get evidence that he
had nothing to do with those resolutions"
Mr.. Hillyer was seen and had this to say
last evening concerning the Coleman case:
II took no part in framing the resolu-
tions against Judge Bahrs and protested
against them at the very first opportunity.
When they were introduced in the Civic
Federation l received my first intimation
that such was contemplated in that body.
/ opposed them, because it was my opinion
that it wasn't proper to attempt such coer-
cion while the case was under submission.
1t is wrong in principle. The establish
ment of such precedent would do more
harm than good in nine cases out of ten.
The purpose of the resolutions was to
charge the court with being affected by
outside influence, and in passing the reso-
Iutions the federation would be guilty of
the very thing they were condemning in
others. l will prepare my case and demand
a hearing in this matter shortly. Mr..
Cross attack was uncalled for and his as
sertions untrue