The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-26
IS PURGED OF CONTEMPT,
Judge JoachimSen Forgiyes
Reel Terry for His Out
break.
BRADFORD SCORED SOMEWHAT.
Was Not Twenty-Five Years
Younger.

Judge Joachimsen was in a paradoxical
frame of mind yesterday morning. In one
breath he pardoned Reel B. Terry for his
sudden display of belligerency, and in the
next he eyinced such desire to punch
something about the size of Wallace
Bradford's head that the audience in his
courtroom was taken ali aback.
The Judge didn't exactly say he would
like TO make black and blue marks on Mr..
Bradford top-piece, but he hit ali around
it. He did say that, had he been twenty
five years younger at the instant Mr..
Bradford had made the remarks he had
made, the judicial wrath would have
arisen and the judicial muscle would have
swelled to resent the insult.
"As it is, said his Honor, referring to
Mr.. Bradford's display, sit was the action
of a coward and a BLACKBOARD. That is my
opinion of that gentleman!n
The courtroom was crowded moment
after the doors were opened. Mr.. Terry,
who had been notified the day before to
appear and show cause why he should not
DC punished for contempt for. calling c..
W. Reed liar was on hand, supported
by Messrs. Ashe and Miner and flanked
by Gavin McNab. The fanking of the
latter, however, was a friendly movement
this time, he having merely put in an
appearance to mollify the feelings of the
court to clemency for the erring Terry
Over in the dock the clanking of irons
on the limbs of old offenders were making
sullen accompaniment to the long
drawn signs of the overnight drunk, as his
Honor took the bench and court was con-
vened. Several continuances were granted
and cases set forward before the case of
he.
reached. AS the Judge announced the
time for action had arrived, Terry rose
from his seat in the rear and advanced to
the clerks desk. He looked considerably
subdued and was evidently in penitent
frame of mind. He coughed nervously
several times and began;
81 desire to say, your Honor, in regard
to what occurred yesterday that nobody
regrets it more than l do, and there is no
one who has more respect for the court.
have known your Honor long time,
and have always held you in the highest
esteem. What occurred yesterday, [ can
assure you, as far as | am concerned, was
in the heat of the moment, and | know
that your Honor would have done the
same thing mad you been insulted as |
thought | had. | desire to say now to
your Honor that [ am sorrier than any
body that it occurred"
AS Mr.. Terry sat down Prosecuting At
torney Dare arose. He stated that he was
present in court at the time the matter
complained of had occurred and, not hav-
ing been participant, he had been in
position to look at it coolly. He was sat
isfed that Mr. Reed bad only used the
you" when addressing Mr.. Terry in par
liamentary sense, meaning Mr.. Terry's side
of the case. The latter being excited had
not so understood the matter and had acted
as he did. Taking this into consideration
and Mr.. Terry's sincere expression of re-
greet, he asked his Honor to act leniently
in the matter.
Gavin McNab, representing the defend
ants in the case, said that he was certain
that there had been no disrespect intended
to the court and he hoped that his Honor
would take into consideration all the cir
cumstances in passing on tho case.
The court stated that there was much
said and done that should not have been
said and done in the proceedings in the
Levingston case. He had not objected so
much to the things Mr.. Terry had said as
the manner OF the delivery of the apology.
1t looked as if Mr.. Terry had intended a
slur upon the court.
THAT" interposed Mr.. Terry, twas nv
unfortunate manner
The court then dismissed the coptemp Mt
proceedings and proceeded to express It.
self on the outbreak of Mr.. Bradford.
''At the time Mr.. Bradford made the
offensive remarks he did," he continued
'the court had adjourned and 1 could take
no official cognizance of his utterances, and
he was perfectly safe in saying what he
did. He knew he could say what he did
knowing that could not take advantage
of it. Were | twenty-five years younger
than / am now | might have resented the
insult with blow. l will say, however,
that it was the action of a coward and
blackguard. That is my opinion of that
gentleman That's ALL"
And the court proceeded to grind on as
the erring Terry, purged of his contempt
passed out of the door arm in arm with
Gavin McNab to seek the solace that the
City Hall does not afford.