The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19

ination of witnesses and make objections.
The interchange of opinion became some
what protTacted and lively, and Judge
Campbell almost lost his patience.
During the cross-examination of the
witness some one was heard to laugh
The Judge loudly raped for order, and
said:
Il am ashamed and disguised that any
one who would even smile at the terrible
position in which this little child is placed
l think it is disgraceful and outrageous
If there is any demonstration whatever
shall clear the room and probably send
some of you to jail"
"Now, isn't it fact" inquired Mr. Cook
of the witness, ''that what you are saying
Mr.. Meyers did is only what you have seer
other men do?"
''Yes, sir.' she replied.
II knew he would mislead the child, "
said the Judge. cit is apparent to any
one"
Judge Campbell then made plain to the
witness just what Mr.. Cook intended tc
mean by his question, and the child cor
rected her answer.
Don't you know the people are making
a great fuss about you and this case?"
81 object" said Mr.. Forbes.
'What is the use of going any farther p
CALCULATED Mr.. Firebaugh.
Take your seat, Mr.. Firebaugh," said
the Judge. "Such talk is very i'm proper.
/ do not propose 70 be treated in this way"
"Your Honor knows we can't waive a
hearing"
81 don't ask your advice. l want this
hearing to be conducted orderly and fairly.
| This is a mere child, and | am determined
to protect her and to ascertain the facts.
If they are not sufficient to my mind to
create presumption of guilt, | will dis
charge the defendant as to this charge"
Many of the questions asked by the at
Jorneys were so phrased and included
words beyond their comprehension, that
both children frequently contradicted
themselves and answered eyes" or "No"
with total disregard of what they had testi-
fed to a moment before. In all such in
stances the Judge, in simple words, ex-
planned matters and they corrected what
they had said
John w. Parritt, the father of the prose
cutting witness, said she was II years old
on October % last. Officer McMurray tes-
titled as to the condition of the windows in
Meyers office the day before the arrest,
but he did not know anything about their
condition when the crime is alleged to
have occurred.
This concluded the testimony.
at is my duty, gentlemen" said Judge
Campbell, "to first discover whether a
crime has been committed; secondly, who
committed it, and if there is proba bic
grounds for believing the defendant to be
the man. 1 have examined this case very
carefully and / do find there is such prob
able cause. Public opinion has nothing to
do with this case and don't care for it, SO
far as it may undertake to influence me
one way or another. l will hold the de-
PENDANT under SIS, 900 bonds.'
He is already held under $40, 600 bonds. !"
said Mr.. Cook, land we think you should
reduce the bond in this case to $4,000. We
believe we can secure $50, 900 bonds"
"Well, Pll reduce the bond to 1000 in
this case, considering the size of the other
bond.''
After announcing that the four charges
against Lane would be heard to-day at 2
o'clock. court adjourned, and, as the peo-
pie passed out, they struggled to see the
feeble, nearly deaf and almost sightless
old man, who sat in the prisoners cage
with his hand shading his eyes, and looK-
ing through the meshes at the moving
crowd.
The applications of Frank Kane, secre-
tary OF the Society for the Suppression Of
Vice, for the guardianship of the little