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

Cook stated yesterday at the hearing of
the second charge against Meyers. Mr..
Cook represented that, in describing the
crimes charged against Meyers, the chill
dren are simply detailing experiences they
have had with other men. He expects,
with evidence of this and other testimony
to not only show that the defendant is not
guilty, but also to account for the exact
ness and apparent truthfulness OF theil
stories.
There were no. restrictions yesterday as
to the admi ssion OF the public to the court
room, and the result was that the room
was pretty well crowded, with probably a
dozen women among the spectators. A
few young girls had secured convenient
seats, although when the more shocking
particulars were being recited by the first
witness, Augustine Parritt, several hastily
left the room. Peter f. Lane was brought
in with defendant Meyers and remained in
the prison cage during the hearing. 2. ?.
Davis, a Justice of the Peace in Tulare
County, occupied seat on the bench with
Judge Campbell.
Before the court began the hearing it be-
came known that Attorney Cook proposed
to make a vigorous reply to the sermon of
Rev. Goodwin on Sunday last, and to the
proceedings at the mass. meeting held Sun
day afternoon. Mr. Cook arose immedi.
order.
"Since the adjournment of these hear
ings on Saturday last, !" said Mr. Cook, IAN
outrage has been committed which | think
affords sufficient grounds for proceedings
in contempt"
Mr. Cook then referred to the mass-meet-
ings and the sermon of Rev. w. III. Good
win delivered Sunday last.
This man, who pretends to be a Chris
tan minister, said things which indicate"
continued Cook, that deep down in his
heart ne has the feelings of a murderer.
This minister, among other things, says
Il wish l was the Judge who had the
power to mete out their punishment l
would not send them to the penitentiary.
for they would only be pardoned. ] would
have them tied to a stake in the public
streets and with lashes would draw from
their bare backs the blood of their own
flesh He also says: i do not say that a
man should not have chance for his lib
erty, but l do say that man who is
caught red-handed in crime has no right to
expect anything but the punishment that
his crime deserves, and / say again that
the man who defends such criminal is as
base and as guilty as the criminal himself
What kind of language is this in this
enlightened age? He must have known
that his cloth and only his cloth preserves
him from the chastisement he deserves.
It is cowardly assault made from behind
on the officers of this court who have
sworn to do their duty and who are re-
quired by law not to refuse for personal
reasons to defend any one to the best of
their ability This sneering minister of
the gospel, in utter ignorance of
the duty of attorneys under the law and
as officers of the court, presames not only
TO cast aspersionS upon the attorneys in
this case but he dares to PREJUDICE these
defendants and to treat them as guilty
when the law presumes them innocent I'M
til proven guilty. The language he uses
could only come from such things, such
towards and blackguards as this Rev. Mr..
Goodwin. The men / represent, Mr.. Mey-
ers and Mr.. Lane, have lived many years
In this community and are well known.
An accusation is made against them by
persons from the lowest scum in this City,
and before they have been given trial,
before they have been found guilty, before
they are lawfully deprived of the presump-
tons of innocence, these preachers and
people in mass-meeting adjudge them
guilty. 1t is an outrage, and l be-