The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08

sion for truthfulness and accuracy was
ever possessed by the San Francisco end
OF Willie Hearsts Siamese journalistic
syndicate. in the organization of which
this young silver-mine proprietor holds
the position of joining ligature.
Upon the opening of court all the Jurors
OF the panel for the present term were
present, including the twelve good men
and true who last week sat in the trial of
Thomas S. Williams Jr.
Williams was accused of Iibeling Judge
Hebbard by publishing a circular asking
voters not TO vote for him, because his
friendship for ''the notorious James A!va
Watt" ana 1.-THE political parasite John
F. Sheehan had led 10 great loss for the
depositors in the defunct Peoples Home
Savings Bank, and caused the signers of
the circular to believe that Judge Heb
bard was unfair, and an unfair person to
act as Judge of the Superior Court.
When Judge Daingerfeld called up the
libel charges 10 ascertain when the cases
against Mr.. Marriott and others could be
set for trial, Mr.. Robertson arose and said
he desired to make few remarks in the
presence of the court and in the hearing
OF his fellow-jurors.
No objection being interposed, MIR.
Robertson continued:
in view of lot of false statements
published in a sensational newspaper YES
Ierday, would like to say few words in
justification of myself and as a matter of
courtesy to the other members of the
jury"
Judge Daingerfeld meditated moment
and replied that he was not sure that Mr..
Robertson was in order to take up the
matter after the discharge OF the jury. "It
there was any disagreement among you
and the other members of the jury am
sorry for it, :" replied the court.
well, wish to deny that there is any
lifelong eamity between me and the
other members of the Jury" said
Mr.. Robertson" That is absurd. /
have served with them on other lures of
which l was foreman, and have always
been on the friendliest terms with them.
This case has not disturbed our relations
so far as / know.
81 think it is due to our civilization and
to our courts of Justice as well as 10 the
jurors themselves to state that no attempt
was made to force me into agreeing on a
verdict, or compel me to agree with the
majority.
1T is not true, as has been told by the
paper to which 1 referred. that 1 turned
my back on the other jurors and read
DOOA OIL WIG AAAuC oilSl HOAuS llllO bnS Jury
room. think | discussed the case more
than any of them. 1 gave all the testi-
mony full and fair consideration and
argued OIL the evidence with other men,
bers of the jury.
LAS to the statement that offered to
have my throat cut and 10 let my wife
die of starvation before l would agree TO
verdict, that is all bogus. There was no
occasion for that remark, and it was not
made.
when the jury came into court Satur-
day night l understood the foreman of the
jury 10 say that l had rejected ali honor
able suggestions for an agreement, and l
objected 10 it. l did not like the intima.
ton in that statement and / protested;
but understand now that he only said
he had made every honorable proposition
that man could offer to get an agree
mept."
Judge Daingerfield made no response