The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
But the Fakers Will Not Escape
the Punishment Ordered
by the Senate.
JUDGE HUGHES GRANTS AN.
OTHER CONTINUANCE
By Direction of the Senate the Attor.
ney.General Will See That JUS
tice Is Not Juygled With.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March H. By
an evidently prearranged programme
Long Green Lawrence was in contempt of
the court which he selected and specially
imported from Woodland TO hear the ha-
beas corpus matter in connection with the
Senate contempt commitment. His Of
tense was permitted to go unnoticed
through the tacit consent OF Judge
Hughes and the oversight OF the attor-
neys representing the State.
Despite the fact that the specifically de-
fined purpose and very essence of writ of
habeas corpus is that the body of the
prisoner be brought into court at the time
the hearing is set the faker-in-chief OF the
taking III march had the assurance not
only to absent himself from this city at
the time when he should have been
brought into court by the Sheriff, but took
himself away to San Francisco.
There can be no question that this ac-
ton should have worked forfeiture OF
the bail OF the prisoner. The failure OF
the Judge to take cognizanee of this fresh
contempt OF the Examiners managing
faker was, to say the least, sn exhibition
OF disrespect on the part Of the Judge
| toward The Senate of the State of Califor-
Tia and deba ment of the dignity of the
bench, in view of the mportance OF the
matters at issue, that was both unneces-
sary and unseemly.
1t is customary in cases of this kind for
the Judge IN opening the proceedings to
make inquiry of the Sheriff whether he
has complied with the order in the writ
and has brought the prisoner into court.
In this instance, however, this formality
was dispensed with and the very existence
OF the absent prisoner apparently for
gotten.
Though the scene OF action had changed
from the Capitol TO the City Hall of Sacra-
mento interest in me bribery investiga-
ton and the contempt offenses incident
thereto had not abaied in the slightest
degree. When the court opened the at
tendance packed the courtroom and large
numb bers had 10 satisfy their curiosity by
waiting in the corridors until the proceed
ings were concluded. Their patience was
not taxed long. for the entire affair-both
sessions-did not occupy thirty minutes.
In the Senate investigation committee
the courtesy was voluntarily and without
request extended to the Examiner people
OF being allowed counsel. In return for
the Senate the Examiners attorneys did
not have the grace to see that official no
tice was given the Senate of the babeas
corpus proceedings, and for this reason
postponement of the hearing had TO be
taken until tomorrow a. 10 A
1t was only after the first session of the
court AID on the suggestion of District
Attorney Ryan that such notice wa: or
dered by the court. The Senate there
upon passed resolution requesting the
Attorney. General 10 appear in the matter
in its behalf. When the hearing was re-
sumed Assistant Attorney General Ander-
son, owing to the illness of Attorney Gen.
eral Fitzgerald, acted for the Senate and
secured the postponement as stated. He
will be assisted by Deputy Attorney-Gen-
eral c. y. Post, who was also present.
Long Green Lawrence arrived from San
Francisco tonight and will probably
MAKE his appearance in court tomorrow.