The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19

would release him upon his own recognlzzance as soon as he should appear before me in court. I did this not to protect guilty man from the operation or the law, but to facilitate the investiga tlon ot the present Grand Jury into the ta ana1rs of the School Department. His testimony, l understand, will be of utmost EaIue to this investigation and I want NIT. stanton to understand wherever he may be, that he will be protected and al- lowed to lay all that he knows before the Jury without the fear of suffering an as- sault upon his personal liberty"
 The plan of Director Ragan is to have stanton fs sa placed under arrest as soon as he IS round in this city. The charge he will prefer will be either attempted extortion or conspiracy. It was Director Ragan who I1pon PTeLerred the charge against Stanton upon which the indictment that was quashed on, the Sth inst. by Judge Carol COOK was brought, and the charge that ne ne VIII make in the present case will be the same; To assist him in his case against the ex-teacher he has called in the legal services of such attorneys as W. ". Foote, Reel B; Terry, Andy Ciunie and ne will appear this morning before Judge COOK to ask that the indictment recently quaShed be restored, upon the ground that the law " under which Judge Cook made his oruer or release did not cover the case
 The injunction that Judge Belcher has issued against the School Board was solar plexus punch. It has effectually put a stop to the plan that existed +o clear the substitute list of the thirteen teachers that remain upon it since the last meeting, and it has prevented the an continent to the depleted list of the thirty new teachers who have been prom tsed positions in the department And the most distressing part of it all is that the thirty who were to go on were not the ordinary paid article at $500 or so ner but were pledged the positions in payment or political debts. Behind over half the number IS the strongest political influence that this town musters. These appoint ments represent the unpaid debts of elec- ton time that have been delayed from meeting to meeting in the confident ex- pectation that when the last day cama and things were ripe for the regular end of the term cleanup there would be no trouble in rubbing the account off the slate. It is one of the biggest of tha regular annual political deals that Judee Belcher has put stop to, and the roar Is accordingly a loud one.
 But the Judge stands firm in his posi
 tion. The statement that the Directors will take the injunction into another court to ask its annulment is absurd In face of the fact that Judge Belcher is presiding Judge over every court in inc department. He has assigned the case to l only he has jurisdictoin over 1t. He was asked yesterday by Attorney SamueIs representing the Directors, to assign the l injunction to another court, but the ra quest was fatly refused and Samuels was | informed that if he would appear on the regular law and motion day next Friday a time would be set for hearing reasons why the injunction should be dissolved Despite the fixed intention of the court Director Waller and Attorney SamueIs will again this morning ask that special consideration be given the matter and that special day be fixed for the hear ing. The request, Judge Belcher an nounced yesterday, would be denied.