The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
GROEz|NGER
COMES DOWN TO
PERSONALITIES
Makes a Bitter Attack
on Judge Graham.
GRAHAM'S DIGNIFIED REPLY
ACTING JUDGE WILL ASSERT HIS
pTHHrS AMI STAv ON
GRAHAM'S DIGNIFIED REPLY
ACTING JUDGE WILL ASSERT HIS
RIGHTS AND STAY ON.
Only Solution Out of the Difficulty
Is for Judge Treadwell
to Return to
Duty.

Acting Police Judge Groezinger opened
up the Walls of his wrath yesterday at
the criticisms of the press, the pulpit and
his brother Judges on the absurd deci-
sions he rendered in the racetrack and
nickel-in-the-slot machine cases.
When he took his seat on the bench
yesterday morning he said in a dramatic
manner to Howard Vernon, the stenogra-
pher of the court: Il want you to take
down word for word what / am about to
say" The courtroom was crowded in the
expectation that something would develop
in view of the expressed determination OF
Presiding Judge Graham to have no more
cases assigned to Groezinger court.
Groezinger, after clearing MS throat,
dictated the following statement to the
stenographer:
Seeing the attacks me in the newspapers
this morning by a certain Judge of this court,
l desire TO state right here that am gong
to sit on this bench as long as Judge Tread
well is absent. l going to insist on the
cases being assigned to me- and the nfst man man
with the calendar of this court VIII be mere
for contempt of court. desire 10 say that
my picture is not in the rogues' gallery for a
certain crime as the picture of certain Judge
of this court is. l do not refer to Judge MO-
gan but l refer to certain Judge whose name
l will not mention. l took these Ingleside race
track cases and tried them fairly ana non
according to my convictions. do not think
it is right for Judge of this court to be so
discourteous as to make the remarks behlrd
anothers back as Judge Graham has. L would
have been willing at first. If the Judges of this
court came to me in a gentlemanly and proper
way, to retire without anything further being
said but in view of the stand taken this morn
ing in the daily press I am going to stay here
and cannot be put out by any such actions as
these. The law is too plain and requires the
Chief of Police to assign the cases alternately
to the several departments of the Police Court.
l will give Judge Graham chance to show
his purity and will assign all nickel-in-the-slot
cases to his department tomorrow.
The news of the bitter personal and
brutal attack made upon Judge Graham
quickly spread around the hall and Groe-
Finger was generally denounced for at
himself an honorable name in the commu
nifty. Judge Mogan waited upon Groe-
Finger and wanted to know distinctly If
any reference was made to him in regard
rogues' gallery. Groezinger said that he
referred to Judge Graham and later as
serted that he had seen the. picture.
Detective cambridge positively assert
ed that no such picture was or ever had
been in the rogues gallery and comment
ed harshly on Groezinger making such a
Judge, even though it were true. Chief
Lees refused to discuss the matter, say
ing he had no desire to be drawn into a
controversy between two Judges.
Judge Graham at first felt keenly the
unwarranted SANDER, but later treated
the matter in a dignIfied manner. When
spoken to he said;
II feel more sorry than angry that
Judge Groezinger should have found it
necessary to make such an uncalled for
and untruthful attack upon my good
name, as I have RETAINED from personal
ly attacking him. He should know that
when he said my picture adorned the
rogues' gallery he was not telling the
truth. The facts are that when l was
boy about I years of age l was guilty of
an indiscretion, more the act of a thought
less boy than anything else the punish
ment for which is, as a rule, a repri-
mand from the bench or chastisement at
home 1t is to be regretted that at this
late day the act of a thoughtlesS boy
should be brought up against him in a
controversy that should be conducted on
manly terms.
The position taken by Groezinger as to
holding court is said to be unassailable.
He was regularly appointed by the Mayor
to dispense justice IN Department 4 dur
ing the absence of Judge Treadwell and
as, according to the constitution, the
Chief of Police is instructed to assign the
cases alternately in the different courts
the Chief, even if armed with a written
request spread on the minutes of the
courts not to assign cases to Department
4, could not obey any such order.
The only solution out of the difficulty is
to get Judge Treadwell back as soon as
possible and every effort will be made to
bring about his return.