The San Francisco call., 1899-10-21
COL, LEONARD
CHARGES UPON
A HIGH COURT
Refuses to Obey Judge
De Haven.
MUST APPEAR FOR CONTEMPT
HIS TRIP TO MANILA MAY BE
DELAYED.
Court Ram rI<od That TT Was I'm.
MUST APPEAR FOR CONTEMP7
Court Remarked That It Was Un~
heard of for a United States
Officer to Disregard
Federal Judge.

Colonel Robert w. Leonard Of the
Twenty eighth Infantry. United States
Volunteers, is in trouble. He is up against
a Judge of the United States District
Court and has been cited to appear be-
fore United States District Judge de Ha-
ven at 8 o'clock this morning to show
cause why he should not be punished for
contempt for refusing to obey an order
of court.
On Thursday of this week Judge de Ha-
ven issued writ commanding the colonel
to produce in court at II o'clock yester-
day morning the body of Charles Hook, a
member Of Company + of the colonel $
Hook, had obtained a writ of habeas
corpus on her alleging that Charles was
not more than II years old and that he
was her. sole support. Deputy United
States Marshal Burnham served the writ
on the colonel at the Preside.
The boy is here said Colonel Leon
ard, land he is upstairs. If you want
him you may go aud get him"
Il have no authority to bring the boy,
replied Mr. Burnham This writ directs
you, the colonel commanding the regi-
ment, to produce the boy in court"
Il won't bring him., said the colonel,
with the air of General Grant when he
declared that he proposed to fight on a
certain line even If 1t occupied the entire
summer.
When II o'clock came yesterday neither
the colonel nor the boy appeared in court:
All was lHeTeupOu OIQSISll
until p. M, no one in the courtroom be-
lieving for an instant that the colonel
would dare remain away and defy the
power of the Federal court.
When the hour of = p. m. arrived every
body connected with the case was present
in court except the boy and the colonel.
Deputy Marshal Burnham was placed un-
der oath and recited into the amazed and
indignant ears of justice all the details
of his meeting with the dauntless colonel
and the conversation that had taken place
on that occasion.
On the wall to the left of the judicial
seat is hung a portrait In oil of the late
Judge Hoffman. The face Of the portrait
seemed to wear an unusually stern eX-
preston as the eyes Of Judge de Haven
rested upon it. In a moment afterward
Judge de Haven leaned forward in his
torney Coombs remarked in that slow
deliberate and calm judicial way which is
characteristic of the Judge of the District
Court that 1t was an unheard of proceed
ing for a United States officer to refuse
to obey a summons from the United
States District Court.
The court then ordered a writ issued
commanding Colonel Leonard to appear
this morning at o'clock and show cause
why even he should not be punished for
contempt.
About an hour after the adjournment
the boy was brought to the office of
United States Marshal Shine by a SER
geant of Company f, but the Marshal
could not receive him. He must be sur
rendered by the colonel in person
The Twenty eighth Regiment is booked
to sail for Manila on Monday on one OF
the six transports which will leave on
that date for the Philippines. An apology
more or less abiect from the military
If the. colonel wishes to sail with his com
mand to slaughter the TagalIOs