The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-04

candidacy as to whether or not 1 will per-
form the duties of this office under the
law and the constitution of the State or
California and of the United States, but
l Will do 1t. 1 desire also to say that in
performing my duties | will adhere, to
the law. and 1 will be in my office dur
ing the. time stated by the law that L
should be there. l have noticed within
the last ten years persons that are called
hangers-on around the Police Courts
There is an ordinance against that, and
| will say that these hangers-on So-called
hangers-on and persons who &c, around
saying they "can fix cases will not be
permitted within the confines or the juris-
diction of this court. These men have
been interfering with the due process of
attorneys-they have been interfering
with the police officers-they have been
and interfering in every conceivable way
with the due administration of the law
of the city and county Of San Francisco.
l, as Judge of this city and county,
will not permit it. And 1 will also say
that when case is presented for the con-
sheraton of this court every person
but after that continuance has been
granted, unless a good and sufficient rea-
son Is stated to the court, there will be
no other continuances, because it clogs
the business of the court and sometimes
criminals must be discharged because wit
nesSes disappear
Now | will also state that I will treat
every attorney with due courtesy but 1
do not want any attorney to come and
make any misstatements to this court. 1
will treat them all alike, as l shall every
citizen who may have business in my
court, even those who do not like me and
have been my enemies-and if they should
come into this court of justice they can
rely upon 1t that justice will be melted
out to them, and L will treat them exact
ly as If they were my best friends
Regarding the issuance of search war
rants, L desire to state that l will not is
sue any search warrant against lodging
house keepers, hotel keepers or merchants
loot on &c cI
that a crime has been committed. The
law is very strict on it, and the Judge
should be very careful in issuing these
warrants, especially as they are issued
sometimes simply to crafty the within OF
some person who is really not entitled to
search warrant under the law.
When a case is being heard in this
court will not permit any person to In
terrupt me in my official duties by coming
on the bench and speaking to me, because
1t is to my mind absolutely necessary that
the Judge should hear every word that is
said.
1 wish to state further with re-
gard to these drunken loafers who accost
people on the street and insult them when
lhelr solicitations for money or aims are
brought before me, as the citizens of San
Francisco should not be molested by these
people who will not work even when prof
fered the same
The Judge then swore in Howard
Vernon as the stenographer of the court
and Austin Langford as bailiff, and the
cases on the calendar were proceeded
with.
The friends of Thomas F. Graham. |
the other Judge, crowded his courtroom
and gave him a cordial reception when |
he assembled the bench H L. Joach- |
imsen, the retiring Judge of the court |
was on hand. and after warmly shaking
hands with the new Judge said:
Members of the bar present I have
much pleasure in introducing to you Hon. |
Thomas f. Graham, Judge of Police |
Court 8. know Of my own knowledge |
that while prosecuting attorney of this |
court the Judge has always been just |
and has always tempered justice with |
mercy, and | am sure he will keep up the |
position of this department and have this /
court one of the best in the city and |
county of San Francisco Judge Graham,
wish you success.
After the applause had subsidized
Judge Graham said:
! thank you for your complimentary |
remarks. ] wish to state from my OBJ |
servation of and association with Judge |
Joachimsen | always found him an hon |
est, conscientious and painstaking Judge |
always endeaVoring to assist the weak |
and unfortunate. The Judges career on !
the bench has been an honorable one and /
[ hope in all his future undertakings he /
will be as successful as he has been as !
Police Judge. / wish to say to the /
members of the profession, particularly |
that it is my purpose to discharge the |
duties of the office and administer the |
laws to the best of my ability and give
each and all equal and exact justice.
The Judge then swore in j. G. Multi
gan as stenographer of the court and
John ]. OConnor as bailiff, and the
first case on the calendar was called.