The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
DOUBLE ROUSEy
JUDGES WRATH
Man Sitting Near MaeStretu
Causes Sensation by His
Resemblance TO {. Wyman
After Slow Session in the
Election Fraud Hearing
the "RinSer" Is Revealed

1be aTrssNcc q 4 double OF Charles
W-x-1sn. accused q Illegal voting at the
nrlr,s~v election caused a sensation in
.I..s-e Caaaniss' court yesterday Just
as lie cours MAS sbou1 10 adjourn the
,l,e.slfa-i rose Where is TVyInan-' The
yaaI defendant. who had been sitting in
The rea- Of the courtroom. had dissp-
rearrz- T3,e pseudo Wyman- who had
been sitting inside the rail beside Com
missioner NaestrstTi- had also disap-
peareG
Tusge Cabaniss looked 10 where the
double had been seated He was there.
MAS De rorg~ inquired his Honor Then
the startling Information was impaired
10 The court thai the man who had been
seated beside Commissioner MaeSTretti
was not the defendant He resemblea
him closely in every particular
Il mani thar ringer brought before
me to-mO-rOT." Numbered Judge Ca
banisS
The man has been here for two
GAYS" exclaimed Attorney Wright for
he prosecution AT the last hearing 1
saw Attorney Countryman point in his
direction when he spoke Of the defend
ant It's q trick 10 deceive this court
and Fairfax Wheelan- 1 want the man
charged with contempt
Was the defendant in the room until
the time OF adjournment" inquired
Judge Cabaniss-
III swear that be was said Com
missioner Maestre1Ii de left just
after your Honor said Tuesday. ,
o'clock
Eosmer and Wright. attorneys for
ths- prosecution denied this. as did
F-airfax Wheeial- On inquiry il was
found that WyUan had remained, at
any rate. almost 10 the time Of ad-
fournment, II not until the exact mo-
rent
Wright and Hosmer and Fairfax
Wheelan were not fooled By the double
Neither was Detective N J Bulger OF
Curtin's agency, who was employed 10
gather evidence for the prosecution
Commissioner Maestretti says that the
pseudo Wyman's name is McMenOmy,
but claims 10 know nothing else about
him He has been seated beside the
Commissioner during the two hearings.
Little was accomplished at the hear
ing yesterday Attorney Countryman
Tor the defense objected to every item
q evidence offered by the prosecution
he objected 10 the designation Seven
-v-third Primary Election District, and
objected 10 the abbreviatiOn r. for
Republican D. for Democrat etc he
objected TO all the records and affida-
Wits brought forward by George Z.
Adams. secretary Of the Board Of Elec-
ton Commissioners. and he objected TO
the primary election proclamation j
Harry Zemansky, deputy registrar OF
voters. was also called TO testify as 10
the qualifications Of the officers in
charge Of the booth where Wyman is
alleged 10 have cast an illegal vote His
evidence was also objected to- Judge
Cabaniss overruled all these objections
shortly after O'Clock the court ap-
pointed Tuesday al ? D m for the next
hearing. Attorney HOsmer then asked
il the defendant were in court Then
the fact Of the doubles presence was
revealed
Judge Cabaniss was asked to take
charge Of the documents offered in evil
dence. but declined, on the ground that
he was not sure he had jurisdiction TO
do 50. he indOrsed the evidence with
his signature.
Wyrnan is ordered to appear in Judge
Cabaniss' court to-day at 10 a. n The
presence Of AIcMenomy, the mysterious,
is also ordered. Commissioner Macs
trettf has promised that the man VIII
appear