The San Francisco call., 1904-11-19
Course Of Justice Is
Delayed by Row
Of Lawyers.
Deputy Sheritt'S Testimony
COntradiCtS That Of
the Accused.
Officials Says Another Than AdOlph
Carried Murdered Boy From
Burning Home.
Special Dispatch to III. CALI


AUBURN, Nov 18-1-he petty bick-
erings of District Attorney -1elly Rob
inson, who is prosecuting young Adolph
Weber for the murde OF his mother,
Mary Weber, and Al - .vsss n Tabor,
young webers legal representative,
that have marked their everyday ap-
pearance in court since the Weber trag-
edy, euIniaated day in disgrace
full scene at the preliminary ezamina-
ton of the accused youth For a time
II looked as II the attorneys would
come to blows, but they were prevented
by a deputy sheriff.
The altercation occurred during the
examination of d. W. Lubbock, vice
president of the Placer County Bank.
The District Attorney asked the wit
ness if it were true that Julius Weber,
father Of the accused, had paid any
money into the bank to cover the loss
sustained by the institution IN the rob-
berry of last May, with which robbery
young Weber has been connected by
rumor.
Mo-" emphatically answered Lu-
beck.
The answer seemed to please Tabor
nightly. for he turned to the District
Attorney and suggested that he con
fine himself to the case at bar and to
cease running around in pursuit Of a
rainbow"
Robinson interrupted Tabor by jump
ing to his feet and calculating, "Or re-
ports circulated by the counsel for the
defense"
Tabor hotly responded, 'The insinua-
ton is false" and also rose to his feet.
EXCITING SEEM.
Robinson placed his hand upon Ia
bor's shoulder and in a second pande-
monium reigned Men and women
jumped upon their chairs and trampled
upon each other in their efforts to view
the prospective battle. Judge Smith
hammered upon his desk and vainly
called for order and deputy sheriffs
made their presence known by rushing
toward the belligerents. In the midst
of the din and confusion Attorney Rob-
inson addressed the court: Your Hon
or" he said, the fact that Mr.. Tabor
is a one-armed man does not give him
license to break the rules of the court
He must adhere to them"
Tabor sh ok off Robinson's hand and
drew back his one arm as If about to
strikes But the blow was never de-
livered. Deputy Sheriff May announced
himself as an officer of the court and
threatened the attorneys with arrest
If they persisted in their childish ac-
tions. The threat of arrest took all
the fight out OF the attorneys and they
proceeded with the case.
Later in the day Attorney Robinson
took exception TO sneer by Tabor and
appealed to the court for protection,
and almost precipitated a repetition of
the disgraceful scene of the morning
A warning from Judge Smith, however,
nipped the second wordy war in the
bud.
Very little testimony of value was
brought out at the sessions to-day. The
main witnesses were the three Wills
sisters. 1t was to their home Adolph
was taken by Adrian Wills on the
night of the fire The young ladies
were very nervous, and appeared great
ly embarrassed while upon the wit
ness stand. None of them knew Adolph
Weber except by sight.
WILLS GIRLS ON STAND.
Miss Nellie Wills said that soon after
AdoIDh was brought to their home he
said. Il must go home; l think my
mother is hurt; know my little broth
er is all right, because 1 brought him
out of the house myself"
Miss Theodore Wills testified that on
the night of the tragedy she said to
Adolph. TT is strange that the burning
bodies were found in the front of the
building away from the fire." Adolph.
she said, answered. Yes, it was
strange"
Miss Margaret Wills testified that
AdoIph had told her that night that he
had rescued his brother and that he
thought his mother was dead
Under Seriff w. /. May testified that
when he arrived at the scene of the
fire he found Mrs Snowden there
shriekine in anguish and calling out
and beseeching the men to go into the
burning dwelling and bring out her
loved ones
Just at this time" said May. ''the