The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-07
SCHM|TZ. AND RUFF
ARRAIGNED IN COURT
Court Declares That High Off
CialS Will Be Treated Like
Any Other Defendants.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 6.-On FIVE
charges of cxtortion found against each
of them by the grand jury, Mayor Eu.
gene F.. Schmitz and Abraham Ruef
were TODAY arraigned in Superior Judge
Dunno s court. At the urgent request
of counsel for the defense the case
was continued until next Monday for
the purpose of giving the accused fur
ther time in which to plead.
dramatic scene was presented in
the court room as Mayor Schmitz and
Mr.. Ruef appeared before the bar.
g Number 303. Eugene r. Schmitz
and Abraham Ruef. for arraignment. y
Judge Dunno announced as he took his
seat on the bench
A breathless silence fell on the au-
ditors rs the mayor arose and faced
the clerk. He listened attentively as
the words of the formal Indictment fell
from the lips of the clerk in monotoncs.
Ruef declined 10 arise until the third
Indictment was read, and then only af-
ter he had been commanded TO do so
by the Judge.
Ruef Declines to Rise.
Judge Dunno was some minutes late
in reaching the court room. The de
PENDANTS and the attorneys were in
their seats awaiting his coming when
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Two minor cases were disposed Of and
then the names of Schmitz aud Ruef
were called The Mayor arose from his
chair but Ruef remained seated. The
clerk had scarcely finished with the
title Of the court and cause when As.
sistant District Attorney Heney inter.
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defendants are being arraigned7' he
ackn1 and in ba
tive.
ct is strange retortnd Heney. "I
only see one of them. standing. -
1T is not necessary for the defene
dant to stand, interjected Attorney
Barrett.
Ruef made no offer to arise and the
Judge did not force hir to leave his
chair.
The clerk read the second Indictment.
No, 304, on The calendar, but when he
had finished Assistant District Attor-
ney Heney observed that he had failed
to ask for the defendant s plea.
'Why don you ask for their
plea?' he said to the clerk.
81 thought, the clerk replied
THAT they were only TO be arraigned
today.
No Distinction Made.
'EIow can YOU arraign them if YOU
do not ASK Tor lnelr pleaF Bency de
mandcd, and then, addressing the court
said: "'I think. your honor, if this ar
raIgnment was conducted in the same
way as that OF an ordinary prisoner
there would be less confusion, Why
do they not stand up so they can be
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81 asked the clerk Judge Dunno
replied, "why he had not required the
prisoners To stand He said that the
attorneys have some objections
think myself that they should stand
/ They will be treated no differently IN
this court than if they were John Smith
or any other prisoner The arraignmeDt
will proceed and the prisoners must
stand, - The clerk read The remaining
three indictments with Ruef gazing in,
TO space and the mayor listening atten.
lively At the conclusion of each At.
| tOrncy Barrett repeated his motion for
continuance until Monday. but the
Judge paid no heed TO the request until
the arraignment had been concluded.
| After considerable qujbbling as To
the date for pleading, Judge Dunno
! said
81 am inclined to think that the dc.
| PENDANTS should have until Monday
morning, and the case is continued un-
! til that time with the understanding
that they will then be ready to an
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