The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31

f1tltN VIII present MS CndFStS ne
was excused by Judge Graham with
a sharp reprimand. and what appears
70 have been a bold trick of Abraham
Ruef. Samuel Sho1ridge and Henry
AcE was exposed
\ Daniels desire TO serve the city
r. Grand Juryman or his Willingness
10 follow advice led him 10 the Tax
Collectors Office yesterday morning.
where he persuaded deputy from the
Assessors ofice 10 place his name on
the assessment roll without informing
the deputy that his purpose in doing
so was 70 qualify himself TO vote for
or against an indictment against
Abraham Ruef.
Daniels is a friend of Jere Burke
Of the Southern Pacific law depart
ment" and is intimate with Carroll
Cook In court yesterday Heney init
mated that IL was Jere Burke who had
advised Daniels that ii was legally
possible TO qualify in this manner at
the eleventh hour. but Daniels claimed
that il was his own idea, and that no
agent Of Herrin had prompted him in
the matter. The crude nature of
the attempt makes Daniels denial
plausible.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.
But there is another suspicious cir
which gives weight 70 the idea that
the men who are fearing indictments
are resorting TO extreme measures. The
name OF Charles Sonntag is now on the
roll. A deputy swore yesterday that
the ink looked as If it was put there
some time ago However, two men
sent TO the Tax Collectors office by
Heney failed TO find Sonntag's name
on the roll three days ago
Samuel Shor-idge. Ruefs lawyer,
brought out Daniels queer move at
yesterday afterEoon's session Of the
court with q great flourish
Who was the audscious deputy who
did this thing2" demanded Shortridge
with g commenda-ble show Of indigna-
ton. looking asEant at the reporters
table 10 assure himself that the news
paper men were following him. Ruef
himself whispered a comment in the
same direction TO indicate his disap-
proval OF the trick.
They did protest too much. The
play was a Nttle-jrst lttle-over-
done.
shortridge made an attempt TO fast
en- the fracture Of the cannons of right
eousness on Dr. Washington Dodge.
who is said 10 be the only city Of
hcial not in the Ruef circle.
WINTERS CHANGES ROLL.
Heney at once called Dodge, who
was N the courtroom, 10 the stand, and
he testified as follows:
Mr.. Winters informed me when
Daniels had been in. bringing with
him a deed which showed that prop
ertv which had been entered in the
name Of his sister was really owned
5ointIy by him and his sister. Winters
said that he had then put the name of
S H. Daniels on the roll He asked
me II he had done right and said that
at the time he did not know that
Daniels was one OF the Grand Jury.
It has been the custom in my offlce TO
make changes in names and descrip-
tfons after the roll has gone to the
Tax Collector, but not TO change fig
\ ures. Had I known that Daniels was
ION the Grand Jury I would not have
Fpermitted il: not without advising the
court 1t would have been delicate
matter"
Heney then called Daniels and asked
him
who accompanied your"
No one"
with whom did you talk about it?"
With no one"
Have any talk with Jere Burke
about it2"
No"
Did you see Jere Burke about it?"
shortridge interrupted with an OBJ
lection on the ground that that line Of
questioning was not competent to
prove ownership.
ship" answered Heney. We are try
ing 10 prove that he was not assessed
and not qualified before today"
DANIELS CHALLENGED.
.Mr Heney is mistaken" said Dan
iels 4 did not do il because ! want
ed TO serve on the Grand Jury"
We challenge" said Heney-
I think that both sides should con-
sent 70 the withdrawal of any juror
CHI 9
on this Grand jury" said Judge era
ham.
There was pause. and then the
Judge said:
The court of its own motion will ex-
clude Mr. Daniels. You are excused,
Mr.. Daniels"
Later. winters the deputy. came into
court and Shortridge was asked if he
desired TO question him.
AS Daniels has passed out of the
case we Will allow Winters to pass
into his summer"
Whatever the explanation of this
episode il is a significant fact that
three nights ago Daniels spent part
Of the evening with Jere Burke. 1t is
also remembered that Jere Burke was
the agent Of the Southern Pacific who
got the joker in the spur track ordi-
nance and was in conference with Ruef
before its passage. A close watch on
the goings and comings of an individ-
ual reveal much and are more eloquent
than court speeches.
COMMENT UNNECESSARY.
Daniels, when questioned as 10 his
strange action. said:
Il did not go TO the Assessors ofice
at any ones dic1ation. ! went of my
own volition 10 have my name placed
on the roll as l believed ii belonged
there ] did not want TO appear in the
gufse OF a pauper before the court.
As far as ] could see there was no
wrong in my action and ] do not see
how II can be so construed I did not
see Jere Burke last night, as Mr. Heney
inferred, nor did ] see any one else.
] was not prompted by a desire to in
trude myself on the jury. but simply
thought that ] should have my name
on the assessment roll"
Comment is unnecessary
4 George L. Dealy of the firm of sage
d Desly was sharply examined by
Heney and finally challenged but
Shortridge objected TO his removal from
the jury and stated that he would try
TO prove that his name ought. to have