The San Francisco call., 1906-11-01
Ruef's Lawyers Fight to
Retain Dealy on
Grand Jury.
Dismissed by Graham
With Rebuke, Juror
Grows Petulant.

Judge Graham's courtroom was again
crowded yesterday afternoon at ?
O'Clock. when the Interrogation of men
drawn for the Grand Jury was re-
sumed. There was a rush for the door,
which was stopped by the bailiffs, who
ordered the audience to keep their
seats
The result of the afternoons pro-
ceedings was the dismissal of George
J.. Dealey, who went the way of Daniels
after a reprimand from the Judge and
against the protest of Ruefs counsel,
who looked with favor on Dealey.
Another significant matter of record
was when Ruefs attorneys advanced
line Of argument to be used in cases
OF men they wanted on the jury and
forgotten in the cases of men they were
pleased to see ignored. When A 9.
Towne was excused Tuesday it was on
the ground that he was taxed only as
a member Of a corporation and not as
q member Of a partnership But in the
matter Of Joseph Magnin. who says he
is not q politician, Attorney for Ruet
Samuel Shortridge says he viii argue
that the payment of taxes of a cor
poratiOn viii permit OF stockholder
becoming a juryman.
The effort to keep Dealey on the jury
was strenuous. and when he was finally
excused he showed singular petulance.
Dealey had sworn that he had gone
TO the Office Of the Assessor some time
about the first of the year TO have his
name placed on the roll. He had said
that F. r. Butts accompanied him on
that occasion. Butts was called and
said that he remembered the incident
vaguely and that he thought Dealey
and he had talked 70 Deputy Assessor
Corbett
DEALEY WILLING TO SERVE.
Corbett was called and his memory
was proved clear He testified that
Dealey and Butts had come 10 him and
Dealev had said that he wanted to get
on the assessment roll. and that he was
about TO make a statement that he had
furniture 10 the value of $50 but Cor
bett told him that that amount was
100 small so he filed a statement that
his furniture was worth 500 and that
he had a piano worth $50. thereupon
paying his taxes on same.
Tt appeared that Heney's remark on
the day before, that Dealey was will
ing grand juror, had some substantial
tion in fact, and he said:
I'VE renew our challenge of Mr..
Dealey."
Shortridge was on his feet with an
objection and said ne wanted to prove
that Mr.. Dealey ought TO have been
on the roll
Heney replied that to serve on a
Grand Jury was not TO be regarded
as a right 10 be insisted upon but
duty. The Judge avoided the point
which Shortrtdge had raised and dis
missed Dealey, saving
This court must be fair and con-
sistent II Mr.. Dealey went to the
Assessors office with the purpose of
Qualifying himself to sit on this Grand
jury. he should be dismissed. The
same principle applied in the case of
Daniels. Any man who shows by his
actions that he wants to get on this
Grand Jury VIII be dismissed. You are
excused, Mr. Dealey.
If II please your Honor. ] should
like to make q few remarks" ex-
claimed Dealey-eXcitedly They say
an a Ruef shouter and that I am in
the saloon business. 1t is false. The
only way I am in the saloon business
is through money I have put up for
friend ] have never been a shouter
for any political boss And then he
concluded with some remarks about his
real estate transactions. which were
apparently irrelevant
sHORTRIDGE INCONSISTENT.
The cases of Msgnin. Britt and Twigg
were then taken up, and Shortridge
said
In the case of Magnin 1 shall con
tend that he is a competent juror.
shall contend that a stockholder in
corpOrat tion has the same qualification
as q member Of a copsrtnership to sit
on Grand Jury.
Then viii you recall Mr.. Towne?"
interrupted Heney. You allowed him
TO be dismissed on the ground that he
was on the roll only as a stockholder"
1t was q body blow which was too
much for Shortridge. He hesitated. and
stammered-
7 don't remember on what ground
Towne was dismissed. But, of course,
that would be impossible now. I Judge