Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-27
EXCITING DAY IN FRISCO
Contest for District AttOrneyship iS Taken
Before the Supreme Court
LANGOON is GIVEN TEMPORARY ORDER
Judge Graham Refuses TO Recognize
Either Party and AdjOurns Court
Attorney General Takes
Charge of Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. 6--After, a day
OF tremendous excitement. District Attorney
Langdon. who was last night suspended
from ONCE by Acting Mayor Gallagher, was
apparently in a victorious position tonight
and had gained temporary advantage
over the city offlcials and politicians whom
he had announced he intended to have in
dicted for felonies and misdemeanors.
Almost at daybreak this morning an at
torney representing Langdon appeared at
the residence of Superior Judge Ssawell and
obtained an order temporarily restraining
Political Leader Abraham Ruef, whom the
acting mayor appointed to succeed Lang
dom from interfering with the oficials or
affairs OF the district attorneys office.
Judge Seawell set the case for hearing
one week from today. The restraining or
der was served on Ruef and the Board OF
Supervisors at an early hour, and Langdon
and his assistant Francis J. Heney, were
not disturbed in their oficial capacity.
Court Refuses to Act.
The excitement Of the day came with the
proceedings this afternoon In the court OF
Superior Judge Thomas F. Graham, where
the nineteenth and hnal member OF the new
grand jury was chosen and where II is ex-
pected that the court would settle the ques-
tion Of recognition of either IAngdon or
Ruef as district attorney. When the de
sired juror had been accepted Heney arose
and made objections TO the actions of a
deputy sheriff who had several times at
/ tempted to search him. Ruef said the dep
uty was acting under his instructions. it
/ being Ruefs belief that Heney was armed.
/ The court warned the deputy to cease an
noying Mr. Heney. Then came the question
I Of recognition. Ruef attempted 20 address
/ the judge as Fan officer OF the court" but
Heney objected TO Ruef assuming such
right.
J The silence Of the court room intensified.
! for here Il was expected that the fate OF
/ Heney or Ruef was 10 be decided. but
Judge Graham declined to pass upon the
issue saying that he would not at that
time settle the dispute nor recognize any
one as an oficer Of the court He refused
20 hear any further argument on the sub
iect
Attorney General Takes Charge.
Ruef however. succeeded in obtaining
permission to speak as an attorney at the
bar, and declared that he wished TO pro-
, ceed with an examination into the quallhca.
tlons OF certain grand Jurymen. Heney
interrupted, saying that the first thing he
b AiANAANA ~ NANeNAN ~ tAlN bIdNu July Mdt
evidence supporting charges OF felony and
misdemeanor against Ruef. At this juno.
ture another objection came from U. s
Webb attorney general for, the state, who
declared that the court should not permit
such statements to be made before the
grand jury. which was present as It NIGH
disqualify them, end he averred that ther,
was a possibility that they had already
heen disqualified.
Webb then asserted that he Intended I,
assume charge OF the matters now befor.
the court. Judge Graham ordered the iur,
dismissed until Monday morning and Hene,
strongly protested against this order. say,
ing that Mr. Ruef knew what matter,
would ha presented to the jury in its frs
hour and that time would be given 10 brib,
certain witnesses and get them out Of tn,
country. Henry Ache. acting as attorne,
for Ruef, offered 10 meet the attorney gen
eral ana Heney 80 that the matter nigh
be prepared Tor submission 70 the suprem,
court, but Heney refused. saying that 4
was his rule never TO confer with mel
about 70 be accused or their attorneys.
Court then adjourned until Monday
Great Crowd In street.
During an these proceedings and for m
hour earlier a crowd Of about 500 person
were assembled. Before court opened th
crowd had packed the court room and corri
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