Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27
.LANGDON WINS
THE FIRST ROUND
Gains a Temporary Advantage
Over San Francisco Officials
And Politicians.
ATTEMPTS TO ANNOY HENEY.
Deputy sheriff Undertakes 10 Search
Him for Arms But IL Stopped
by Judge.

San Francisco. Oct 26.--After a day
Of tremendous excitement Dist-Atty.
Langdon, who was last night suspend
ed from office by acting Mayor Gal
Iagher, was apparently in Al victorious
positioI and had gained a temporary
advantage over the city officials and
politicians, whom he has announced
he intended 10 have indicted for fell
cnles and mlsdemeanors.
Almost at daybreak this morning at
torneys representing Langdon APP
peared at the residence OF Superior
Judge seawell and obtained an order
temporarily restraining Political Lead
or Abraham Ruef. whom the acting
mayor appointed to succeed LangdOn,
from Interfering with the officials or
affairs OF the district attorneys Of
flee.
Judge Seawell set the case for hear
ing one week from today. Tho re-
straining order was served on Ruot
end the board of supervisors at an ear
" hour. Langdon. with his assistant,
Francis j Heney, was not disturbed
IN their official capacity.
the proceedings this afternoon In the
court OF Superior Judge Thomas i.
Graham, where the nineteenth and final
member OF the new grand jury was
chosen. and where II was expected that
the court would settle the question OF
recognition OF either Langdon or Ruef
as district attorney When the desired
Juror had been accepted, Heney arose
snd made objection 10 the actions OF a
deputy sheriff who had several times
attempted 10 search him. Ruef said
that the deputy was acting under ms
Instructions IT being Ruefs BELIEF that
Heney was armed. The court warned
the deputy TO cease annoying Mr..
Heney. Then came the question or rec
ognitlon Ruef attempted to address
the Judge as ian officer Of the court"
but Heney objected to Ruef assuming
such right.
The silence Of the courtroom INTENSE
fed for here, 1t was expected, that the
fate of Heney or Ruef was 10 be de-
cided, but Judge Graham declined TO
pass upon the issue, saying that he
would not nj that time settle the dis
mute. nor recognize any one as an oiii-
ger of the court. He refused to hear
any further argument on the subject.
Ruef, however, succeeded In obtain
ing permission to speak as ala attor-
ney at the bar, and declared that he
wished 10 proceed with an examination
into the qualifications OF certain grand
Airy men. Heney interrupted. saying
that the first thing he intended to pre-
sent 10 the grand jury was evidence
supporting charges of felony and mis-
siemeanor against Ruef
AT this juncture another objection
came from ". s. Webb, attorney gem
eral for the state, who declared that
the court should not permit such state
7nents TO be made before the grand
1ury. which was present, as II might
sisqualify them. and he ayetred that
there was possibility that they had
already been disqualified. Webb then
asserted that he intended 10 assume
charge OF the matters now before the
court, Judge Graham ordered the jury
dismissed until Monday morning. and
ueney strongly protested against the
order saying that Mr.. Langdon knew
what matters would he presented to
The Jury IN It's first hour, and that time
would now be given TO bribe certain
witnesses and get them out OF the
Henry Ach, acting as attorney for
Ruef. offered TO meet the attorney
general and Heney so that the matter
might be prepared for submission 70
The supreme court. but Heney feluseu'
saying that II was his rule never 10
confer with men about 10 DC accused
or their attorneys. court theh au
journed to Monday.
During all these proceedings and for