Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-07
CORONER IS HOT
ON RUEF'S TRAIL
Sheriff a Friend Of Political Leader
and Charge Is Made That No
Effort Was Put Forth to
Find Him
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since the adjournment he had been
unable to find him.
Assistant District Attorney Heney
thereupon asked to have forfeited the
bond deposited by Ruef last Monday
before Judge Hebbard, but before a
ruling was had on this motion Judge
Dunno began an inquiry to determine
the reason for the sheriff's failure to
find the defendant. Charles Heggarty,
Ruef's office boy, was called to the
stand and questioned by Heney as to
the time he had seen Ruef last.
He declared that he had not seen
him since the adjournment of the pro-
ceedings before Judge Hebbard Mon
day afternoon; that Ruef had told him
to go to the office and wait for him
there, that he had remained until
o'clock and Ruef did not come. and
that he had gone back at s, but did not
see Ruef.
Explains Flying Trips
He was asked why he had made fly
ing trips about the city in Ruef's auto
mobile and replied that he was at lib
erty to use the automobile at any time
and that he had not seen Ruef on any
of these trips. He was asked il he saw
Ruef on any of his visits to the office
of Attorney Shortridge last night and
declared that he had not.
Heney suggested an adjournment un-
til 1880 in order to permit him to ex-
anime the court witnesses who may
know something of Ruef's present
whereabouts. The court granted the
motion and Detective Burns sent his
agents out to subpoena. During the
recess Heney stated that if it were
found that the sheriff had not done his
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appointment of an elisor and would
leave 1t to the discretion of the court
to nominate Detective Burns or some
one else,
O'Neil Called to Stand
When court reconvened Attorney
Heney called Sheriff O'Neil to the
stand and questioned him regarding
the efforts to find Ruef. O'Neil de-
clared that he had exercised every eff
| fort to locate the fugitive but had been
unsuccessful. Deputy Sheriffs Moore
and Holland testified to the same eff
feet. Then Heney called Attorney
| Shortridge to the stand and asked him
when he had last seen the defendant.
Shortridge declined to answer on the
ground that it would be betrayal of
professional confidence.
Judge Dunno sustained the objec-
| tion and Heney then asked if Short
ridge had seen his client within the
past forty-eight hours, to which furth-
er objection was made and sustained.
Shortridge was followed by Attorney
| t. c. West, representing the sheriff,
who said that he had not seen Ruef
since the termination of proceedings
| in Judge Hebbards court He said
further that Ihe had asked Henry Ach,
another of Ruefs counsel, about the
| matter and was told that Ruef would
| be back in few days, Attorney
Frank j. Murphy testified that he had
not seen Ruef since Monday.
Judge Dunno terminated the pro-
ceedings by directing that Heney pre-
sent at the afternoon session affidavits
showing that the efforts to find Ruef
had not been sincere on the part of the
sheriff, adding II am satisfied that
the sheriff has been incompetent"
| Shortridge protested and sought to
argue the entire proceeding as Illegal
but Judge Dunno cut him off and stat
ed that at 2 o'clock he will appoint an
elisor for the purpose of finding Ruef