Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-03

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tend to prejudice you one way or the
other?"
"Do you know which one of the su-
perior judges named you as tales
MANI"
HAS the fact that Judge Dunno
disqualified Sheriff O'Neill and appoint
ed an elisor or that in your presence
Judge Dunno declared Ruef to be a
| fugitive from justice prejudiced you
against the defendant?"
Ibid you believe Ruef to be fugi-
tive from justice after he had been SO
declared?"
"Have you changed your mind on
that point?'
Ibid you believe that Judge Dunno
believed that Ruef was fugitive from
justice?"
Ibid your belief that Judge Dunno
believed Ruef to be a fugitive from
justice cause you to believe that Judge
Dunno believed Ruef guilty of the
crime charged against him?"
"WouId You Believe Ruef?"
eff a witness for the prosecution
whom you personally knew and whom
by virtue Of that acquaintance you
considered to be a truthful man, testi-
fed one way on a vital point in this
case and Ruef, whom you say you do
not know, testified oppositely, would
your acquaintance with the prosecu-
TONS witness cause you to believe him
and find Ruef guilty or would you, fol-
lowing the instructions which the court
will deliver, give Ruef the benefit of
the doubt and find him not guilty?"
"Have you such a prejudice against
persons called political bosses that you
could not give them fair trial?"
Are you prejudiced against political
bosses?"
"Do you belong to any labor union?"
care you prejudiced against the
Union Labor party?"
Suppose you should reach the con-
clusion that this case is being prose-
cuted with Interior motives by men who
had failed to obtain by the influence of
Ruef certain franchises and were de-
termined therefore to punish the board
of supervisors by means of special
fund, would that conclusion prejudice
you against or in favor of this prose-
cution?"
To this question Judge Dunno sus-
tained an objection by the people.
eff the rulings of this court upon
objections interposed should indicate to
you that this court has reached a con-
clusion as to the guilt or innocence of
Ruef, would that prejudice you against
the defendant?'
Clashes Frequent
The process of jury-getting was FREE
quently enlivened by clashes of coun-
sci out of which sprang keen retorts,
and by flashes of unconscious humor
struck from talesmen by questions put.
Juror Bradstreet early in the afternoon
session fastened curious attention up
on himself by the vehemence with
which he expressed his disinclination
to eventually sit in the jury box. He
declared that he thought he could bet
ter employ his time by attending to his
business and looking out for his wife
and babies than by Sitting here listen
ing to this case"
Reminded by Prosecutor Johnson
that he owed also duty to the munich
pality, the juror retorted: Eyes, but my
duty is to my family first. And can't
make a living here"
AT another point in his examination
Bradstreet provoked a wave of merri-
ment by replying thus to the question
whether he had had any acquaintance
with the keeper of certain fashionable
French restaurant:
"No, I haven't. Yes, I have, too.
One day in 1878 or 1879 I went out and
caught lot of bullfrogs and took
them down to his place and sold them
to him 1 had that acquaintance with
the man. But don't want to serve on
this case"
Tears of Laughter
BY the time the talesman was
finished several of his fellow Jurors
We're wiping tears of laughter from
their eyes, and 1t was with difficulty
the bailiffs kept order in the court.
During the examination of prospect
i've jurors Ruef sat close to Attorney
Ach and within six feet of the former,
eyeing them with unwaverlng glances,
noting their replies keenly, whispering
often with his counsel, and frequently
jotting down notes on a pad.
Special Prosecutor Johnson and At
torney Ach exchanged sharp thrusts
during the examination of Juror Du-
peru. "DiG you," asked Ach, visit
Marchand's frequently-daily for lunch
as did-or only upon occasion"
Kindly refrain from injecting your
habits into this record, Mr.. Ach," said
Johnson.
Ruef's counsel, angered but COOL
turned and began cutting reply when
Judge Dunno interfered. Proceed
with the case, gentlemen" he COM
manded; "Mr. Ach, save your retort
until after adjournment"
IF your honor would see to II that
no occasion for retort were allowed"
Ach answered, II should not be under
the necessity of making one.
"A little later Ach broke in upon