Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-27
Declares Frequent Demands
for Immediate Hearing Have
Been as Frequently Refused
by Prosecution
INTIMATES DISTRICT
ATTORNEY IS A LIAR
San Francisco Mayor Says He
Will Keep on Being Mayor
as Long as the People viii
Stand for Him,
[By Morning journal Special Ieased Wire I

lby morning journal Spacinl leased Wire, !
San Francisco March 25,--'I have
repeatedly asked for a speedy trial,
and the prosecution has Just as often
refused it," said Mayor Schmitz in an
interview with the Associated Press
today.
q waived all the technicalities
many weeks ago. | wanted To be tried
at once. ! am willing to be tried by
Judge Dunno, although ! believe he is
prejudiced against me, or | am will
ing to be tried before any Judge in
this county or any Judge that the
prosecution may wish TO bring in
from any other county | personally
went before the presiding judge and
asked that my cases be assigned to
some judge who would try me at once.
Judge Dunn has refused to proceed
with my trial until Ruefs trials are
over That will bring it just about
the time Of the primaries in August.
The indictments against me were re-
turned five weeks ago. | was ready
to go on trial before | went to Wash
ington. | answered ready when my
case was called a week ago, but the
prosecution again postponed it for
three weeks"
When told that District Attorney
Langdon said it was true the mayor
had asked for speedy trial, but that
his actions meant delay, Mayor
SchmitZ virtually declared that the dis
trict attorney went outside of the
truth in making such statement, and
referred TO the court record, which he
said. showed who was delaying the
trial The mayor again branded the
report that he had offered To confess
as an Outrageous, malicious lie"
Il shall remain in office until the
end of my term" concluded the
mayor "and ! will run for office as
long as the people want me and as
long as | can serve them"
big Men Coming From Los Angeles.
san Francisco March 25.-Little
was accomplished by the grand jury
today owing to the failure of impor-
tant witnesses from Los Angeles to
arrive in the city. No indictments
We're returned during the one session
that was held, and only two witnesses
We're examined. These We're Samuel
Jacoby. fiscal agent for the Indepen-
dent Telephone company who oper-
ates in the northwest, and James =.
Adams, of the Adams-Phillips COM
pauy Of Los Angeles bankers and
phone securities The subpoenaing Of
Jacoby according To a statement
made by the assistant district attor-
ney at the close Of the grand jury
session, had nothing to do with brb-
cry. He merely testified that his COM
pany was anxious to bid on a tele-
phone franchise and would have bid
the price up had il known that one
was Ia be advertised. his company
was under the impression that the
earthquake and fire had led to m in
definite poStponement OF the proposed
bidding. All Mr. Heney would say
regarding the testimony given by
Adams was
"He gave what ! wanted; ! knew
he had it. and | got It,"
The grand jury win resume Its sit
tings at 1880 o'clock tomorrow after
noon It is expected that before that
hour the witnesses from Los Angeles,
subpoenaed last week by the grand
jury will have reached this city. They
are 4. -. Cass, president of the Home
Telephone company Of Los Angeles,
president Of the Cass- Damarelle
Hardware company Of this city, bank
director, member of the chamber of
commerce, the Merchants and Manu-
taclufefS association ana otnef I'M
portant bodies and in his own name
q millionaire; william T.. Mead, presi-
dent of the Central Bank of Los An
gees and stakeholder I'm the Home
Telephone company: w. G. Patterson,
vice president Of the First National
bank of Los Angeles and director and
stakeholder I'm several other banking
Institutions: j. 5. Torrance and Frank
NJ. Brown, brokers. From these men
the Grand jury 1t Is said expects to
~ain much information respecting the
alleged wholesale bribery Of a major
itv the san Francisco supervisors
by the agents Of the Home Telephone
cOmnanN.