The San Francisco call., 1907-03-06

suit Of a species Of fraud. The Sheriff
has been commanded to find Ruef be-
fore 10 o'clock this morning. when the
trial of the indicted boss will proceed
il the imitator Of George j. Collins can
be produced. At three sessions of the
court held yesterday he failed to ap-
pear.
II is the theory Of the prosecution
that Ruef is in hiding in this city. II
was reported last night that he had
gone to the house of Bert Casey. his
chauffeur at OFarren and Octavia
streets Detectives were stationed near
by TO check the boss in case ne should
be seized with sudden desire to leave
the State Every precaution has been
taken TO arrest Ruef at the ferries
and railway stations, should he at
tempt to depart II is believed that
Ruef will appear in court this morn
ing with legal documents with which
he viii pray for an injunction in an
effort TO block proceedings before
Judge Dunno.
tive OF the Sheriffs Office traced Ruef
TO Delmonico's restaurant, at Bush and
Fillmore streets, but the boss lodged
out the back way into his Office and
made his escape from there.
Attorneys Shortridge, Fsiral and
conference last night at the Office of
Shortridge. Late in the evening they
sent long dispatch, presumably TO
Washington, in the hope that they
could steal a march on the prosecution
by reaching the Supreme Court with
their appeal.
LEARNING FROM COLLINS
Ruef is proving himself more. and
more every day to be the aptest pupil
-
tice-George .. Collins. The evidence
OF the tuition slipped out in court yes
terdsy when among the papers which
Shortridge offered to the court was
Collins original application for bail.
Shortridge blushed over this copy
book" and tried to hide the telltale
document but Hiram johnson brought
d. TO light and Ruef TO ridicule by read
ing its title in court
There is a question about the bond
which Judge Dunno declared forfeit.
When Ruef was first indicted. Judge
Murasky, then presiding, set mis- bail
for the entire FIVE charges al S25,Oe0
cash or $50, 900 bonds, and the RESPONSE
blity was accepted by the Aetna In
demnity Company, Of which Paul NJ
Nippert is the local manager. On Mon
day last when Ruef was ready for his
habeas corpus writ OF error scheme be-
fore Hebbard. Ruef surrendered him
self TO the Sheriff and the bonding
company was released from liability
Later in the afternoon Ruef was lib
Grated on a new bond offered by the
same company. While the first bonds
were separate securities for $4,000
each. the bond Of Monday was one
surety 10 the amount OF $4,000, and
was a pledge of Ruef's appearance be-
fore Judge Hebbard in response to the
writ OF error granted him. The ques-
tion OF the bonds must be settled by a
1,rr he .-ff
RUEF REMAINS AWAY
Thrice did court meet yesterday in
the hope that Ruef could gather the
courage to face the panel OF jurymen
from which twelve men are to be Sc
- lccted 10 sit in judgment on the boss at
The trial charging him with having ex-
torted money from French restaurant
proprietors. At 1890 a m. Judge
Dunno first came into court. Ruef was
not there, but ShOrtridge was, and en-
deavOred TO convince the Judge that
Hebbard's rulings on Monday were
binding on Dunno.
You may be in contempt OF the Su-
preme Court Of the United States if
you proceed with this hearing" said
Shortridge, after Assistant District At
tOrney Heney had called the Ruef case
FOR trial
That would not embarrass me in
the least" replied Dunno smoothly, and
matter until the defendant is here"
Shortridge evoked all the boasts OF
heraldry and pomps Of power TO con-
vince the court that the writ OF error
and supersedeas issued by Hebbard
and filed with the Clerk OF the Circuit
Court were sufficient to prevent a trial
4 deem Il my duty TO proceed with
this trial until the Supreme Court or
Court OF Appeal orders me TO desist,"
said Judge Dunno.
i can but bow TO the courts ruling"
replied Shortridge. with full pressure
Of urbanity on, i will not take refuge
in flight"
REFLECTIONS ON HEBBARD
There is no need OF flight before
your Honor" put in Hiram Johnson
quickly. Your Honor's condition is
always such that flight would never be
necessary"
Then Shortridge began TO unload an
armful Of legal documents-writs, ap-
plcations. etc.-which were brought
into court and filed Monday whenever
Hebbard gave the cue.
Were all these papers filed yester-
day. asked Judge Dunno blandly 7
presume you did not have to worry
about your Judge"
II then il o'clock, and Judge
Dunno granted recess of an hour on
the understanding that Shortridge was
to produce Ruef in court at the end OF
the period
But u o'clock came and no Ruef
Bailin Joseph Moore reported that he
could not locate the fugitive boss
Heney suggested that Special Agent
Burns be appointed TO produce Ruef
promising that he would have the tai
ented evader Of justice in court within
half an hour. but Judge Dunno still had
faith ia the Sheriff's Office. Shortrfdge
and Fairall had returned, and the for
mcr essaycd to cite some decisions to
show that the court was incompetent
40 act under the circumstances Of the
writ Of error. and Heney objected that
IL was an insult to the court for the
defense TO ask for any proceeding while
the defendant was absent.
This is felony case" said he
fudge Dunno refused TO listen to
Shortridge. cODtending. with Heney
THAI the defendant had to be present
and he ordered the Sheriff TO produce Z
the crafty Ruef
y am going TO have this courts or
der Obeye6 II ii takes all the power in