Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-11
SCHM|1Z-RUEF
PROCEEDINGS
Hundreds Surrounded Building
Where Trial is Being Held Hop
ing to Get Glimpse OF Them.
BATTLE OPENED BY MR.. HENEY
Ruef Denied Habeas Corpus, Granted
An Appeal and New Bail Bond
OE $4,000 Accepted.

San Francisco, March 11.----An fun-
nlense crowd surrounds the temple
where the Schmit, Ruef proceedings
are being held The corridors and
courtroom are damned with people
and Only those armed with authority
are able TO force q way through the
crowd. Mayor Schnaltz was admitted
through side entrance when he
reached the temple shortly before 10
o'clock. and Euef was forced through
in football fashion by the stalwart
tOdy he remains, Ruef held a brief
conference with Horny Ach, one of
his attorneys, Just before entering the
courtroom.
1t was 1920 o'clock when the doors
were thrown on rather forced open
and fierce scrinmage resulted from
the attempts of hundreds OF people to
jam their way through For Ave min
utes bailiffs and deputies battled with
the good aturcd mob, perhaps so OF
whom succeeded In getting In. The
courtroom then being filed Judge
Dunno ordered the doors locked. Bat
until the ad1ournm ent OF the session
hundreds stood in the corridor hoping
vainly for q chance to get a glimpse of
the proceedings.
Ruef appeared with all OF his at
torneys. save Samuel NJ. Shortridge,
who, having been ordered to Jail on
Friday by Judge Dunno for contempt
and who ia now at liberty on lis own
recognizance by virtue OF an appeal
to the district court OF appeals, with
held hirns elf from appearance, Ruef
took a seat near the counsel table. BY
him sat Mayor Schmitz. who was &C
companied Ay his special counsel. ].
G. Campbeil. Asst Dist, Atty. Francis
j. Heney appeared for the people.
The harrle WAS n1Hned hV Mr. JauaV
who made a motion that the court make
an order quashing, Vacating and setting
aside the order made by Judge Hebbard
In department four of the superior
court, by which Euef's original $4,000
bail was released The defendant was
refused a writ OF habeas CORPUS, but
granted AN appeal 10 the United States
Supreme court. by way OF n writ OF
error. and new ball bond in the sum
OF $4,000 was accepted Heney ground
ed his motion on the declaration that
Ruer never was actually in confinement.
that his petition to Judge Hebbard for
release on habeas corpus was not bona
fide that a court cannot reverse itself
In the matter or a habeae corpus do.
cision, and that the action of Judge
Hebbard In granting the appeal by
which Ruef claimed a stay OF all pro-
ceedings against him In the superior
court WIS improvident and improper
and for the purpose OF delaying and
hndsrIng the due administration of
jus tiCG In a coordinate tribunal.
In the district court OF appeals this
morning the habaas corpus case OF
Atty. s. M. Shortrdee. committed for
contempt Of court by Superior Judge
Dunno was argued and submitted for
declslon.
AT noon Judge Dnnne adjourned court
until 10 o'clock tomorrow pending de-
cisiOns on technical points submitted
to the federal and supreme courts. The
understanding Is that If decisions Rd-
verse to Ruef are handed down before
that time, his trial viii proceed lf
not. Mayor schInitz Will be placed on
trial