Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-03
SELECTING JURY
TO TRY ABE RUFF
One Talesman Accepted After
Having Passed a Most Search.
ing Examination.
QUESTIONS VERY POINTED.
Referred Particularly to Connection
With Certain Newspapers and preju-
dice for and Against Uuion Labor.

san Francisco, April 2,-v-A legal bat
lie that promises to last for weeks and
which as expected to be IN a measure
pivotal of all the criminal proceed
ings growing out OF tho grand jury S
bribery graft investigation. WAS begun
N earnest today when Abraham Ruef,
san FlanclsCO's Indicted political boss
WAS placed on trial I'M Judge DUnne's
department OF the superior court On
the charge OF eXtOr1ing Large sums of
money from local French restaura-
teurs under threat that unless paid he
and Mayor Schmltz would prevent the
renewal of their liquor licenses by the
police commission,
only brief session OF court was
held i'm the morning, adjournment be-
Ing taken until 2 O'Clock yNSinG 10 the
absence of a talesnan, for whom a
bench warrant 7Sas issued When couTs
adjourned at the conclusion of the at
ternoOn session one tAlesnan had been
examined and passed without chal-
lenge by both sides, and ~ second was
under examination by the defense. The
first Is j. f. Sradsurest, a VeaNh erstrip
manufactures OF No. 159 Eddy street,
the second Angelo r. DUperu, q real
estate man, living at No. 2l52 Pine
street.
Hiram w. Johnson, as special coun-
sci for the prosecution, and Henry
Ach. of counsel for RUef, conducted
the examination of talesmen, and the
questions put by them Indicated to a
degree how searching lis 10 be the
scrutiny that must be wirhstood by
each of the Il men Who viii weigh the
guilt or Innocence OF Ruef' Aside from
The sfereotyped queries commonly put
10 the jurors TO determine their quail
fcatfon, these are some of the more
indicative questions to which the de-
Tense demanded direct answers
sDo you personally know, or have
YOU ever had business relations or
dealings with any of the owners, man
ayers. editors, sub-chlefs or reporters
OF the San Francisco press 2'-naming
many of them.
"Prior to the earthquake and FIRE,
were YOU familiar with the French
restaurants OF this city, or did you
know their probrietors or ever have
business dealings with them nam
ing each in turn
Have you an acquaintance. pers oral
or business, with any member OF the
municipal government, or their pa
rents f''-calling score OF more OF
them by name u
'-Do you know any members or the
present grand tury2'
Have you any prejudice against
lawyeTs?"
"HaYe you amy pfeJuulce hS "ils, -
lawyer receiving rec IN pursuit OF ms
PROBES sional callins2'
.cWollld YOU be prejudiced against a
Iawyer because he charged a client
more for his professional services than
otb,-r LAWYERS might charge or than You
Thought he was entitled to CHARGE"
Are you prejudiCed, politically or
otherwise against the Union Labor
party2" -. a.,
ham Ruef because OF his participation
In politics.
Are YOU acquainted with any one
who Is said to be the very active poll
teal enemy OF Ruef or OF Mayor
Schmltz2'
Have YOU formed any opinion as to
the connection Of Rudolph Spreekels
with this prOSecution?'
(spreckes guaranteed fund of
100000 for the expenses OF the pres
emf inyesti gatiOn)
'Are YOU friendly with, or do you
know or have YOU had any dealings
with any member OF the Spreckels fam
n.y. s
was behind this prosecution would THAI
tend 10 prejudice you one way or the
"Do YOU know which one OF the SUI
perlor Judges named you as tales
mani"
HAS the fact that Judge Dunno dis
qualified Sheriff o'NellI and appointed
am ellsOr, on that IN your presence Judge
Dunno declared Ruef to 40 fugitive
from justice, projudlced you against
the deiendant?'
''Did You believe Ruef to be a fugl-
tive from justice after he had been so
decared?'
'Have you changed your MIND on
chat pointY'
DId you believe that Judge Dunno
believed that Ruef WIS a fugitive from
tustlceg''
Ibid your belief that Judge Dunno
believed Ruef TO be fugitive from JUS
tlcc cause you 10 believe that Judge
Dunno believed Ruef guilty or the
crime charged against hIm7'
-If Witness for the prosecution
whom you personally knew, and whom
BY virtue OF that acquaintance you c0n-
gIdefed to be a truthful man. testified
one way on vital point Ia this case,
and Ruef whom, you say. you 40 not
know testified opposltely, would your
acquaintance with the prosecutions