The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-15


eoinmlasloner aud your TIght 4 un.
blinded by political job'
II saw II away back III 1905, and \
alao said that II chance cyer came !
would send Abe Rnef 10 the penitentIary
where be belongs. and God helping me,
I'm going to 10 IT,"
This utterance sent sensation
Awlrllng through the house, for The
crowd took II AZ official notice from
the prosecution that immunity has not
been promised to iiuef. Continuing,
Mr.. Heney said
.'Rnef and schmits. -siamesc twins
what one said tho other did, Ruat was
The political boss That's why he was
employed BY these restaurant men. not
because he was lawyer, Did you ever
hear Of lawyer taking case a. .
lawyer and refusing TO talk about II In
the presence Of two people or 70 give Q
receipt for hIs iee, or refuse % accept
cheeks. and declaring he would take
nothing but gFsenhaeksf II y pre-.
!, I.osierous. on. you can't abuse Abe
.,iei any too inufh for me He's no
angel, That's why didn't put him on
the stand until we did 40. And that
reminds me that Mr. Barrett wanted %
know why w. y Burns was burning
midnight oil with Ruefy I'll tell you.
II yon know that Billy Metson. Bar.
rest's assistant and the Mayors ccun.
sei, had sent fIeney. Lyman who Il
owned hy the Southern Pacific, 10 Tim
Sullivan 10 pull Tim Sullivan down be-
casIaa Tommy Lynch was q friend of
nsagsn's II you know. "All Of which you
know IA lle." II was the quiet even.
Icy voice Of Blll Metson saying that,
and the people round about who know
tnnch about tho two men began 10 ex-
perIenee thrills. They remembered that
down In Arlsona Francis Heney killed
his man, and up IN Black Home, Bill
Metson single. handed with Slx'shooser
held up q crowd that wanted hia life.
''you are not on the witness stand
now" yelled iIrney. shaking his hst
at Metson. ''Yon did not dare take the
witness stand for me 70 cross-examine
you.
II win meet you anywhere and amy
time you say. I'm no assassln--ot
characters or OF men."
''you are not testifying now, and III
nay herc whatever want 10 say and AZ
long ~ want 10 say II, and a. loud A.
| want 10 say Il 10 your face, You didn't
dare to cross-examIne me-
"You heard me say I'd meet you, and
Inn going 10 stay ln town"
Hensy had tho last word, but he
spoke Il % the Jury. He repeated 10
ths IL the charge that Metson had sent
Lynch 10 Sullivan to try TO pull Sulll.
van of and switch him as witness for
schmlix A to that Metson made this
statement over bis name,
II do not aud did not know Or have
any idea Sullivan waA 10 be witness.
In fact, Sullivan swore on the stand
that he didn't expect to be a witness
until he heard from the Cooks 4 Walt
ers Union TO that effect"
Hency said that Mr.. Burns had sat up
with Ruef until the small hours ot the
morning 10 see that "No outside iuilu.
ences reached the prisoner"
In closing Mr. Heney said;
"Thero are only two things for a
guilty man 70 do, to plead guilty or to
manufacture q defense. Ruef, under 4
hundred indictments, Ruei, Ike every
other criminal, brought TO bay. Ruef
aaid, ri take my chance with the
prosecution and tell the truth"
"wcll. the people are entitled where
/, the law lays its hands on two or more
hogues, and the testimony Of one Of
them Il necessary to complete the case,
the people are entitled TO enable one OF
them TO obtain a light punishment in
order that the laws be respected and tho