The San Francisco call., 1907-03-26

much for the already overstrained
nerves of Schmitz He choked with
anger and called the speaker to order
with much pounding OF his gzvel and
a shouted order 10 desist-
Boodler McGushin (s450o) arose to
ask: Does not Mr.. Johnson attach any
legal importance to the afidavit which
has been presented?~
Let them prosecute Mr.. Garrett for
perjury IL they think he has led" cried
Devote.
My learned brother knows that a
charge OF perjury would not hold. as
that is an ex parte affidavit; but IL you
will bring Garrett here and let him
swear TO a lie, we promise that he
will be prosecuted"
Garrett was not produced.
Gallagher then suggested that the
proper course would be to bring the
protests into court after the passage
Of the ordinance by the boodlers. APP
parently some one had instructed the
Supervisors, and quite correctly. that
their action would be final and that no
appeal to the courts would lie.
Devote knows that. and you know IL,
too, Mr.. Gallagher" interjected Attor-
ney Hickey
on their rights as they understand
them, but I question your right to call
the witness or make him produce the
books" was Gallagher's response.
BOoDLER KELLY INDIGNANT
you refused TO produce the books
OF the Bulletin last year." commented
Devote.
That was because we saw there was
no use We saw that the Board OF
Supervisors had been fixed" said
Hickey.
How do you know thatT' shouted
Boodler Kelly Cs1l.250G otherwise
known as ''Gassy," rising in un-
Amy one that had eyes could see it."
Hickey replied.
you are full Of insultingness and
imagination about this boardi" shouted
Kelly.
There has been a good deal Of room
for imagination about this board in the
last few weeks" retorted the lawyer.
The board was angry and aghast
Schmitz pounded for order. Kelly
shouted that he wanted no more talk
from outsiders" and then, remember
ing that he was supposed to be good
Indian, subsidized
one of the attorneys remarked that
the books could be examined in half an
hour, and that IL was mere matter OF
arithmetic to determine whether or not
Garrett had lied.
Then Phillips arose TO speak. Phil
lips is the circulation manager Of Gar
rett's paper. He said:
at seems that the only evidence this
board has before IL is the affidavits,
which II cannot question We can only
pass the ordinance and let the protest
ants take the matter to court II they
wish"
The crowd in the back Of the room
realized that this was very bad acting
for a good Indian There is much OF
former and original sin remaining
when the circulation manager of a pa
per. who happens TO be a boodler in
Office, can play the part that Phillips
did. But he did not seem to be fearful
of results.
Supervisor o'Neill took IL upon him
self humorously 20 suggest that the
vote be postponed for a half-hour while
the books were examined. The boodlers
laughed
Phillips and Devote demanded that
the books of The Call and the Bulletin
also be produced. to which the attor-
neys for those papers gave quick as
sent.
The protesting attorneys asked again
for any kind OF a hearing at any time
Schmitz, with an air OF impatience, put
the motion of final passage and IT went
whooping through, Boodler Rea ($lZ5O)
alone refraining, for personal rea-
sons" from voting.
The lesson OF the first session Of the
Doodle board after the full publication
OF its shame is that immunity baths
are not as cleansing as had been sup
posed.
But, then. all experiments IN gov
ernment are attended with more or less
friction at first, and government by
confessed bribe-takers is still In its in
fancy.