Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-06
Abe Ruef Is Missing
When Case Is
Called
Judge Dunno Ignores the
Writ of Error Issued
Monday
Attorney for Missing Man Receives
Sharp Rebuke When He
Attempts to Advise
the Court

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i From San Francisco rumors i
i. reached Los Angeles last night =
!. that Ruef has come to the Angel !
!. city quietly. !
!. Later the rumor received en- y
!. phasis by the remark Of well !
\ known San Franciscan at the AL i
!. exandria that he had seen Ruef !
\ hurryng along Broadway In an y
!. automobile. He insisted that it i
j. was Ruef, though the possibility !
4 of a double having whizzed by him !
4 was suggested.
j. If Ruef is here his friends know !
J. nothing of it, Telephone inquiries !.
i to various leading Republicans j.
!. were all useless. +
J. Nor did any of the police Off +
! cials have any word about Ruefs !
y presence. i
!. A number of kilograms, bearing !.
!. on the case, passed between Los J.
!. Angeles and San Francisco last J.
!. night. !.
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By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.-Abra-
ham Ruef, the local political leader,
who yesterday secured a writ of error
from Superior Judge Hebbard, did not
appear today before Superior Judge
Dunno for trial on the indictments for
alleged felony returned by the grand
jury.
Ruef and his attorneys considered
that the action of Judge Hebbard acted
as a bar to further proceedings before
Judge Dunno on the ground that fol-
lowing the granting of the writ steps
had been taken to carry the case to the
United States supreme court, the fed
eral appeal being based on the plea
that Ruef had been deprived of his
constitutional rights.
When Judge Dunne's court opened
this morning Assistant District Attor-
ney Heney announced that the prose-
cution was prepared to proceed with
the trial of Ruef, this being the day
set for trial, but that the defendant
was not present.
The court directed the bailiff to call
Ruef at the door. One of the defen-
dant's attorneys arose to call the at
tention of the court to the action of
Judge Hebbard, but Heney objected
to any discussion in the absence of the
defendant. The bailiff then reported
that Ruef had failed to respond.
Orders Warrant Issued
The court, without comment, directed
the clerk to issue a warrant directing
the sheriff to take the defendant into
custody. Ruef's counsel protested
vigorously, saying:
u think, your honor, that such
action might bring you in contempt of
the supreme court of the United
States"
The court quietly replied that he did
cerned with what other tribunals
The attorney, however persisted in
outlining the transactions elsewhere in
Ruef's behalf, and Judge Dunno said
81 am going to proceed with this trial
until the supreme court of this state
or the United States court of appeals
commands me to desist."
Brings Heney to His Feet
A recess of an hour was ordered to
permit the sheriff to apprehend the de-
fendant Upon reconvening, the deputy
reported that his search had been
fruitless. This brought Heney to his
feet with the declaration:
"If your honor will appoint Mr..
Burns (the detective). an elisor, 1 will
guarantee TO nave the ueIenuant In
court at o'clock; in fact 1 will have
him here In half hour"
The court responded that he would
give the sheriff until o'clock to find
Ruef. At 2 o'clock Sheriff ONeil re-
ported that he and his deputies had
gone to the defendants office but were
unable to find trace of him.
Judge Dunno ordered an adjourn
ment to 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
to give the sheriff time to find the miss
ing defendant. Detective Burns, who
is assisting the prosecution, said he
was certain that Ruef had not left the
city but had been in secret consulta-
tion with one of his counsel during the
time the deputies were searching for
him From information brought to
him, Burns was confident that Ruef
had secluded himself In a room at
tached to restaurant. Assistants of
Burns kept watch on the place tonight.