Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-13
GLASS AGAIN
IS ON TRIAL
TELEPHONE OFFICIAL FACES
COURT SECOND TIME
pEFENsE,s. PLEA FOR DELAY is
REFUSED
JUDGE LawIor Decides Point in Favor
of Prosecution and Orders
Case to Begin at
Once
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-The Sec
ond trial of Louis Glass vice president
of the Pacific States Telephone and Tele-
uraph company, accused of the bribery
of supervisors, was begun this morning
before Superior Judge Lawlor.
Dilatory tactics were adopted by the
defense and arguments on various legal
points consumed the forenoon session.
When an adjournment to o'clock was
taken no progress had been made.
Heney came to court with bandaged
hand. Inquiry disclosed that while his
injury is somewhat serious, 1T was self
inflicted While shaving with razor it
fell. cutting the base of the thumb to the
bone
Louis Glass has not changed in physical
appearance during the interim He may
be triae thinner than at the beginning
of the first trial. but he still retains his
health. He reached court a few minutes
after his attorneys and took his accus-
toned seat.
The prosecution was represented by AS
sistant District Attorneys Heney and
OGara and Attorney Cobb.
Attorney Coogan, on behalf of the de-
Tense, objected to the change made by
the prosecution in the indictment to be
tried In the first trial Glass was &C
cused of bribing former Supervisor Box
ton. In the indictment to be tried he is
accused of bribing former Supervisor
Lonergan.
Judge Lawlor ruled that the prosecu-
ton was within it's rights and then Coo
gan asked to withdraw the demurrer and
the plea of not guilty for the purpose of
making a motion to set aside the indict-
ment When Glass was arraigned on the
first nine indictments Coogan contented
himself with interposing only a demurrer,
with no other preliminary motions. Since
the United Railroads, gas company and
Parkside magnates have attacked the
validity of the grand jury he wants the
benefit of their discoveries for his client.
Complains of Prosecution
Referring to the choice made by the
prosecution, he complained that he had
not had sufficient notice and that they
should not be allowed to jump from one
Indictment to another, as caprice might
suggest.
Shortly after the arraignment," ne said,
"the prosecution agreed to decide which
one of these indictments would be dis
posed of first. About seven or eight
weeks afterward we were informed that
an election had been made. That was
number 676. The others were to remain
as they had been, no other designation
having been made. We are prepared to
go ahead with number 676 this morning,
and we ask that the people be held to
their original choice and not force US to
trial on number 675.''
In support of his motion Mr.. Coogan
filed an affidavit alleging the same
grounds of invalidity as have been pre-
scented to the supreme court. A recess
of one hour was granted to allow Assist
ant District Attorney Heney to file a
counter affidavit. This when presented
averred that the whole purpose of the de-
Tense in the effort to substitute the mo-
ton to set aside was to gain time in
which to put witnesses outside of the
jurisdiction of the trial court. g.
AT the conclusion of the argument Judge
Lawlor denied Mr.. Coogan's motion and
ordered the trial of Glass to be begun at
3 o'clock.
The roll of jurors was called and wit
nesses were instructed to hold themselves
within the order of the court and appear
next Wednesday and Thursday