Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-30
SCH HMITz JURY
! BOX EMPTY; NEW
VEN|RE ORDERED
lTaleslnen Examined;
! None Chosen
Heney Has Lively Tilt While Trying
to Show Bias-Case Con-
tlnued Until Friday
Morning
BY Associated Press.

by ASoOCldlSO AOSS'
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.-NC
progress was made today in the i'm
spanelment of a jury to try Mayor
Eugene Schmitz on the charge of ex-
tortion. Fifteen talesmen were exam
ined, but none was chosen. A special
yenire of fifty was ordered to appear
next Friday, to which date court ad-
journed.
After the noon recess TO-DAY the Irlal
was not resumed until 2:30.
In his examination in chief Juror A
r. Bernard had stated that he was
formerly in the saloon business and
that at the presnt time one of his sons
is a bartender. Picking up this thread
after Bernard had been passed for
qualification by both sides Mr.. Heney
questioned him in an unsuccessful et-
fort to show by the fathers testimony
that the son owns an interest in
saloon where he works. The assistant
district attorney caused Bernard to
admit that certain city officials had
freouented mis- saloon when he was
in the liquor business.
Switching abruptly Heney demanded:
"Where did you go when you lett
this court room at noon?"
ITO the United States National Bank
building at the corner of Bush ana
Fillmore Streets" replied the juror.
"Ah! That's where Ruef has his
office, isn't it?"
"Yes."
.'Did you there meet Mr.. West, Sher-
iff O'Neills attorney"
sis he big, stout MANI" parried the
juror.
ayes, I believe L met him there"
"Whom did you go to see?"
"Mr. Woodworth."
Meets Heney's Rival
"Ah! You mean Marshall Wood
worth. the man whom Ruef had ap-
pointed to my place when he TOOK
possession of the district attorneys
Officer"
ayes, maybe
.'What did you say to Jack West
when you met him in WoodWorth
Officer"
II just shook hands with him and
bid him a kind good day"
"Sure that's all you did?'
''Yes, that's ALL"
"Hayen't YOU an opinion as to the
motives of this prosecution"' demand
ed Heney.
'eWell, l don't think so.''
"You wouldn't swear that yoJ
haven't expressed an opinion on tha
point?"
mo"
"As a matter of fact you have the
opinion that this is political prose-
cution, haven't you?''
NO
1--WE pass the Juror" said Heney.
$50 do we," replied Campbell.
A moment later the prosecution
challenged Bernard, peremptorily, and
he was dismissed from the box.
Joseph H. Heineman, George Wild
berger. Maurice H. Seligman and G.
Coleman were called to the box for
examination.
Each of the foregoing talesmen were
disqualified for bias.
Herbert F. Dunbar and William B..
Glynn, the last two remaining venire-
men present in court. were called to
the box.
AS eight jurors had been accepted
and sworn, four talesmen must be
called at each stage to fill the box
before examination can proceed. I'm
der this rule Mr.. Heney moved an
adjournment until a new venire could
be secured.
The defense through Mr. Fairall,
objected to an adjournment and to
the summoning of another venire un-
til absent veniremen should be brought
into court and examined for qualifi-
cation. This objection was overruled,
the new venire was issued and ad-
iournment was ordered until 10 a. m.
Friday. tomorrow being Decoration
day.