The Dolores star., 1907-07-12
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WILD SCENE IN COURT Roon

Trial Judge UnmsresvlIy scores Con
dsmnss Mayer Despite Pretssts-
tien from Attorneys.
san Francisco, Calm the Superior
Court July 9Th. Judge Dunno sen
tenced Eugene r schmits. mayor Of
Ban Francisco. to serve I'VE years in
the 6an Quentin Penitentiary. Sen
tence followed the recent conviction OF
Schmitx for extorting H.175 from
French restaurant keepers OF San
Francisco.
As the last words Of the sentence
fell from the judges lips the great
crowd that had stood throughout the
dramatic scene sent up thunderous
cheer.
Good for you," shouted . man in
the back OF the room.
His ejaculation was echoed and re-
echoed by one after another of the
spectators. Several threw their hats
into the air. Many mounted upon
chairs to look over the shoulders Of
the crowd. The greatest confusion pre-
vailed.
Attorney Fairall for the defense,
raiing his voice above the din, called
out to Judge Dunno:
"Your honor, this cheering is very
unseemly occurrence" -"
WELL" retorted Judge Dunno with
spirit, III we had a sheriff worthy of
the name 1t would nave been stopped
instantly.
S.erir Thomas O'Neill was standing
Inside the rail. He turned to the court
ana protested: Nobody could have
stopped that. your honor"
Special Agent Bruce Of the prosecu-
tion led number Of bailiffs and said:
"Clear the court room, clear the court
room" But only few Of the hum
dreds Of curious and apparently de-
lighted men obeyed the sharp order.
Some Of them were hustled uncere-
moniously out into the Railways.
About 100 others kept their vantage
places around the counsel table, where
Schmitx sat debating q statement to
the newspaper men.
The dramatic atmosphere was
heightened by q stah OF newspaper
photographers who exploded fiashlight
after flashlight till the court room was
30 filled with smoke that It became
sitting.
The sentencing of the convicted
mayor was in one respect without a
parallel in the criminal annals of San
Francisco. Half dozen times Judge
Dunno was interrupted by Schmitz,
who protested in strong words against
the delivery of q lecture" instead of
the pronouncement Of judgment He
accused the court Of unnecessarily hu.
initiating him and giving opportunity
for further humiliation by the report.
ing Of his remarks in the press. Once,
replying to the prisoner, Judge Dunno
said, Such brazen effrontery" was no
more than should be expected, and II
was the duty Of the court to bear it in
patience.
At another time Attorney Metson OF
the defense interposed vigorous OBJ
lection In support of his client "to the
courts lecture" Judge Dunne's reply
was that Mr.. Metson, instead of inter.
rupting the proceedings, ought to be
beginning day in court to answer the
charge that he had attempted to tam.
per with the jury which convicted
Schmitz. Metson. restraining himself
calmly answered with the same spirit
saying that he was ready to answer
any charge that was made against
him. Judge Dunno warned Metson that
another interruption would provoke q
Jail sentence for contempt.
When Judge Dunno, having disposed
Of some matters preliminary to the
trial of other bribery-graft cases