The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
Shortridge Takes a
Dash on the
Warpath

wine out OF Ten OF Mr. heney's re-
marks have been highly offensive. I'll
tell him SO In court or out OF COURT
Attorney Samuel shortridge before
Judge Dunno.
"Oh well, Mr.. Shortridge isn't afraid
of anybody.s-Francis j. Heney.
There was a belligerent look in the
eye of the elongated attorney who is
defending Abe Ruef when he hurled
defiance at his absent rival yesterday
afternoon in Judge Dunne's court.
Hiram johnson quickly came to the.
defense of his absent colleague.
Il object he said, "to those remarks
being made in the absence of Mr..
Heney. Why don't you say them when
he's here?" and there was a meaning
akin to the youthful you dasn't" in
the infection.
Mr.. Heney's presence wouldn't make
any difference in my remarks to him
either in out of court" retorted
Shortridge hotly. Only the absence of
the party attacked prevented a lively
scene.
Later in the day, when Heney was
informed of the remarks of Shortridge,
he answered softly: "Oh, we'll Mr..
Shortridge isn't afraid of anybody
The tilt came about late in the day.
"
Frank A. Dwyer OF the Grand Jury.
The attorney referred to Heney as "the
man from Oregon"
He's from California corrected
Johnson.
Excuse me, meant the man from
Arizona" answered Shortridge. and
then the verbal duel was fought.
Those of the spectators who looked
forward to a sensational days pro-
ceedings were disappointed. Despite
the storm the usual large crowd was
In attendance One woman braved the
rain and wind to follow the hearing.
Three members of the Grand Jury,
Maurice Block. Mendel Rothenberg and
Frank A. Dwyer, were interrogated.
DUNNE sILENCES ACH
All went smoothly until Rothenberg
took the stand. Rothenberg was not
in good memory at the start, but be-
fore long Attorney Henry Ach of
counsel for Ruef had him remembering
all he had ever heard and a good deal
more too. Ach's attempt to confuse
the witness and his partial success led
Judge Dunno to interfere.
.'Mr. Ach stop yelling and trying to
confuse and tangle the witness" he
commanded.
Ach. after the denial OF the fact
by the witness. led him to testify
that he heard Heneys impassioned ad-
dress in Judge Grahams court when
the Grand Jury was impaneled. The
astute attorney used the cudgel over
the head of the grand juror.
"Mr. Rothenberg isn't it fact that
you did not leave the courtroom that
day when the Grand Jury was ex-
cused. but sat through the entire ses-
sion?"
Not fully comprehending the ques-
tion. the witness answered in the af-
firmative. then corrected himself.
While Johnson was explaining Ach
loudly declaimed: "Of course, he did;
saw him..
But the witness under oath says
he did not" protested Johnson.
81 don't care. saw him. persisted
Ach.
Later the witness said that he had
Jurors Aeh hoped to show that the
ings of that eventful day. which
might have disqualified him.
Rothenberg testified that he was a
liquor dealer: that he had made the
acquaintance of the various members
of the Police Commission: had asked
favors of them, but had always been
refused.
'T even gave Reagan a little insur-
ance," he said.
Don't you call that graft?" asked
Ach
The witness said he didn't.
RUEF'S PLAN OF DEFENSE
Rothenberg has been considered a
Ruef Juror. In the examination before
Judge Lawlor in the case of Super