The San Francisco call., 1908-11-16
Suspected of Passing in Weapon: Oakland Ministers
Local Preachers Demand Support for Prosecution
RUFF TRIAL WILL
BE RESUMED TODAY
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prosecutors. They will divide their
work among the various courts. and y
need be, others who have volunteereu
their services Will be called In.
The attorneys of Abraham Ruef de-
clfned Yesterday TO outline the course
they expect to pursue this morning
but they were in close consultation yes
tcrday and there is every reason 10 pc
Iieve that their first step this mornlhS
will be TO attempt TO block rurtner
progress of the case. a motion asking
that the jury be dismissed on the
ground THAI the events OF the last two
days have prejudiced it's members IS
exDected as an initial move. A demand
may also be made for polling or the
Jury on this question and as lasr
resort an application may be made Tor
change of venue
All these. possible moves were consid-
cred yesterday by the attorneys OF the
people. who are fully prepared 10 COM
bat them In the event that such stand
is taken BY the defense. ANY move IN
fact which would tend to prevent I'M
mediate procedure OF the case before
the present jury will be fought TO the
end by the prosecution. slogan mas
been adopted. and the slogan Is. ms
case must go on without deiay ano/
Justice must be done.
would not discuss any phase OF the
case Yesterday. IL is understood tnat
Patrick Calhoun. president Of the L nited
Railroads and codefendant OF Abraham
Ruef. will be called as a witness against
the boss. Calhoun has heretofore re-
fused to testify on the ground that he
might incriminate himself.
MAY CHANGE HIS FRONT
Win the wailings of his hired gutter
press silenced. however. by the over
whelming force OF public opinion and
with his own trial imminent. Calhoun
NAV decide at last that frankneSs and
truth are his strongest arnor. His
testimony. if he does consent TO TESTIFY
will be the final link in the chain that
is being forged about Ruef.
Plans have been formulated for safe
glfardiag Judge I.awIor's courtroom in
a way that will mean protection not
only for the attorneys engaged In the
trial of the case. but for the defendant
himself. An additional detail of police
men will be ordered to the courtroom
this morning to preserve order and
carefully serutinize every person en-
tering the courtroom. Every suspicious
character and every crook and thug
known to have interfered in any way
al previous times with the due progress
of justice will be prevented from en-
ter1ng the court. and II Is prODdDle IudL
seating arrangement will be perfected
which will effectually separate court
officials, attorneys and press reporters
from the space reserved for spectators
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ed on motion of S. s. Vail. superintend-
ent of the Sunday school. after Rev D.
a. Bobley. in his sermon on Our Duty
in the Present Crisis had urged such
action upon his congregation
Two OF the members Of the cOngrega-
tion which thus pledged itself we're
Charles s. Capp. foreman Of the jury
which convicted Schmitz. and Charles
Adams, a member of the jury which
found Blake guilty.
"At last a pistol shot has awakened
the sleepy conscience Of the people OF
San Francisco and aroused them TO a
real sense of their danger" said Rev.
George A Hough. pastor Of Grace
Methodist Episcopal church, last night
in his sermon.
Though this shot cost the painful
wounding Of a true and worthy cham
piOn OF the peoples rights. yet IL it
produces the permanent awakening OF
the people 1t is worth it ALL
That there were more on trial here
than 'the despicable criminals whose
names have become household words
around the world, was the assertion OF
Rev. Mr.. Hough.
Society, the law. democracy itself.
all these are on trial. and it is for the
honest citizens OF San Francisco to see
that the verdict is in their favor.