The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

This morning the Ruef case will
again be called in Judge Lawlor's court
for the passing of judgment on the YER
dict returned Thursday by the jury in
the trolley bribery trial. District At
torney Langdon stated yesterday that
the prosecution viii not ask for any de-
lay but on the contrary will urge that
sentence be imposed at once unless
some valid and legitimate excuse for
delay is shown by Ruef's attorneys. Mo-
tions for continuance probably viii
be made, but the granting of such re-
quests will lie entirely within the dis
cretion of the court.
Patrick Calhoun will be the next of
the indicted bribe givers brought to
trial, and his trial will begin as soon as
arrangements can be completed to
bring the trolley magnate from New
York. This was made evident when
the Calhoun cases were called to be set
for trial yesterday morning in Judge
Lawiors court. and later was confirmed
by District Attorney Langdon himself
When the cases were read from the
calendar yesterday morning Assistant
District Attorney O'Gara announced
that the prosecution was ready to pro-
ceed to trial and Stanley Moore, repre-
senting Calhoun. declared that the de-
fendant stood ready, subject only to
allowing sufficient time TO elapse to ar
range his affairs in the east. O'Gara
said that an agreement had been made
that notice should be given and that
the prosecution had no intention to abb
rogate the agreement. Both OGara
and Moore expressed themselves as
willing that a date for the beginning Of
trial should be set at once, but Judge
Lawlor refused to make any formal or
der in the absence of the defendant
himself
WILL SUMMON CALHOUN
Moore promised to communicate at
once with his client and today an
agreement will be reached as to the
date on which the cases shall again be
called TO be set for trial. Judge Law
lor expects to go ahead with his regular
work without intermission, and in the
event that Calhoun comes west at once
his trial may be begun before the
Christmas holidays.
| The case on which Calhoun will be
tried will be one of the group of three
based on the last indictments returned
in the trolley matter by the Mcfarland
4 grand Jury These cases, numbered
1896. 1887 and 1898, charge Calhoun,
Ford and Ruef jointly with offers to
bribe former Supervisors Furey, Cole
man and Nicholas in connection with
the trolley franchise steal. 1t was on
case 1437 from this group that Ruef
was convicted Thursday.
LafI1an's Case Continued
Alexander Latham. Ruefs former
chauffeur, under indictment for per-
jury. was arraigned in Judge Lawlor's S
court yesterday. The case went over
I TO Tuesday next for the defendant to
answer At that time il is probable a
! demurrer will be filed in his behalf
Latham was represented in court by
Attorney Henry G. Dibble, who an
nounced that associated in the defense
with him would be Oliver Dibble, his
son, and J. f. Harper.
The Indictment against Latham is
based on his evidence in the Ruef trial
Just finished. While on the witness
stand he denied having told Detective
William j. Burns that he drove Ruef to
/ the store of Hirsch Brothers, there OBJ
/ tained shirt box and afterward drove
Ruef to the Office of TREY L. Ford and
then TO the Western national bank.
These statements were made by Latham
to Burns in May, 1907, in the presence
Of Charles Cobb and a Mrs. Russell
The proceedings yesterday consisted
merely of the reading of the indict-
ment. Dibble asked Assistant District
Attorney O'Gsra 10 have copy of the
testimony before the grand jury hand
ed to him O'Gara said ii had not been
taken down
BIake's Sentence Postponed
Upon the application of Assistant
District Attorney Deasy, Judge Dunno
] yesterday continued the sentencing OF