Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-18
ABRAHAM RUEF'S
TRIAL RESUMED.
Strong Force Of Police and De-
tectiyes on Duty in Courtroom,
Corridors and Outside.
AUDIENCE WAS RESTRICTED.
Judge LuwIor .Admonishcd jury They
Were Not to be Influenced by
Haas Shooting of IIcney.

San Francisco, Nov. ls.--with
Hiram johnson, Mathew /. Sullivan
and Jos. j. Dwyer, three prominent
attorneys who volunteered their SER
vices, at the trial table in the place
OF Special Prosecutor Francis j.
Hency, who was shot down in the
courtroom last Friday afternoon, the
trial of Abraham Ruef. former po.i-
tical boss of San Francisco under
several score of indictments charging
him with bribery was resumed before
Judge William p. Lawlor at o'clock
This morning where 1t was interrupt
ed. The three attorneys are acting
as assistants to Asst Dis. Atty. John
O'Ciara, but Johnson and Sullivan are
virtually conducting the trial.
Judge Lawlor yesterday denied the
application of the defense for IL change
of venue, made by counsel for Ruef
on the ground that Ruef could not
now have fair and impartial trial.
because OF the feeling and prejudice
aroused by the tragedy in the court
room, and the court swept aside all
other motions and such ncalities in.
terposed to stop the progress of the
trial
James L. Gallagher. the prosecu-
tiOIliS NllHeas dSdlLSL ISuel, Lot
whom he acted as agent in the alleg-
ed bribery transactions with the
board of supervisors, whose direct eN-
animation had been finished by Mr..
.Heney two hours before he was shot,
resumed the witness stand this morn
ing. Henry Ach, chief counsel for
Ruef. subjected him to severe cross
examination which in all probility will
last for several days. Counsel for
Ruef endcaVored to get Gallagher to
5itferentiate between circumference,
best recollection and positive rccollec-
ton with which witness qualified
his answers. This was productive Of
many sharp clashes between Ach,
Johnson and Sullivan.
a strong force of police and de-
tectives were again on duty in the
courtroom, corridors and in front OF
the building and the precautionary
measures put into effect immeditely
after the shooting have in NO way been
relaxed.
While the courtroom is supposed to be
open to the public, not more than 2O0
people were adnittedaand these &hadsto
run the gantlet of q double line OF
policemen on the steps and in the cor
rldor. Many: were turned away and
some were deity searched for Weap-
ons. but there was no great crowd
clamoring for admittance.
III the courtroom an extra railing had
been run from wall to wall directly
behind tho press tables, with but a sim
gle gate. located iii the middle OF the
aisle, and operating with a spring lock.
This efrectually cut off the spectators
from pressing forward. AT the gate
stood policeman, and any one APP
preaching the front part of the court
room had to come up the center aisle
past several policemen and directly ull-
der the eyes of six detectives, four of.
the prosecutions special agents and
several deputy sheriffs. who sat facing
the spectators. No one arose in his
seat, but the eyes of all the detectives
! and policemen We're Immediately
watching his every movement.
Judge Lawlor called the Ruef jury
| into court this morning and told the
| members Of the assault on Francis j.
! Heney last Friday, and of the suicide
| OF Norris HAAS who did the shooting.
| He admonished the jury that they We're
| not to be influenced by the shooting
| of Heney, but were to be guided solely
| by the evidence presented. Judge Law
| lor stated that no one was charged with
| responsibility for the shooting. James
Ii Gallagher. the chief witness for the
prosecution then took the stand.
! Instructions were given to court at
| taches that Ruefs friends and employees
| were to have free access to the court.
Ruef had made affidavit that his friends
1 were being kept out of court