The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
SLEEPER" TRAPPED
IN RUFF JURY BOX
Heney Succeeds in Ousting
Uncle of Calhoun Detective
Who Denied Partially
Judge LawIor Delivers Scathing
Rebuke to Ach for Proyok-
ing Prosecutor

Another sleeper who tried to slip
into the Ruef jury box was trapped and
ousted yesterday by the vigilance of
Assistant District Attorney Heney.
William Baron. barber of 1740 Garlic
ton street, notorious as a strong Ruef
follower and with relatives in the en-
ploy of the United Railroads detective"
force, fought desperately for more than
an hour for place on the panel, but
after a whitening examination by the
prosecution finally became frightened
and admitted that he had an opinion.
Baron gave almost perfect answers
when questioned by Attorney Ach of
counsel for Ruef and made distinct
effort to give the impression that If he
had any leanings they were in favor of
the prosecution. After an apparently
exhaustive examination Ach, feigning
reluctance, said:
We'll, 1 guess well pass him"
This did not deceive the prosecution
1t knew all about Baron. BY rapid fire
questioning he was forced to dis
close that one of his brothers
was Harry Baron, keeper of a
club" in Eddy street, and that "a
nephew was Eddie" Baron, formerly a
bar tender in the Ell Monte saloon in
Geary street. Harry Baron's club" is
known commonly as a gambling house
and Eddie" Baron has been a Calhoun
detective for months, frequenting the
courtroom and reporting daily to Ruef
HENEY REMEMBERS BARON
Assistant District Attorney Heney
also recalled from his personal memory
that Baron was one of several brothers
who had lived in Tombstone Ariz
where one of them was involved in a
big ballot box stufing scandal. The
mass of accusing facts, slowly accumu-
lating, warned Baron of even more in
store for him and when Heney again
asked him significantly if he though
he had an opinion he made haste to
challenge was Immediately allowed by
the court, evidently much to Ruefs and
Ach's chagrin.
At the opening of the morning ses-
sion yesterday Heney and Ach clashed in
the most bitter colloquy that has yet
taken place between them since they
have been pitted against each other In
the graft cases. In former exchanges
Assistant District Attorney Heney has
always stopped short of direct accusa-
tion, but yesterday he allowed himself
to express his opinion of Ach in no un
certain tones
JUROR CAUSE OF CLASH
The encounter was brought on as
at the opening of the session by Tales
man Dennis Murphy. who had been
temporarily passed and has been in the
box for more than week Murphy
announced that he had just been told
by friend that two men had been up
TO his former home in the country max
ing inquiries about him, and that he
felt resentful and believed he might be
prejudiced against the side which had
inspired the investigation.
Assistant District Attorney Heney
then explained to the taIesman that
such inquiries had been pursued In the
case of all jurors called and that there
was no affront meant. This reused
Ach, who seized the opportunity to add
familiar 'ahd / assign it as misconduct
on the part of the district attorney
Heney snapped at the dare.
HENEY MAKES ACH VINCE
Henry Ach. l take off my hat to
you," he said in politest tones of wither-
ering sarcasm, bowing to the sneering
counsel for Ruef. L take off my hat
+; to you as the most persistent, most
contemplate and most INSCRIPTIONS at
| torney 1 have ever met in any court
ROOM"
Ach grew livid He sprang to his feet
and raised his voice to top pitch He
then began an impassioned TRADE
against the prosecution, finging his
words at Heney with bitterest venom.
Heney replied instantly, and for several
moments both attorneys were talking
at once. The official reporter threw
up his hands, helpless. Judge Lawlor
sat quietly, without a word. At the
conclusion of Ach's remarks, however,
he delivered a scoring from the bench
that effectually put a quietus upon
Ruef's attorney for the rest of the day.
Ach began to talk about Heney's
connection with the Contra Costa water
company which provoked Heney to
| fling back:
l what did you do with all the money
you got from Waverly alley?-Oh. no,
Bacon alley alluding to the notorious
vice protecting Injunction obtained by