The San Francisco call., 1908-09-26
SIX RUFF JURORS
ARE SATISFACTORY
Peremptory Challenges Empty
the Box just Before
Adjournment
Heney Exposes Another Effort
TO Get a Ringer Accepted
by Court
HrRoRs SWORN TO TRY ABE
RUFF
Alexander Bend. real estate, 22e5
scott street.
John BeutsIcr. butcher, 7s2 Haight
street.
Tgmofhy sullivan, contractor, 1912
Folsom street.
William Harrison, salesman,
Lower terrace.
Dennis Murphy, retired. 34S4 Mis-
sion street.
Jshn ANDERSON. builder. 5Ie DIa-
mOHd street.
JURORS SWORN TO TRY ABE
RUFF

Six Jurors were finally passed and
sworn in yesterday in the Ruef case
Peremptory challenges half emptled the
Jury box just before adjournment OF
court after another day OF bitterly con-
lested examination Of veniremen, which
was precipitsted by the OEsting of one
more Ruef man by Assistant District
Attorney Heney. Twelve men were In
the box at the conclusion OF Thursday
nights examination. but when court
met yesterday morning Heney asked
10 reopen the examination Of Matthias
ID. Never. a grocer of 22lI Geary street,
one Of the men contested the day be-
fore.
lieney called witnesses to prove that
Meyer had declared he thought the
g~aft prosecution was hurting bust
ness and killing the town Meyer
arose IN his seat in the jury box, wildly
excited
That man Is a crank--a crank Of the
hfst water he shouted. leveling a
long finger al the witness. Joseph Seely-
See here. you; you just tell me
when
The court viii not permit you to
characterize the witness" interrupted
Judge Lawlor. If YOU want TO ask
any legitimate questions you viii be
permitted 10 90 so al the proper time.
.-sit down, Ar Meyer, Sit down"
again directed the judge.
TELLS WHAT MEYER DID
Seely continued his narrative. saying
he had known Meyer for six years, and
giving in detail the converse ton in
which Meyer had made his attack on
the prosecution. Ach took the witness
"Why did you come here and testify
this way he demanded You have
af4,cr
seu?"
No, sir; he is my neighbor and my
friend, but / think more of my coun-
try and OF having the laws enforced
than } do Of Meyer" was the tart an
swer and the most broWbeating tactics
by the Ruef lawyer failed to shake
him from his position.
frank J. Aiartinetu of 21T2 Geary
street was called to further substan-
Giate the charges Of Meyers expressed
prejudice. During tie examination Of
lais witness Meyer again interrupted
and made a charge that Marunetti
had tried 10 get him TO borrow $4,000
since he had been summoned as a
talesman.
This gave Ach a chance to hurl a
mass Of insinuations against the
prosecution. but the patent attempt to
influence the jury did not catch Judge
lsv-lor mapping and again the Ruef
lawyer received d qUieting rebuke
from the bench
Your honor. in view of the testi-
mony Of young Oliver and OF the testf-
mony Of this witness [ think this mat
Ter should be looked into and / ask the
ToUrt 10 appoint some disinterested
person 10 investigate this affair."" said
Acs in tones intended 20 be deeply sig
nifcaut. : ssa<s
What do you mean by some disin-
terested person." said Judge Lawlor
quickly
Here Martinetti asked to take the
stand 70 testify in his own behalf.
ACH Is CALLED TO TIME
Here. this fellow can't come up here
sgain, said Ach.
Well. you'll learn differently" said
Judge Lswlor. As an American citi-
zen he has the right TO take the stand
and answer under oath the charges
you have been flinging at him. Take
-tle stand. Mr.. Martineth"
Again Martinetti testified and de-
ris red that he had asked q number of
persons if they desired TO borrow IS .0oe
hs had to lend and that one Of these
lines had been when he was in Meyers
grocery store He finally made the
losn 10 a man whose name he gave
TO the court
Msrtinetti was excused and Ach
lsmely subsided. Challenge for cause
was then interposed by the prosecu-
tion and allowed by the court
John Anderson, a builder. was. the
next talesman called to MI the vaca nj
seat in the jury box. His examination
was brief and he was accepted by both
sides Peremptories were then called
Tor. The prosecution challenged VIII
liam IT, Gerran, Jacob Adams and T. c.
Butler. The defense challenged c. NJ
Elliot, Thomas NJ. Holt and Henry II
Smith. Immediately the six were
sworn in and ordered locked up by the
court The case was adjourned to Mon
day morning al 10 o'clock
More than. 2 dozen well known soci-
ety women came to the courtroom yes
teroay 10 lend their moral influence
toward overawing the crowd of hired
thugs with which the courtroom has
been packed since the beginning of the
trial. They expressed themselves a :
curious to see for themselves how n
was that so many incompetent mon
had been brought up for jury duty and
10 witness the way in which the trial
was going on.
The presence Of the women 3nsn5re,,
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