The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-16
SAY GLASS IS
A DYING MAN
THE MILLIONAIRE CONVICT IN
EFFECTIVELY MAKES SPECIAL
PLEA FOR LIBERTY.

SAN FRANCISCO. January al
Louis Glass application to be admit
ted to bail pending the hearing Of his
appeal from conviction for bribery, was
denied by Judge Lawlor yesterday
after an exhaustive hearing. Glass
who,during the greater part of the
proceedings had sat with closed eyes.
his head roasting YEARLY on his right
hand made no sign of disappointment
but it Is known he had built strong
hopes on the move Of his attorneys to
get him free
While the testimony and afidavits
left no doubt that Glass is a sick
man, Judge Lawlor held that the
existence of no extraordinary circum-
stances had been shown which would
warrant him in granting bail. 1t was
shown that Glass has better accom-
mediation, better food and more free
dom than ordinary inmates in the
jail, he and Schmitz enjoying special
favors granted no other prisoners.
In a short address to the court At
torney T. c. Coogan said he very
much doubted that Glass would live till |
the end of March, when his appeal is to
be heard
The proceedings opened with the |
reading of the afTidavits of Drs Roland |
e. Hartley and John M. Williamson, |
retained by Coogan, to the effect that |
Glass was suffering from a very marked |
physical deterioration, and of Drs.
Henry Harris and Joseph G. Morris |
sey retained by the district attorney, I
to the effect that Glass is suffering |
from an affection of the muscles of |
the heart
Chief Jailer Edward J. Kirwan testi- |.
fed that Glass occupied a room u by I,
l6 feet and feet hign in the admin |,
stratiOn building over the office. /.
This portion of the Jail premises is 1
occupied by officers and Boodler |
Schmitz is also confined there Glass |.
has no cellmate.
1t was brought out that Glass does |
not eat regular prison fare, but gets |
the same food as the officials. Some {
times he gets food from outside. Kir-
wan said Glass had complained of
headache, chills and stomach trouble
since shortly after he became an in
mate, and on about 10 days altogether
had been unable to leave his room be-
cause of sickness.
| Coogan then submitted a joint aft
dayit by Drs. J. Wilson Shiels, A. r.
O'Brien, T. w. B. Leland, William A.
Martin, John NJ. Williamson and r.
, e. Hartley, stating that Glass gives in
dicatiOns Of profound functional ner-
! vous arrangement and is suffering
from general weakness associated with
heart weakness.
This affidavit affirms that Glass
cannot receive proper treatment in his
present environment
Judge LawlOr, after hearing short
addresses from Coogan and O'Gara,
said there had been no showing that
the continued Incarceration of Glass
would have the effect of appreciably
shortening his life 1t had not been
shown that Glass had deteriorated
from the condition in which he was on
the day he was ordered into the Gus
tody of the sheriff.
That there would be loss of mem
tai compOsure and of physical buoy
ancy in the case of man of mature
years confined in Jail is but natural
added the judge, but before | can ex-
ercise discretion in favor OF the de-
| PENDANT extraordinary circumstances
must be shown