The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11

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Ruef Takes Hope
An air of renewed confidence per-
FADED the corner of the room given
ever to the defendant and his counsel.
Every minute that passed without word
from the jury meant an added hope for
Ruef. and as the morning hours wore
along Ruef became almost jaunty in his
demeanor, while Dozier displayed his
satisfaction without concealment. No
definite word came from the juryroom,
yet there were persistent rumors,
rumors that the end had already come;
that the jury was divided beyond hope
Of agreement
There was an incident in the early
morning hour. a contrast, that was not
lost on the throng in thee ourtroom.
Judge LaWlor convened the court for
regular business at 10 o'clock and in
the prisoners dock, alone, unattended
by counsel or by friends, three men
typical of the scum of society sat
awaiting the calling of their cases.
There was a burglar, a holdup man and
a noted bunko sharp who has served
one term in the penitentiary. Each of
the three when his turn came asked the
court to appoint counsel for him. Those
three men were without power and
without money: before them there was
no vision of a long fight, but only of
trial that would draw to a rapid end;
before them no hope of Intervention by
a higher court. They were common
law on the merits of their cases alone.
Father Present
Ruef turned from these men as from
contamination. At his table sat attor-
neys trained to take advantage of every
twist and technicality of the law; be-
hind him still loomed the power of
great wealth; within his reach centered
the nerves Of the gigantic organization
by which he had dared 10 tamper with
and corrupt the very foundations of
liberty and justice. Yet TO those who
saw both sides Ruef was the despicable,
the vile. The wrecks of humanity in
the prisoners dock We're but objects of
pity: Ruef was an object of scorn.
At Ruef's side in the courtroom sat
his aged father, the only friend, out
side his paid attorneys and clerks. to
stand by him to the last in the crisis
of his life. Others nodded or spoke
TO him. but it was the mere greeting
Of acquaintanceship, and none ap-
preached to offer encoura cement or
cheer. At the last his father was still
there, and there was touching scene
when, after the verdict had been re-
turned, the white haired man clasped
the hand of his son in silent goodby,
and then, with tears in his eyes. was
led away TO an automobile and sent
to his home to break the tragic news
to the other members of Ruefs family
To Face New Trial
Ruefs respite from attendance in.
court is to be short lived Quickly fol-
inryrfru- he ~
order Of court was made directing Ruef
to appear at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing for judgment, and last night it
was announced by District ATTORNEY
Langdon that Ruef would again be
put on trial Monday morning on an
other of the indictments charging him
with bribery in connection with the
United Railroads trolley deal. In
closed van. guarded by squad of dep
uty sheriffs. Ruef was whisked away
at 4:30 o'clock to the county Jail, un-
der new order of court directing his
confinement as a convicted felon.
At noon yesterday the jury did not re-
tire to the St. Francis hotel for lunch.
but instead several hampers of food
were sent from the hotel to Carpen-
ters hall. and the Jurors lunched in
the room where their deliberations
We're being conducted. Judge Lawlor
ordered a recess, however, in order
that the attorneys might go to their
own lunches, and the courtroom was
cleared from 1880 o'clock until
o'clock in the afternoon.
The crowd reassambled in numbers
as great as during the morning, but
an hour dragged on without word
from the men in the little room above
and lethargy crept over the throng
1t seemed to those who could only haz-
ard surmise or base their opinion
on rumor that the deadlock in the jury
had become permanent and that no
hope of an end was in sight.
Cheers for Heney
Then occurred an incident that
charged the whole room with renewed
life and thrill. An automobile coupe
drove up to the entrance of the hall
the door swung open and out on the
sidewalk stepped Francis j. Heney,
smiling and bowing to the friends who
rushed forward to clasp his hand. He
was trifie pale and there was hesi-
fancy in his step, but beyond these
slight evidences of his long Illness he
was plainly himself again
In an instant the crowd lining the
curb at the opposite side of the street
had recognized him and cheer went
up from a score of throats. Henev
greeted those at the door, halted mo-
ment at the request of a photographer
and then, accompanied by Assistant
District Attorney O'Gara, Special Agent
William ]. Burns and James Foley
his bodyguard he turned and entered
the courtroom.
Men and women jumped to their feet
as Heney stepped inside the door Hand
kerchiefs waved, feet stamped, a roar
of cheers resOunded and there was q
volley OF handclapping, all interspersed
with repeated cries of ''Heney! Hurrah
for Heneyn Courtroom officials made
a rush toward the rows of standing