The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
Campbell, Nelson, Drew, Oar
man & Mckenzie Accused
of Breach of Faith
James NJ. HanIey ScathingIy
Scores the Attorneys in
a Criminal Case
Asserts District Attorney viii
Never Again Accept Them as
Special Prosecutors

Angrily charging the law firm of
Campbell Nelson. Drew, oatman &
Mckenzie with breach Of faith. Assist
ant District Attorney James NJ. Hanley
announced in Judge Cooks court YES
terday that no member Of that firm
NeNeuld ever again be permitted to ap-
pear as special prosecutor so long
as William II. Langdon was district
attorney Hanley's outburst followed
statement by Judge Cook that he had
received a letter from the frm stating
that they would not appear to argue
on. behalf Of the people in the demurrer
1nterposed in the case against A. ].
hnobloch and A. B. Grossman for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
3or months that matter has been post
poned at the request Of the many
membered firm.
i wish 10 state in open court, and
the official reporter may take down
my words" said Hanley, that under
p no consideration while 1 am acting in
this department and while Mr.. Langdon
is district attorney viii any member
OF this frm be permitted to appear as
special counsel for the prosecution.
Our Office and myself personally have
absolutely no faith in any representa-
lions that this firm may make to any
court under any circumstances"
: who viii argue this demurrer for
D. the. people?" asked Cook.
Il VIII argue it," Hanley answered,
. Notwithstanding that I am unpre-
pared BY reason of the assurances given
by this firm that they had studied the
law points exhaustively."
ASKS ANOTHER DELAY
Tremblingly Attorney zuck. who is
connected with the firm Of Campbell.
MetsOn, Drew, Oatman & Mckenzie.
asked that the matter be continued so
that Mr. Hanley might repeat what he
had said in the presence of some men,
Der OF the firm.
Ar- Hanley has made the statement
and he VIII repeat il at any old time
and at any old place" the irate prose
cutor interposed. Your honor knows
how We have been misled by this firm.
Continuance after continuance has
been granted on their assurance that
they would argue the demurrer"
District Attorney Langdon said after
ward that he iudorsed all HanIey had
said in court. and that he had instructed
his deputies in every department Of
The court under no circumstances to
permit any member of the firm to
appear as special prosecutor in any
case. He added that insulting letters
had been written to his Office by the
firm and he did not at all like the way
they had handled the case
DEMURRER ARGUED
The demurrer to the Indictment was
argued al length by Hiram w John
son. counsel for Knobloch and Gross
man, and by Prosecutor Hanley for the
people and taken under submission.
TIE defendants sold a great heap of
scrap iron TO the California yards iron
company for 500 and the company
claims there was not half the weight
Of iron in the heap that the sellers
represented. Knobloch and Grossman
were held for trial from the police
court, but more than a year ago Judge
Cook declared the information Invalid
and liberated them on a writ of habcas
corpus Subsequently they were in
.dicted by the grand jury for the same
o4erse. and the demurrer argued yes
terday was 10 that indictment. The
california yards iron company also has
"a civil suit against Knobloch and
. Srossman, which IS pending