Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
RUFF'S SENTENCE
DELAYED A WEEK
CONVICTED R0ODLER APPEARS
CALM IN COURT
Judge Grants Attorneys Time In
Which to Prepare Motions for
New TriaI-Defendan
Discusses Case

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-Abra-
ham Ruef, convicted last Thursday of
offering a bfibe, was today granted a
delay of one week before receiving SEN
tence.
The continuance of the case until
next Saturday, December 10, was with
the assent of the district attorney S
office, represented only by Assistant
John O'Gara.
Thomas B. Dozier of the defense
based his motion for a weeks respite
on the ground that sufficient time had
not been given the defense to prepare
the motions and arguments in arrest
of judgment and for a new trial.
The inability of Henry Ach, Ruef' S
chief counsel, to appear in court was
assigned as a further reason.
While it was generally known that
judgment would not be pronounced to-
day. there was the usual crowd in at
tendance and there was no diminution
of police guard.
Ruef was brought from the county
jail in the prison van and was hur-
ried to a seat by Attorney Dozier and
A. A. Altman, his brother-in-laW. Mr..
Dozier made the motion for a con-
tinuance Immediately after the pro-
ceedings were inaugurated. but Judge
Lawlor declined to permit the entry to
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up for arrangement.
With his hands in his pockets and
with his gaze directed alternately to-
ward the judge and the crowd behind
his seat Ruef remained on his feet
almost a quarter of an hour, during
which time Judge LaWlor read in
the record the legal history of every
one of the 1906 days consumed in the
trial, concluding with a repetition of
the jury's verdict.
Continuance Ordered
Mr.. Dozier then was permitted to in
terpose his reasons for delay, and the
order for a continuance was officially
made.
A similar order was made in the
other cases of Ruef before the brief
session adjourned.
Ruef, whose conviction has made
little change in his outward appear
ance, chatted freely with friends and
newspaper men before he left the
court room.
He spoke with bitter sarcasm of
some of the articles published in local
newspapers since his conviction, and
charged that the visit of Prosecutor
Francis j. Heney to the court room
a few moments before he was adjudged
guilty was arranged for dramatic eff
feet" -
In this connection he said: IT was
advised by a friend there was a wagon
bearing a notice that there was a
meeting of the League of Justice for
that night, traversing the streets while
the jury was discussing their verdict.
1.-THE visit of the late prosecutors to
the court room was arranged for the
dramatic effect it was intended to
have The jurymen upstairs heard
the cheers and cries in the street and
court room, and, fearing they would be
hanged if they did not convict, some
of them changed their votes
Ruef expressed a belief that he
would be admitted to bail after judg-
ment had been pronounced, and cited
numerous instances where courts had
granted this privilege to defendants.
He declined to state the exact
grounds upon which motions for a
new trial would be granted, and con-
tradicted a report that Henry Ach
intended to withdraw from his defense.
Zach won't withdraw until he drops
dead" said Ruef confidently. "Of
course, if his health won't permit he
cannot appear.
It know personally that he has lost
thousands of dollars in fees since he
assumed charge of my case early this
year."