Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-10
MURPHY CALLS HENEY "LlAR;"
COURT ORDERS RETRAcTloN

sv Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. March 9.--The
hostility between the prosecution and
the defense in the case of Abraham
Ruef, who has kept up running fire
which no reply has so far been made
by the prosecution, broke out in court
Thu morning when the lie was passed
between Frank ]. Murphy of counsel
for the defense and Assistant District
Attorney Heney. The trouble arose
out of Murphy's attempt to extricate
himself from the predicament he had
placed himself and Ruef in by object
ing to the continuing of the United
Railroad trolley cases until March 16.
which was Immediately taken up by
Heney.
"All right, then, we will go to trial
Immediately" said the assistant dis
trict attorney. 1--WE are ready. Call
the jury" replied Murphy.
Your honor, we ask that the defen-
dant Ruef be Immediately placed on
trial on the indictment charging him
with bribery of former Supervisor
Daniel G. Coleman" said Heney, adj
dressing the court.
Sets Case
Judge Lawlor Immediately set the
case for wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. Seeing that the assistant dis
trict attorney was In earnest, Murphy
then endeavored to extricate himself
and explained that he did not really
mean that he was ready to proceed
with the actual trial, that he evidently
had been misunderstood, and asked
the court II 1t would not first dispose
nf lf. oh on
vacation of the arraignment to which
the prosecution had taken a month to
answer and had not yet filed its cou1-
ter affidavits
Assistant District Attorney Heney
arose and said:
ut is apparent that counsel is Jug
Cling with the court and is endeavor-
ing to deceive your honor. He said
We are ready, call the jury.
1--WE are not as adept in deceiving
the public and the court as Mr.. Heney
when he stood before a jury and lied
about the immunity" retorted Murphy
hotly.
This brought the assistant district
attorney to his feet in an instant. his
face flushed with anger.
81 ask that counsel be punished for
for calling me liar and de-
mand that the court order him to re-
tract" said Heney, his voice vibrating
with intensity.
Lawlor Disturbed
Judge Lawlor himself was disturbed
by the threatened clash between the
two belligerent lawyers, and quickly
let Murphy feel his displeasure.
"These remarks of yours, which tend
to disturb order here. must be stopped,
Mr.. Murphy. The court orders you to
make a retractipn at once"
II retract so far as the court is con-
cerned." answered Ruefs attorney,
but / demand that Mr.. Heney also
be made to retract that L am Juggling
with the court"
Judge Lawlor paid no attention to
this request and refused to change his
order setting the trial of Ruef on an
other indictment for wednesday
morning. IA
Heney informed the court he would
be prepared to file all affidavits in the
counter showing py
tomorrow morning.
The matters of the filing of an atfi-
davit by Chief of Police Biggy, rela-
tive to his knowledge of the granting
of an immunity contract to Abraham
Ruef, came up before Judge Buck To-
day in Judge Hebbard's department. OF
the superior court. No action was
taken, the Judge granting Biggy until
Friday to show cause why Such all-
davit should not be filed.
Referring to Judge Dunno, who also
has been asked to make an AFFIDAVIT
Judge Buck said in this hearing ne
considered Dunno simply as an IN
1ividuaI. but he would not make a
ruling until the Buggy matter was dis
nOSed Of