The San Francisco call., 1908-04-28
TWO MORE PASS
FOR RUEF'S JURY
Heney Exposes Queer Deal and
Keeps Morris Klein
Out of Box

| Two more jurors were passed in
the Ruef case yesterday. leaving but
one vacancy. which it is expected will
be filled today. They were James Len
non, secretary of the Sierra lime and
cement company. living at SIG Guerrero
/ street, and S. r. Crooks, a real estate
| dealer of 1898 Sixth avenue.
Their acceptance was only after the
most tedious of examinations. Attor-
ney Henry Ach for the defense adopted
| his familiar verbose tactics. He theo-
rized in every conceivable manner,
brought to mind supposititious circum-
stances of hundred different types
+, and dragged his questionings to inter-
| minable length. Finally the court,
becoming impatient at the attempts to
/ delay the proceedings, took a decided
stand, and IN few questions obtained
| from the juror the information which
! Ach had been trying to get for two
1 hours.
/ The spectacular effects of the day
were supplied by Morris Klein, the
proprietor of clothing store in Ken
lucky street. during his examination
by Francis J. Heney. The opening
questions were calm, quiet and deliv-
cred with that nice, caressing purr
which previous witnesses have learned
precedes the sudden downfall Of a
thousand of brick. Klein did not know
! lAQtl. QlQ nOl KNOW dIyUOuy COAHCNlCu
with the defense. He did not know
Ruef was indicted.
You never heard about Ruef being
appointed district attorney?" asked
| Heney.
The witness had a faint and hazy
recollection of something of the sort,
but could not state definitely. He gave
as the grounds for his ignorance on the
matter his departure from the city for
| nina months scanned
| ideal juror, unbiased, without pre1u-
dice, impartial and fair.
Il read nothing but the commercial
news In the paper" said Klein. Il
don't know anything about these graft
cases" Heney looked up.
SPRINGS HIS TRAP
! Then" he suddenly thundered, then
why did you state in your store last
Saturday morning that Langdon and
| myself were rotten grafters and ought
to be run out of town."
| Klein's eyes popped and he nearly fell
| out of his seat.
Didn't you say that?" persisted
Heney.
Ach, who had been gazing through
| the window at the sunshine with a
dreamy expression on his face, hurtled
forward with an objection. 1t was of
no avail Klein was on the spit and
Heney had warmed up.
II might have" he replied.
"And didn't Eddie Boyle, Abe Ruef's
political henchman, come to see you a
few hours after you had been sup
penaed TO appear for examination as a
| juror"
Yes, SIR said Klein, but didn't
know he was Ruef's henchman. He
| asked me to join the Independence
| league. We didn't talk about the Ruef
trial at all. The truth is, Mr.. Heney,
that might have said those things
about you, but my store caters to all
kinds of persons, and to make friends l
usually agree with their political
views"
80 you called us rotten grafters just
to make friends?"
Il might have" said Klein.
To all these questions Ach objected
vociferously, and Heney finally re-
marked that he was attempting to in
terfere with the examination. Ach OBJ
jected still more strenuously. saying he
| had never seen the man before and
knew nothing OF him. Heney chal-
| lenger Klein, declaring that man who
was willing to abuse and vilify public
officials for no other reason than to Sc
cure the goodwill of a, customer had
not the necessary moral stamina to
qualify juror. Judge Dooling
agreed with him.