The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
IP[RRIN ATTACKS
| FEDERAL ATTORNEY
Court Proceedings Interrupted
by Convicted Land Grabber
After Appeal Argument
SHELLS Repudiated Affidavit to
Be Made Basis of Suit
Against Black

Although his attorney tried TO silence
him, DIR. Edward B. Perrin. convicted
of land grabbing, sprang to his feet
in the United States circuit court of
appeals yesterday morning and de-
clared that he wanted to prefer charges
against federal office and federal
officers, referring to Assistant United
States Attorney A. B. Black and the
office of United States Attorney Devlin.
Quieted by the court bailiff, Perrin re-
mained silent until he left the court
room, but in the corridor he renewed
his verbal attack on Devlin and Black.
At the st. Francis hotel yesterday
afternoon he decTaimed against the
federal attorneys. and included Will
liam j. Burns, the detective who was
special agent for the federal govern
ment at the time Perrin was impli-
Gated in land frauds. He charged sub
ornation of perjury and declared that
Black had told him that w. l.. Harr Of
Attorney General Bonaparte's office
recommended his exoneration.
Doctor Perrin intimated that he
would bring civil and criminal actions
against the men named and added,
paradoxically, that he would base his
case on the testimony of G. p. Smell, the
timber cruiser" formerly employed by
Perrin and Benson, and the one whose
testimony played an important part in
Perrin's conviction before the United
States district court.
STORY TO BE DRAMATIZED
Not satisfied with the suits at law
he intends TO institute, Doctor Perrin
declared that he would publish the
story of his alleged wrongs and then
have the entire affair dramatized He
was confident of the success of his
engaged q press agent to develop his
material properly.
Perrin appeared before United States
Judges Gilbert, Ross and Morrow on
the second day of the hearing of his
appeal from the judgment of the dis
trict court. He was attended in court
by Attorney Peter Il. Dunno. Attorney
]. C. Campbell represented John A.
Benson, Perrin's codefendant in the
conspiracy charge. Both men were
convicted by a jury.
At. the conclusion of Dunne's argu-
ment Perrin jumped to his feet. Judge
Gilbert informed him that II was not
customary for a defendant to address
the court when represented by counsel.
DUNNE OPPOSES PERRIN
Perrin would not sit down. Trem-
bling and shaking his finger at Assist
ant United States Attorney Black. Per
before this court against a federal Of
fee and federal officers
Dunno put himself in direct oppo
sition to his client. He said: My
client has no right to make any
charges. In my opinion those men
(Devlin and Black) are honorable men,"
In the corridor, when Devlin passed
out, Perrin, beside himself with ner-
vousness, cried: There is the man
who wants to sell me as a white slave
in San Francisco for $4,000"
At that time Perrin had in his hand
an affidavit made by c. p. Smell, which
stated in substance that Black and
Burns had conspired with him to secure
the conviction of Perrin and that Black
told Smell that Perrin was not guilty.
At the office of the United States
attorney Perrins outburst and threats
were not considered seriously. Smell,
it was said, has repudiated the affi-
davit held by Perrin and said that it
was secured from him in an improper