The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-19

Ed Interesting views on the subject Of
gambling in Chinatown advanced Y by
Newton 6. Cohn, whose name was
added tentatively TO the list Of jorors
ia the Ruef case yesterday morning.
furnished the principal feature of inter-
est in the half day court session AS
real estate dealer with a number OF
Chinatown property leases on his
hands for disposal, .Cohn is anxious
to have gambling legalized in the dis
trict and did not hesitate to express
his views when questioned by Heney.
Heney opened the discussion OF
gambling conditions with a couple Of
questions that had all the earmarks
Of forerUnners Of 4 sensation, but If a
sensation was expected IL failed to ma
terialize. COIN very frankly confessed
a business acquaintance with Ju Sing.
q notorious character Of the Jackson
street quarter. but denied that he had
rented any property TO Ju or other
ChInese 20. gambling purposes. Then
g 7le .e3piained at some length that being
Interested. ia Chinatown property he
strongly favored allowing gambling 10
fee conducted under law. believing that
Il would have q good effect in doing
sssEay with opium dens and advancing
prOPest. values
I'VE want to see Chinatown built
up" he said. and If we allow gambling
there 1t viii bring 5000 or 5000
Chinese who are now in Oakland over
70 this side. They gamble over there,
BSit II they are TO gamble here it ought
-. be done under sanction Of the law
COINS. views. as expressed by him
-sasf are unusual, however. for while
Ire is IN exponent Of the milling
sTfrretice. he wants it conducted as a
strictly legal business, and said that
While she lazy was against II he favored
prosecutions for infractions.
HAS NO PREJUDICE
Coming down TO the question of
RueTs guilt. Cohn said he has held
a general opinion concerning Ruef' s
completely in the crimes charged
against him and believes in the graft
prosecutions and IL punishment for
all grafters, but that such punish
ment should only come after the crime
was established on convincing evidence
He said he held no opinion regarding
Ruefs guilt or innocence In the Park
side cases and could give the defendant
a fair and impartial trial He was
accepted without challenge from either
side.
The shaIlowness OF Henry Ach's
complaint. made on Friday afternoon
that he had information leading him
TO believe that there had been crooked
work in the summoning OF the new
jury panels by Deputy Sheriff Thome S
j Kelly, was laid bare when the court
instructed Kelly to take the witness
chair yesterday morning and turned
him over to Attorney Frank ]. Murphy
for examination. Ach was not present
and Murphy's examination not only es-
tablished Ach's charges as ridiculous
and entirely unfounded, but put Muir
ply himself into the uncomfortable
position OF having to crawfish in his
colleagues behalf His questions to
Kelly were strictly perfunctory and
developed the fact that Kelly worked
from o'clock Thursday night until
9 o'clock Friday morning, without rest
TO make the round of addresses in ar
automobile and serve the so summonses
issued by the court. Then Murphy
tried 10 explain.
when Mr.. Kelly was called" he
=: said. there was no intention to cast
any reflection on his integrity or the
manner in which he performed his du-
ties. In fact I think he did remark
ably well. and our claim is not directed
against him. nor does it inpute derelic.
tien on the part OF the sheriff. We OBJ
1ect solely on the ground that the
court did not allow proper time fol
the service Of the summonses for such
z large venire."
aIeney was on his feet in minute
challenging Murphy's statement, and
pointing out that htlty was dllOWcC
10 take the stand only because Of the
positive statement made by Ach Fri
day afternoon. in answer TO direct
question from the court, that Kelly's
good faith was in question Murphy de-
MED that Ach had ever made such g
statement. and Heney had turned tc
ask for the production Of the court
record which shows such a statement
to have been made. when Judge Dooline
ended the matter with the declaration
that il made no difference as long a:
the matter was then closed.
OLIVER GRAND JUROR EXCUSED
James E. Gordon, a former member
Of the Oliver grand jury, which re-
turned the indictment on which Ruei
IS now on trial, was member of the
new venire brought into court for trial
jury service. and was present yester-
fday morning in the courtroom. He was
excused by consent Of both prosecution
and defense without waiting to have
his name drawn from the jury box
Former Mayor Eugene z. Schnitz. who
since he and Ruef made up their diff
ferences yhile inmates together OF the
county jail. has been openly interested