Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-07
ATTORNEYS HURL
SHARP EPITHETS
SAN FRANCISC0'S CONTEMPT
CASES ENLIVENED
Graft Prosecutors Office Denounced
as "Monstrous Jugeernaut"-Met-
son Wants Raiders of CAL
houn's Office Punished
tBy Associated Press.3

TBy Associated Press.l
SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.-Asking
that agents of the police and city gov
eminent be punished for contempt OF
court, and referring to the district at
torney's office as "a monstrous Jugger-
naut which was crushing the common
people beneath it's Wheels" w. H. Met
son today presented to Superior Judge
Frank j. Murasky his argument upon
the citation arising out of the RAIDS
upon the office of the United Railroads
At the end of one hour the court in
was continued until next Friday Wneh
wos continued until next Friday When
the matter probably will be submitted
for a decision to be rendered later.
The opening of the argument was
marked by a bitter dispute between Mi.
Metson and Assistant District Attorney
James NJ Hanley, who is alleged TO
have given the advice Which resulted
in violation of Judge Murasky's re-
straining order
MIR. Hanley twice interrupted Mr..
Nelson to declare that the latter was
quoting sections of the code which were
obsolete through amendment.
~ resent this" said Mr.. Metson
angrilv. 'I refrained from interrupting
during his argument and L expect the
same courtesy. L am perfectly able TO
L
to be corrected by any Michael Feeney
of the police court.
at perceiye counsel to be man o.
small caliber-a man of small head
and from small men / suppose we nave
no right to expect other than small anu
petty talk and tricks. Counsel ought 70
have accepted the correction IN the
spirit that prompted its suom'ssion'
said Mr.. Hanley.
''When I meet a lie I am generally
able to recognize it for what it is" In
terrupted Mr.. Nelson.
Court Warns Attorneys
Judge Murasky at this juncture
warned the attorneys to desist adVls-
ing the assistant district attorney that
his court felt able to take cogn1zance
Of pending statutes.
Mr.. Nelson, however, prolonged tle
personal character of the debate long
enough to say: Whatever pc ,ne
opinion of counsel, 1 have attained a
position large enough to have mace
enemies, and I am proud to NUMBER
among them so many attaches or the
district attorneys office"
Mr.. Metson quoted numerous author
tiles opposing the contentious by when
Mr.. Hanley sought yesterday to justly
the alleged violation OF the order, 5uuse
Murasky, who followed the address
carefully, advised the speaker that ne
was not disposed to decide the matter
on technicalities but regarded as the
serious phase the question or the court
Jurisdiction or power to restrain ser
vice of a search warrant issued py
police judge. ,, .,;a
Mr.. Metson at one point in his argu-
ment. whether or not the orders OF
this court may be dragged through the
mud and whether the Feeneys or the
bar may disregard them and escape
punishment.
awe have now a community engaged
in internecine strife-a war needing
but the touch of match TO exploue
into open hostilities. Ours is commu-
nity where commercial interests nave
been throttled by this strife. Men are
meeting in public places with weapons.
Will they be forced to use them or snall
they go to the courts to preserve ana
protect their rights?
1--WE find the district attorneys OF
flee making it's own laws for the COM
mon people to obey. This monstrus
iuggernaut is moving about the city
seeking the destruction of those 1t
wishes to destroy.
"Can the common people be dragged
beneath it's wheels with no voice up
lifted in objection? Can the district
attorneys office do these unconstitu-
tional and invalid things that are for
hidden all other people?
eff this is the fact 1t is the surest
way to bring anarchy into the commu-
nifty"
Judge Murasky, who had hoped TO
have the matter submitted today, will
permit Mr.. Hanley to present final
argument in his own defense next FRI
day.
Attorneys engaged in the trial of
Patrick Calhoun, president OF the
United Railroads, practically nave
abandoned hope of beginning to take
testimony this week The thirty-first
special venire of sixty talesmen was
exhausted at noon today, making 1t
necessary to take an adjournment until
tomorrow.
To fill the one vacant seat and thus
prepare for what may be the final
exercise of peremptory challenge, a. to-
tai of over fifty prospective jurors has
been examined by the attorneys WITH
out result since last Wednesday.
Positive and decided opinions dis
qualified nearly all talesmen who APP
peared today. F. H. w. Koenig, an ar
chitect, declared that he would close
his ears to any testimony offered by
the prosecution. and Thomas o.
Knight, manager Of an estate of the
same name, was cndllenBeu dlter say
ing that he would not vote to convict
the defendant if the evidence convinced
him of his guilt.
A third talesman left the box after
he had criticised the quality of the
street car service in his neighborhood.
He said he would not convict Mr.. Cal
houn on this account, and expressed
belief that he was innocent of the
charge upon which he was indicted.
William H. Schooler, the attorney en-
gagged to defend E. A. S. Blake when
the latter was indicted with A. S. New
burgh on a charge of attempted jury
bribery, was under cross-eXamination
in the Newburgh trial today.
RIJRNS WANTS RETURN