The San Francisco call., 1909-04-07
'CALHOUN'S LAWYER
ATTACKS HANLEY
Attorney Metson Calls Assistant
District Attorney Michael
Feeney of Police Court
United Railroads Presidents
Counsel Says ''We Are the
Common People"

some remarkable statements at the
contempt proceedings in Judge Mu-
rasky's court yesterday morning. Not
only did he declare that the code pro
visions for the search warrant are
null and void, but he called Assistant
District Attorney James NJ. Hanley
a "Michael Feeney from the police
court"
The proceedings brought against
Hanley, Detective Sergeants George F.
Mulcahy and Arthur T. McQuade and
Ray c. SCHNEIDER and Walter H. Rus
sell for their alleged violation of Judge
Murasky's restraining order issued
when the district attorneys force was
seeking to recover papers stolen from
the district attorneys office by United
Railroads spies were not completed
yesterday, but will be taken up again
Friday
CIVIL CODE MISQUOTED
The attorney Tor the United Rail-
roads started by quoting from section
525 and other sections of the code of
civil procedure in regard to injunc-
tions. Hanley interrupted him. object
ing that the sections had been
amended
Metson took unlbrage at Hanley's
correction, and the latter said no Of
fense was intended
Mr.. Metson evidently prefers not to
be interrupted" Judge Murasky sug-
gested gently. You may be sure /
will not get the wrong idea"
But / don't want to hear him mis-
quote sections" said Hanley.
Il resent that" asserted Metson, his
temper rising That is not true, and
want to tell your honor that I am
perfectly well able to take care of
myself and my own affairs, in my own
opinion. and 1 don't propose to have
any insinuations of that kind made by
any Michael Feeney of the police
court"
REMARKS FOR SMALL HEAD
Il don't know to whom he refers
as Michael Feeney," Hanley answered,
and l presume counsers remarks now
are in line with a small head. People
with small heads and of small caliber
use small talk"
When you meet lie you can simply
say that it is not true Metson re-
piled. Il have made some enemies and
trict attorneys Office"
Judge Murasky interrupted Nelson's
oratory and assured the assistant dis
trict attorney that If Metsen read any
of the sections incorrectly it was his
misfortune
Metson then resumed his argument
In serene atmosphere. He declared
that the county clerk might receive
public documents at his home or wher-
he oh n
recited authorities to support his con-
tention. He said that restraining or
der must be obeyed regardless of its
merits.
PLEA FOR "COMMON PEOPLE,
He concluded with fervid oration
in which the disreputable Michael
Feeney was compared to the noble
character of Robert Emmet, to the
inferred dispara cement of the district
attorneys office. He told Judge Mu-
rasky with much truth but little rele-
vancy that the court had endeared
himself by gentleness and kindness
To his friends, and asked the court to
show strength of character in this mat
ter-this "internecine war which needs
but the touch of a match to explode
the city, or something like that. The
district attorney was a juggernaut
going about the city $50 Metson said)
doing unconstitutional things. VIII it
be that this juggernaut can crush the
common people?
I'VE are the common people, he
explained, referring to the United
Railroads and the Calhoun contingent
Murasky interrupted by saying
briefly, THE serious proposition in this
matter is whether the complaint on
which the restraining order was issued
constituted a cause of action
Metson concluded shortly after with
his attack on the constitutionality of
all search warrants.
PIatt Secures Continuance