The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-04
LAWYER ORDERED
TO KEEP silent
Prosecutor Demands immediate
Hearing, Which Is De-
MED by Court
Attorneys Assistant Protests to
:. Judge With Tale of Hon.
est Farmer Boy


have followed the law, as your honor
should have followed the law"
I have directed you, Mr.. District
Attorney" cautioned the judge, ito
/ take your seat 1 trust you viii not
nut yourself in conflict with this court
at this time"
:FICKERT INSISTS
I am going to insist upon my right,
if your. honor please" Fickert in
sisted.
I have directed you to take your seat
and defer your remarks until the court
deems it pertinent TO listen to you,
said the judge.
Il am a public Official" the district
attorney went on. Il have certain
rights here, and I am going TO insist
= upon those rights
You viii take your seat"
Then you deny me the right to re-
ply TO you2"
Il do deny you the right at this time
Everybody in court expected that the
district attorney was also going. to be
adjudged guilty of contempt, but he
terminated the situation by slttlns
down with the remark:
Before taking my seat ] desire TO
state that the statements and asper-
sions you have tried to cast upon me
are false in each and every particular.
A A Moore broke in again with a
singing attack on the judge.
I 90 not quite understand your
honor" he sneered. 7 tried TO line
myself up here as being in thorough
In,
thorough detestation as an absolutely
contemplate man. Whether ] am in
, contempt or not ] do not know
i adjudge you guilty of contempt for
: the second time and order that the
same punishment be imposed" Judge
Lawlor responded.
WALKS INTO CUSTODY
4 will go into custody" announced
the lawyer. and in saying so he stalked
: dramatically 10 the place where his
son was sitting and sat down by his
side.
Then Barrett rose in his place and
placed himself in contempt of court.
In q little while he was sitting beside
the Moores, pere ct fills.
: I want to register on behalf OF the
defendant, Mr.. Calhoun. a most serious
: and solemn protest" said Barrett. In
his behalf I want to say he considers
= the proceedings Of today Infamous, that
las rights have been trampled on, that
the attempt to silence him in view of
that proceeding-in view of that ad-
dress which your honor has on his desk
. typewritten-I assume to hand TO these
reporters to go broadcast-without a
denial by Mr.. Calhoun, a citizen en-
inent in this state and in this country
or the right through his chosen coun-
sci to reply TO those insinuations and
Let 70 4
the Comments the most unjust and
oppressive ruling that was ever made
IN an American court of justice.
want TO protest in the name of Ameri-
cans I want to protest in the name of
my profession, want TO protest in the
name Of the law, 1 want TO protest in
" the name of decency, that to level that
kind of q document at these defend
ants, and TO then, under penalty of
- sending their counsel to jail deny them
an opportunity of replying to it, is
taking this case out of the sacred tenn
pie of justice into the political arena
Your honor being a candidate for Office
at this time. and having postponed
these cases until the eve of the pri-
. maries, your honor should not be guilty
of any such oppression and any such
injustice. In the name of Mr.. Calhoun
/ want to- register that now, and / only
regret that have not got more severe
language in which to express his indig-
nation and my own
BARRETT SENTENCED
Judge Lawlor, when he was able to
make himself heard. said:
The court holds that the language
of counsel is entirely contemptuous
that il is intended to be contemptuous
and that it is not for the purpose OF
registering any right of the defendant
and therefore adjudges him guilty OF
contempt of court and orders as a pun.
!. ishment that he be confined in the
county jail for the term of five days"
At this stage Assistant District At.
F.. torney Lane interposed with his spir-
tied defense Of his chief, referring to
the days when they were college mates
. he said:
Il am addressing my remarks as a
matter of personal privilege as a pub
lie official, as attorney and as ar
officer of this court, with reference
to one feature which seems by the
language used to have been an insin-