The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11
COunSelOrs of the United Rail-
roads Staff Become En-
forced Guests of the
City's Sheriff
LEGAL LUMINARIES TO
SHINE AT NGLESIDE
A. A. Moore Sr., Stanley Moore
and j. j. Barrett Begin
Serving Sentences for
Contempt OF Court
NO RESISTANCE MADE ,
TO THE FORMAL ARREST

TN obedience to the commitments
signed by Superior Judge Lawlor
= yesterday morning at IL o'clock.
Sherif Thomas Finn last night locked
up in the county Jail Patrick Call
houn's three attorneys who had been
declared in contempt of court last
Thursday while arguing for a dis
missaI of the indictments now pend
ing against the president of the United
Railroads.
AS night settled over the city At
torney A. A. Moore, his son, Stanley
Moore. and Attorney John j. Bar
rett were comfortably enconsed in the
guard room on the second floor of the
south wing of the Ingleside institu-
ton. and the court sentence of five
days Imprisonment, uttered week
ago, became an actual servitude By
the three counselors.
In accordance with arrangements
agreed upon by the Moores and Bar
rett and Sheriff Finn, the prisoners
presented themselves in a big high
powered car at the sheriff's Office at
5 O'Clock. With them were Patrick
Calhoun and Attorney William Abbott
Submit to Arrest
As evidence OF good faith and COM
plete resignation to the order OF the
court each man had his dress suit case
and hand satchel and to the deputy
sheriffs who served the papers upon
them at the office at McAllister street
and City Hall avenue all declared a
Willingness to go to Jail
1t was an arrest de luxe After the
prisoners had rolled up 1.-The sherins
office in Calhoun's automobile. Deputy
sheriff Maurice Rapheld and Attorney
Abbott stepped into the car. A short
consultation was held and service of
the commitments was admitted. Then
with grips, cases. robes and assorted
luggage, the party whizzed on in the
direction OF Ingleside. while crowd
stood watching. After coursing through
Golden Gate park a stop was made at
"a cafe and a hearty dinner enjoyed
until dusk had settled. when the second
half of the iaiIward journey was made
Arrival at Jail
The party arrived at tn . big south gate
at s:15 o'clock. and i've minutes later
had been turned over TO Chief Jailer
Walter H McCauley and Superintend-
ent James Carroll As the Jail attaches.
TRUSTEES and deputy sherirs surrounded
the party in the chief jaiIer's ONCE the
humor OF the situation seemed ire ,
sistibIe to A A. Moore. who asked II J
he was 20 be permitted to register. and
then suggested that the bell boy take
his effects to his room. All men VIII +
be confined for the same length OF time,
Attorney A A Noore's two commit
ments OF five days each running con-
currently.
Judge LawIor did not pass upon the
orders of commitment until IL o'clock
yesterday morning. at which time the
district attorneys Office sent two diff
ferent forms to him. AS soon as he
had signed the papers they were taken
TO the county clerks office and en-
crossed and at O'Clock sent to the
sheriffs Office. On receiving them
Sheriff Finn communicated with stan
ley Moore. who promised that his father
and Attorney Barrett would present
themselves at Firms Office at o'clock
and that no technical resistance would
be made TO the arrest. At the ap-
pointed hour the attorneys appeared
and were formally placed under arrest.
Deputy Rapheld accomplished this by
getting into the automobile and riding
away with them
Danger of Smallpox
1t was at first thought that the men
could not be taken to the county Jail
be cause of recently discovered case
of smallpox at that place. After some
delay 1t was decided that accommoda-
tions could be arranged in the guard
room on the second floor over the chief
jailer's Office and this was done. Eeach
man was assigned an iron cot in the
large and somewhat cherries place and
their effects taken in charge by Jail
trustees. Therefore. while technically