The evening world., 1912-03-01

Room = In the old Federal Building
stiii houses tts nightmare. II 10 likely
- house Il for many months to come.
aaA already Il has been there about nvs
months. This room 10 where Judge Ray
Drosidss over the United States District
CeUr4. and u 10 here where the case Of
the Government against y. II. Scheftels
Z Co.. George 0raham Rice and others
hAs been DRAGGING along its weary way.
The word "nightmare" ~ applied TO the
oase - from . remark OF United States
District.Attorney Wise.
"A nightmare and more II IT," he said
to-day. 1T 10 q series Of nerve raokins
creams. Il % almost too horrible . thing
. contemplate In the way Of the admin.
lstraticn Of Justice. Such . trial Q
happened before here and ! hope there
vii be hone like II again."
And then the cost Of Il II will take
more than $780, 900 to foot the bill. say
those who have taken the time TO hgurs
W the Items. From tho present outlook
The trial will have taken moro than .
yUar before the verdict 10 rsadsrsd. The
deesnss 10 having its turn now. II has
announced that Il Will cali i01 witnesses.
Of these only seven have % far taken
~ stand Each has taken up from four
- az court days. With n~inety-four yet
q b. heard the prospect IL appalling for
N Interested. Al the rate the thai has
ben conducted II will b . least ten
months before the testimony for the
lofsnss u In. Then there will come the
so6uttal. which V sxpec,sd to bs pro
porticnatsly l~ong-thsn the summing up
~ the charge oy the Judge.
The Government took nearly ave
OenAhs In presenting it. cas-. Wit
0oooes whose expenses we're footed BY
0nels Sam wsrV drawn from ell over
ooswsen the two coasts.
Never. too. In The history at Q trial In
- FEDERAL courts herr have % many
looumsnts' been Introduced. Over a0oo
~ now on the records. The work Of
tho s~tenographsrs has bssn almost BE-
yoaA endurance.
RAID ON THE ochEPTGLO or.
Ftcgo MADE IN 1910.
= VA away back In November. 1910.
0at The Federal ofnesrs made the raid
- the Sohestsls ofscss at No. " Broad
011eet. The trial Was 1rst called about
~ beginning Of last October. and then
0asU followed . seemingly endless series
- delays
When ne court finally got down "a
work there, was little time lost In ths
0easction Of . jury. but this did moi
Prove . good augury. Fret . juror VA
taksu III and . necessary p~ostponsmsnl
6olloved. Next the trial was halted b.
ceuss 4 Juror wanted TO 20 up state q
~ his daughter married. Then Judge
Ray himself had TO 20 into his old ter.
STORY to clean w some unfinished bust.
ness In the mean time wrangiing o.
counsel caused several speedy adjourn
ments
Late In December the trial developed
. sensational feature when two mel
were arrested on the charge OF attempt
ms TO brtbs . Juror. This caused mor,
delay n for . time II wAs though
that there might be q mistrial. The 70
suit Of the bribery charge in tho cas-,
was that Rice. who hsd been out Il
Soo.ooo bail. was sent to the Tombs. an,
ho has slept there ever since.
COUNTLESS OBJECTIONS MApI
AND LISTENED TO.
With the coming OF the new year IN
Uand tom the Governments side wen
o.. Countless objections made by tn
counsel for the defense made the pro
ceedings iabored. Judge hay IL a pat.en
man he listened consclentiously
an protssts offered and In his decision
N the points At issue left out no detail
Nine indictments In all had bee
found IN the Governments charge tina
the 6cheftels concern and the other
named had cleaned up something Tx
100000 from It's customers. Fac
meant virtually a separate trial. Tn
stocks and the physical conditions q
the companies which the brokerage cor
earn carried on Its books q to be gon
1oto infinitely.
The Government finally closed It's cal
shout the middle of January. With IN
opening OF the defense Rice, who's
othA name IL Simon Jacob Herxig, sul
prised those attending the trial by ar
nouneing that hs would conduct his ow
defense. lie mad dismissed all six OF n
high priced lawyers. II was announce
tat every n OF the li witness.
would be put under the most length
t 0xamluotlOu and the vanR1oA iun0rn -