The San Francisco call. [volume], July 27, 1907, Page 1, Image 1

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VOLUME Cn.— NO. 57.
Mayor Taylor Announces Names of New Supervisors
Glass Jury Is Unable to Agree and Is Locked Up for the Night
New supervisors appointed yesterday ;\u25a0 by Mayor Taylor.: Irithcitoprow, from 'left to \ rightfare] portraits of -(J^ojnasMai^ ;Molerd, A. Comte tfr^ \ Dr. A. A .J<TAncona,H. U.^Brdndenstein*
James P. Booth and Matthew I. Sullivan. In ike lower row* from itftU)^
Crowds Throng Courtroom to Hear
Closing Arguments of Counsel
Telephone^ Ma^na^te Is Ordered Iritoi(liii3dy iiiiSheßiii
After five hours of deliberation vtheitwelve! men charged witH the "responsibility of determining the guilt
of the telephone magnate in conn^ tlieiKbeids
at midnight last: night without > having settled upon a verdict. ?\u25a0 \u0084, ; ' " „
At ten minutes after 5 o'clock- jresterday- afternoon; the, jurors "^
where they had listened during the entire da^to^the arguments oi^:
to Judge Lawlor-that no agreement Had been reached; an cl: the; court orderedjthem' locked upmntilf morning imtheir
quarters at the Fairmont hotel. Alone in. the: two; rooms reserved^ for itherniin the r^reat^wliitetnbstelry drr?Nbb
hill, they will this : morning resumed the /deliberation 'that' means 'freedom/or^^ imprisonment; for the man charged
with the corruption of San Francisco's board of supervisors. I
Glass himself is in custody.- The order placing;nim;under;th~e-c^^
Journment of court yesterday afternoqn,_ and; strict order sj_ were "issued^that^
allowed to go "to his home. He spent the night at the Jeff ersori^HqteHii^
the responsibility: :qf; his safe keeping was. assigned. . ' ,• ;M--g ->'*.'•,. ,'• \u25a0 *\u25a0*
The jury was sent directly^fronr. Judged La .wlorls.; courtroom
Ryan and Benjamin Montgomery, in charge/fTHe latter^wereHhstructedJt^ilo wno p^son^eyenta^t^nrepr^^i^
tive of the sheriff's office; to^approachVth^JroonisJin which \^
tamed. At 7 o'clock thV jurors were served' :vvith^
immediately after dinner- last. night Jthe^serious iConsideratioh^ofitheteviHence again^
That a deadlock had been reached* in^tHe' effort ;tq arrive a t;alverdict was-apparent^long^beforeAtli^
tired last night, and the.probability of a;final(disagreemen t; : wh^h .wjlFne^
lot after ballot was taken last night without result, and; from. the mcinity^of^^^
argument^; k^ '/*. ;' ;/ -.. -."\u25a0\u25a0 : J ''\u25a0\u25a0/.\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0,\u25a0-\u25a0-.\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 •-\u25a0.^.^; /•. .;; "-•;.. '/ ' " "\ "V!
In the courtroom at. tKe; Temple a Newspersons; Heepl^mte
for hours last night, momentarily: expectm^
in and out of theflsom, and after the closi^
court and remained : until all hope for: the 'retunrof : . a - verd ict^last nigh t^wasj atVan : end! / \u25a0Hei^lmaSeVa-t flying^isit
to^ the courtroom, and ;District Attorney; liangdon- spent \u25a0mostjofjt^^
present. Atl 1 :30 o'clock Judge Lawlor appeared.;. the - deputies fintc|argesfftli6
jury, and after/ waiting^ half an hour^brdered^thefjurors^to>bed^^^^^ "V : ?•- / ' ' ' : " v- ,1 ; ' : I
Great as 'was the-crowd which; attendedUhe
opening arguments of counsel were- made/it, wasismallmicompariso
admission to the courfroom and struggled r^
the famed legal warriors who faced the jury could be -seen and- heard. * season both i main floor ? and balcony
was filled with eager, expectant listeners! long;: before; the^ court vvvas;; convened^t^^
those unable to find places in the long rows; of^pews^crowdedJinto^anSlblockai
the building-: by deputies, acting under the orders L off the ;courti f ; "f'i£^?-'£fi^^^
Though'the edict against blockading; the: a
stood for hours^against the wallsat the;rear^ofahe auditoriumiand^
ment. Those fortunate enough to secure the choice seats' at-tiie opening of the niornimrsession remained*.' in the
oourtroom.atnoon.rather than risk the-*— \u25a0 ' --••••\u25a0•-- \u25a0\u25a0•'-^\u25a0-•^\u25a0-^^^^
«hance of losing their eeats.
It v&s a press \u25a0 that.xnore 1 nearly;re
sembled the audience at some, favorite
theater or large political convention
than the * usual i courtroom:
Well groomed men of affairs and hand-
Bomely gowned women, more -at place
Jn homes gay with social life; than -in'
the' atmosphere of a criminal : court,
composed the majority of the ? throng.
The color of 5 gowns, softened in the
light drlfUng, through cathedral win
dows, heightened the effect of the'pic
ture, yet the earnest faces and serious
eyes turned 1 toward the; scene before
the bench gpoke eloquently -of the
solemnity", of ,*-he occasion.
Respite the positive orders given by
The San Francisco Call.
the court\Thursday:n!ght.^ Judge Law
lor*s \ hope : of I bringing - the | case • to ;' a
close and '- placing- it " in the t hands v'of
tho Jury by noon; yesterday .'Vere shat
tered by, the: attitude "of , ; i)el-*
mas, who, after exceeding .the v hour., al^
lotted him .by,i the : court ; for- his closing
address, declared that • he . had {not , been
advised or th e Instructions given \u25a0in his
absence, but* had ? understood . ; that ? hie
was ito occupy all the time f he wished."
Attorney " T.i C. ; Coogan, Delmas'r asso^*
ciate, '; who : had been ' instructed»Thurs
day night to .convey.; the ; order \u25a0 of : the
court to him," failed to respond, to Judge"
Lawlor's hint, that - ; an •' explanation H of
overt contempt would be expected?
' Judge ' Lawlor 7 had ; himself "; inter-.
iSffigaffiMOi^^
rtipted \u25a0 Delmas Uoiremind* him ithat'(the
time promised -him' had^morc than ex
pirfei|andjthlslw^en|D^imaT^M^^
in^^ the",veVy 4 midst^of iiu^tonsiarlgfumen^
Helnipb^ded^Xti^eih^fb^raltoldToy',
Coogan v*«S h ©i wa «,*«nterlogrohelcourt
room : tbat_ ha was to ;hay« \u25a0 all i the ftime
he^wishad ' f orj hl«^ addr«ss^ >n*d . that fthe'
court's \u25a0; order .i camVF^TaTcoiiiwleiteVsu?^
prise. V. Judge Lawlor/- turned expect
antly ? to s Cobg^^^SattSellatteHSusied
himself :/with* the records "before^ him
'and ''Vouchsafed l no^excuse ) f or * the'tufn
matters] had V ']';'. ' \ ; ,V;^; ' - : h
' to }. sieze^ a point? Del- 5 '
mas I offered - to 1 abide ;by \u25a0 the ; wishes iof
,the^cou_rt.< andijend^his^; argument / at
! o?ce^£t^etM^ttlm«''he 7 8ugg'e8ted
that' all' delay might have, been avoided
hiad Heney agreed to his offer to submit
i ; the case, without argument.";' ' . ' v
•v Unwilling Sto M create - any »\u25a0 possible
Buapicionj of -by .forcing > his
order! to>be; obeyed ) to * theJletteT/jiadge
iAwlori permitted „ . Delmas : . to \u25a0< proceed,'
b^fMked ; him i ; to, keep- thoVi'coiart'B"
j speaker promised, l
butWthere rlwas t no ?| nbtlceable5 f cTirtalT- s
Blent ,y. of « his i.exlendedfexcu ™*on«f|intp
Th^^alms^of^detail^ndTthelr^silTt'y^^M! 1
that ? the! hour* allotted^to ?him\was ' ex
tendedlintdltwblh6ufsTahd/a|half,yand
1 Judge !• Lawlbijsji hopej|of ;.« hayirig« the"
caseSbef6relth'e£juryyearlyl in» the day,
wastblasted. ~\:; , .... " ; .- ', •/, ,
v| DelmM*^ argument |wm |. the J surprise
Con tlnued on -. Fag;e! 3, ? Column 1
Worthy Men Chosen to Rehabilitate
Government of San Francisco
James 'P. ; Booth, newspaper xorrespohdent;
Brandenstem,- attorney.
Gus^ave: Brenner, retired 5 /merchant.
Geqrge|L. Genter^real^estate^dealer.
Jr.;^attorneyJ; vv >vf ;&• •\u25a0 - --\u25a0 \u25a0/ ;£'£} - -
Jierr^^tFa^^
' : men's fund 'insurance company. > -' r " *
OT6^ri^;:]^gee^feaftestate "dealer^ - %
N.:-\u25a0N .:-\u25a0 . :'^rhis:;isHhe -rollf of chdrior,"f sai^MaVpr^aylor; yesterday vafternoon, . when he
announceciH to ;the2assembled ; newspapermen vatjhis\office} in -the city hall the names o£v
theyl6jcit^risvw^mjhe;had s^lectedUOiSUcceeHUhebopplers on the board of superyis
prs:^^Hese are:>to I con-|
Tl^ ?an Francisco Call Accepts
: A r v - ; S thc:Cha!lenge
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--, c •\u0084'./^; . -;; 'L. '..',, ;: -.."V -;.-'" \u25a0; ; '1 "' jhas^kept:sUent.^rTo_'allow J such*,a*fair'off«r ?•
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% . . . , ,' , ;Icle.^lt will; set advertisers : to thlnkinr. -
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- (Juioe' lssue) -problem' in San Francisco that our sugsres- .
;^|m^te^He|fehronicle^ to a joint circulation-
. . , ; , exainina.tion^ but
TH E; CALL has \ a larger paid r circulation than the
;Ghr6nicle;ahd^ t
This;means: — more ) individual '\u25a0 su bscribers.
. % n, .v. San v Francisco Call ' ~
' The r circulatibniof the^ " ,• . . -'Advertising in. the
, SANtFRANCISCO^CALL H SAN; FRANCISCO CALL
: -is'opento examination'-at any = time pulh^tter^because readers! read ,
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\u25a0' ahdiwithoiittprevious' notice. \u25a0 - V vb^dy reads The Call- -
f Why' Do iY6u L.ie?
Impertinent Question No. 8
Prize Answers on Page 14
D. E.J. Molera, president , Academy of
: Sciences.;^j £' ... { .
ChafiesfAx^MufdockiCprinter and publisher/
Henry OPayo^bbok \u25a0\u25a0• seller. — \
: -I^ring-P., ord, > architect.
iW; : : G. FS^aff ord,~ wholesale; coal \ dealer. :
SfatthewH;^Suiiiyan, attorney:
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