The facts later brought out involved the following dates:
December 31, 1910—Ruef’s petition for rehearing was filed in Supreme Court.
January 10—W. H. Metson was granted permission to file a brief in the case as Amicus Curiae.
January 10—Justice Henshaw signed the order granting Ruef a rehearing.
January 11—Justice Henshaw left the State and was absent until after the order granting Ruef a rehearing had been filed.
January 12—Metson filed his brief as Amicus Curiae.
January 12—The Attorney-General filed his reply to Ruef’s petition for a rehearing.
January 19—Justice Melvin signed the order granting Ruef’s petition.
January 20—Attorney-General filed reply to Metson’s brief.
January 21—Chief Justice Beatty, and Justices Shaw, Angellotti, Lorigan and Sloss met in the chambers of the Chief Justice for consultation regarding Ruef’s petition. Justice Lorigan signed the order granting the petition. Justices Shaw, Angellotti and Sloss declined to concur in such order, and Chief Justice Beatty reserved his decision in the matter until January 22, 1911.