Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-31
HENEY CLAIMS TO
HAVE RED BLOOD
Atty. Byington Calmly Tells
Prosecutor He Hasn't All There
Is in the World.
A SINGING REJoINOER CAME.
Then Byington Turned i.oo-c ON
Honey and Gave Him
Good Hot Roast

san Francisco. oct 30-Charges Of
too much red blood" ana too little
OF o. flung into each others faces
by Francis J. Honey special prosecu-
tor. and Lewis +, Ryington, former
district-attorney now of counsel for
The defense. stirred mp lu the Ford
bribery trial today the bitterest court
room row since the general counsel
of the United railroads faced q jury.
The prosecution nearing the Gloss
OF its case spread CONSERVATION IN
the camp OF its opponents and amaze
ment among the big crowd Ia attend
9nce by suddenly calling 20 the Wit
ness stand forQ's assistant and CO.
defendant William NJ Abbott. Earl
Rogers prompotly advised Abbott not
20 testify. which advice he took. Then
cnsued "a long and bitterly fought legal
battle, Heuey trying with all his skin
and power TO persuade Judge Lawlor
Co rule that the only ground on which
Abbott could base his refusal was the
claim that his testimony would tend
To- incrimmate him. Rogers and the
two MooreS, father and son, with
.Attys Byiugtou and King. asserting
with equal ability and force that as
co-defendant with Ford. Abbott
could not be lawfully put upon the
stand by the prosecution at all.
WANTED WORLD TO HEAR.
Finally Heney declared.
THE only right that any man has
TO prevent the exposure of crime in
court is the constitutional privilege
that he IS not bound-and l want ev-
erybody as well as you, Mr.. Moore, in
lnn nHHH a l.
room-to hear me, yes, In the whole
United States"
IAN right" the elder Moore inter-
rupted throw up the windows"
Yes" Heney continued. pitching his
voice to "a scream, land In the whole
EnRllsh-speaking civilized world. You
don't have TO throw them up
You don't have 20 get red about
&c." remarked Byington.
The remark so inceused Henery that
his face became empurpled and he
raised his clenched fist:
Yes, do have 10 get red over it, he
yelled. Because / am 30 built that
there is some red blood In my veins
and when it comes 20 a question IF
justice and the protection Of the COM
mon man against the criminal, the
red blood does surge through my veins
and IL appears IN my face-and / am
qua OF IL aANl I am i'AnAA VI az
"A district attorney said Bylngton,
"a prosecuting officer should always
be calm
a prosecuting officer" Heney con-
tinued. should have the ability 10 be-
come indignant when people endeavor
20 use the laws OF their country 20 pro-
tect crime"
well. YOU have It. Now let's get on, %
said Moore. senior.
Yes. ] have IL. and ] thank God that
/ have IL" cried Heney.
A LITTLE RED BLOOD.
Byington said. smiling
well. you haven't IL all. There is a
little red blood in the world besides
yours. You are not the only honest
man"
Then came the singing rejoinder, like
blow across the cheek, that brought
Byington I'm a rage ~ his feet
IF your blood. Mr. ByingtOn. had
only been a little redder when you were
district attorney. Mr.. Ruef might have
been indicted ana convicted on tho
French restaurant scandals long ago"
Byington, his own face crimson.
jumped up and gripped the front Of
the pew. II viii say this, Mr.. Heney."
and his voice not loud but shaking
w'th emotion, carried through the
NlOhNtU NANakNHutt LnhL the hlnrl
which flows In my veins Is as pure and
as honest as ever pulsated in yours:
and everybody who has known me from
childhood knows IL. You don't stand
any higher in this community, you
don't stand any higher among those
" no have grown up from boyhood with
YOU. than / do And I defy you. and /
defy the minions behind you. 10 put
your finger on a dishonest act In an my
career as a public official or my life as
private citizen. ! served this city
for seven years. and you can't put a
finger ON anything I did that calls for
apprehension from the people OF this
town. You, sir, under oath, sWore 10 the
truth OF that before the grand Jury.
you swore TO the grand jury that / had
not done anything but my duty iu this
town. and you know / never did"
Il would like" lnterposed Judge Law
Tor, TO dispose OF the matters before
the court"
To which Byington replied.
II don't Intend. n your honor plsase
t0 have an insult cast az me without
answering H. by this man who insults
everybody"
Wei. you brought II on yourself"
said Heucy.
You are NOT a little god that stands
above the rest Of the world" Bylnaton
replied. We are as much interested lu
the welfare OF California AS YOU ar.
and / rUarf f.unrsrH .l.a.. o.. f.'....t