Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-28
Spreckels' Prosecutor
Offers to Fight
Three Men
Los Angeles Lawyer
Clashes with District
Attorney
Gun Fighters Guard Enraged Man
While He Calls Opponent "Liar."
Court Asked to Order
All Disarmed
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOCldleQ RreSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27-The
proceedings before Judge Lawlor in the
indictment cases were enlivened today
by Francis j. Heney calling A. A..
Moore liar. There was great excite
ment and the atmosphere In the court
room was tense, the crowd expecting
that blows would follow. But the in
cident passed without further trouble.
Earl Rogers of Los Angeles, also be-
came involved in the alteration and
for time it appeared that the two men
would come to blows.
Inc argument which led to the use
OF the epithet was n the matter of the
alleged defect in the records of Judge
Graham's court chronicling the i'm
parchment of the grand jury. The
question at issue was whether Judge
Graham or Judge Lawlor should order
the correction of the alleged error by
which the dismissal of the Brennan
grand jury was not recorded.
Heney argued that it was quite
proper for Clerk Trefts to make the
correction on his own responsibility
without direction from any ,e. Stan
ley Moore argued that the minutes
could be c-.anged only on the authority
| of the court. Then one word led to an
other and finally A. A. Moore turned
| to Heney and said:
Il think you are a good deal of a
rascal"
Heney replied: You are shyster,'
and as Moore took step toward him
Heney added land liar"
AS Heney uttered these words the
spectators rose to their feet fully ex-
pecting that Moore would strike He
ney. He took a step in Heney's di-
rection and then resumed his examina-
ton. He was pale, while Heney was
flushed and angry.
Judge Rebukes Them
few minutes later at the adjourn
ment of court Judge Lawlor called the
belligerents before him at the bar, re-
buked them and told them they should
withdraw their offensive remarks.
Moore replied that the quarrel had
been provoked by Heney and insisted
that he make the first withdrawal.
Heney demurred but finally said that
he would withdraw the appellation
"shyster," as far as it's utterance in
the presence of the court was con-
cerned, but he reiterated that as a
matter of fact Moore was a shysterl
Moore is one of the best known cor
poration lawyers in San Francisco.
AT this juncture Attorney Stanley
Moore said to Heney:
you called my father a liar. If you
meant that you are liar yourself"
Heney made no hostile move in re-
ply. Moore, sr., met Heney's apology
to the court with similar qualified
retraction. Immediately after adjourn-
ment the personalities were renewed.
Heney again called Moore a shyster
and accused him of having intimated
that Assistant District Attorney Har-
rison was a perjurer. Heney was at
the moment supported by Special
Agent Burns and by George Hess. The
latter is Heney's life guard and ac-
companies him everywhere. He car
ries pistol in a shoulder holster be-
meath his coat. Stanley Moore taunt-
ingly suggested to Heney You are
well protected, as usual"
Heney, his face flaming with anger
declared that he needed no protection
'Tll take any three of you myself" he
said.
Rogers Challenges Him
Attorney Earl Rogers of Los Angeles,
employed as special counsel to defend
the United Railroad officials, spoke up.
He said to Heney:
ut might be well if you confined
yourself to attacking young men, in
stead of old men,"
At this point the quarrel was cut
short by Burns and Hess, who, with
assistance, forced back the crowd and
IIldQ6 Il pdSSdSSNdy IlOlh bliC Syhd
gogue for Heney, who, closely followed
by his guards, quit the building.
When court reconvent at 2:30
o'clock Sheriff O'Neil suggested to
Judge Lawlor the advisibility of
searching the big crowd of spectators
in the synagogue pews for weapons.
In a whispered conversation with the
court he said:
probably forty or fifty people have
guns on. Nobody in this court room.
not even Mr. Heney's bodyguard, has
the right to carry a weapon while here.
/ don't know whether there will be
any trouble this afternoon or not. but
If anything is started it would be q
bad thing to have a lot Of guns used"
Judge Lawlor replied that he thought
there would not be any repetition OF
the morning trouble, and without or
ders from him the sheriff was not will
ing to begin search of the crowd.
Attorney Delmas of counsel for Glass,
in supporting his motion for setting
aside the Sanderson indictment, de-
clared there was not a scintilla of tes-
timony or evidence on which that in
dictment was based, and he offered to
prove the assertion out of Heney's lips
if the assistant district attorney would
take the stand. Heney replied that
Delmas was bluffing. Later he with
drew the remark. saying he was satis-