The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-10
HENEY WILL NOT
QUIT HIS POST
Special Prosecutor Still on the
Trail of California and
Oregon Offenders.
CASES WILL ALL BE TRIED
SENATOR FULTON MAY HEAR
SOMETHING DROP.

San Francisco, Jan. 9.-Francis ].
Heney, special assistant to United
States Attorney General Charles J.
BOnaparte in the Oregon land fraud
trials, and who as assistant district at
torney has had charge of the prosecu-
ton of the San Francisco bribery-graft
cases, arrived here this morning from
Washington, where he went TO confer
with President Roosevelt at the latter's
request. On his way home. he stopped
several days at Tucson, Ariz, to dis
pose of a case in the courts there in
which he was the attorney.
After a conference today with Dis
trict Attorney William H. Langdon and
Special Agent William J. Burns, I'm
which he made arrangements for the
continuance of the trial of Patrick
Calhoun, president of the United Rail
roads, on the charge of bribery, until
he returns from the north, Heney left
tonight for Portland to commence the
trial of ex-United States District AttOr-
ney Hail of that city, who is accused of
being involved in the land frauds.
Heney Not Gutter.
4 have never dropped the prOsecu-
ton of a case in my life, as those who
Z
fraud cases viii learn when / return"
said Mr.. Heney when told of the re-
ports that TREY L. Ford, general cOun-
sci for the United Railroads, would not
be brought to trial on the other indict-
ments against him and that the prose-
cUtion of Patrick Calhoun would be
dropped. Such runners are always cir
culated when there are long intervals
between trials, but are without the
/ slightest foundation in the San Fran
cisco bribery-graft cases, as well as in
similar reports sent out from Portland
in regard to the land fraud cases there,
said Mr. Heney.
Asked what the plans of the prose-
cutiOn are in the cases against CAL
hOun, Ford and others under indict-
ment of bribery and corruption, Mr..
Heney said;
At Caihoun's Request.
when at the request Of the prosecu-
/ ton. Calhoun's trial was continued I'M
/ til Jan. T. because of the absence of
/ Supervisor James L. Gallagher. an i'm
/ pOrtant witness, Calhoun asked for per-
mission to go to New York. This was
! granted, and it was stipulated that if
| ne was not back on the day set for the
/ trial his case would not be taken up
until Feb. I. WheHf it comes up before
| Judge LawlOr tomorrow morning, il
will be continued until that day, or per-
/ haps until Feb. z.
Il am not prepared yet to say wheth-
er 1 shall begin the trial of Calhoun
then or first put Ford on trial again,
but I will say most emphatically that
those who may think that these cases
will be dropped, will be much disap-
! pointed. The prosecution of them and
the others indicted viii be resumed
with renewed vigOr upon my return
! from Portland. In the meantime, I will
dispose of one of the cases in Portland
growing out of the oregon land frauds
and place eA-United States District At
| torney Hall Oh trial there. In order to
get back to San Francisco by Feb. / OF
| I, can prosecute Ibis time but one of
| several land fraud Eases pending in
/ Portland"
Something About Fulton.
Speaking of the open letter Of Sena-
! tor Fulton of Oregon, calling zion He
ney to prove the charges made against
| him, the famous prosecutor said:
Many Of the facts against Fulton WIN
come out in the trial of Hail. and the
senator will learn more than he NAV