Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-09
THE FORD CASE NOT DROPPED
Rumors That There Will be Lont
Intervals Between Bribery
Graft Trials Are Denied
Declares That Senator Fulton OF ore.
gon win Learn More Than
lie May Wish.

san Francisco, Jan. s.--Francis j
Honey, special assistant to the United
States Atty-Gen Charles j. Bonaparte
In the Oregon land fraud trials and
who as assistant district attorney has
had charge of the prosecution of the
san Francisco bribery-gratt cases, ar
rived hero this morning from Washing
ton, where he went to confer with
President Roosevelt at the latter's re-
Quest. on his way home. he stopped
several days at Tucson, Ariz., to dis
pose of q case in the courts there In
which he was the attorney.
After a conference today with Dist
Atty. William H. Langdon and Special
Agent William j. Burns, in which he
made arrangements for the contin-
uance of the trial Of Patrick Calhoun.
president OF the United railroads, on
the charge of bribery, until he re-
turns from the north. Heney will leave
tonight for Portland to commence the
trial of ex-United States Dist. Atty.
Hall of that city, who is accused OF
being involved in the land frauds.
NEVER DROPPED A CASE.
81 have never dropped the prosecu-
tion of a case in my life as those who
are under Indictment in the bribery
graft cases will learn when / return"
said Mr.. Heney. when told of the re-
ports that TREY L. Ford, general
counsel for the United railroads, would
not be brought to trial on the other
indictments against him, and that the
prosecution of Patrick Calhoun would
be dropped. such rumors are al
ways circulated when there are long
intervals between trials but arc with
out the slightest foundation in the
San Francisco bribery-graft cases as
well as in similar reports sent out
from Portland in regard to the land
fraud cases there"
Asked what the plans Of the prose-
cution are in the cases against Cal
houn, Ford and others. under indict-
ment for bribery and corruption, Mr..
Heney said;
When, at the request of the prosecu-
tion. Calhoun's trial was continued I'M
til Jan. because OF the absence OF
Supervisor James l.. Gallagher. an i'm
portant witness, Calhoun asked for
permission to so to New York. This
was granted, and il was stipulated that
IL he was not back on the day set
for the trial. his case would not be
taken up until Feb. 1. When 1t comes
UP before Judge Lawlor tomorrow
morning IL will be continued until
that date or perhaps Feb. Z.
Il am not prepared yet to say
whether ! shall begin the trial of Cal
houn then or first put Ford on trial
again. but | will say most emphatically
that those who may think that these
cases will be dropped. will be much dis
appointed. The prosecution of them
and the others indicted, win be resum-
ed with rewened vigor upon my return
from Portland, In the meantime, l Will
dispose of one OF the cases in Portland
growing out of the oregon land frauds
and place ex-United States Dist.-Atty.
Hall on trial there. In order to get back
TO San Francisco by Feb. l or 7. l can
prosecute this time but one OF the sew
eral land fraud cases pending in Port
land"
AS TO SENATOR FULTON.
Speaking Of the open letter of Sena-
tor Fulton of Oregon, calling upon
Heney to prove the charges made
against him, the famous prosecutor
said: Many OF the facts against Full
ton will come out In the trial of Hall
and the senator will learn more than
he may wish"
Regarding the arrest Of s. A. D. Put
or after he had been pardoned by
President Roosevelt. Heney said that
the arrest was made through mlsun-
Outstanding OF some of tho local Of
ficlals IN Portland and he did not think
that the charge OF perjury would BIO
pressed against Puter.
Heney denied the report that he had
been severely criticized by President
Roosevelt on the contrary, he said.
the president had received him warm