The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
CALHOUN TRIAL IS
SET FOR JANUARY 5
United Railroads Head to AM
swer Charge OF Offering Bribe
to Ex-Supervisor Nicholas
Legal Talent on Both Sides Will
Make Case Most Famous in
States Criminal History

The trial of Patrick Calhoun. presi-
dent of the United Railroads, on
charge of offering a bribe of $4,000 to
former Supervisor f. p. Nicholas in con-
nection with the United Railroads troll
ley franchise steal, will be called before
Judge William P. Lawlor Tuesday, JAM
uary 8. The date was set yesterday and
the attorneys of the traction magnate
agreed to have the defendant in court
on that date.
Calhoun is in the east, but will return
to San Francisco within few days
Stanley Moore, representing him, yes
terday said that he had been in COM
munication with Calhoun by telegraph
and that his employer would come west
Immediately if SO desired by the district
attorney, but that he preferred to take
a few days to arrange his personal
business in the east If the time could be
granted.
Assistant District Attorney O'Gara
consented to the delay and January 8
was agreed upon as the date for the be-
ginning of the trial. No formal order
setting this date was made, as Judge
Lawlor refused to act until the defend
ant was in court in person, but the day
was tentatively chosen and it was ar
ranged that Calhoun should appear in
court as soon as he reaches San Fran
cisco and that the order shall then be
made.
INDICTMENT ONE OF THREE
The indictment chosen as the basis
for the trial is one of the group of three
found by the Mcfarland grand jury
against Ruef, Calhoun and Tirey L.
Ford jointly, and is similar in every re-
Spect, eXcept-the name of the supervisor
to whom the bribe is alleged to have
been offered, to the one on which Ruef
loc fol,n ie
one of the supervisors who has ap-
peared in court fewer times than most
OF the others who were members of the
boodling board, but is one to whom
James L. Gallagher remembers dis
tinctly having made the offer of $4,000
bribe in the trolley deal.
Much surmise has been indulged in as
to the personnel Of the legal staff which
will represent Calhoun when the case is
called. A. A. Moore and his son, Stanley
Moore, have been Calhoun's active rep
resentatives since the Indictment of the
United Railroads president and the bur-
den of the case undoubtedly will fall
upon their shoulders. E. c. Chapman,
who was formerly Calhoun's law part
ner and who figured in the last Ford
trial, is also expected to take part.
ROGERS MAY BE RETAINED
Earl Rogers of Los Angeles is like
wise supposed to be under retainer in
Calhouns s behalf, but the several clashes
that occurred between Rogers and the
Moores during the last Ford trial may
prevent their temperance together.
Garret w. McEnerney. who has been
the real director of the prograft fight of
the allied higher up interests, may come
out openly as a member of Calhoun's
counsel, and there is a persistent rumor
that Judge Carroll Cook will become
6nd rs-if (a1t1
dertakes to carry the fight of Abe Ruef
before the. higher courts
Assistant District Attorney Francis
j. Heney may give up his contemplated
trip east in order to take an active part
in the Calhoun trial. Steps already
have been taken by the League of Jus
tice to secure the additional services of
Matt !. Sullivan and Hiram w johnson
as attorneys for the prosecution, and
the trial of Calhoun promises to be one
of the most notable cases that has ever
been known in California history.