Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19
CALHOUN CASE
INJURY. HANDS.
# Took Three Months and Two
Days 10 Qualify Thirteen
MenSto Serve OMIT.
9,31o CITIZENS SUMMONED.
record Contains a,a5o,ooo Words
Expenses Of Trial Estimated at
s5oOOO--verdict Not Soon.

E,xnenscs OF Trial Estimated at
s5o. OOO--rerdict Not Soon.
san Francisco, June 49, Concluding
,ho treatset issue iii the history of San
I,,ancisco,s graft scandal, the case of
patrick Calhoun. millionaire president
Of the United Railroads charged With
& bribery. was given to the jury. short
" before paor today after q trial that
dates back to January II, 1909, 5Assis-
! tant Dist. Atty. Honey, il, a session Of
court that opened All hour before the
usual tine added materially to an arr
sunent that had already extended over
n period of 10 hours before Judge VIII
4 liam r. i .awlor began his charge to- the
Jury few minutes before II O'clock.
Every faction of municipal politics,
and every shade OF bitter sentiment
that mas arisen since the overthrow Of
"Ross', Abraham Reuf three years ago,
was represented in the overwhelming
,hrong that stormed the doors of Car
) pentcr,s hail. when court assembled
a this morning. Mounted policemen
charged into the crowds again and
again. and a full company Of patrol
men Inside the building and out wa S
scarcely able to preserve order and reg
rlate admission to the courtroom.
HENEY; FACES JURY
When Mr.. Ireney faced the jury for
tho final instament Of his address, the
Is hall Was packed to su location. Men
&, and women prominent in every detail
4 Of the city's life, who had fought T. for
entrance count ted themselves fortunate
to have the privilege of standing In
remote corners, while in the street hum
dreds We're marshalied In line by the
police or stood patiently ats the ends
OF the block, denied even the prlvi-s
\ lcge Of remaining in the vicinity of the
= hall s,s,s.s 4
Not alone because of the exceeding
bitterness that has marked nany5of Its
stages. but because of its length, has
the trial been a notable one in western
history. Between Jan. -, OF this year.
when the attempt TO secure the first
jiry,nan was Instituted, and today,
when the case was given to the u men
finally selected five months and q week
elapsed, and 1853 days had intervena;l.3
or this period no days had been de-5
Z voted to court sessions. In this respect
tho case outstripped every record cs-
tablished In the ca Sc OF abraham Rues,
E who was convicted after75 days devot- +
& ed TO actual court proceedings.
SECURING JURY.
A thirteenth juror. Michael Murphy,
was added to the regular panel of Il
3 by order of Judg sc Lawlor, with the sex-5
pectatisn that his services might be re-
quired by emergency. Three months
a mo- a II, "
the ID jurors, OF the 2,310 citizens SUM
moned b. the sheriff, ,42S We're actu-
ally subjected to interrpga alton by the
attorneys in the case. Nh
Pelemptolya challenges We're firsG tx-3
ercised on March 2. and since that date
SIX members OF the jury have been in
custody of a court bailiff. residing at
the st, Francis hotel. Four o her mem
bers of the panel have been separated
from their families and business affairs
since March 81, and the others sincei
April IA, when the thirteenth Juror was
qualified.
= me tSpewrittens. record of the case
amounted to 2.b000OO words when the
jury was completed. Judge. attorneys
and witnesses have added another
l.lSO,0Go to The bulky transcript since
that time, making n total OF 4,250,9o0
( words. $s {5r
The cost OF the trial. including the
maintenance Of jurors. a special police,
dfta transcript and the usual ex-
psnses of the court for 50 great ii a.
period, can only be coniectured,.s but it
estimated that it will exceed $a0,1QJ.:
When the morning session opened
l3eney, who had spoken 5 hours at
3 The end of last nights session, re-
snn,ed the final stage of his argu-.
ment. His voice was hoarse and he
spoke rapidly, apparently in an effort
{ 10 make the most OF his allowance Of
IL minutes.
MI. Honey made direct charges Of
4 Nysitness-tixing Sand perjury against
several officers or employees of the
United Railroads.
the speaker charged that James L.
I Gallagher's home In Oakland had
neeir dynamited by agents of the, de-
Tense, and at the end of this subject
said :. .5 S3 Il
HENEY''S PRECAUTIONS. I.
Now that a. AZ. Moore OF the de-,
tense has assured me that the defen-.
dant and his associates wish Mo a.
ioilg life, shall take added precau-;
IONS 1,s for my own protection and.
make certain as can that shall
not be shot in the back or dynamited
~ Y, my he'd, The evidence here shows
tnat 1t Is often possible to prepare a
1850 III tiuNSllCesa ilu u uOn Ia over
lo9l warning OF this Sort,
ar, Heney brought his argument t..
a a. close three minutes ahead of the
allotted time. A moment before he
was engaged in a review of the
,,estimony Of a supervisor, Judge
laNier reminded him that the re-.
naming moments, were few and Mr..
z , hsney, throwing aside = quantity of
iotes unreferred to. said
Gentlen,en. thank you for your
Z .L tentton. II leave this case in your
lands contident and expcctant that
can francisco will have no cause to
question the good faith of Your YER
o Giet whatever 1t may be and state OF
a,aiifornla will learn from your con
= nuct That You do not have to bring
p psiefe q Jury the man who saw a
snaioer pass the money to secure a
sonviction; and that any amount Of
4 ..llrcu1mstantial evidence will not be
Z .Isated as insufficient when wealthy
man IS on trial, although supervisor
s ,,''ss. foi.5instaHce--can be convicted
III a few minutes .
aiter recess of FIVE minutes the
wy aosrs were locked and the Judge be-
gan ms Instructions to the jury.