Arizona republican., 1909-02-16
.HENEY DRAWS
 DEAD LINE Over t No Living Man May Hope to Cross CALHOUN TRIAL INCIDENT
Witness Sam Leake Precipi- tates a Strained Situation By Referring to the Pros- ecutor's Past--A Newspa- per Office Visit.

San Francisco, Feb. 15.-Patrick Calhoun's trial upon the indictment for bribery, now entering upon it's fifth week, has produced no session Approaching in interest the proceed ings of today, when the panel of F jurors, completed after the days wear, was broken up by the dis charge of one. juror and when Assis- tant District Attorney Heney resent ing the demeanor of a witness on the stand, declared he had fixed a line over which no living man could in the future step.
 Two alleged cases of jury tamper- ing were made public during the af- ternoon, and while there was no sub stantiation in either case before ad- journment, it is likely the proceed ings tomorrow will be devoted to the examination of witnesses summoned in connection with these and other affairs of the same character.
 Sam Leake a former newspaper man and politician, who was sum- moned to the stand because of an allegation that he had endeavored to purchase an interest in a haberdash cry business conducted by a brother of one of the jurors, precipitated the most sensational incident of the day. Leake had warned Heney that he could make certais revelations con- corning the prosecutors past Leake, who had been questioned as to his visits to a saloon, said:
 "I think it very improper for you to refer to those things, Heney.
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 "I want you to stop that right now" interrupted Heney. T don't propose you shall make any more threats. You are here to answer questions"
 There is one conversation you don't dare refer to- retorted the wit ness. There was once when you went up the back way into the Call office and tried to go back on Phelan and Spreckels -"
 That's all there will be of that" said Heney at this juncture. "I took this sort of thing from Henry Ach for months, until it lead to an at tempt at assassination, and after this I want it understood that l won't take it from any man living. If I am going to be shot again, I'll be shot in front, not from behind nor from the side"
 Lewis F. Byington of the defense arose at this point, saying, We wish to except to the remarks of the dis trict attorney, and we request that the court instruct the jury to take no notice of these passages. We be- lieve the district attorney should rec ognize the limits of his duty in the examination of witnesses"
 It was at this point that Heney arising to his feet with some diff culty, pitched his voice so that it penetrated beyond the confines of the court room, and said:
 This district attorney is. doing his duty as such, but before [ am a dis trict attorney 1 am an American citi- zen, and in that capacity I want to say that right here and now I draw the line over which no living man may step. For months I took all the that could be heaped up- on me merely because l dared to do my duty which some one had to do. But I am through with it now and I want this thoroughly understood"
 It was shortly after this that the days session ended, as the prosecu- tion was attempting to present ad- ditional testimony regarding Juror Walter Rock, and after the challenge for cause had been interposed as the basis for supplementary proceedings.