The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
BRANDS CALHOUN
AGENT P[RJURER
Heney Calls Attorney Monroe
of Humboldt County Hard
Names in Argument
William IL. Metson Is Also
Touched Up in Singing
Arrangement
BY w. RUSSELL COLE

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torney of Humboldt county and former
city attorney of Eureka, who was
called last week as Witness in the
trial of Patrick Calhoun, was de-
nouneed yesterday morning by Assist
ant District Attorney Heney, who
practically charged him in open court
with perjury. Heney castigated Mon
roe during the course of an argument
in response to an objection made by
Alex c. King of Calhoun's counsel to
the admission of certain line of tes-
timony. King had objected to ques-
tons tending to impeach Monroe's tes-
timony concerning the motives which
led him to approach John H. Helms
after the latter had been subpenaed
as witness for the prosecution in
the Calhoun trial
When a man selects an agent to
commit bribery for him with the in
tentlon of keeping a witness, out of
the jurisdiction of a court, he chooses
one who he believes will be loyal to
him in the discharge of whatever dis
honorable acts he contemplates, de-
clared Heney. And so, your honor,
IL : William II. Metson selected his
friend and Masonic brother, Mr.. Mon
wv .bONdQSC lie DSIleNeQ lildl AlOuIOe
would protect him and save himself
if called as a witness, we can't expect
Monroe to come upon the stand and
admit that he was guilty of a peni-
tentiary. offense.
LETTER SHOWS PERJURY
Doesn't the incriminating letter
written by Monroe on April 20. which
has been introduced in evidence here,
show that Monroe perjured himself on
this -stand?.. Is it possible that he
could have believed Helms was under
arrest by forest rangers, when his let
ter. proves that he knew just what was
going on and who was with Helms
What are we te Judge from his own
instruction TO. burn this letter? Are
We to believe that he actually thought
that Helms, a shrewd. intelligent de-
tective, needed protection from law
yer who offered his services? Didn't
he know that Helms was perfectly
We'll qualified to care for himself. to
draw writ of habeas corpus or to
take any other steps TO preserve his
rights? Didn't he know that Helms
did not need the protection of any
Hugh or John O'Neflls or any William
II. Nelson's?
Mr.. Monroe's own letter stamps him
with the brand of guilt. Why? Be-
cause it shows that there was scared
into the consciousness of Monroe the
knowledge Of the fact that he- was
guilty of a felony. Why else should he
have inserted that phrase, burn this
letter."
.Heney concluded his argument with
a challenge to the defense to put Wing
field S. Lamb upon the stand and to
allow the prosecution to cross examine
him as to whether or not IL
was true that Lamb. acting un-
der orders of Monroe and Met
an offer of bribe 10 keep off the
witness stand. he declared that the
criminal activity of Metson and Monroe
had already been proved. and said he
would hold Lamb under subpoena until
the case was concluded, in eorder to
give the defense chance to call him
as witness if they dared to do so.
Helms was recalled TO the witness
stand yesterday morning and flied in
some of the blanks in his former testi-
mony. He told of the various attempts
were all reported by. him Immediately
to Policeman Charles Goff. who was
with him at the time. When he reached
the town of Harris on his recent trip
to this city he declared that Lamb had
'phoned him from Bridgeville. Goh
and Lorentzen, representing the dis
trict attorneys. Office, were with him
in the room. at the time. The con-
versation. he testified, related to the
SO, 900 bribe which he had already de-
manded of Lamb as trap.
Lamb told me that he and Monroe
had been in San Francisco the week
before and had seen their people, said
Helms. He told me 1t is all right.
Stand pat 1 asked him if be had the
money and he said No., but that it
would be all right
O'NEILL TAKES STAND
Hugh ONeill was called as a witness
and admitted that he had started for
Helms ranch, but had met his brother
John O'Neill, returning from there. and
had turned back. He said that he
had seen William III. Metson immedi-
ately before and after this trip, and
had met Helms at the ferry when the
latter arrived in this city. He also
told of the telephone conversations
held with Helms from Nelson's office,
and declared that on one occasion a
phonograph had been attached to the
telephone
Captain Thomas A. Atchison, prop
erty~ clerk of the police department.
was put on the stand to identity the
bundle of jury reports stolen from
Burns office and later recovered under |
search warrant from the safe of Will
liam M. Abbott Helms was then re-
called and asked to state whether any |
OF the reports had passed through his |
hands. In order that he might an
swer the question definitely he was
given the opportunity to examine the
l,foo reports in detail. and was with |
drawn from the stand for this purpose.
Judson w. Reeves. private secretary |
10 Attorney Charles s. Wheeler, was
the last witness called. He told of |
having been one of the stenographers |
who witnessed the trapping of Suner- |
visors Walsh and Lonergan at the |
home of Golden NJ Roy in February. |
/ 1907, and of how he ca1- 49,. ..a----'S'