The San Francisco call., 1909-05-28

ernoon and an adjournment was taken
until $50 o'clock this morning.
The subpoena which has been out for
several days for Eugene A Platt, the
former Burns detective who sold out
70 the defense and delivered stolen re-
ports 10 William NJ. Abbott, was finally
served yesterday. Platt was located by
Burns assistants, the order was given
him and yesterday he appeared as a
the entire day. although he was not
called to the witness stand. William
NJ. Abbott, who has kept away from the
court since the nrst testimony was
taken connecting him with the various
plots to interfere with justice, was also
ordered in under q witness subpoena
and spent some time at the counsel
table of the defense Porter Ashe was
another attorney also added to the
group around Calhoun yesterday.
ABBOTT ON STAND
Abbott was called to the witness
stand for short time, but the way
was not opened up for thorough in
quiry in regard 10 his connection with
the various secret dealings of the de-
fenSe and his brief testimony was col
orless. He was simply asked IL he had
in his possession a written report
H.
to him May of last year by Nicholas
Korngold, or IL he had a report made
by E. A. Platt and delivered TO him by
Korngold on the same date. The wit
ness declared that all reports had been
destroyed Immediately after each case
and that he had no recollection OF
either of the reports mentioned. Later
Abbott was recalled TO the stand and
testified that he had authorized Will
liam H. Metson TO appear for him per
sonally and for the United Railroads as
well in the two suits that were brought
in an effort to procure writ Of pro-
hibition TO prevent the inspection of
the package of stolen reports recov-
cred from his safe. Abbott volun-
teered the remark that Metson was his
personal attorney
DO you expect to pay him out of
your own pocket for his services in
connection with the United Railroads
suit or in connection with the case of
J. H Handlon relating to the same
natter" demanded Heney.
No" answered the witness, but l
hadn't thought about it,"
who do you think viii pay him?'
asked Heney.
why, suppose the United Railroads
will answered the witness.
Nicholas Korn gold, the former United
employ of William ]. Burns, gave
more definite account of the two re-
ports concerning which Abbott had
been asked. Korngold said that he
carried one report from Helms to Alb
bott and the other from Platt TO
Abbott on the same day. The sub
stance OF each report, he said, was
based on the statement made by Platt
that a woman had visited Burns Of
fee the might before and was supposed
TO have some valuable information re-
garding the Gallagher dynamiting.
Korngold was sent out with another
man by Helms TO see if he could find
the woman. but failed to locate her.
SLEUTH's QUESTIONS SUSPICIOUS
DR.. Guy Brown of Oakland, who was
in the Schenck home in Oakland at
the time il was dynamited, was called
to the stand yesterday morning. He
said that after the dynamiting he had
been approached by man who claimed
to be a Pinkerton detective and gave
the name OF Hart, but that the caller
seemed so anxious to get at the details
of the Gallagher affair that he had
not told him much OF what he wanted
to know.
An unsuccessful effort was made by
Heney to secure Identification of an ar
ticle in the Chronicle of May 8. 1906.
containing an interview with Patrick
Calhoun. Ernest S Simpson, managing
editor of The Call and former city
editor of the Chronicle. identified the
assignment book Of that paper for the