The San Francisco call., 1909-04-03
CALHOUN TRIAL
RHAUSTS BOTH
JURY VENIRE
No Jurors Secured at Yester-
days Session and Records
for SIOwness Are Broken
Attorney Earl Rogers Springs
Surprise and AbandOns Dila-
tory Tactics for a Time

The thirtieth special jury venire in
the Calhoun trial was unproductive
That was the venire summoned and
examined yesterday morning. out of
the 60 men called into court only II
qualified for examination at the hands
Of the attorneys and none of these
II qualified for seats IN the jury box,
even temporarily. The venire was ex-
hausted by noon and consequently
there was no afternoon session.
The jury still remains with 10 men
6nally sworn to try the case and one
passed subject to peremptory chal-
lenge. The trial has broken all pre-
Hious local records for time spent in
Jury Impeachment SO calendar days (5s
actual court days) having elapsed since
The beginning Of the trial
Assistant District Attorney Heney was
not present in court yesterday morning.
and the case. having for the time be-
ing taken a secondary place in inter
est TO the sensational graft develop
nents of the last week was without
special incident
EXAMINATIONS SPEEDY
Attorney Earl Rogers Of the defense
deserves credit for the manner in which
he examined talesmen yesterday AS
q change from the ordinary there was
no oily dsllying about the inquiries
addressed 10 the LaleSmen- Rogers,
who handled the examinations for the
defense went at once 10 the state OF
mind OF the talesmen in the box. and
IN almost every instance finished the
Inquiry within I'VE minutes. Had the
1acts been pursued during the entire
1ral the jury might have been com
pleted long ago.
Walter r HUFF, the first man called
for examination. had an opinion and
was excused without delay. Robert P.
keating had been examined as a tales
men IN the Ruef trial and, moreover.
was not on the assessment roll George
W. Kahn Of 1882 Van Ness avenue said
that while he had no feeling against
The defendant nor any opinion as 10
The question Of his guilt or innocence.
he had q most decided view regarding
the general graft situation and the con
dition OF municipal affairs at the time
the graft exposures were made. He be-
leve6 he could try the case fairly to
both sides. bur q challenge was inter-
posed and allowed
STOCK HOLDER EXCUSED
Charles c. Higgins. a real estate man.
had been called IS & talesman in the
schuitZ case and excused by the court.
He had q strong opinion. he said. and
was challenged and excused Thomas
p kent had an opinion and. Edmund
= Jones said he held stocks and bonds
IN The United Railroads, and because
~ these iaterrsts wolEd not give Cal
houn any 5he worst or it, William II.
Hockings wagon. manufactured, pleaded
2 business EXCUSE and Henry kessler
eNplaineds xAaf while he thought he
could give any man 4 fair trial he
honestly believed Calhoun TO be guilty
Of tie crime c1iaEgeG
The other talesmeh who were ex-
smined asld excused on challenges for
cause based en- adm issfons OF 0pfnion
or bias. were Charles ". Johnson
Charles p J nrgess, J. Kammerer
Charles f e5ros5ean- edward < Kent
feld. Patrick Kelly. Charles = Kearn
and Howard G Kel3um.
No SESSION TODAY
There W.il3 be .T5 session Of tie trial
today, but Is special 5ury Veuire Of go
las been called for Monday morning
and the case viii continue at 9 q clock
The jurors already Ewern 10 try the
case asked permission OF the court yes
terdaE e separate during the leisure
time out ~ court though remaining in
the custodE Df deputy sheriffs Ii was
explained Il the attorneys BY 5adgs
Lawior that the permission was asked
because On acconnt Of the dIsparage-
ment II ages among the jurors some of
them dellanfed more outdoor exercise
than tie others wished. The matter
was referred Ia the ATTORNEYS and the
request granted without any ob5ectfon
from either side.