The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-20
CALHOUN CASE
IN THE HANDS
Of THE JURY
Aruument All In, the Charge of
the Judge Delivered and
Judgment Awaited.
RETURNED ONCE TO HEAR
SOME TESTIMONY READ
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO GRAFT PROS
ECUTiONS.

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san Francisco, June 19.-The case of
Patrick Calhoun and an issue that has
divided the people of San Francisco
frriug the last two years, was submit
tad today to the jury that tried the
president of the United Railroads upon
an indictment for bribery. Up to
o'eioek tonight, when the twelve men
had been given over six hours for their
JsIibaration. no verdict had been re-
turned. and Judge William P. LawlOr
ordered a recess of three hours for din
ner.
In the interval the jury was taken to
the ST Francis hotel for dinner, and,
with the courts order for temporary
adjournment. there disappeared the last
hope of an early agreement.
A False Alarm.
Once during the late afternoon, when
the iUrv had been out over four hours,
there was a sudden summons for Judge
Iawlor. and il was announced that the
fury was returning. Mr.. Calhoun and
his attorneys. who had been outside
the building, returned 20 their accus-
toned places just as Judge LawlOr re-
g1ming his seat upon the bench, an
rounred that the jurors had requested
To- hear the testimony OF one OF the few
witnesses whose testimony involved di-
rect mention of the defendant.
The reading required about fOrty-f1ve
minutes. and while il was in progress
Assistant District Attorney Heney, ac-
companied by Rudolph Spreckels, finan-
cial hacker of the graft prosecution,
hurried down the aisle, conferred with
his coIlea CUES to learn the reason for
the jury's return. and remained until
the twelve men again filed out the mar
row doorway and up the short flight of
stairs to the jury room on the floor
above.
No Conclusions Drawn.
Many differences were drawn from the
temperance of the jury, but beyond
the brief remark of George G. Gillespie,
AN elderly building contractor, who eX-
ercsed the authority usually entrusted
TO the foreman, no reliable conclusion
could be made.
The twelve men in the box, upon
whom every eye in the crowded court
room was fixed. were equally attentive
t1 the reading of the testimony, which
was closely followed by the attorneys
ON either side
I'm order TO prevent the possibility of
a de lonstTation in the vicinity of the
room where the jurors were deliberat-
ing. the streets were cleared of specta-
tors as soon as Mr.. Heney concluded
his address, which was terminated at
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prosecutor had spoken for over sixteen
hours.
Luncheon was served to them in the
Jury room. and il is probable that this
course will be followed in the future
until some decision I'm the case is
reached.
History of the Case.
Patrick Calhoun was one of a score OF
wealthy corporation officials indicted as
am outcome of the municipal Upheaval
of 1907, when the administration DOM
mated by Mayor Eugene Z. Schmitz
and Abraham Ruef was Overthrown. In
November. 1905. Francis ]. Heney, al
ready well known as a public prosecu-
tor. charged in a public address that
Rusf and Schmitz were guilty Of Corrup-
ton and, with ". J. Burns, formerly a
government secret service agent, I'M
derr00k an investigation of privileges
awarded. several public service corpora
lions
Ruef and Schmitz were indicted on
charges Of eXtorting money from
French restaurant prOprietOrs in No
Neuber. 1896. after Ruef had failed in
ain effort to seize the district attorney
office through his own appointment by
t1a board of supervisors.
The graft investigation, as ii came to
Ha known. was conducted secretly for
several months following, but in the
carly part Of March. 1907. Burns sue
cee1ed I'm trapping Supervisors Thomas
+. L1neFgan, Edward l. Walsh and
Charles F. BOxton in the act Of accept
ing money from Golden NJ. Roy, skat-
ing rink promoter, who was acting in
The interests of the prosecution. Within
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