Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23
CRISIS IN CALHOUN CASE
Sensations Come Thick and Fast in
Famous Graft Trial.
HENEY IGNORES NJUNCTIoNs
Asks Permit from Court to open
Papers from Abbott's once
Abbot wished Heney
shot.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 22.-Patrlck Cal
houn's trial or a bribery charge ended the
most important week Of its five months
session Friday with the adjournment Of
court.
Rudolph Spreckels, who financed the
prosecution, and Detective John Helms
alternated as witnesses today. and It was
evident that a crisis In the case had been
reached. Interest was sustained until a
late hour in the afternoon. when Assistant
District Attorney Heney, ignoring two re-
straining orders issued by a court OF SINH
lar Jurisdiction, announced that he would
ask Judge Lawlor's permission to open
sealed packages seized In the raid upon the
offices OF William NJ. Abbott, general
counsel for the United Railroads, and al
legged to contain documents stolen from the
office Of William j. Burns, head of the
prosecutions corps of special detectives.
Arguments upon this issue were deferred
until Monday, when the prosecution will
attempt to support the charges made by
Detective Helms against Abbott, under
whose directions he clalms to have oper-
ated.
Detective Makes Sensational Charges.
One Of the lines of probable inquiry was
AN4NaNNA NANh N1GlLllcI aver NeSllIgAlk Indl
he knew Luther Brown, former partner
Of Earl Rogers. said:
abbott and Brown met me at the
steamer landing on the day 1 left the city,
after quitting the service of the United
Railroads. Abbott asked me what l knew
about the dynamiting."
What dynamitlng7" inquired Heney.
THE dynamiting OF G~allagher's home"
| aAfH IIalr,d rafArrg-r - A. - -
Oakland last spring Of the home Of forme
Supervisor James l.. Gallagher.
Helms declared several offers had been
made to prevent his appearance as a wit
ness in the Calhoun trial. Since his ar
rival in this city, he declared. a plot had
been laid In the office of w. H.. Metzon,
a prominent attorney, to trap. him in a
conversation over the telephone. The tes-
timony followed an inquiry by Mr.. Rogers,
who asked the witness II he knew that
a graphophone had been attached to the
telephone while he was speaking from the
other end OF the line.
A dramatic outburst occurred when
Helms charged that Abbott had once ex-
pressed to him a wish that someone would
shoot Heney," and that Stanley Moore had
congratulated him on his performance IN
following Burns.
Stanley Moore arose in his place at the
counsel table and. in a voice trembling
with anger. told Helms he was lying like
a dog and perjuring himself.
Helms leaped to his feet and defied the
attorney to make good his charge.
Heney Refuses Big Jobs.
Charles w. Cobb. law partner of Mr..
Heney, credited with receiving u 1000 from
Rudolph Spreckels for services in the pros
e~cution, was the third witness. He said
he knew Mr.. Heney had thrown up his
representation of the government in the
Hyde-Benson land fraud cases and the
Binger Hermann case, and that he had re-
fused President Roosevelt's offer to direct
the prosecution OF Senator Borah Of Idaho.
Mr.. Cobb affirmed that Mr.. Heney had
lost his law practice since entering upon
his duties as municipal prosecutor.
Spreckels, urder cross-exapinatlon by
Earl Rogers, said he was not aware tina
Heney had been paid large sums by the
federal government since he undertook the
graft trials. Rogers. who interrupted MT
Heney, said the defense had not yet re-
ceived from Washington the accounts re.
Gently asked for by Mr., Calhoun.
Later the witness explained that a CHECK
for S1.l90, given to Heney, simply covered
the prosecutors office expenses for Marcel
and April. Spreckels denied paying Heney's
household expenses,
John Helms, the detective employed by
both prosecution and defense. recalled FOL
cross-examination, testified he believed
he had furnished William ]. Burns tht
affidavits alleged to have been made by
E. A. Plat at the direction of William
Abbott.
Records sent from Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Upon the re
quest of counsel for Patrick Calhoun, OF
trial at San Francisco. the attorney genera
today forwarded TO the United States attor
ney copies of the appointment of Francis
]. Heney. counsel for the government, to
gether with vouchers signed by Haney To-
money he received from the government 70
his services. 1t is understood by the de
partment that Heney's veracity in connec
ton with his official status before the gov
eminent has been brought into question
and the documents were sent by the at
torney general for the purpose Of clearinI
up that situation.