The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-16


OF people clamored in vain for ad-
mission to the court room where A. A.
Moore today resumed his final argu-
ment in behalf OF Patrick Calhoun,
president of tho United Railroads.
Women, many of them Of the fash
ionable set. which numbers among Its
members the wife and daughters OF
the wealthy defendant, made up fully
nalf Of Mr.. Moore's audience. The
spacious gallery, by order of Judge
Killlam P. Lawlor, remained as emp
ty as during the tedious days of jury
examination.
Mr Moore began by replying to the
prosecutions challenge for a reason
why Tirey l.. Ford was not called as
a witness by the defense to clear his
chief
'T invite your attention" said Mr..
Moore. Ito the fact that the prosecu-
tion could have called General Ford
As they did Thornwell Mutually and
VIM. Abbott, each of whom had the
same hatful of indictments hanging
over them And II Ford had refused
to testify on statutory grounds, they
could have dismissed the indictments
and forced him to speak.
"Was not their failure to do this,
and to call Abraham Ruef, suggested
by their knowledge that If Ruef took
the stand and told the truth, he would
exonerate Ford and Mr.. Calhoun?"
with Ruef, who was for long time
In the camp of the prosecution, with
the supervisors and the rest of 1t, they
would have had both ends and the
middle"
Referring to the activities Of spies
and gum SHOE men, OF whom there
have been 160 Mr.. Moore said.
Think of Mr. Spreckels. supported
by a sturdy martyrdom. Think OF all
the gimlet holes bored in walls and the
cracks in doors, and the peeking above
and under. Yet no man either through
crack In door or over transom saw
Mr. Calhoun doing anything unlawful
that has been reported mere"
Mr.. Moore then took up the chief
points in the case of the prosecution,
DENYING at the outset that any witness
Z In the case had made direct declara-
tion Of guilt against the defendant
\ Mr Moore was particularly severe
In his denunciation Of James L. Gal
lagner. head of the supervisors.
"The top of his head does not
emerge from the pit Of corruption he
has digged for himself. IF you knew
man, who had added perfidy to per
jury. had then turned informer and
sworn his confederates into jail, would
you returns Jog to the pound on his
testimony? Or would you deprive a
man of his liberty and honor on the
same authority?'
Mr.. Moore, declaring that hundreds
of innocent lives were taken In the
French revolution upon the perJured
statements Of informers. and graph
cally describing the scenes in Paris
during the reign of terror, said:
"And the knitters, poor misguided
women, actuated by the highest pat
riotIsm, sat by tho guillotlne and knit
ted as the blood dripped, dripped from
the boards. And they knitted when
Madame Roland. a noble patriot, rails
ed her white hand while she ascended
the block and said: o. liberty, what
| crimes are committed in thy name. y
AS he spoke, Mr.. Moore turned from
the jury and directed his gaze to
where were seated score of women
; wearing tiny American flags, emblems
of the Citizens League OF Justice, an
organization friendly to the prosecu
! ton. The tense silence was broken
I b. a rustic in the foremost rows. but
there were no other interruptions tc
the long address, except an occasion
al murmur or laughter at one OF the
/ speakers references, instantly shut OF
! by the sharp rap of the bailiff's gavel
Mr. Moore paid considerable atten
! tion to the testimony of john H. Helms
and Nicholas Korngold, detectives fol
the prosecution.
! Helms" he said, as one of the
soldiers OF fortune who incidentally
served, at the same time. under two
flags. and took money from both sides
We are told he was decorated by the
Car Of Russia, surmisc for some
magnificent gum-shoe work in the lant
OF spies. Consider Helm and this sol
der. Korngold. and suppose these two
doughty warriors to be challenged bS
a sentinel, who demands: Under
which King? Speak or die Anf
Helms and Korngold, falling on theil
knees, said with one voice: Both,
II pause here 10 say this could have
been characterized all along Its tor
tuous way by the setting OF traps. As
jeremiah said, They lie In wait as
fowler for birds; they eaten men
and though their houses are full o
deceit. they fat and rich.
DISCOVERS SINGING SANDS