The San Francisco call., 1909-03-12
ONE TA[[SMAN
|. QUALITIES FOR
CALHOUN CASE
Partisan Feeling and Clashes Of
Attorneys Enliven Almost
UnfruitfuI Session
Opinions on Car Strike Held Suf-
ficient to Disqualify for
jury Service
BY w. Russell Cole

Partisan feeling came to the surface
IN the Calhoun trial yesterday in an
ehervescence that bubbled all through
the days proceedings and put life into
developments that would have been
dull and uninteresting if judged from
the standpoint of accomplishment
alone. If the dove OF peace ever did
ilnger over the courtroom it was far
away yesterday and there was scarcely
a single instance of agreement between
the opposing attorneys on any sub
ject
In the midst of all the wrangle one
talesman slipped through without chaI-
lenge for cause and was qualified sub
1ect to peremptory challenge before
the attorneys had caught their second
wind from a clash that had occurred
just prior to his examination. 1t was
typical Of the day that this particular
talesman's examination was Just about
the most uninteresting of any. with
scarcely an exception, the talesmen who
were disqualified were fought over at
by the court and almost every juror
excused was dismissed by the court
over protested challenge from one
side or the other.
VIEWS ON STREETCAR STRIKE
The initial difference of opinion be-
tween the prosecution and the defense
arose with the calling of Robert Calev
the first talesman examined. for a chal
lenge interposed by the defense was
denied by the prosecution and was al
lowed in the face of a protest. The
examination was brief, however. and a
real clash was postponed until Davi,
Carorae, who was under examination
Wednesday afternoon, was recalled.
he succeeded in enlivening matters by
expressing some positive views con-
cerning the recent streetcar strike.
Carprae believed that the Carmen
We're wrong in declaring a strike M
TINS opinion was overshadowed by his
disgust over the tactics that were en-
ployed by the United Railroads n
meet the situation He resented the
fact that strike breakers We're en-
ployed through contract with an east
ern detective agency to bear the brunt
OF the United Railroads fight with the
~AtOAAs dha III expressing his
opinion did not hesitate to put the
blame on these men for the unnrece-
dented record of crime in San Fran
cisco during the time they were shere.
STRIKE BREAKERS SCORED
Those strike breakers were tho
greatest band of thugs that were ever
brought to this city, he said.
And so you think that Mr.. Calhoun
was responsible for bringing into the
city a lot of lawless men from the
east and middle west?" queried STANLEY
Moore
1 know it. I know personally of
two OF the crew who were Jail birds.
and | saw acts of lawlessness com. |
mitted by these men that should not
be tolerated in any civilized community. |
Ihe importation of such men to sub
due the laboring people of San Fran
cisco was disgraceful and not the act
of man who could be called a good
American citizen"
And you think the man who brought |
them here ought to be prosecuted?"
asked Moore
Yes, l do" answered the juror.
JUDGE ALLOWS CHALLENGE
Moore challenged Carbrae. but the I
was denied by the prosecu. +
tlon after 1T had been ascertained by |
HN-H'NioiAS NiAoi Iit was COTfl- /
dent he could try the bribery case /
without being Influenced by his |
opinions relative to the car strike. De- I
cided feelings concerning the car strike /
have been allowed on several occa-
sions, however, as a ground for chal- /
lenge, and Judge Lawlor excused Car
orae when the case was submitted to
him.
Burton w. Cameron, contractor and /
ouiloer. furnished a problem for the
attorneys to study over and 1t proved |
20 dlfncult that it was badly knotted
oefore he left the box. A challenge
vas nrst interposed by the prosecution
Ind resisted by the defense; later this
;halienge was withdrawn and finally
he talesman was excused on a chal- /
enge by the defense over the objection
If the prosecution
Cameron's opinion was that Calhoun /
vas guilty of the charge on which he
vas being tried, and Cameron's friendly
eeling arose from the fact that he bore
he defendant no personal i'll will.
ieney asked several questions, and on
he strength of an objection made by
he defense withdrew his challenge and
handed Cameron over to the defense a
econd time for cross examination.
MONEY PASSED
You say you have a feeling that Mr..
calhoun is guiltyy' asked Stanley
Ioore.
NO more than would have toward