The San Francisco call., 1909-03-17
Revelations Convincing

The revelations were direct and
convincing. They included testimony
showing the tactics which have been
employed by the defense outside the
courtroom; they proved the former
existence Of an often denied relation
between the United Railroads and the
Helms detective agency; they exposed
the activity Of William NJ. Abbott in
directing outside Investigations, and
they directly impeached the testimony
Of juror whom the defense had made
a strenuous endeavor TO qualify.
1t was from the recital Of a story
Of past events. rather than from any
actual developments in court. that
the afternoon session derived its sen
sational coloring- Incidents OF the
graft fight that have long been held
as secrets were brought out from their
hiding places, busted and neatly pre-
sented for public inspection. The in
specuon followed and It was such as
10 thoroughly discredit once and for
all certain tactics which the defense
has employed and a good many claims
that have been loudly advanced by
Patrick Calhoun's attorneys.
New Ananias Member
Briefly. these developments of the
afternoon served to drag the particular
taIesman under examination into the
light as a deliberate perjurer. to quail
ify one or two of Calhoun's legal ad-
visers for active membership in the 10
cal branch Of the Ananias organization
and to pile Up confirmation of charges
which have often been made, but never
before formally proved. It Sll came
about through the calling Of two spe-
cial agents employed by William J.
Burns as witnesses to impeach the tes-
timony Of Talesman Pierre Duchein,
q retired manufacturer Of gas engines.
The defense itself was responsible
for the bursting of its protecting dam
OF secrecy. for iAAthe anxiety to qualify
Duchein for jury service at all hazards
the bounds Of safety were overstepped
and the hole was opened through which
the food Of enlightenment later poured.
Most naturally there was a struggle
10 prevent this testimony from being
heard and made a part Of the record of
the trial. and in the fight that was con-
Quoted to this end Stanley Moore was
on the firing line for the defense.
Bested at Own Game
It must have been deeply notifying
10 Moore that two men of the class
which he has often been pleased to slur
and disparage as "sleuths" and gum
shoe artists" could so easily best him at
his own game as did the two with
whom he had to deal, for that was ex-
actly what happened The elder Moore
rushed 10 the assistance of his son
several times, but the combined ef-
forts 10 stem the tide or disclosure
were futile. Stanley Moore began by
practically challenging the prosecution
10 explain its own acts and ended by
getting very flushed in the face and
battling feverishly with every means at
his coumand to preveni this very thing.
The same sort Of an incident oc-
EAILE0 QuElAE Ai4t lllIdntAllenI OF the
jury IN the Ruef trial and the result
" as quite similar. in that instance two
Of the district attorneys special agents
employed in the department conducted
by Burns were put on the stand and
an attempt was made through the
questions put TO them to discredit
Burns and his methods. The most no.
ticeable difference between these occa-
sions was that Henry Ach proved him
self capable Of handling difficult sit
uation in q manner compared with
which Moore's tactics were those Of
novice. Ach didn't get what he wanted
but he did in a large measure prevent
counter exposures damaging to his own
side. This Stanley Moore utterly failed
TO do.
Six Jurors Not in Court
| Ia all fairness TO both sides it was
probably fortunate that the six jurors