The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
TWO JURORS
MORE NEEDED
INCALHOUN BOX
New Venire of Sixty Ordered
to Be in Court This
Morning
Slot Machine Ordinance Crops
Up for Brief Discussion During
Talesman's Examination

Progress was cut short in the CAL
houn case yesterday by the exhausting
Of the twenty-ninth special jury ven
ire. and the jury box remains, as it
did Wednesday night. with two vacan-
cies stin to be filled one talesman was
passed Wednesday subject to peremp-
tory challenge. bat no juror was found
yesterday TO I'll the other hole, even
temporarily.
a list OF fourteen talesmen was run
out yesterday morning and nobody
showed the slightest sign of qualifying.
By noon il was all over, for there were
- talesmen left to draw from. and the
case was adjourned until this morning.
when new special venire OF so viii be
on hand for examination.
CHALLENGES FOR CAUSE
Challenges for cause were allowed in
slmost every instance yesterday with
out protest. and in the cases where
challenges were denied by one side or
the other the decision OF the court was
each time on the side Of the challenge.
Edward c. Huff. a book Keeper, whose
examination was continued from
Wednesday afternoon, was excused
on challenge OF the defense prin-
cipally because he was a member
Of the League Of Justice. believed
Ruef guilty Of the crime OF
which he has been convicted
and sympathized with the carmen in
the strike Of two years ago. HUFF said
he was a great admirer of Francis j.
Heney and had been a supporter of the
prosecution. but still felt convinced
that he could try the case on the evi.
dence and law without being innu-
enced by any personal opinions
BELIEVES THERE WAS BRIBERY
Fred L. Haupt had q fixed opinion
which disqualified him in short order
and John P. Hughes said he believed
The supervisors were bribed by some
body IN the trolley franchise deal and
would only ask TO have shown 10 him
who paid or authorized the payment Of
the bribe. John w Husing had an
opinion concerning CalhOun's guilt or
innocence which he said he could not
be excused because he was the owner
OF United Railroads bonds.
SLOT MACHINE ORDINANCE
The slot machine ordinances pending
before the board OF supervisors came
up for discussion during the examina-
IIon Of Charles S. Hurnung. who de-
clared that II the prohibitory measure
failed TO pass ne expected to open a
cigar store at Third and Harrison
streets and make the slot machine
game the chief feature of the business.
The juror volunteered the information
that the slot machine trade was the
only END Of the cigar business in which
there was any money. Judge Lawlor
asked Hurnung whether he had any
means OF support aside from this, and
when he answered in the negative ex-
cused him without any more ado.
William P. Lenfestey asserted that
he had 40 opinion on the subject of the
defendants guilt or innocence, but his
daughter was a member Of the League
OF Justice and he himself had attended
several sessions OF the Ruef trial and
listened 10 much Of the evidence intro
duced This failed TO put premium on
his value TO the defense and he was ex-
cused when he admitted having read
the transcript Of the confessions of the
former supervisors. Other taIesmen who
were examined and excused were John
r. Impey, Charles H. Jackson, Henry L
c tnselman, Charles W. Iversen,
Adolph Hubner. Henry c. Jensen and
Henry ". Jackson.
PIotters Are Arraigned
The instruction and arraignment Of
Gerald Van Wormer and William J.
Corbln, the four Burns men who SUD
piled the defense forces with inforna-
ton. was carried out before Police
Judge Daniel 9. Deasy yesterday morn
ing, and the cases set for q Joint hear
ing next Monday afternoon. As the
men We're charged Jointly with grand
larceny, all the police court proceed
tngs in regard to them must concern
all Jointly, but each man may demand
a separate trial when the cases reach
The attorneys for the defense said
yesterday that they would ask for a
continuance Monday after the prosecu-
ton has presented its case, for the
purpose OF gathering certain evidence
which II is impossible to obtain in the
few intervening days. Judge Deasy
viii grant the continuance
Assistant District Attorney Louis c
" ard probably VIII not be supplied
with subordinate counsel from the dis
trict attorneys Office in the hearing
monday. but viii conduct the cases
against the four men and their swarm
of attorneys unaided.
Attorneys ". 7. Hume and T c.
West appeared for Mckinley yesterday.
Attorney Charles s. Peery again ap-
peared for Van Worner. P. J. Allen
and X. 7. Hume represented Corbin,
and P. 7 Allen for the purposes of
arra4gnment only, appeared for Ham
lin who has decided not to employ an
attorney at all
corbin Out on Bail
William Corbin was released yester-
day afternoon on $500 cash bail fur
niehed by ". e Williams, his partner
81 the brokerage business. The only
defendant now Ia the prison is Rex n.
Hamlin.
NEWBURGH JURY STILL
HAS ONE EMPTY SEAT
Two Nenires Are Exhausted
Without Satisfactory Result