The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-29
GRAFT CASES FURNISH
BIG SENSATIONS
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Systematically betraying the secrets of
the prosecution TO the defense
Having satisfied himself as to these,
Burns placed Hamlin, Nick nley, Cor
bin, Van Wornner and Plat under ar
rest. He states that Hamiin, Corbin
and Plat confessed. and he secured
search warrants, by virtue of which his
men entered the railroad offices and
Luther Browns office and went
through all papers they found. The ar
rest of Abbott. Brown Handlon and
Murphy followed, and they were bailed
out as soon as they arrived at the po-
lice station
His Course Justified.
Documents found in Calhoun's Of
fee fully justify our proceedings" said
Detective Burns tonight. ave were
looking for copies of our records and
papers in connection with the various
cases. and found what we sought. The
confessions and the papers we found
are convincing proof of the bribery of
my men by the Calhoun interests"
The trial of Calhoun will enter on its
twelfth week tomorrow. with six sworn
jurors and five temporarily passed in
the box. 1t is expected that the wo:s
of completing the jury WI be rem
dered doubly difficult by the develop
ments of the last two days.
Calhoun Indignant.
AIR. Calhoun made statement to news
paper men tonight. in which he said:
You have been. gentlemen. witnesses
Of enc of the most significant outrages
ever committed on the American CONT
nent Under our constitution and as
part Of the fundamental basis OF Ameri-
against the unlawful search and seizure
of his papers
Yesterday afternoon was a legal holi-
day. | was absent from the city. Viii
liam j. Burns took this opportunity. by
swearing out bogus complaint. TO seize
upon TIE offices of the United Railroads
ana make search of its papers and rec
ords.'
Calling attention to the fact that he
had protested a mum Der of times against
the detectives locking at paper which
from their headings bore evidence that
they could never have been in possession
of Burns and that one of the sesrchers
replied that they we're looking for sig
nature to telegram, Calhoun cOntin-
ued-
This could not under any stretch of
law have been within purvieW Of
a search warrant made avowediy for
the purpose of securing papers belonging
to Burns. The evident purpose of this
search warrant was not to obtain papers
belonging to Burns. 1t was fishing
expedition for the purpose of looking in
to the private affairs of the United Rail-
roads. and, if possible, gathering from
the files some evidence to support their
alleged charges of bribery against me.
This search and the manner of its con-
duct is fitting climax to the course
which the prosecution has pursued toward
me-.
Injunction Issued.
At SEQ clock an injunction was issued
by Superior Judge Frank J. Murasky. en-
joining the district attorney and William
j. Burns and their agents. from contiDu-
ing the search of the offices of the United
Railroads. The restraining order was
served Just as the examination of the
pa pers in CalhOun's office was almost
finished Acting Il is said. upon the in
structions of Assistant District Attorney
James Hsnley. the Burns men refused To
recognize the injunction and continued