Evening star., 1909-06-20
JURY STILL DIVIDED
Unable to Reach Agreement in
the Calhoun Case.
DEBATE FOR SIX HOURS
Recess Then Ordered by the
Court.
DELIBERATION Is RESUMED
Jurors Ask for the Reading Of the
Testimony Of One of the Wit
nesses-History of Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.-The jury
in the case of Patrick Calhoun, presl-
dent of the United Railroads. charged
with bribing city officials, after six hours
deliberation had failed to reach verdict
and Judge Lawlor ordered recess OF
three hours. In the interval the jury
was taken to dinner, and with the court
order for temporary adjournment there
disappeared the last hope of an early
agreement.
The Jury returned from dinner shortly
after o'clock and resumed its dellbera-
tions The courtroom was crowded by
an expectant throng. Mr.. Calhoun sat at
the place occupied by him daily during
the five months of his trial, conversing
with his friends and attorneys.
Jurors Hear Testimony Read.
Once during the late afternoon, when
the Jury had been out over four hours,
there was a sudden summons for Judge
Iawlor, and it was announced that the
jury was returning. Mr.. Calhoun and his
attorneys, who had been outside the
building, returned to their accustomed
places Just as Judge Lawlor, resum1ng
his seat upon the bench, announced that
timony of one of the few witnesses
whose testimony involved direct mention
of the defendant.
The reading required about forty-five
minutes, and while it was in progress
Assistant District Attorney Heney. ac-
companied by Rudolph Spreckels. hnan-
cial hacker of the graft prosecution, hur-
ried down the aisle, conferred with his
colleagues to learn the reason Tor tne
tury's return, and remained until the
the n.
Streets in Vicinity Cleared.
In order to prevent the possibility Of a
demonstration in the vicinity Of the room
where the Jurors were celebrating the
streets were cleared of spectators as soon
as MIR. Heney finished his address of over
sixteen hours.
Story of the War on Graft.
Patrick Calhoun was one Of score OF
wealthy corporation officials indicted as
an outcome of the municipal upheavel OF
1907, when the administration dominated
by Mayor Eugene Z. Schmitz, and Abra-
ham Ruef was overthrown. n Novem-
ber, 1905, Francis ]. Heney. already well
known public prosecutor. charged IN
a public address that Ruef and SchmltZ
were guilty of corruption, and with w. }.
Burns, formerly government secret
service agent, undertook an investigation
of privileges awarded to several public
service corporations
Ruef and Schmitz were indicted on
charges of extorting money from French
restaurant proprietorS In November. 1906,
after Ruef had failed In an effort to seize
the district attorneys office through his
appointment by the board Of supervisors.
The graft investigation as II came 10
be known was conducted secretly for
several months following, but in the
early part of March, 1907, Burns sue
ceeded in trapping Supervisors Thomas
F. Ionegran, Edward l. Walsh and
Charles f. Boxton in the act Of accepting
money from Golden NJ. Roy. skating
rink promoter, who was acting In the
interests of the prosecution. Within a
week eighteen supervisors had confessed
their acceptance Of money from six
sources. II was subsequently announced
that the supervisors had been promised
immunity for their testimony against the
men charged with offering the bribes-
The Oliver grand jury. empaneled under
the direction OF Mr.. Heney In October
1906 heard the confessions of the super
vsors, March 10, 1907, and In forty-eight
hours returned more than 800 indict-
ments against different persons charged
with completely in the briberies.
Indictment of Calhoun.
Calhoun, together with Abraham Ruet
and three subordinate officials of the
United railroads, was indicted on four
| teen counts, three of which were returned
| by a later grand jury. 1t was charged
that the corporation had secured from
| the supervisors May p. 1906. a permit
authorizing the substitution Of the over
head trolley system for the cable lines
| partially destroyed by the earthquake
| and fire of April Is, 1905. Calhoun and
| the other defendants were accused OF
| having paid Ruef, Schmitz and the super.
l vic fnr in
| ing the permit for the company, and each
| Indictment was based upon the money re-
| ceived by one of the supervisors.
| TREY l.. Ford, general counsel for the
united railroads. was also implicated by
| the indictments and was tried three times
| In the first instance a DISAGREEMENT re