Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-22
CALHOUN CASE
APPROACHES
ITS CRISIS
WEEK END ADJOURNMENT
DELAYS LEGAL BATTLE
Jurors, Witnesses and
Attorneys Welcome Respite
From Strain Of Long Continu-
ed Court Ordeal,
lBy Morning journal special Leased Wire

lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
San Francisco. May 2l.--Adjourn'
ment of court tonight ended the most
Important week in the long drawn out
trial of Patrick calhoun now well I'M
to the firth month of duration.
Judge and jury attorneys and prin-
cipal. voiced their relief at temporary
escape from the strain of the past few
days when every step forward has
been characterized by skirmishes. le'
gal and personal, that hourly increase
in bitterness.
Tempers on both sides were work
ed to thin edges while Rudolph
Spreeklcs, millionaire banker, VINO II
nanced the prosecution ana Johl
Helms. altcrnated on the witness stahd
today. and it was evident from the IN
tense interest displayed by rival coun-
sci that a crisis in the case had been
reached, but not passed.
Assistant District Attorney Francis
J. Henev. ignoring two restraining or
ders issued by Il court Of similar juris-
diction. announced that he would ask
Judge LAWYERS permission to open the
scaled packages seized in the raids up
on the offices of William NJ. Abbott
and alleged to contain documents
stolen from the offices of William j.
Burns, head of the prosecution corpS
of special detectives.
Arguments upon tins issue were dr-
hsf1
cution according to announcement
made today, viii attempt to support
tho charges made by Detective Helms
against Abbott under whose direction
he claims to have operated.
one of the lines of the probable in
qury was Indicated today when Helms
after tcstifying ~ he knew Lnthcl
Brown, former partner Of Earl Rog
crs. said
abbott ana Brown met mc at th'
steamer landing the day | left the citS
after quitting the service of the Uni
ted Railroads Abbott asked me what
knew about the dynamiting.
why dynamitng, inquired Mr.
Honey.
"The dynamiting of Gallashcr''
home" said the witness, referring t
the blowing UP in Oakland last sprinl
of the home of former supervisor j
l.. Gallagher
The defense objected to this line Of
inquiry and it was not pursued fur
thcr.
Another opening wedge was inser
ted when Helms declared that seNora
efforts had been made to prevent hi
lappcalancc as witness in the Cal
houn trial Mention was made Of tive
men who went to his homo in Trlnit!
county several weeks ago and Helms
charged that since his arrival in thii
city "a plot had been laid in the office
of W. II. Metzon, prominent attor
ncr of this city to trap him IN a con
versation over the telephone.
This testimony followed an inquir,
by Mr. Rogers, who asked the wit
ness if he knew that a graphaphon'
had boon attached to the teclphon'
while he was speaking from the othc
end of the line
/ 1t was while Helms was ON tn
stand that the most dramatic out
burst of the day occurred. Hem
charged that Abbott had once OK
pressed to him wish that some on
would shoot Hcnoy' and that Stanlc
Moore had congratulated him on hi
performance I'm following Burns
Usually deliberate in his manner
Stanley Moore arose in his place at tn
counsel table and in voice trcmblin
with passion told Helms that he wa
lying like dog" and pcrjurin
himself.
The face Of the witness palcd at tn
insult and he stepped in front of Judg
lI.awlcr with his arm extended in
threatening gesture as he dcficd tn
young attorney to make good hi
charge.
Charles W cobb. law partner of NJ
! Honey. who was credited with pay
mont Of $4,000 by Rudolph Sprcckle
for services in tho prosecution, was tn
third witness today. Mr.. Hcuey's pul
pose. evident from the questions an
replies. was to support his claims tha
he had engaged IN the work of tn
prosecution without compensation an
at great personal sacrifice
The inquiry had not proceeded I'd
. when Alexander King for the dctens
objected, on the ground that IT ser'
ed no purpose save the laudation
, the intcrrugator
The court however. permitted NJ
, Hen,y to continue, however, and NJ
/ cobb said ho knew that mis- associa
had thrown up his representation
% / the government n tho Hyde Bcnso
land fraud cases aud the Binger He
, mann case. and that he had refus'
( President Eoosevelt's offer to dire
= the prosecution ~ senator Borah
idaho
Mr. Cobb affirmed that Mr. Hen'
ll4ad lost his law practice since cntc
ling upon his duties as municip
> prosecutor.
Rudolph spreekles. under crosse
iamination 10y Earl Rogers. said he "