The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-16
COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE IN CAL.
HOuN TRIAL INDULGES IN
BITTER LANGUAGE.
COURT ROOM CROWDED
Referring to MIR. Heney's Connection
With the Case, Attorney imouqns
His Motives and Lkens His Backers
to Gumshoe Men, Pistol Men and
Hatchet Men.

San Francisco, June 15.-Analysis OF
testimony and reviews of.evidencc
came to an end today. when Stanley
Moore, senior counsl for Patrick CAL
houn, inauguratd the latter half of the
argument upon the charge of bribery
against the president of the United
Railroads. Alexander King of Atlanta
Ga, had devoted nearly five hours to a
d1spassionate survey of the case from
the standpoint of the defendant, and
concluded in time to give Mr.. Moore
two hours for his introduction.
Standing squarely in front of AS
sistant District Attorneys Francis r.
Heney and John O'Gara, Mr.. Moore
: turned to look at them when his re-
marks, tinged with the extreme of
sarcasm and bitterness, were first di-
rected to the payment OF the chief
prosecutors office expenses by Ru-
dolph Spreckels. and then to extracts
from Mr. O'Gara's address Of yester-
day
Seats in the court room were at a
premium, and as the number of spec
tators increased through favor or re-
1axed vigilance on the part Of the DO
lice guard at the doors, the atmos-
phcre within grew dense and Sitting
Mr.. Moore opened with a declaration
that the defendant had answered read :
lily on ~ occasions following the re
turn Of seven indictments against him
in 1907, and that he had once been re-
fused hearing because, as he said,
the hired prosecutor who works for
or Il
chosen to let James l.. Gallagher, his
chief witness leave the tsate.'
Reviews System.
After a review of the jury system,
Mr.. Moore said:
This defendant stands, Bold, conf
dent and upright, willing to take his
rights and anxious to have them.
7 was sorry to note in Mr.. O'Gara's s
discourse the tendency of the prosecu-
tion to claim that the rich are oppress-
ing the poor, that streets are stolen
and bribery committed and that you
should therefore convict this defend
ant. 1t was unworthy, and the poor
est jockeying. And when he turned
to us and said NO one of that crowd
is fit to rub the shoes of Francis j.
Heney.' it made my blood rise 1t was
something no prosecutor should have
said. The poorest bootblack in San
Francisco is we'll qualified to rub Mr.
Heney's shoes, or his head, If occasion
should arise.
"Any case that has to depend on
matter SO insulting to any man, so
servile and SO indecent in it's reference
is bogus case, that needs must fill
the avenues of this city with gumshoe
men, and pistol men and hatchet men,
such as those who sit behind Mr..
Heney.
This is the first time in history that
a prosecuting officer has been ap-
pointed to office by person with
interests at stake and served
without pay to prosecute another citi-
zen, The evidence shows that he and
his partner received $4,000 from this
patron and that Mr.. Heney individual-
ly received $4,000 in two years-for
office expenses, if you like, but $4,000
is $4,000. Unfortunately, if honorably.
moro humble members of the profess
sion pay their own office expenses"
Mr.. Moore is expected to consume
tomorroW's session of court and will
be followed by Mr.. Heney. The case
probably will be submitted to the jury
on Friday