Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-05-22
But It Has Been Reached
in Trial Of Calhoun
PRODUCTS OF THE RAID
On the Offices of the United
Railroads are Before the
Court Which, is to Deter
mine Whether They Shall
Be Presented in Evidence.

San Francisco, May 21-The ad-
journment of court tonight ended the
most important week in the long
drawn out trial of Patrick Calhoun,
now well in the fifth month of the
proceedings Judge and jury. attorneys
and principals. indicated a belief of a
temporary escape from the strain of
the past few DAYS. when every step
forward has been characterized by
sllirmishes, legal and personal, that
hourly increased in bitterness.
Tempers on both sides were worked
to thin edges while Rudolph Spreckels
and John Helms alternated on the wit
ness stand today and it was evident
for the intense interest displayed by
rival counsel that a crisis in the case
has been reached, but not passed.
Interest was sustained until a late
hour in the afternoon, when Heney.
ignoring two restraining orders issued
by a court Of similar jurisdiction. an
nounced that he would ask Judge Law
lcr's permission to open the sealed
packages seized in the raids upon the
office of William NJ. Abbot, and al
legged to contain documents stolen
from the office, by Burns. Argument
upon this issue was deferred until
Monday, when the prosecution will at
tempt to support the charges made by
Detective Helms against Abbot, under
whose direction he claims to have
operated.
one Of the lines of probable inquiry
was indicated today when Helms, who
for several months was in the employ
Of both sides at the same time. after
testifying that he knew Luther Brown,
former partner of Earl Rogers. said:
Abbot and Brown met me at the
steamer landing on the day 1 left the
city. after quitting the service Of the
United Railroads. Abbot asked me
what I knew about the dynamiting"
What dynamiting?r inquired Heney.
The dynamiting Of Gallaghers
home" said the witness.
The defense objected to this line of
inquiry and it was not pursued further
Another opening wedge was inserted
when Helms declared that several ef
forts had been made TO prevent his ap-
pearance as a witness in the Calhoun
trial Mention was made of two men
who went to his home in Trinity county
several weeks ago. and Helms charged
that since his arrival in this city
plot had been laid in the office of W.
H Metzen. a prominent attorney, to
trap him in a conversation over the
telephone The testimony followed an
inquiry by Earl Rogers, who asked the
witness if he knew that a graphOphOne
had been attached TO the telephone
while he was speaking from the other
end of the line.
II vas while Helms ~as on the
stand that the most dramatic outburst
Of the day occurred. Helms charged
that Abbot had once expressed to him
an opinion that some one ought to
shoot Henev." and that Stanley Moore
had congratulated him on his perform
ance in following Burns. Usually de-
liberate in his manner Stanley Moore
arose in his place at the counsel table
and in a voice trembling with passion.
told Helms that he was lying like a
dog and Deriuring himself.
The face Of the witness paled at the
insult, and ne stepped in front Of Judge
Lawlor with his arm extended in a