The San Francisco call., 1909-03-17


owner of Spring Valley water stock:
Raymond SCHNEIDER was asked to stano
up for identification and Duchein SAID
he did not remember having ever seen
him or talked with him. SCHNEIDER was
put on the witness stand and testlned
to the correctness of a written report OF
the conversation he had with Duchein
on June Il of last year. The sub
stance of the report was that Duche1n
had said he believed the prosecution
was going too far, that he thought
Ruef and Schmitz and the supervisors
should be convicted, but that Calhoun
was held up and that If taken on a jury
he would not convict Calhoun under
any circumstances.
Rogers having previously made the
assertion that the defense wished TO
question SCHNEIDER under oath, and
A A Moore having characterized
Heney's expressed willingness to put
SCHNEIDER on the stand as mere bra
vado," Stanley Moore was given the
task of cross examination. He tried
from the outset TO discredit the wit
ness, to tangle him into contradictions
and TO delve into everything he had
ever done since becoming identified
with the graft prosecution. 1t was
failure. SCHNEIDER stood by his guns
ana moore CAME out OF tie Tray d pau
second. The examination lasted more
than an hour and was finally closed by
the court.
Korngold's report OF his own inter-
view with Duchein was similar in
every respect to that of SCHNEIDER, and
went even further in showing the
talesman's bias against the prosecu-
tiOn. Then the defendants attorneys,
who have so often declared themselves
anxious to go freely into all matters
pertaining to methods employed by
each side outside the courtroom, be-
gan their battle to prevent the expo
sures that Korngold was ready to make.
Heney offered TO prove that the wit
ness had worked for the United Rail-
roads under the direction of William
NJ. Abbott that the Helms agency was
merely an offshoot of the defense, that
men indicted for interfering with the
district attorneys Investigation of the
Gallagher dynamiting were at present
employed to investigate jurors in CAL
houns behalf, and several other mat
ters of equal interest. 1t was met with
a roar of objection.
The upshot of it was that Korngold
told a great deal but was kept from
telling much more. 1t was nearly
o'clock before he was dismissed from
the stand, and il took Judge Lawlor
less than 15 seconds to allow the chal-
lenge interposed against Duchein.
Newburgh Trial Set
The retrial of Adolph S Newburgh
on the charge of attempting to bribe
a juror to vote for the acquittal of
Abe Ruef was set yesterday for Mon
day next Judge Conley of MADEIRA will
preside. District Attorney Langdon
viii conduct the prosecution IN person,
assisted by James N. Hanley.
Too Friendly to Calhoun
For his subservience to Patrick Cal
houn and his associates in the graft
defense Sergeant William Callinan of
the police department has been trans
ferred from Company z to Company Z.
Sergeant Callinan has been on duty
at Carpenters hall, where the trial
Of Calhoun is being held. Complaints
were made to Chief Cook that Callinan
had been devoting himself TO the serv-
ice of the indicted trolley magnate.
The transfer was accordingly ordered.
Other changes were made yesterday
by the chief. Sergeant P. K. O'keefe
was transferred from desk duty at the
city prison to day duty at the Bush
street station. Sergeant Harry ellis
was detached from Company A and
assigned TO desk duty at the prison.
Corporal J. P. Collins was transferred
from Company TO Company A
NOTED AUTHORIZES DIEs-Lynchburg. Va.
March 16.-Mrs Elinor Mccartney Lane, the
novelist. died here late last night. Mrs. Lane
was born in Washington u. c.. about 45 years
ago and her body VIII be taken TO that city for
interment. Kathleen Mrs. Lanes last novel
which she considered her masterpiece, had just
been finished.
TEAMsTER DIES OF APoPLExY-Thomas
McCord. teamster. fell from his wagon yes
terday afternoon and died instantly. 1t is be-
loved that death was caused by apoplexy. He
Eas IS years old
The Old Louvre Is now open for busi-
ness at Powell and Ellis streets, the
same good Roast Beef is served.