The San Francisco call., 1909-04-14
WHY THEY ARE SO
BITTER IN HATRED
Assistant District Attorney
Scores Counsel of Accused
Grafters
Singing Words Hurled at At
t0rneys Who Would Block Re-
covery of Stolen Papers

The rancor that exists on the part of
William III. Metson toward the district
attorneys office was given by Assistant
District Attorney James NJ. Hanley
Yesterday as an explanation of the
abuse which Metson heaped on Haniey
tempt of court case arising out of the
Calhoun United Railroads search war
rant proceedings. Hanley. in addition
to that explanation, cleared the boards
with Metson on the question of per-
sonal veracity.
IF Mr.. Metson had taken the stand
in these proceedings Hanley de-
fixing the counsel with his finger. IF
Mr. Metson had taken the stand in this
case 1 would have produced witnesses
who could have impugned his vera
city"
Metson flushed and frowned
IF 1 did not have to take the stand
in this matter" Hanley continued. ''if
1 had been like Calhoun. or Ford. or
Abbott, could have STOOD Genantly and
rested on my rights. This is a quasi
criminal proceeding and l could have
refused to take the stand or testify.
CAUSE OF NELSON'S RANCOR
''The trouble with opposing coun-
sci is that two or three months ago
had occasion to say in court, in mat
ters affecting ]. c.. Campbell and
Frank c. Drew, that the district at
torney's office had no confidence in the
firm of Campbell, Metson, Drew, Oat-
man g. Mackenzie
Judge Murasky adjourned court at
the conclusion of Hanley's argument
and stated later that he would not de-
eide the case for three or four days.
The proceedings under hearing were
based on the citation issued by Judge
Murasky, on the petition of the
United Railroads. instructing Hanley.
Detective Sergeants George F. Mulcahy
and Arthur McQuade and Ray c.
SCHNEIDER and Walter Fl. Russell of
Special Agent Burns staff to show
cause why they should not be punished
for contempt of court for failing to
obey restraining order issued by
Murasky on the petition of the Calhoun
corporation to stop the successful
search being made by the police de-
partment and the district attorneys
office to secure papers stolen by the
United Railroads sieuths from the
Office of Burns, some Of which were
found in the safe of William NJ. Abb
.butt general attorney for the United
Railroads.
ATTACKS THE CALHOUN CROWD
Hanleys preface was a bitter ex-
position of the position the Calhoun
people occupy in the present proceed
ings.
These proceedings" he said in
opening. ''seem to- have acted as a
wonderful purgative to bring out all
the rancorous feelings that opposing
counsel has harbored toward the dis
trict attorneys office. They have
spewed around here all that is filthy
and vile and the sight is sickening
And these are the common people
this great juggernaut that is daily
running over women and children and
clogging the courts with their suits"
declared Hanley. paraphasing the
figure of speech that Metson invented
a week before.
These common people are so big
and grand that they have corrupted
public servants. There is some partf-
cular odor about this-it is the odor of
bad money. Because they are the
common people are they above the
law in such a way that we can not get
a warrant to search their safes and re-
cover the stolen property which is
there?"