Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-29
ATTORNEYS FOR
CALHOUN RESENT
HENEYS TACTICS
SPIRITED ARGUMENTS MARK
TRIAL OF MAGNATE
AUTHORIZED TO INVITE
BRIDE Is CLAIMED
Prosecutor EndeaVors to Prove con-
spracy Existed Between Defend
ant and William Abbott, but
Encounters Opposition

q AN FRANCISCO, May ga tor
rent of legal eloquence was turned
~ loose in the trial of Patrick Cali
houn today when John Helms. once a
detective in the employ of the United
Railroads, was asked to relate the de-
tails of an alleged attempt to prevent
his appearance as witness against the
president of the corporation. During a
period of two hours the court room
echoed with the arguments of prosecu-
ton and defense, and at times the per-
sonal equation entered so strongly into
the debate that the Intervention of
Judge Lawlor was necessary to restore
the customary decorum of the proceed
ings.
Helms, who was under examination
by Assistant District Attorney Heney,
had told of visits made to his ranch in
Trinity county by two men who are
alleged to have been the emissaries of
the defense, and Mr.. Heney attempted
to show that Helms, with the author
ization of the district attorney of this
county had invited the offer of bride.
Alexander King, Stanley Moore and
John j. Barrett attorneys for the de-
fense interposed many objections to
the testimony of Helms, who said he
had come to San Francisco in the early
part of April, 1902 in obedience to a
subpoena in a criminal proceeding, and
returned to his home after a stay OF
four days.
Conferences Indicated
Mr. Heney's questions showed, &C
cording to Helms testimony, that the
witness had conferred with District
Attorney w. H. Langdon and w. j.
Burns, special agent of the office. Ear
lier in the day Alonzo j. Munroe, an
attorney of Eureka, had testified that
he sent Winfield S. Lamb, a rancher, to
Helms residence to carry out instruc-
lions transmitted to Munroe by w. H.
Metson, an attorney who has repre-
scented officials of the United Railroads
in recent proceedings connected With
the Calhoun case.
A. A. Moore of the defense declared
that the defendant mad, up 70 TINS tlme'
not been represented by single wit
ness but that Mr.. Heney had sum
moned one man to contradict the testi-
mony of another.
In reply the prosecutor said:
"You have failed to offer single
witness in all these cases against
United Railroad officials. 1 do not be-
lieve you will offer a witness in this
case"
MT. Heney, in the effort to establish
the theory of a conspiracy to which
Mr.. Calhoun and William M. Abbott
reviewed a large portion of testimony.
declaring that reports stolen from the
office of an agent of the district at
torney had been placed in the defend
ants hands through intermediates.
Heney Challenged
Alexander King of Georgia and Stan
ley Moore of counsel for the defense
challenged Heney to produce any testt-
mony to that effect, and the prosecu-
tor promised to do so.
Mr.. King objected to many construc-
tions of testimony given by Mr.. Heney,
declaring that the packages introduced
in evidence contained no documents
stolen from the Office of W. j. Burns;
that Mr. Calhoun had never received
a stolen report from any agent of
the defense; that there was not a line
of evidence tending to connect the de-
PENDANT with Helms, and that there
was nothing before the jury in the
nature of a charge against w. II. Met
son.
Further" said Mr.. King, "if the
district attorney had IN his possess
sion reports relating to the preJu-
dices of jurors, he was bound by his
sworn duty to furnish the defendant
with copies of those reports"
Mr.. Heney insisted that he be al
lowed to put before the jury the agree
ment between Helms and the two Off
crs who accompanied him from San
Francisco, and concluded as follows:
"If society is to be at the mercy of
men who have enough money and who
are willing to take chances, then let
us dispense with our pretense of laws.
Experience has shown that when de-
PENDANT is facing Justice he does not
hesitate at the bribery of jurors or
witnesses who may be in a position to
assist him to liberty"
L lou, GF,oI = Il Co.. e.
ture decision the question involving
Helms further testimony, and the trial
was adjourned until next Tuesday.
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