Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

of euilt to sink Patrick Calhoun to the
botfomless nit of hell? Don't shrink,
gentlemen, he is only as you ana L
and he Is guilty. ,,,+,,
Every hair in his head IS gullty.
Caught in one crime, he has back
a dozen more to prevent his convic-
ton and obstruct the course OF 1ustlce'
"a man will do much for his 1perly'
even 10 the commission of new crimes:
And patrick Calhoun is willing to pull
down this government, of when ne
boasts to be so stalWaft supPol 'G a.,
when they say that the grand Jury
which indicted Mr.. Calhoun was DOM
mated by the district attorney or py
Rudolph Spreckels they ask you TO be
lieve again Mr.. Calhoun Is not guilty
and that at least twelve OF these
eighteen men-all as upright ana non
orable as any one OF you may Cla ~,
To be-were stepped in the deepest IN
fanny.
No Favor of Jurors Currled
81 have purposely refrained during
this trial from attempting to gam the
friendship of any man on inns July. !
have done nothing to curry your favor
Rut YOU have watched me all these
weeks and YOU know what manner OF
man and what manner of prosecutor
stands before you. You know whethei
or not was justified in resentlng what
l did resent. Is there one among yoG
Who would have taken as much as
have taken? I didn't mind it. l have
been fighting for principe. ,..
| "R,t 7 will never go into court
again as long as l live and allow any
man TO abuse me in the performance OF
a public duty so help me Goa uon
! saw that because of my personal 3D.
lection, but because l love Justice.
want 70 see the courts of this country
resnected. so that any man may get
| Justice. and so that no woman Will be
| insulted in the temples of justice.
0XVhat does it matter to me II l am
abused nv an attorney like Earl Rogers,
the partner of the infamous Luther
Brown" -, NJ
II want to remind you" said Mr..
Uenev somewhat later in his address,
chat a direct appeal has been made by
the defense to the prejudice of the Irish
men on this jury. 1t is direct appeal
| ia Won Irishmen to violate your oaths
and betray your trust. You are asked
after swearing to believe the supervis-
ors to utterly reject their testimony
because they are informers, and the
word was used because 1t is abhorrent
to every loyal Irishman.'
Incident Is Dramatic
One of the most dramatic incidents of
Heney's address occurred when he made
reference to the returns between Abra-
ham Ruef and TREY L. Ford, general
counsel for the United Railroads, who
is alleged to have bribed the political
boss.
"Thev have defied us to produce a
witiess who witnessed this bribery,
| said the prosecutor. "They have said,
show us the man who saw Ford hand
this money to Ruef.'
well" said Heney walking toward
the defense's side of the court room and
scrut sajzing the many faces before him.
II tsh show you the man who saw
Ford give this money if he is here. He
was here yesterday, but he is not here
today. His name is TREY L. Ford, and
he is the man who saw his own hand
pass this bride money to Ruef.'
The assistant district attorney made
avowal of his candidacy for district at
torney to the jury. He told of George
/ Washington refusing crown, and said;
washington, as a reward for his sac
rifice. was twice made president of the
/ United States by a noble people, just
as a noble people in this city may vim
dictate me by electing me district attor-
ney of San Francisco.
IT acknowledge that this is true.
have an ambition to free my city from
| jury fxers and witness bribers; and an
ambition to clear out the filth that in
tests our public offices. And I will
fulfill that ambition if God permits me
| to live"
Heney declared that the prosecutions
control of the bribed supervisors would
+ have permitted the prosecution to name
any public officers. but that the present
mayor had filed all the offices.
"They say we want political prefer
ment," he declared. land that we might
split over tht office of United States
senatorship. Any one who wants that
office may have it as far as | am con-
cerned."
! Heney declared he had sacrificed many
of his ambitions. and all of his financial
! future in the hope that his example