The San Francisco call., 1909-01-14
SIX JURORS ARE
EXCUSED AFTER
LONG QUIzz|NC
HercuIean Task in Selection OF
Jury Shown by Methods
Employed From Start
TaIesmen Are Kept From Gem
eraI Public in Court to Avoid
Danger of Being Influenced
Rn ". RUSSELL COLE


John J. Fury. boodler. there might have
been more progress yesterday in the
trial Of Patrick Calhoun. For it was
the incident Of this aequaintanceship
between Adams and Furey that held
back proceedings in Judge Lawlor
court and brought the second day OF
the Calhoun case TO a close without
even the temporary acceptance Of a
single juror.
Adams own part in the bringing
about Of the delay was the most in
nocent in the world. Long before the
exposures Of municipal graft were made
public he had met Furey and they had
: become casual friends. Then. when the
shame OF the san Francisco supervisors
was published TO the world, Adams took
sufficient interest in the matter to fol-
low developments through the news
papers and finally to glance over the
transcript Of the supervisors confes-
sions before the grand jury. as pub
lished in fun in The Cali. to see if
Furey was included
Summoned as Juror
All this might have passed into
.obscurity without winning the merest
CLINT OF fame, had not Adams been sum-
moned as venireman on the special
panel for the Calhoun trial Here the
trouble began. for when Adams was
called yesterday for examination as 10
his qualifications TO serve as a juror
. lie very candidly set forth these facts
concerning his interest in the graft
cases. Immediately there was trouble,
for the opposing attorneys at once
rallied their argumentative abilities TO
the support Of contrary views regard
ing the Importance Of Adams act,
with the result that the ensuing discus
sion consumed the best part of two ses-
sions Of the court.
The gist of the particular section
OF the statutes on which the difference
OF opinion hinged is that a talesman
who has familiarized himself with any
Of the testimony in a particular case
is ineligible for jury service in that
case. though the rule does not apply
where the knowledge is gained through
ordinary conversation or reading of
reports or comments in the public
prints. one step OF progress was
gained when il was stipulated between
the attorneys that the transcript OF
testimony published in The Call was a
verbatim report Of what transpired in
the grand jury room. bat this did not
settle the argument The prosecution
contended that the attention given TO
the published testimony by the tales
man was not sufficient to disqualify
him, while the defense argued with
equal assurance that the perusal of the
transcript was fatal to Adams chance
Of becoming a juror. The defense
eventually won the favorable ruling
Of the court. but 1t took time, and il
was after o'clock when Adams finally
pulled on his rubbers and waded out
into the Fulton stree. puddIes, excused
from service.
HercuIean Task
The two court sessions yesterday .ful-
filled most perfectly the beginning OF
the prophecy that developed from the
procedure Of Tuesday. for it became
even more apparent than on the pre-
vious day that the impeachment of a
jury to try Calhoun viii be a task OF
herculean proportions and almost end
less tedium. It would be folly to
hazard a guess as to the length of
time the getting of the jury viii con
sumo, for the rate Of progress to date
has been nothing, with no indication
Of a change. The excuses offered for
cause Tuesday reduced the original
panel to less than a third of the mum
Der summoned, and not one of the IL
talesmen so far examined has qualified
10 sit as a juror.
one thing that has been made ap-
parent. TO the very evident surprise
and chagrin Of the defendant himself.
is that the general sentiment in all
quarters is overwhelmingly in support
OF the graft prosecution and the gen
orally accepted belief is that Patrick
calhoun is guilty of the crime charged
against him. II has been this belief
concerning his guilt that has served
10 disqualify nearly every talesman
who has been examined. One or two
talesmen have avoided the necessity Of
making public their views on the ques-
tion Of guilt or innocence, being chal-
lenged for expressions of sympathy
with the cause of the prosecution. but
only one man has come out openly
with a declaration of belief in the in
nocence Of the defendant.
Calhoun Nervous
Calhonn flushed scarlet when he
heard the first bald statements Of tales
men who did not hesitate to voice
their convictions regarding his guilt
but a succession Of similar declara.
tions wore down his unconscious ten
dency TO exhibit his feelings so plainly
and yesterday the flush was replaced
By growing nervousness. During
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