The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20

80 M X HENEY Is satisfied that
HA Henry Ach had personal
knowledge beforehand that Morris
Haas Intended to kM him.
Speaking of himself in the third
person, Francis J. Heney thundered
this sensational declaration at Patrick
Calhouns attorneys yesterday after
noon in bitter arraignment of the
tactics which have been employed By
them since the beginning of the Cal
houn trial His denunciation. hurled
openly in crowded courtroom.
amounted virtually to a charge that
Abe Ruef's late chief counsel was an
accomplice in plot which eliminated
in the attempted assassination.
Attacks Allied Graft
Nor was this all The shaft sped
at Henry Ach was but incidental to
a general attack upon the methods
that have been adopted by the allied
graft defendants in their long fight
to overthrow justice and avoid the
penitentiary. Heney did not mince
his words. but once more put himself
forcibly on record, sparing not even
Calhoun's attorneys themselves. 1t
was not left to him, however, to do
this unchallenged. and for 80 minutes
there was waged verbal battle as
fervent and furious as any that has
marked the turbulent course of the
present trial
1t was adjournment hour by the
time the thunders of war had ceased
to reverberate. and the day came to
an end with tension of excitement
still pervading the courtroom, but
with no results to show for several
hours spent in the examination OF
talesmen. Even then the clash was
not declared settled, for as Attorney
Stanley Moore Of CalhOun's staff was
packing up his papers preparatory to
leaving the courtroom, Heney strobe
over to him, and for 10 minutes or
more the two argued in undertones
concerning the matters of difference
that had been handled so roughly in
! the open skirmish
Drops Firebrand, Walks Away
1t was once more Earl Rogers OF
the defense who precipitated the fare
among the other attorneys, and as on
former occasions when he brought the
forces together in action. he stood his
ground only until the battle was rush
ing toward climax Then he walked
quietly away, dropped into a chair be-
hind the defendant at the extreme
end of the counsel table and gave
himself over to the apparent enjoy
ment of watching the others fight it
out He was the one member of
counsel connected with either side of
the case who took no active part in
the clash after it was begun. He
smiled on the fray, held his peace and
nonchalantly resumed his examination
of the talesmen when it was over
Colonel Adolphus S. Hubbard, sec
retary of the State historical society
and of several fraternal organizations.
was the juror under FIRE at the time.
He had proved himself match for
Rogers during an extended inquiry in
which the latter had made it plain
that he wished to disqualify him. and
his unequivocal answers and refusal
to admit knowledge or opinions con-
cerning any matters on purely hear
say testimony had goaded his inquisi-
tor into the employment OF rather
harsh tactics Failing to break down
his assertion Of fairness in any other
way, Rogers finally asked the juror if
he did not know, as matter of fact,
that his son, Attorney T. w Hubbard,
/ associated constantly with men in the
employ of Special Agent Burns.
: Il don't know it, and, moreover, 1
don't believe it, answered Colonel
Hubbard promptly.
Il don't wonder. 1t IS hard to be-
lieve,v returned Rogers meaningly
Assistant District Attorney O'Garx