Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-12
CALHOUN'S JURY
HAS SEVEN MEN
TWELVE OTHER MEN EXAM
INED ARE RELEASED
Six Jurors Are Accepted and Sworn
in to Try President of United
- Railroads for Alleged
Bribery
LBy Associated Press.l

SAN FRANCISCO, March IL
Joseph Clark, carpenter and con-
tractor, was accepted today, subject
to peremptory challenge, as the sew
enth juror in the case of the People
VS.. Patrick Calhoun, head of the United
Railroads, who stands charged with
bribery in connection with the over
head trolley franchise.
Twelve other talesmen were ex-
amined without further additions to
the number in the box, where sit seven
men, six of whom have been finally
accepted and sworn. The thirteenth
was under examination when court
adjourned for the day.
Clark was the five hundred and sew
enty-fifth talesman to be interrogated
since the work of securing jury was
commenced, nearly sixty days ago.
Searching inquiry into the state of his
mind failed to show any trace of bias,
and Judge Lawlor cut short a re-
examination started by the defense and
ordered the juror to the box, subject
to peremptory challenge.
The day opened with a resumption
of the examination of David Carbrae,
who was being questioned when court
adjourned yesterday. Carbrae admit
ted he believed the strike breakers,
imported by the United Railroads dur
ing the street car strike, to be thugs"
of men ever brought to the city,
Exception was taken to this attitude
of mind by counsel for the defense,
and the court excused the juror.
No progress toward adding to the
six Jurors sworn to try Patrick CAL
houn, president of the United Rail-
roads, on the bribery charge resting
against him was made in the morning.
Four members of the nineteenth
venire were questioned by counsel and
challenged for cause. The fifth man,
John W. Carter, was under eXamina-
ton by the prosecution when the noon
recess was taken.
Challenges Allowed
Three of the four men interrogated
today were acceptable to one side or
the other but in each instance Judge
Lawlor allowed the challenge for
cause to stand. The fourth man was
so biased as to be desirable to neither
party.
J The feature of the morning session
was the examination of Burton w.
Cameron. a contractor and builder,
who was twice challenged, first by the
prosecution and shortly af.erward by
the defense, before he was declared
untitled 20 serve by Judge Lawlor,
The court instructed the people to
proceed with the examination of the
Venlreman before atne ue1enSe was
quite ready to pass him. as his mental
attitude appeared to be we'll covered.
Mr. Heney, following up a statement
by Cameron that he had formed an
opinion, on personal observations of
"how things We're conducted" was
compelled to enter challenge to open
the way on that opinion. The de-
Tense objected. The venireman then
declared he believed Calhoun to be
guilty of the crime charged against
him, but stated he could set aside this
belief if sworn as juror.
Mr. Heney withdrew his challenge
and passed the juror. After further
Interrogation Stanley Moore, of counsel
for the defense, challenged for cause,
the prosecution entering a denial The
court excused the venireman, stating
that as he had read portions of the re-
ported confessions of the supervisors.
he was not eligible.
The twentieth venire of sixty citizens
will be examined by the court to-
morrow morning.
Joseph T.. Clark was accepted by
both sides, subject to peremptory chal-
lenge, making the seventh man in
the box.