Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-13
CALHOUN TRIAL 4 y
BEGINS IN FRISCO
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his tiial, on charge of Offering a
bribe of $4,000 to Supervisor Fred
p. Nicholas
AS the district attorney, Francis
j. Heney, standing at the prosecu-
tons desk for the first time since
he was shot down during the trial
of Abraham Ruef, began his prelim-
mary motions of what promises to be
the most rcnowcd trial in the histroy
of California courts.
Twenty months have elapsed since
Calhoun .was first indicted on
charges OF Offering bribes TO the men
who composed the boodling board of
supervisors under former Mayor
Schmitz. Duing that time three
supplemental indictments were re-
turned against the tracticn magnate,
and on one OF them he now faces the
bar of justice.
The courts ban has been placed
on delays. The prosecution has an
nounced that no further continnances
will be asked, and the defense has
professed itself as ready for trial for
several months.
Calhoun in his desire for speedy
hearing, has instructed his attorneys
to lay aside all tochnicalities.
Attorney. predict that Il will take
but two weeks to secur ea Jury, and
but another two weeks to put In all
the evidence. Should this be the
case, the hearing will not equal In
length tho Ruef tral. which took
four months to convict the fallen
city boss.
Honey arrived last night from the
East. The prosecutor was greeted
by n large crowd at the ferry bullrd-
ng, in which were many friends and
foes OF tho graft prosecution. Heney
was surrounded by a bodyguard Of
police. He appeared in excellent
health end spoke but few words.
He said:
81 an not going to make n speech,
but want to say Just enough to
show you that am still able TO talk
loud enough TO convict everyone or
the grafters before quit"
District Attorney Langdon an
nouncod today that all the other
graft trials will be rushed. Attor-
ncy A. s. Newburg Is now on trial
on a charge OF offering a bribe to a
prospective Ruef juror. NJ W. Cof-
fey f. first OF the boodling super
visors to face trial for receiving n
bribe. Coffcy's immunity was with
drawn by the prosecution because
he refused TO testify in one OF the
graft trials.
Langdon says that the fight trust
men, Eddie Graney, Willis Britt and
James Corroth, are next order,
and that former Chief OF Police Jere-
miah Dinan, charged with perjury,
and United Railroads Attorneys Por.
Ter Ashe and Luther Browne, charged
with kidnapping Fremont Older, Of
the Bulletin an afternoon paper, will
soon be placed on trial,
With Heney at the prosecutlon's
table were seated District Attorney
William Langdon and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney John O'Gara. For
Calhoun appeared Attorney A. A.
Moore, his son, Stanley Moore. and
former District Attorney Lewis r,
Byngton.
Calhoun, preceded by Thomas Glib
son, head OF the Unitel Railroads
secret service, walked composedly up
the main aisle. He was accompan-
led by Thornwell Mutually Calhoun
nodded TO the various newspaper
men assembled, and talked In low
voice with his attorneys. Shortly af-
terward Heney entered the court
room. He was accompanied by De-
tectyes Foley and Mccarthy OF
Burns bodyguard.
Judge Lawler began the examina-
tion of talesmen who were in court
to present legal excuses for not serY-
ing on the jury. While the wedding
out process was going on Attorney
William A. Abbott OF the United
Railways, appeared at the Calhoun
counsel table. II was learned that
Attorney Earl Rogers. OF Los An
geles, will be associated with the d.
Tense. He arrived in the city today,
but was not In the court room.