The San Francisco call., 1909-03-09

Of him without any regard for his ac-
tual state of mind relative to the case
on trial.
Noigt's case was peculiar in that he
showed himself to be an earnest think
er. but at the same time man who
had little actual knowledge of the de-
tails of the graft cases. This was prin-
cipally due TO the fact that he has been
much out of the city and. while here
has confined his newspaper reading
merely TO headlines. His only opinion
was a private one. which he had ex-
pressed to no person except his wife
and when 1t was developed, after long
questioning by Moore. proved TO be
"one OF sympathy for Mr.. Calhoun
IN regard to the car strike"
Il think it was a very unjust strike"
the juror added, and besides read in
the society column that Mr. Calhoun
was snubbed by his society friends and
l thought he was badly used on that
account"
You thought he was badly used
you say? questioned Moore perplex-
edly.
Yes. 1t was a sensational article
concerning dinner given by Mrs
Eleanor Martin, al which he was left
out as an invited guest I think that
when the state presumes a man inno-
cent until he is proved guilty his
friends in society should do likewise"
MOORE is RELENTLESS
Moore refrained from probing further
into Noigts views on social amenities,
but did not give up his endeavor to dis
qualify Voigt. He asked about the
Jurors knowledge of the results of the
Ruef and Coffey trials. and then put the
question:
WAS there anything about the YER
dict in those cases to conflict with your
opinion?"
Assistant District Attorney oGara
objected that the question was intended
to elicit by subterfuge information
which would not be allowed by direct
questioning, and was sustained by the
court. Voigt said he had no sympathy
for the supervisors. Though he did favor
immunity as justified "in order to get
quick action" He looked upon Ruef as
the archboedler and considered him
more to blame than either the super
yisors or the corporations for the exist
ence of the bribe regime.
The reason / am uncertain about the
giving of immunity TO Ruef," he said,
"is that I haven't paid enough atten-
tion to this TO form a definite opinion.
I haven't made up my mind about the
details because ] don't know what they
are. It is difficult for me to answer
some of these questions because l only
cerning what these cases are about"
That was the essence of Voigt's en-
tire examination. However, persist
ence won the day. Moore hammered
Voigt until the latter was almost forced
to say that he thought bribery had
been committed by some one. 1t was
easy sailing then to the disqualified
tion mark. and the challenge was f1n-
ally interposed and allowed over the
protest of the prosecution. Almost the
last answers that Voigt gave were that
he could lay aside any opinion or i'm
preston that he entertained, accord the
defendant the legal presumption of
innocence and give both sides fair
and impartial trial.
ENEMY OF BURNS MEN
Harry B. Arnold, a Valencia street
grocer. was the last man examined,
and his examination furnished a
marked contrast to that of Voigt. He
showed a good deal of venom at the
outset toward certain men in the en-
ploy of Special Agent W. J. Burns de-
partment, which was accounted for
when Heney's questions developed the
fact that he was a strong factor in
John d. Days machine organization
in the politics of the thirty-ffth dis
trict. Arnold made 1T plain that he
was not especially anxious to be dis
qualified, and the defense backed up
his every effort to avoid this result.
There We're several clashes between
Heney and the talesman and a num-
Der of sharp interchanges between
counsel before Arnold finally expressed
bias which served as ground for chal-
lenge The challenge was promptly
allowed when at last it was interposed
by Heney. The jurors statement on
which it was based was:
4 believe that Mr. Calhoun could
do nothing more nor less than what
he did do in bribing the supervisors
to get his roads running after the fire,
If he did do it,"
Other talesmen who were examined
and excused were Rudolph Volmer,
Ralph II. Arnold and James d. Craig.
Thirty-three talesmen were retained for
examination out of the special venire
Of so summoned into court yesterday
morning, and new venire of so was
ordered for tomorrow.