The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-20
REO-HOT SCENE
At SESSION OF
CALHOUN TRIAL
Francis ]. Heney filings Serious
Charge at Henry ACh,
Ruet'S Attorney.
SAYS HE KNEW INTENTION
OF MORRIS HAAS TO SHOOT
COURT HAS HARD TASK TO RE-
STORE oRDER-JURY BOX
NOT YET FILLED.

San Francisco, Feb. 19.-Revlving the
attempted assassination of last Novem-
Der. Francis J. Heney today charged that
Henry Ach attorney for Abraham Ruef,
the convicted political boss, knew of the
intention of Morris Haas TO shoot the
prosecutor. The accusation was flung at
the attorneys for the defense during the
course OF one of the most heated eE-
changes that has occurred during the trial
of Patrick Calhoun. and before the ses-
sion assumed its usual calmness Judge
William p. Lawlor had threatened two of
the belligerent attorneys with imprison
ment in the county jail.
There were references 10 armed gun
men, to the use of dynamite ana to the
prospects Of Imprisonment, before the
court succeeded in inducing both sides TO
lay aside the immediate basis of disagree
ment and cease their objectionable refer
ences-
After Judge Lawlor had ordered an ad-
journment until next Tuesday, Mr.. Heney
engaged Stanley Moore in an extended
and earnest conversation. The subject
was not made public, but il was learned
that the prosecutor objected to the atten-
ton given him by agents of the defense,
whom he once warned to keep away from
him.
single seat in the jury box remains
TO be filled before the order for peremp-
tory challenges. Ten talesmen were ex-
smined and discharged during the day.
TaIesman Pumped.
The fifth alleged attempt to ascertain
the views of taIesman in the case out
side the precincts Of the courtroom was
reported to Judge Lawlor today by
Charles Heidewald, the restaurant propTi-
etOr. who was under examination when
who had already been passed by the de
Tense, was visibly agttated when he arose
and, addressing the court, said;
Il wish to report that an attempt was
Let
fling the home of my brother-in-law, Will
liam Krause. and a man came there to
see him. The stranger asked Mr.. Krsuse
how 1 stood on the case, how 1 felt to-
2ard the unions, and which way I leaned
AEhether toward prosecution or defense.
7 sat in a room where l heard part of
the conversation l have also learned
that a tenant of mine was asked SINH
lar questions on last Wednesday"
Assistant District Attorney Francis J.
Heney added that a man had been sent
to the house in question by the DTOsecu-
ton.
A. A. Moore of the defense objected to
the form the examination had taken and
charged that in two instances of this
character jurors were known to have been
approached by agents of the proseeu-
ton
1T is exactly what the other side have
Noeen doing, and we are prepared to prove
u said Mr.. Heney. I'VE will go into
that matter here and now, if it is de-
sired"
Judge Lawlor interviewed as Mr.. Moore
began an angry retort and the matter
was dropped, although not until the tales
man had expressed belief that his 0pin-
ion would be influenced by similar eN-
periences in the future.
Heidewald was finally challenged by Mr.
Heney. a strong resistance was made by
Stanley Moore, but Judge LawloT allowed
the challenge.
Judge Lawlor today ordered the four
teenth special venire of eighty citizens to
be returned next Tuesday.