The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
Francis J. Heney greeted BY bis physician Dr. Beasley

takers and grafters are on the calen-
dars of the courts for trial. and not one
OF these cases is to be allowed TO die
natural death.
Every indicted CRATER viii be
brought to trial and given a fair
chance before jury before my term
Of Office comes TO an end" Langdon de-
clared. When 1 say all of them /
mean exactly what l say and will stand
by the assertion. Our evidence in all
these cases is strong. and with fair.
honest iuries we should convict in
every case. However that may be,
these cases are going to be tried, win
or lose. Because the technical fights
waged BY these wealthy criminals has
impeded our work for two years.
good many OF those who have been in
dicted have begun to believe that we
are going TO let their cases drop and
try only one or two more.
This is the roll OF dishonor as it now
stands. including corporation officials,
fight promoters. an eX-mayor, an ex-
chief of police, an ex-supervisor, an ex-
janitor, chauffeur a lawyer and sew
eral detectives
And these may or may not be all.
Tirey l.. Ford. chief counsel for the
United Railroads, is still under indict-
ment, but his name is not included be-
cause he already has been brought to
trial three times. Former Supervisor
Andrew NJ Wilson also is under in
dictment. but there is probability that
the charges against him will be dis
missed in compensation Of the aid he
has given the prosecution by turning
states evidence. Louis Glass of the
Pecific telephone and telegraph com
pany is under conviction, and A. K.
Detwiler Of the Home telephone COM
pany is a fugitive from justice whose
Whereabouts is unknown.
MEANS MUCH WORK
The conduct of all these cases means
an enormous amount OF work ahead of
the district attorneys office, vet it is
just this task which Langdon declares
is to be carried out. There is to be no
showing Of partiality, but an exhaustive
campaign against every defendant, big
and little. X means months of cease
/ less work in three or four courts sim
ultaneously; yet Langdon, Heney and
their associates have set themselves TO
the task. When told of Langdon's
statement, Immediately after his ar
rival from the east last night, Heney
smiled grimIy.
Pm with him to the end" he said.
The beginning of Calhouns trial this
morning marks the beginning of a
! battle that promises to be every whit as
bitter as was the trial of Abe Ruef.
! Every influence that the power of
money can call to the aid of the de-
Tense viii be turned to prevent con-
viction, and every resource at the COM
mand Of the best galaxy of attorneys
that money can hire viii be exhausted
before a jury will be given the chance
TO utter a verdict Of guilty.
CALHOUN TRIAL TODAY
RueT was merely a political boss, and
Ruef fought of the inevitable for
months. Calhoun is the most prominent
of the enormously wealthy higher
ups" Ruef fought with the wiles of a
master politician. Calhoun will fight
through appeals to public sympathy
The Calhoun trial will begin in
Judge Lawlor's court this morning, a
special venire of $50 having been
ordered into court for the selection of
jury. Francis J. Heney and John
O'Gara will conduct the prosecution,
and Calhoun will be defended by no
less than six well known attorneys
from this and other states
Coffey Gets Continuance
Former Supervisor NJ. w. Coffer
charged with receiving a bribe, gained
short stay yesterday before arraign-
ment. His attorney, Franklin p. Bull
was not present when the case wds
called in Judge Dunne's court yesterday
morning, and continuance was
granted until afternoon. Once more an
attempt was made to arraign the de-
fendant, and it was found that copies
of the indictment had not been prepared
A second continuance was taken until
this afternoon, for which time the ar
raignment is again set. Coffey was in
dicted on three charges of receiving
bribes after he had broken his inn
munity contract by perjuring himself
in his testimony at the first trial Of
Tirey l. Ford.