Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-26
.SLEUTHS GIVE
TESTIMONY in
CALHOUN CASE
LUTHER BROWN REFUSES TO
BE lNCRIMINATED
ROGERS BECOMES SARCASTIC,
BUT is oVERRULED
Lawyers Have Lively Day in EXAM
nation of Detectives on Each
Side-End of Case
Seems Near

"Having in mind your duties as an
attorney YOU nevertheless made no et-
fort to aid in the exposure of persons
YOU believed guilty of capital o.
Il Tense ?" asked Mr. Heney.
Il am no detective said the witness
Il assumed that w. J. Burns, with ms
well known fealty to the public wei
fare, would doubtless uncover the cul-
Another Reason
As an additional reason for under
i taking the investigation, Brown testl-
fed, he learned that a man named
1 Wilhelm, some time prior TO the uy :
namiting, was arrested on his way 10
this city with two fake" bombs IN ms
i possession. ...-
II had learned" said the witness,
that Wilhelm had said he was re-
quested by a man named Macy to
make bombs for me and was told l
would pay him $500 for two he had
Mr.. Heney then sought to learn the
| present whereabouts of j. {. Brown,
for whom he said the prosecution had
issued a subpoena. The witness sa!u
he believed his namesake had been IN
Los Angeles within the last Two VI
three weeks.
Brown, who was arrested on a
charge of grand larceny involved in the
theft of papers from Burns office de-
MED that he had employed ana pald
| Jerry Van Wormser. one or the men
arrested at the same time except IN
a personal matter. He refused TO say
whether he had ever received from van
Wormser any of the papers stolen from
the office of Mr.. Burns or whether he
had ever made an offer of money 10
| John G.. Lawlor, an agent of the dls-
trict attorney. .
Brown admitted that Harry Lorent-
| al 6RtnH-
| tiyes had made an appointment lol
him to meet Lawlor. To the next ques-
ton, which related to the alleged ofter
of money, an objection was interposed
and lIr Heney declared that it was his
intention to show the offer of bride
Wants Protection
DO I understand" inquired Brown.
| that YOU are trying to fasten an Of
tense on me on my own testimony
You heard my statement" said Mr..
Heney.
I am your Witness" declared Brown,
"and I think I am entitled to your pro-
lection"
In that respect said Heney, you
are not under my protection. You are
an attorney and you have court asso-
ciates who are competent to protect
, you"
"Then I refuse to testify under my
privilege" said the witness.
Take the witness" said Heney.
Stanley Moore of the defense asked
but two questions, in reply to which
Brown said Mr.. Calhoun had no knowl-
edge of Browns attempts to trap Lon
ergan and that the defendant knew
nothing Of Van Wormser.
Brown affirmed that he had been in
huenced in his opinion by ascertaining
through his Oakland client, whose
! To1 he n had
found in the wrecked house a catalogue
containing lists and prices of explo-
sives.
In reply to Mr. Heney's question the
witness declared he had told Mr. Cal
houn of his investigation and conclu-
sions He denied that he had ever
known Felix PaudeVaris, the Greek
padrone accused of completely in the
dynamiting and who has never been
apprehended.
Spoke TO korngod
Brown admitted that he had once
spoken to Nicholas Korngold. at that
time a United Railroads detective. for
the purpose of ascertaining if Korngold
| could speak the Greek language.
Il wanted him to go to Oakland and
interview one of the Claudianes broth
ers who had been arrested for COM
plicity in the dynamiting," explained
The defense interposed an objection
to further inquiry along this line, and
I MI Heney withdrew the witness, sub
shutting Korngold, who is now in the
employ of the prosecution. Korngold
testified that he had first been EN-
ployed by John H. Helms who was on
the stand last week, but that he began
to make reports to William Abbott of
the United Railroads legal department
in August, 1908.
In response to questions, he stated lie
had received from f. A. Platt many
documents taken from the office of w
j. Burns and delivered them to Helms
at first, but later to Abbott. Brown, re-
Stunning the stand, then told of various
conversations he had with Helms and
Abbott. He declared he had never
learned that Felix Paudevaris had
worked for the United Railroads.
Heney asked if the witness had not
requested Korngold, by a series of
signs, to follow him from Kearny street
to the neighborhood of Golden Gate
park, where they talked of the ClaH-
| danes brothers. Brown admitted that
he had done something of this sort
adding that he had no desire to be
seen talking to Korngold in public.
Name Not Mentioned
Brown denied that the name of
Paudevaris had been mentioned in his
conversation with Korngold and that
he had ever told Abbott of sending
Korngod to see the Claudianes broth
ers or their relatives. Mr.. Heney
sought to ascertain the instructions
given the witness by Abbott and the
character of work he was expected
to do.
MY instructions were general" said
Brown.
For instance, considered it part of
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