Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-06-19
HtNEY ACCUSES
AGENTS Of DEFENSE
Says They Fixed Witnesses And
Peuured Themselves-AC.
CeptS Moores's State
ment as Threat
Aimed at Him.

court convened this morning in the
trial of Patrick Calhoun on the
charge of bribery, Francis ]. Heney
began the last portion of his argu-
ment to the jury. His voice was husky
from the long usage and he spoke
! rapidly to utilize all his remaining
time.
He directly charged witness fixing
and perjury against the officers and
agents of the United Railways and
charged that the home of James Gal
lagher in Oakland mad been dyna-
mited by agents of tre defense. At
the end of this subject, he said:
Now that A. A. Moore. of the de-
fense, has assured me that the de-
fendant and his associates wish me
long life l shall take extra precau-
tions to see that / am not shot in the
back or dynamlted in bed. The evil
dence here shows shat it is possible
to prepare evidence in advance and
don't overlook warnings of this
sort"
Heney was expected to finish his
arguments at 1880 this morning and
the courts instructions will probably
I
given to the jury by noon.
History of TIN; Case.
Patrick Calhoun was one Of a score
of wealthy corporation officials in
dicted as an outcome of the muni-
cipal upheavaI of 1907. when the d.
ministration dominated by Mayor Eu-
gene +. Schmitz and Abraham Ruef
was Overthrown. In November. 1905,
Vi n moi oil 4
as a public prosecutor, charged in a
public address that Ruef and Schmitz
We're guilty of corruption, and with
w. j. Burns. formerly government
secret service agent, undertook an
investigation of privileges awarded
several public service corporations.
Ruef and Schmitz were indicted on
charges of extorting money from
French restaurant proprietors in No
vember, 1905. after Ruef had failed
in an effort to seize the district at
torney's office through his own ap-
pointment by the board of supervis-
ors
The graft investigation, as it
came to be known. was conducted Sc
cretly for several months following
but in the early part of March. 1907,
Burns succeeded in trapping Super
visors Thomas F. LOnergan. Edward
|. Walsh and Charles f. Boxton in
the act of accepting money from
Golden NJ. Roy a skating rink pro-
moter, who was acting in the inter-
ests of the prosecution. Within
week eighteen supervisors had con-
fessed their acceptance of money
from six different sources. 1t was
subsequently announced that the SUI
pervisors had been promised inn
munity for their testimony against
the men charged with offering the
bribes.
The Oliver grand jury, empaneled
under the direction of Mr. Heney in
October, 1906, heard the confessions
of the supervisors on March ~, 1907,
and during period of As hours re-
turned over 500 indictments against
various persons charged with com
plicity in the briberies.
Five Were Indicted.
Mr. Calhoun, together with Abra-
ham Ruef and three subordinate Of
ficials of the United Railroads. was
indicted on Il counts three Of which
were returned by a later grand jury.
II was charged that the corporation
had secured from the supervisors on
May 2l. 1906. permit authorizing
substitution OF the overhead trolley
system for the cable lines partially
destroyed by the earthquake and fire
of April IS 1906. Calhoun and the
other defendants were accused Of
having paid Ruef Schmitz and the
supervisors $500. 600 for their serv-
Ices In securing the permit for the
company and each Indictment was
based upon the money received by
one OF the supervisors
TREY l.. Ford. general counsel for
the United Railroads, was one of the
officials implicated by the indict-
ments, and during a period of eight
months was tried three times.
In the first instance a disagree
ment resulted and I'm two subsequent
trials Ford was acquitted.
Ruefs trial upon one Of the social
ed trolley indictments was COM
menced on August -, 1908, There
was an interruption of several days
subsequent to November 13, when
Francis j. Heney was shot down in
the court room by an ex-conyict,
In the county Jail ana three yolun-