Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-06
TALESMFN HAVE
FIXED OPINIONS
CALH0UN'S TWELFTH JUROR Is
STILL LACKING
CONTEMPT CASES CONTINUED IN
MuRAsKYs COURT
Judge Deasy Postpones Action In
volving Abbott and Murphy.
Trials Drag in Each
Department

lBy ASSoCldleu lNSs9'I
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-Twenty
citizens from a special venire, the
thirty-first summoned in the case. were
examined today in the trial of Patrick
Calhoun, president of the United Rail-
roads. charged with bribery, without
the twelfth seat In the jury box being
filled.
Little time was lost by counsel on
either side in quickly getting 10 the
state of mind of the taiesmen, but with
the exception of three who were eN-
cused becatse of defective hearing al.
had opinions which disqualified them.
Edward V. Lacey, a plumber, Was
certain thai money had passed, bus
did not like the giving OF immunity
to the supervisors.
Griffith J. Kenzie thought that cal
houn had been shaken down.
Ferdinand Heiduska declared the de-
PENDANT would have to prove to nm
that he was not guilty. Asked what
credence he would give the testimony
of one OF the former supervisors whom
he knew, ana who had been given i'm
munity. William j. Keenan, said he
did not like a man who coughs up
like that if he did anything. | would
give the defendant the best of IT,"
George w. Kneass believed that
money had been given the superVls-
ors because they did not have any
when they went into Office"
Others had leanings to one side or
the other.
Ten Jurors have been sworn in and
one has been passed temporarily and is
subject to peremptory challenge.
Abbott's Case Delayed
The cases of William NJ. Abbott,
general counsel for the United Rail-
roads and Frank J. Murphy, an at
torney. charged respectively with re-
ceiving stolen property and grand lar
ceny in connection with the alleged
theft of documents from the district
attorneys office were today continued
by police Judge Deasy until next Sat
urday
A full days hearing devoted to read
ing affidavits and the hearing of testi-
mony, did not suffice to determine to-
| day whether or not three attaches OF
the district attorneys office and de-
tective sergeant were in contempt OF
court when they searched the ofllces
| of the United Railroads on March q.
Judge Frank ]. Murasky, whose
mandate is alleged to have been dis
regarded, will grant the attorneys an
regarded, will grant the attorneys an
probably will take the matter under
| advisement.
w. H. Nelson, who appeared for the
United Railroads. and James M. Han
ley, the assistant district attorney
who is accused of having violated the
injunction, each introduced half doz-
| en- witnesses, but the court, in adVo-
eating progress, intimated upon sew
eral occasions that portions of the tes-
timony were entirely irrelevant.
Tomorrow's argument will be linz
! tied to an hour.
Trial of Newburgh
The principal witness at the trial
today of Attorney A. S. Newburgh, ac-
cused of attempting to bride a Ruef
venireman, was E. A. S. Blake, the
self-confessed go-between in the
matter.
He is quite i'll, but said he would re-
main on the stand while his strength
permitted. His story did not differ
from that told by him at the trial OF
Attorney Frank J. Murphy, who was
acquitted of the same offense, and al
the first trial of Newburgh, which re-
suited in a disagreement of the jury
/ He testified that he had been asked
by these lawyers, who were of Ruef's
| counsel, to sound j. NJ. Kelly with re-
gard to bribing him to vote for ac-
! quittal should he be chosen as juror
After the noon recess Blake was sc
i'll that he could not resume the
stand. William H. Schooler, one of the
attorneys appearing for Blake during
his trial, was then called and repeated
in substance what he had previously
said.
Roy ]. Kelly. a special detective en-
ployed by Detective William j. Burns
was the only other witness of the day
During the afternoon considerable testi-
mony was read into the record of the
case from the stenographic reports OF
previous cases of the same origin.