The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-21
FOURTH JUROR
IS PASSED FOR
CALHOUN TRIAL
Eleven TaIesmen Disqualified
After Lengthy Quizzing
by Attorneys
lime Killing Methods Employed
by Defense Make Pro-
ceedings Dull
Court Orders Moore to Cease
Asking Veniremen For
hidden Questions
By w. Russell Cole

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terday in the Calhoun trial one landed
in the jury box. Eleven others, in va
rious stages Of mental distress, left the
courtroom disqualified and excused.
Walter J. Rock Of 1926 Green street, a
salesman for the wholesale stationery
firm Of Cunningham, Curtiss &
Welch, was the one who claimed the
fourth chair in the jury box, accepted
by both prosecution and defense sub
jet TO peremptory challenge.
The spirit of the storm without pene-
trated only once or twice to the re-
lief of prevailing monotony, and save
for these brief occasions the proceed
ings were as dull, almost as the gray
day itself Time was wasted with less
compunction than has been exhibited
at any previous session Of the trial,
and the single step toward progress
failed 70 compensate for the delays
that might have been avoided by imme-
oiate challenge in individual cases
where disqualification was apparent
from the first
REGULAR SPECTATORS
A distinct crowd Of regular specta-
tors already has settled upon the trial.
and no weather has yet proved sufi-
GENTLY oissgreeable to diminish its
numbers.
The drove Of regulars" was on the
scene yesterday from morning until
night, and in addition several women,
with escorts, visited the court at diff
terent times during the day One side
OF the room was reserved entirely for
the members OF the Jury venire whose
names have not been drawn from the
jury wheel, and on the other side of
the aisle were few seats unoccupied.
10 cnange has been made in the per-
sonnet OF counsel on either side and
II was Francis J. Heney. for the state
ana Stanley Moore and Lewis F. BY
lngton, for the defense, who carried
the burden of the work yesterday. As
sistant District Attorney O'Gara spent
most Of the day over his notebook
taking little part in the exarnina zion
or talesnlen, while A A. Moores ac-
tivities were confined to whispered
advice and suggestion to his colleagues
strangely enough, IN view Of the
average length TO which the catechism
OF talesmen has been carried, the ex-
animation Of Walter J. Rock. the one
man accepted, was one of the shortest
OF the day Though having a general
idea Of the history and present status
OF the graft fight, Rock declared that
his mind was unincumbered with de-
tails and so free from bias or opinion
as 10 permit him TO serve fairly and
impartially a juror.
DEFENSE PASSES JUROR
Stanley Moore passed him on to
Heney after limiting his own exam
ination TO a most general gathering Of
the talesnan's views. and Heney's in
quiry was but little more elaborate.
Rock said he had accepted the pre-
vailing idea that the Schmitz- Ruef su-
pervisors accepted bride money, but
that beyond this his opinions did not
extend and that he had absolutely no
opinion or bias for or against either
side.
DO you feel that you might be in
danger of losing your position If you
acted as a juror" questioned Heney.
Il guess 1 could get another one If
that happened" answered Rock Then
he Immediately amended his answer.
MY house IS very fair and / don't
think there would be any danger" he
said.
As q member Of the order of knights
Of Columbus Rock had met several men
whose names have become connected,
directly or Indirectly. with some phase
Of the graft cases. but his acquaintance
ship. he said, would not sway his atti-
tude toward the case on trial. Heney
exhausted the subject Of Rocks rela-
man TO pass without challenge.
Delbert r. Walker. the barber who
was under examination Tuesday night
a. the time of adjournment, lasted but
a short time after court was convened
yesterday morning. Heney continued
his questioning concerning the reasons
why Walker felt unfrienoly toward the
farmen,s union after having been a
member Of the union himself and after
having been discharged from the serv-
Ice Of the United Railroads, but failed
TO expose the somewhat unusual work
ines Of the talesmsn's mind. His chal-
lenre was put on the ground Of preju-
dice and was allowed over STANLEY
Moore's objection.
ADVOCATES CALHOUN'S METHODS
Robert J. Tyson Of $3.50 Sacramento
street president Of the Seaboard bank,
r,roved a staunch advocate Of Calhoun
methods in dealing with the car strike
situation and frankly admitted a lack
Of s1-mpa thy for the prosecution mo
oDinion against Calhoun, but quite the
reverse was the way he summed up
his state OF mind. Not only did he
declare that he would reject the testi-
rnonv Of the boodling supervisors, but
asserted that he believed they were
boYght by immunity to do as the
prosecution wanted. Heney challenged
and Tyson was excused
II was the defense that rid the panel
Of Fred B. Kellam, secretary of the
RovaI fire insurance company. after
Henev had resisted a challenge inter
posed by Stanley Moore. Kellam, who
Is = business associate OF Rolla V Watt,
said that he had discussed the Calhoun
case with Watt on few occasions, but
fndfne that they held contrary opinions
concerning certain fundamental prin-
cipies Of the prosecution had avoided
a reopening OF the argument. The sub
let Of the disagreement limited at was
rnss$e plain when Kellam said he had
been opposed 10 the granting OF i'm
rnunitv 10 Ruef or the supervisors. De-
spite this, the talesman stamped him
self as capable Of putting aside his
views and acting in ali fairness. Stan
lev Moore refused to accept this view
Of Keilam's ability 10 sidetrack opin-
ions and. after second volley of
questioning from each side the chal-
lenge was allowed by the court.
ATTEMPTS NEW METHOD
stanley Moore attempted a new
method OF arriving at the side to which