Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-27
LAWYERS CHARGE
DOUBLE DEALING
PROSECUTION AGENT SCORED
AT CALHOUN TRIAL
BURNS EMPLoYE FINDS MONEY
IN SOAP DISH
Police on Duty at Courtroom Search
All Persons on Both Sides
Suspected Of Carrying
Weapons
IBy Associated Press,l


SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.-"The art
Of slipping the double cross" was the
designation applied by one of the at
torneys in the trial of Patrick Cal
houn in today's proceedings, and the
testimony which related to the expert
ences of a prosecution agent who was
simultaneously employed by both sldes
illustrated the objection interposed by
ATTORNEY Earl Rogers of the defense,
who made the remark in question.
John G.. Lawlor, an assistant en-
ployed by w. j. Burns, head of the
prosecutions bureau of special agents
was the principal witness of the day.
He charges that Luther G. Brown, who
already has testified to his activities In
behalf of the president of the United
Railroads, had employed him to supply
information procured in Burns othce
and had paid him sum aggregating
$3.50 for his services.
Lawlor related to the jury his YER
sion of a series of meetings with
Brown and charged that the corpora
tons agent had several times invited
him to enter Browns bath room in the
St Francis hotel, where Lawlor found
various amounts of money deposited In
a soap dish. The witness testified that
he had taken all the money offered in
this manner, and Assistant District
Attorney Francis ]. Heney placed in
evidence four envelopes containing gold
coins which the witness said he had
marked in the presence of the district
attorney and an assistant.
"Ruef May Tell More"
Twice the witness charged Luther
Brown with a declaration that 'the
people behind me don't care about
Abraham Ruef," and on one occasion
Lawlor testified that Brown had said:
"Ruef may squeal again and tell
more than he did before"
The witness was subjected to a
lengthy Cross-eXamination by Stanley
Moore of the defense. Mr.. Moore forced
Lawlor to explain all his motives and
reasons for entering the employ of
Luther Brown in the interests of the
prosecution and repeatedly impugned
the sincerity of the witness.
"At one meeting" testified Lawlor
Brown told me that we were in posi-
ton to pull off a detat, we could I'M
horse the prosecution and both go on
a long vacation. He said that his peo-
pie were tired of the prosecution and
had spent a great deal of money"
The witness testified that on the oc-
casion of his final interview with Brown
at the latters San Leandro home he
had been paid $3.50, one of the payments
alleged to have been identical with
money introduced in evidence
Lawlor declared that from the outset
of his interview with Brown he had
been directed by Detective Burns, who
had instructed him to proceed with the
pretense that he was playing traitor to
the prosecution.
Gave the "DoubIe Cross"
Frequent reference was made in the
cross examination to Jack Crawford
who Lawlor said was first chauffeur
for w. ]. Burns and again an employe
of the defense. LaWlor said he had
once spoken to Crawford about leaving
Burns and setting up an independent
detective bureau. At the same time
Lawlor said, he suspected that Gran
ford was in the employ of the United
Railroads, and he declared that he
knew his prospective associate had
given Burns 1.-THE double cross"
1t developed today that the detail of
police assigned to duty in the court
room had undertaken to search all per-
sons connected with either side who
were suspected of carrying arms.
Harry Lorentzen, an employee of the de-
Tense, well known in this city as 'the
charge of carrying concealed weapons
Just before he was called as a witness
in the case. Several other men were
searched as they approached the en-
trance to Carpenters hall, but were
permitted to enter, as they were dis
covered to be unarmed.