Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30
LAWYERS CLASH
DURING TRIAL OF
ALLEGED BRIBER
EARL ROGERS AND HENEY In
SPIRITED. DEBATE
CALHOuN'S CASE ENLIVENED BY
SERIOUS CHARGES
Stormy Session Ended Yesterday
Made Record of Fifty TaIesmen
Examined, with Only Eight
Accepted
tBy Associated Press. !

~ two days of futile effort, the at
~ torneys engaged in the trial of
Patrick Calhoun, president of the
United Railroads, charged with brih
cry, tonight terminated a stormy ses-
sion with a record of having examined
over fifty talesmen without addition to
the eight jurors temporarily accepted.
Half a dozen times during the day
discretion was cast to the winds, and
there ensued heated debates wherein
the issue was lost to sight, and each
side endeavored to place before a pros
pective juror a number Of questions
involving issues to which Judge LawIor
took exception.
Earl Rogers of Los Angeles first OPP
posed Assistant District Attorney
Francis ]. Heney in a series of heated
exchanges, but after Mr.. Rogers had
departed for Los Angeles, late in the
afternoon, Stanley Moore, Of the de-
Tense, opposed the prosecution.
Says Wife Was Approached
One of the talesmen testified that
his wife had been approached by a
newspaper solicitor, who had engaged
her in an argument relating to the
graft prosecution. Before the ensuing
controversy was ended serious charges
had been made by both sides and the
atmosphere in the court room was dis
tinctly hostile.
Stanley Moore interrupted the ex-
animation to say:
Il believe this instance is illus
trative of conditions prevailing in this
city, and that representatives of the
San Francisco Call have found occa-
sion to call and make it a point to
engage people in controversies relating
to these trials.
II have in mind hundreds and thou
sands of people who have been APP
preached by representatives of the
Call who have endeavored to interview
them on this subject"
IF Mr.. Stanley Moore means to in
sinuate that this jurors name was in
the mind of the deputy sheriff who
hospital. then I protest against any
such statement" interrupted Mr..
Heney.
Burns Name Brought In
IF it appears this action was indie
pendent upon the part of the Call
representatives., and If it is established
that they report to no one, then 1
shall consider it very peculiar thing"
said Mr.. Moore. II imagine that Mr..
all about the destination of their re-
ports.''
I'VE insist that Mr.. Burns be called
in and examined" said Mr. Heney.
you have made the insinuation and
you must prove the charge. At the
same time it might be well to go into
the question of who owns and supports
the San Francisco Globe and who sup
ports the Oakland Tribune solicitors
who are trying to take advertising
from the San Francisco Bulletin
I'VE shall ask the court to direct the
jurors to disregard the statements of
Mr.. Heney," said A. A. Moore, when
Judge Lawlor finally succeeded in re-
storing order.
And what about the statements of
Mr.. Stanley Moore?" asked the court.
objection had been made to his sons
questions and that they were excluded
from criticism.
1.-THE court directs the jurors to disre-
gard any exchange between counsel"
said Judge Lawlor, who subsequently
directed that the examination be re-
sumed.
Rogers DispIeases Him
Earlier in the day Mr.. Heney objected
to Mr.. Rogers practice of referring to
the opposition as 1.-THE so-called prose-
cution.''
eff this is meant as a, slur it is in
very bad TASTE" said Mr. Heney after
entering an objection. I'VE are public
officials and we think that third or
fourth reference to the prosecutor is
disrespectful as far as the court is con-
cerned.''
IF this is a violation Of good taste,
it is not because / wanted to do any
thing of the sort, but because I did
not know any better" said Mr.. Rogers.
Il concede that latter statement"
said Mr.. Heney, and at this point the
court interviewed with a direction to
proceed with Interrogation of the tales
man.
More than once today it appeared
that a juror had run the gauntlet of
Interrogation and would be accepted.
but in every instance some shade of
opinion was revived in order to dis
qualify.
Testimony Declined
One man declined to accept the tes-
timony of the supervisors because he
had read a statement purporting to be
by Mr.. Heney, stating that the super
visors were good dogs and would do as
they were told"
did you not read at the same time
that Mr.. Calhoun said he had never
paid dollar to the supervisors" asked
Mr.. Heney.
81 don't remember that replied the
taleSman.
It was during the examination of this
juror that A. A. Moore declared that
the Indictment in the case of Mr.. CAL
houn charged that the offer of a bride
was made subsequent to the earth
quake and fire of April Is, 1906
IF proof is shown that the offer was
made prior to this began Mr.. Moore.
I'VE shall certainly prove that the
offer was made before the fire. said
Mr.. Heney.
''Then your indictment is faulty" ex-
claimed Mr.. Moore and l.. F. Byington
simultaneously.
"And we will take a chance on the
Indictment" retorted Mr. Heney.
The examination of talesmen will be
resumed Monday
Seeks to RepeaI Law