The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-15
Holding Up of Devlin's Appoint.
ment Declared BeIated Attack
on Former President
AIMED TO EMBARRASS
GRAFT PROSECUTION
Indicted Trolley Chief Casts Lot
With Alleged Land Thief
to EEade Justice
SENSATIONAL EXPOSURE
IS MADE BY WITNESS

CENSATIONAL disclosures con-
cerning the holdup Of the ap-
pointment OF United States At
torney Robert 7. Devlin and the ac-
tivity of agents Of Patrick Calhoun IN
conjunction with a clique in the
United States senate 10 embarras the
graft prosecution in San Francisco
were made yesterday. The influence
OF DR.. E B. Perrin was shown as a
factor OF no inconsiderable proper
tions in determining matters of deep
importance to the western states and
a bright light was thrown upon the
inner workings of a belated attack
upon Theodore Roosevelt
Statements made yesterday by c.
P. Smell, who was the principal wit
ness against DR.. Perrin in the land
fraud cases, have developed the fact
that the real significance behind the
attack on Devlin is due to a deep
seated desire OF chastising Assistant
District Attorney Heney and Special
Agent William J. Burns and casting
discredit upon the purposes and poll
cies OF the Roosevelt administration.
Local Graffers Aid Perrine
Behind the attack on Deviin is cen
tered the pent mp anger of the United
States senate which found its first
outlet in the fight against the secret
service department OF the federal gov
ernment. Devlin has been made an
objective point OF the attack because
Devlin was the man who convicted DR..
Perrin. and because the prograft in
huences in San Francisco have seized
upon DR.. Perrin as a medium through
which to fight their case. The Perrin
case has thus become allied with the
defense OF the local grafters, and
through the friends of DR.. Perrin the
United States senate has been induced
TO show its hand by holding up DevIin-s
reappointment as United States attOr-
ney at San Francisco.
When the circuit court eS appeals
granted new trial IN the Perrin case
the belligerents OF the United states
senate saw a way OF using this de-
cision as weapon against Roosevelt.
Suffering under the smart OF the secret
service Investigation OF senate affairs.
the malcontents OF the senate. headed
by Senators Tillman. Overrnan and
Piles found In the Perrin case q means
of attack upon Roosevelt Patrick
Calhoun. frightened at the prospect OF
trial on a felony charge in san Fran
cisco and welding a decided personal
influence with his friend TilIman. fell
naturally into the plan OF impeding the
progress OF justice and the advance
ment of the Roosevelt principles.
The agencies OF the unfriendly sena-
tors and Of the San Francisco anti
prosecution organization naturally
combined. The attack was centered
upon Devlfn, because Devlin repre-
sented the Roosevelt idea and the ac-
tivity of graft and corporation prose-
eution in the west.
Perrin's Mysterious Trips
DR.. Perrin left San Francisco yestsr-
day for Washington on an errand that
his own silence made mysterious. Why.
or under what instructions or summons
he left this city was not made known
At the same time. or nearly the same
time, Barclay Henley. attorney for
Perrin. appeared before the United
States attorneys once and demanded
TO know whether it was the intention
of the local branch Of the government
once to try Perrin again
or to dismiss the charges against him.
Assistant United States Attorney Dew
lin refused to answer the query on the
ground that the conduct OF the case
was now in the hands OF Attorney
General Bonaparte-
c. p Smell. who was the chief witness
for the government against Doctor
Perrin. declared yesterday that every
EFFORT had been made BY Perrin and his
satellites to draw him over to the slds