The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05

With Robert OH. Allen, a printer
living at 25S Seventh avenue, Richmond
district. who advanced the pernicious
doctrine that a man who has been
libeIed by newspaper might be jus
tilted in shooting the editor. and Rich
ard Adamson. a clothier of 136 Third
street. who had an admiration for
newspapers supporting the graft prose-
cution. the jury box at the trial of
Luther G. Brown. high chief of the
plain clothes men" of Patrick Cali
houn's detective bureau, held divergent
types Yesterday Both the sanguinary
Allen and the civic reformer Adamson
were temporarily passed, but later IN
the day were challenged.
TROUBLE WITH EDITOR
Assistant District Attorney William
Hof Cook challenged Allen. probably
not so much because the printer be-
lieved in an open season for editors as
because he admitted to a certain AMI
mus toward Fremont Older. with whom
he had worked and had difficulties
many years ago. Adamson was chai-
lenged by Bert Schlesinger, Browns
attorney. because he expressed an ad-
nllraIlOn TOr anu tnt pOliNlCS "
the Bulletin. AS Older is the man
Brown is accused of having kidnapped.
the attitude on the part of the jurors
toward him is important. Two tales
men expressed during the day unouali-
fed opinions on the guilt of Luther
Brown.
when Judge Mahon who is conduct
ing the case in Judge Dunne's depart
ment of the superior court adjourned
late Yesterday afternoon there were
five sworn jurors in the box and one
passed conditionaIy. The two attor-
news had been free in the exercise OF
their peremptory challenges.
Earl Rogers. who probably will ap-
pear in the case as counsel. was In
court with Schlesinger for short time
Yesterday morning. Tom Gibson, sec
ond in command of Luther Browns 8
gumshoe forces, spent the entire after
noon In court.
De Forest Thrush. a metal poisher.
living at 174 Seneca street, was passed.
after both sides had made an effort
to find il he had been approached by
rival Investigators" Oscar Harris,
2O66 Sutter street was asked by Cook
if he had not, when under examination
on the Coffey jury panel, expressed
himself as antagonistic to the graft
prosecution He said not, and was
passed. but was challenged later. w.
b wiltshire was excused. Cornelius
Daily. 10 Vicksburg street. was passed
but later excused. Fred J. Schmidt.
1912 Nineteenth street, was passed and
later challenged. That happened to
Robert OH. Allen.
BELIEVES HIM GUILTY
Joseph Kahn had a firm opinion that
Brown was guilty of the charge made
against him and was challenged by
Schlesinger. Richard Adamson had no
opinion on the merits OF the case. but
his admiration for the policy of Older
and the Bulletin and his belief that
Patrick Calhoun had not done right
made him a bad juror from the de-
fense's point of view. and while Schles
inger's challenge for cause would
not hold. he was excused on the per-
emptory.
Charles Adams was also passed, later
to be challenged.
When the box was full the prosecu-
ton challenged Harris and Allen. and
the defense challenged Schmidt. Flan-
merry. DAILY. Adams and Adamson.
John p. Sheridan, 215 Cherry street; /;
Charles II. Johnson. 1908 Stanyan
streetA Walter S. Gray, $50 Clayton
street; William Richardson, c. w
Cope. Isaac r. Jacobs and NJ A.
Brooks We're called into the box. Sher-
idan was excused johnson qualified
Gray had an opinion OF Browns guilt
and was excused. The others will be
examined this morning.