Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-12
CALHOUN CASE
TO |NDU Up IN
TALKFEST
SCORES PROPOSAL
TO OMIT ARGUMENTS
Ambassador Bryce'S Name
Dragged Into Trial of San
Francisco Car Magnate Ac-
cuSed of Corrupting Officials

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san Francisco. June 1.-THE tria
Of Patrick Calhoun, charged Wit
bribery, which opened January T.
viii reach the stage Of final argumen
next Monday. All preliminaries wert
swept away at today's session Of court
wherein counsel for the defendant, af
ter offering to submit the case with
out argument. agreed to the court.
decision providing for another ar
rangement whereby the attorneys vii
~inagurate an Unrestricted period Of
%oratorical effort scheduled to bcgir
next Monday morning
Assistant District Attorney Francis
J. Honey, who appealed to the court
for permission to show that Abraham
Rucf was conceded to be the boss
Of san Francisco during the admins
tration or Mayor Il. II. Schmitz, was
denied the privilege after a stormy
debate lasting several hours. Wheo
the courts decision was finally pro-
%nounced Mr.. Heney stated that the
people had no further testimony 10
offer and there was a prompt submits
sion of the ease by stanley Moore, one
of the attorneys for the defendant.
Before the jury was dismissed Nj
Heney rejected a proposal to submit
the case without argument. declaring
that the proposal made by one of the
attorneys for the defendant VAS in
tended as an effort to Influence the
jury.
According to arrangements made
before %adjournment TO-DAY, Assistant
District Attorney John j. O'Gara VIII
make the opening argument and VIII
be followed by Alexander King of At
lanta. Ga. or the defense a.. A. Moore.
senior counsel Tor the defendant, will
present the closing argument in he
half Of Mr.. Calhoun. and Mr.. Heney
will make the final argument for the
people. 1t is believed that the case
viii be submitted to the jury by
Thursday or Friday Of nest week.
At the suggestion of Judge Law
Tor today. the jury was dismissed I'M
til Hcncy argued for permission to cal
witnesses to prove that the relations
between Abraham Rucf ana the board
OF supervisors during the early part
OF 1906 were so corrupt as to be q
Of public knowledge
II wish to show this continued
Heney. "for tho purpose Of permitting
the jury to gain an Inference that
Patrick Calhoun must have known Of
these relations"
King and Stanley Moore of the de-
Tense resisted the proposal.
In the course Of his argument Henoy
For instance, how do ] get the ldea
hat the ongre of the United states
has acted corruptiy in the matter 81
he tariff? In the works of an Eng
.ish ambassador. who Is acknowledged
,y a great majority of our cttizonf
o be fair, this charge IS made and
10 further says that q great number
members of the United states sem
tie bought their Nay into that
body"
81 have read the works of Mr.. James
Bryce and / never came across tina
tom" said King. 81 do not believe
I Is there
yes il is" said 1Ieney.
'Then he is an English muckrakor.'
declared John J.. Barrett OF the de-
yes said Honey. "And suppose
recording TO your definition, the term
m%uckraker' win apply to n person
Who drags into the light the corrup
ion of public officials.
"Your remark Is a Islander upon Mr.
said Mr.. King in conclusion.