The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-18

odn francisco, June lS.-1Ong pG-
fore the doors of Carpenters hall,
where the trial of Patrick Calhoun is
a throng of people gathered to hear
the conclusion OF the final argumey,
which Francis ]. Heney, the assistant
district attorney, is making. The po-
lice were on hand, and had some diff
Guilty in keeping the crowd moving,
but there was little disorder. Inside
the court rooms, the spectators were
packed into the limited space, until
there was no standing room left,
Promptly, as usual, the street car mag
nate and his attorneys arrived in au-
tomobiles, and entered the court room
through lane cleared by the police.
The members of the prosecution also
arrived in automobiles, and hurried
into the court room.
There was a dramatic tensencss in
the air of the court room. and the spec
tators listened with strained attention
to the speech. which Mr.. Heney re-
sumed at the point where he ceased
yesterday, when court adjourned.
While court was in session, the
on the opposite side of the street by
the mounted police. who were contin-
ually busy keeping Il way clear for
traffic The famous case. Which has
been on trial for five months. was the
absorbing topic among those who could
not get into the court room,
Mr.. Heney will probably conclude
his argument late this afternoon, and
the case will be given TO the jury to-
night, or the twelve men Will be per-
mitted to retire for good nights rest
and receive the courts charge early
tomorrow. 1t Is understood that the
instructions will take some three
hours To deliver
In the first thirty minutes of today's
proceedings, MIR. Heney was three
times interrupted by attorneys for the
defense, who charged him with refer
ring to subjects outside of the case,
and assigned his remarks as error and
misconduct
Strictest vigilance was exercised by
the twenty policemen. who handled
the crowds of the early session. and
few persons, lacking credentials,
gained admission to the hall Half q
uoZSu special d5SulS VI lut eiilollltl
attorneys office crowded their way
through the court room, and dozen
armed retainers of the prosecution
surrounded the jury box. and forced
the crowd across the dividing rails,
Mr.. Heney was in good voice. and
plunged directly into his reply to the
arguments of the defense. He ridicul
ed the theory of the defense that
TREY L. Ford, OF the United Railroads.
had paid a fee 10 Abraham Ruef, and
that the supervisors had eXtorted the
money they received from the former
boss. and not from the defendant
1T Is fabricated evidence said
Heney. 1T shows the guile of the
defendant, even to alphabetically ad
NIT as much as that
AS Mr Heney proceeded, the high
tension attendant upon the hearing
close Of the case was manifested In
frequent Interruptions from counsel
for the defense. and the quick retorts
Of the prosecutor.
There was a wrangle when he went
into the matter of class prejudice.
to ignore,
is IneTe aHNlUlnB mere, Sdtu
Heney that leads to a belief that
Rudolph Spreckels was perjuring him
self when he told you of the time that
Patrick Calhoun offered TO move
railroad of Pacific avenue, where
Spreckels lived? Well, this was an
appeal to the class prejudice of
SpreckelS by the defendant.
'It did not take three months TO get
jury to try Michael Corey, the SUI
pervisor. nor did it take two months
more to convict him of accepting
bribe, in this very trolley matter.
"Coffey did not have money enough
to obstruct justice. he was convicted
on the same testimony offered here, in
Guiding the testimony of James l.. Gal
lagher-"
There was chorus of protest from
the defendants attorneys. who charg-
ed that Mr. Heney was again guilty of
error In making such reference, and
Judge Lawlor instructed the jury TO
disregard the remark.