Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-25
SENSATIONS
IN CAL Oh n
GRAFT TRIAL
InyadeS Enemy's Camp
For Witnesses For ProSecu-
tom Seeks Light on Dyna-
hitting of Gallagher Home,

u Morning journal soecai Leased wirel
san Francisco. May 24-Francis j.
Heney. prosecutor in the trial Of Pat
rick Calhoun. president of the United
Railroads. went into the camp OF tho
defense for several of his witnesses to-
day and in consequence the proceed
ings were ombittered by strife between
eounse and continual skirmishes be-
tween Mr.. Heney and the reluctant ana
hostile subjects Of Interrogation. From
the amer in which the case was
conducted today in appeared that the
state was approaching the end of Its
long roll of witnesses and hopes were
EXPRESSED that another fortnight
would end the trial which entered 70
dav npon its twentieth week.
This afternoons session which pro-
duced virtually all OF the important
testimony of today was devoted 90 tht
examination OF Thomas h. Gibson, n
| detective In the employ of the United
| Railroads: George II. Francis, secre-
tary OF the company's legal depart-
ment. and Luther Brown. a Los An
COLES attorney. who has been active IN
behalf of the defense.
Mr.. Heney asked Gibson to explain
his mart in the Investigation OF the
avnhmlte explosion which wrecked the
Oakland home OF James l.. Gallagher,
| one Of the chief witnesses for he pros
ecution and imperilled the lives OF
gallagher and several other inmates
4.4. Mr. II4nAN'1 ulIRNtlOnh
corrfed many charges that Gibson de-
MED but the witness admitted lhat e
md been directed TO look into the at
fair by Thornwell Mutually assistap,
to Mr.. Calhoun. When asked "h"t
he discovered Gibson said;
81 discovered that two men were
arrested and held In Oakland lor Il
couple Of weeks aud that one OF THESE
men had bought ten pounds OF uNha.
mite. His name was Wilhelm ana
s~unpose he was working for Wllllapl
Burns"
"What report Of the matter aid you
make To william NJ. Albeit asker
Mr.. Heney. -
II told him that I thought Burlr
ana Wilhelm had a hahd IN II ana
mat the explosion was brought anou
10 create a feeling against Mr. GAY
houn in his trial" said the witness
"Did YOU think Burns wanted to kl''
: Gallagher" asked the prosecutor
81 did not he replied. II had reN'
cans ia believe that the people Nh
4 iived In the house We're all in the paeN
? yard by arrangement when inc eNPlo
sion occurred. 10 ,s
Mr. Heney then asked Gibson u ''
had not attempted to interfere VIZ
Rurns when the latter returned iton'
,ho onst and began an investigator
II I'M dynamlting. The defense ~
tornoeed an objection and Mr. heneN
charged that an attempt was llau' :,
stlence Gallagher by assassiha'lns n'',,
ana that the agents OF the uHlt,V
/, railroads were Instrumental IN tne e.
| fort TO suppress evidence OF ine Ni,"'0
stanley Moore of the defense chni'
,,toriyad the charges as raise ~
sou !" declaring that the dynamltihN
49, , stock issue Of the prosecution
- he h1gged In against every del'nu
ant. followod
cu,,or ON the stand, admitted nav
40 recelved from John Helms, loi
-, Connected with the uhlte''
. nlHIIN f0llitNNIF ltfA
pouroads detective bureau, a nuns
I aohinet and documents from the OF
T flee OF Burns" d.
Inther G.. Browns appearance as 4
witness for the prosecution arousog
: tho keenest interest of the Tow,
! ,r, room. The witness declare
7, tbat he had never arranged Tor AleN
| ander Lathon. a chauffeur for Apta
Z mann Ruef. to enter h employe OF NJ.
e 91rown's) father-in-law and that NJ
never knew Of such employment
,rh,ch was regarded AS an importan
ssne. because Of the fact thai Latho'
Is now awaiting trial ON a on", a. 4,
perjury alleged to ave peer"
ed in the Rucf trial. a.. 40
$ brown admitted certain Of MS A..
! .,.l,tos "a an attorney for the United
railroads. His examination had y
rotten Wen under way when the hou'
OF adjournment came