The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13


room. only to be met in the corridor
by men who pressed copies of the Oak
land Tribune into their hands The
gutter sheet was ablaze with headlines
referring to the trial and contained a
distorted account of the days proceed
ings especially designed to arouse an
influence against the prosecution. The
matter was brought to Judge Lawlors
attention and he personally hurried to
the hallway. stopped the giving away
OF scores of papers and warned the dis
tribters to leave the vicinity of the
building.
League OF Justice buttons were to be
seen on many coat lapels in the court
room during the day, and many persons
interested in the progress of the graft
fight found opportunity to shake hands
with Heney and wish him encourage
time of adjournment. Witnesses for the
prosecution were summoned into court
yesterday morning, and a number of
members of the old Doodle board of SUI
pervisors consequently were in attend
ance. until at Heneys suggestion they
were excused until Thursday morning.
Charles Haggerty Ruefs clerk, was one
Of those ordered into court under sub
pena, and during the early hours of the
session he occupied seat in the body
of the room. an attentive spectator.
Like Ach'S Methods
At the very outset of the case Cal
houns attorneys developed faculty for
noting exceptions to the courts rulings
that was reminiscent of the methods
Of Henry Ach Stanley Moore objected
when Judge Lawlor announced that the
rules of the superior court calling for
the presentation of requests for instruc-
tions before the taking of testimony
began would be adhered TO. Moore
asked for additional time. but was told
that all except special instructions
based on particular portions of testi-
mony brought out during the trial must
fall urder the regular rule.
With both sides declaring themselves
ready to proceed, Judge Lawlor began
the preliminary examination of venire-
men. From 10 o'clock in the morning
until 3 o'clock in the afternoon he
busted himself running through the list
Of $50 talesmen and listening to the ex-
cuses presented. He gave the attorneys
leave to absent themselves from the
courtroom during this time if they
wished, and only one representative of
each side remained. All had resumed
their places. however. by o'clock. an
hour before the list was exhausted. Ex-
cuses that ran the gamut of every legal
disqualification were presented to
Judge Lawlor. several physicians ap-
pearing in behalf of talesmen who
they declared. were too i'll to be in at
tendance. The court insisted upon the
venireman presenting himself in per-
son, however, or sending a member of
his immediate family to speak for him,
but in spite OF a careful sitting of all
the facts presented the venire was re-
duced from $50 to As before the court
had concluded.
With IL names drawn from this list
Of As, and with the u men in question
sworn for examination, Heney made a
brief opening statement in which he
sketched the nature of the case to be
presented. Calhoun listened intently
TO the formal statement. and the very
charge seemed to torture the fbers of
his delicate sensibilities, for as the
crime was explained his face flushed
scarlet. 1t was signal Of contradic-
tion 10 his avowed unconcern that was
twice repeated. for the flush flooded his
face again, later, when talesman un-
der examination asserted his belief in
the defendants guilt.