The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-18
San Francisco Attorney Be- comes Violent in Arguing
 the Bribery Case
HENEY ADMITS HE HAS
 AMBITIONS FOR OFFICE
He Declares That He Never Will Go Into Court Again and Allow Any Many to Abuse For Per
 forming Duty.

San Francisco June 17.-Francis J. Heney half completed tonight his clos ing argument for the prosecution in the case of Patrick Calhoun, charged with bribery During his address MT. Heney admitted having an ambition to become district attorney under the new admin istration in San Francisco. He also out lined the theory of the prosecution, de- signed to connect the president of the United Railroads with the accusation of bribery that has served as the basis of five months trial.
 MT. Heney declared the prosecution had no course open save to grant immunity to the supervisors who gave the most direct testimony against the defendant.
 You know how much force there was in Mir. Moores offer to submit this case to you without argument" he said. He came before you with well prepared address and he talked for a day and a half. He asked you to presume Patrick Calhoun innocent. He has asked you to presume that every man, woman and child in this community who has raised a hand in defense of justice, are scoun- drels of the deepest dye.
 Isn't there enough here of evidence of guilt to sink Patrick Calhoun to the bottomless pit of hell?
 Every hair on his head Is guilty. Caught in one crime he has been back of a dozen more to prevent his convic- tion and obstruct the course of justice. Much For Liberty. man Tri11 do t,,i,oh for Iioarfx o.,a. to the commission of new crimes. And Patrick Calhoun is willing to pull down this government of which he boasts to be a stalwart supporter.
 T have purposely refrained during this trial from attempting to gain the friend ship of any man on this jury. I have done nothing to curry your favor. But you have watched me all these weeks and you know what manner of man and what manner of prosecutor stands before you. You know whether or not I was justified in resenting what I did resent. Is there one among you who would have taken as much as l have taken? did not mind 1t, I have been fighting for a principle
 But I will never go into a court again as long as l live and allow any man to abuse me for the performance of public duty, so help me God.
 What does 1t matter to me if I am
 
 the partner of the infamous Luther Brown?"
 Reaching a discussion of the activities of William Abbott of the legal force of the United railroads, MT. Heney said:
 Responsible For Record.
 q am talking about William Abbott, than whom no mder villain ever cut a throat or scuttled a ship. In appearance a Sunday school superintendent. he Is yet one of the men who was responsible for this record of black iniquity."
 Referring to the relations of Abraham Reuf and Tirey L. Ford, general coun- sel for the United railroads, Heney said:
 They have defied us to produce a wit ness who witnessed this bribery.
 Well. 1 will show you the man who saw Ford give this money. If he is here. His name Is Tirey L. Ford, and he is the man who saw his own hand pass this bribe money to Ruef."
 On the subject of bossism Mir. Heney said:
 the menace to our existence lies in the who are supported by two classes. One holds forth in the Tenderloin, where they want a permit to commit crimes.
 'The other class holds forth in the fashionable neighborhoods and want high CT dividends from their investments in gas and railway and telephone stocks. They join hands with the Tenderloin to accomplish their ends and that Is what has made the boss possible"
 MT. Heney expects to conclude tomor- row.