The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-07
ONE HONEST MAN
IN WITNESS BOX
Former San Francisco Super
visor Not Accused of Sell
ing His Vote.
CALHOUN CASE SENSATION
STORY OF L. A. REA, WHO is NOT
UNDER INDICTMENT.

san Francisco. May Good progress
was made today in the trial of Patrick
Calhoun. president of the United Rail-
roads. nine witnesses FOR the prosecution
having undergone Interrogation before
court adjourned for the day II is an
ticipsted by those familiar with the eNi-
dence that will probably be presented in
the completion Of the case that srgu-
ments viii be reached before the end OF
next week and the case go TO the jury
in less than two weeks time.
The evidence presented today all went
to the subject of the money alleged TO
have been paid TO Ruef by TREY l. Ford
general counsel for the railroad com
pany. acting as the agent Of Calhoun
From the testimony of William NJ ABBOTT.
general attorney for the company. who
went with Mr.. Ford to the mint in 1890
and helped carry $4,000 in small Curren-
cy. drawn by telegTa pinto order Of Mr..
Calhoun. to Ford's office TO that Of L.
4. Rea. former supervisor and a member
of the board alleged to have received the
money for their votes. the prosecution
worked its way step by step.
One of Four Honest Men.
Rea. one of the four members of that
| board who have not been accused Of sell
| ing their votes and over whom no indiCt-
ment or immunity contract is held, tod
of receiving 1850 from Ruefs sister. Mrs
Henrietta Sittenfeld. in connection with q
business deal entirely outside the graft
cases. This payment was made June 2
{ 1906. and. according to the statement Of
Assistant District Attorney Heney. the
people expect TO prove that the bills Civ
en- Rea were part Of the $4,000 drawn
from the mint by Ford.
Toward the close Of the day three en-
plOyes Of TREY I. Ford : office were
called to the stand and related what they
/ knew of visit made to Ford's office BY
Ruef in 1897. il being the claim OF the
prosecution that il was on this occasion
the money was paid TO him. None Of the
three could fix the date of the visit with
in several months. nor could they say
whether OF not Ruef had seen Mr.. Ford
on that occasiO
Alexander Latham. Ruef 8 chauffeur, w
der indictment for perjury. and who was
brought back from Oregon several months
ago on that charge. Will probably be the
first witness called tomorrow. He was
una bic to appear. owing to ilt-heaith, to-
day. Mrs Sittenfeid will also b. placed
upon the stand.
Wrsngle at the Start.
From the first question asked William
NJ. Abbott. general attorney for the Unit
ed Railroads. when his examination was
resumed this morning in the trial OF Pat
rick Calhoun. the prosecution engaged i'm
an effort to get before the jury matters
tending to show that the defendant sought
in a measure to surround himself BY safe
guards ana protection even before any
charges were brought against him After
statement from the witness that he
never saw the money which he helped IL
rey L. Ford general counsel for the Unit
ed Railroads. collect at the mint. Mr.
OGaTa asked.
Did you. some time in me spring of
1901. secure certain reports for Mr. Cal
houn from a detective named DoTland"
This was objected TO and Withdrawn.
after wrangle between counsel
Did YOU ever pay money to Luther
Brown for reports obtained for Calhoun
by detectives asked Francis J. Heney.
taking up the Interrogation.
Object of Prosecution.
An objection by the defense caused
Judge LaWlOr TO ask the object of this
line of inquiry Mr.. Heney replied that
his answer should not be made before the
jury and the twelve men were sent out
Of the court room. Assistant District Al
torney Heney then stated that the pros
eCutiOn hoped to SHOW that q conspiracy
had been entered into by certain Of Mr.
Calhouns attorneys including Earl Rog-
ers. that DOTland. the detective named.
should invite former Supervisor Thomas
Lonergan. now dead. out to a road house
where an introduction to woman
brought from Los Angeles was to follow
As a result of the meeting. a serious
charge was TO have been preferred gainst
Lonergan. the object Of which was to
drive the witness from the state to pre-
vent him from giving testimony.
Heated Reply Made.
Mr. Heneys statement brought heat
gu ttbll AiOul Tan tsOSefS. VINO uecldTeu
his innocence Of any such conspiracy. and
with no small display of emotion protest
ed against the charge because his duty to
his client. Mr.. Calhoun. prevented his TAX
ing this stand and facing IL out.
Judge LawlOr suspended his ruling un-
til he could consult authorities, and Mr.
Abbott was excused for the time The
attorneys for the defense' did not cross
examine Abbott. He was followed on the
stand by ex-State Senator George 3
Keane, who was clerk Of the board Of
supervisors at the time of the alleged
bribery.
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