The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17

Aad the middle, yet they failed to
put Ruef on the stand when he was in
their camp at the time of at least one
Ford trial"
The speaker declared that in analyz-
ing the testimony against Calhoun not
a line of direct evidence could be found
against him, for not once was it al
legged that he bribed any supervisor
personally. while the evidence failed
TO show that he authorized any one
TO offer a bride. On the contrary, the
speaker averred, the defendant had
successfully stood off for months the
attacks of at least 165 of Mr.. Spreck-
els employees and myrmidons," who
had failed TO discover him in any
wrongdoing, though airing their eyes
at transOms, keyholes and cracks, and
laying every conceivable kind of a
trap"
Moore disposed of the testimony of
Director of the Mint Leach very briefly.
declaring that he only mentioned him
at all because he had spoken directly
of Calhoun The testimony regarding
the deposit of 100000 at the mint and
the withdrawal of the money after
ward were matters, said the speaker.
which could have no bearing on the
issue at hand.
FLING AT PHELAN
name of Mr.. Calhoun in connection with
this subject matter was Mr.. Phelan,"
declared Moore. THAT is Mr.. Phelan
who, believe, gave $4,000 to aid Mr..
/ Spreckels in his uplift of this city-an
| act of generosity. And I hope that Mr..
| Phelan's past life in this city was in
keeping with this magnanimous desire
to make this city fitting place to be
adorned by his presence as a resident.
ply a passing one. Mr.. Spreckels, of
whom L shall have more to say later.
was the next man to mention Mr.. Cal
Ehoun.'
Moore also mentioned the discussion
between the defendant and Attorney
W. w. Sanderson in the presence of Abe
Ruef, in which Sanderson declared he
was asked to appear before the board
| of supervisors to urge the passage of
the trolley permit, but was later told
! by both Ruef and Calhoun that he
wouldn't be needed anyhow, as it was
all fixed Moore characterized Sander
son. who was recently appointed by
Mayor Taylor TO fill a vacancy in the
present board of supervisors, as IAN ig-
norant young man" His testimony, he
said. was immaterial Far from being
an discriminating circumstance against
the defendant, Moore said, such discus
/
the defendants innocence because it
a'redounded to his credit and showed
him to be liberal and willing to discuss
affairs with anyone at any time.
HELMS Is SCORED
THE next witness who mentions Mr..
! Calhoun at all is Helms-generalIy
called Mr. Helms here, so I'll call him
Mr.. Helms. Mr.. Helms has been sol
der of fortune and a soldier. Mr.
Korngold- has also been a soldier They
are both those kind of soldiers who
have served both sides at the same
time.
They belong to this array of wit
nesses by whose testimony that of the
supervisors is bolstered up by the
doughty attorneys of the other side
Helms simply testifies that he was en-
ployed to follow the meek, SNUG Burns
and that when he fell off a motorcycle
/ the defendant told him to get an auto
mobile. The next witness who men
tons Mr.. Calhoun at all is a man
named Scott Scott was a double
dealer. 1 pause to say, gentlemen, that
the case carried on for the other side
by high minded gentlemen who would
not stoop to anything wrong, winds it's
tortuous way by means of attempted
/ trappings. To return, Scott testifies
story to Mr.. Calhoun. He incubated the
story as a hen would an egg, and fin
ally it was Matched. Handlon, accord
ing to him, got up the story and then
| walked the streets with him, tramping
his legs off TO find house to fit 1
hate to discuss the testimony of such
a scoundrel as Scott, though they
haven't a single witness that isn't
either a confessed scoundrel or a per-
! aaly
broad. for there were some witnesses
who testified about the money being at
the mint and such things, but I refer to
witnesses regarding material facts"
FORGETs OWN MEN
Moore neglected to eliminate from
his sweeping denunciation the score or
more of United Railroads officials, at
| torneys and employees who have testi-
| fed in the case to the very matters
which Moore himself selected as ma
terial facts" lie next mentioned
Richard Cornelius of the carmen's
| union and the substance of Cornelius
testimony, carefully RETAINING, how
ever, from attacking Cornelius person
ally, but referring to the witness as
mo friend of Mr.. Calhoun"
In addition to the witnesses named
Moore declared that the only other
witness called who mentioned the
name of Calhoun at all was Treasurer
/ Starr of the company, who simply told
of being ordered by Calhoun to enter
a credit of 100000 in the company's
books. And not one of these mentions
of Calhoun's name, averred the speaker.
proved or even family suggested the
! defendants guilt.
Moore Veered from his synopsis of
testimony TO a TRADE against James
L. Gallagher, whom he character
lied as more than perjurer-an
informer," and he particularly de-
plored the fact that any person of Irish
descent should be an informer. over
! looking the fact that Gallagher is not
Of Irish, but of German parentage.
IF the truth ever does come ont
about the dealings of this board Of
supervisors he detained, Il think it
! viii be found that if any money ever
was paid to these supervisors from any
source it was extorted by this band I'M
der the leadership of Gallagher. who
aspired to be greater than his creator
Ruef.
mo MONEY PAID,
But every circumstance goes to
prove conclusively that no money was
ever paid to this board by Patrick Cal
houn or any other official of the United
Railroads to secure this permit or
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