The San Francisco call., 1909-04-07
PROSECUTION TO
MAKE CALHOUN
PROVE CHARGES
1eney Brands as Lie Traction
Magnate's Version of Car
Strike Origin
League of Justice Meeting Hears
Details of Recovery of
Stolen Documents


"fhe Offices of the United Railroads
were entered for the purpose of re-
covering stolen property belonging
10 the district attorneys ofHce.
"CaIhoun's safe was opened for the
purpose OF recovering property stolen
from the Office of the district attor-
ney.
"The United Railroads brfbed the Sec
retary OF william ]. Burns to steal
the reports from Burns Office.
''rhe reports from Burns Ofaces were
found in the safe of the United Rail-
roads.
I've are going to make SIr. Calhoun
prove every assertion that he has
made.
I'VE are going 10 bring the United
Railroads officials into court and
compel them 10 show where they
procured those reports that were
stolen from the district attorneys
office.
ave are going TO make william Alb
bOtt tell in court how the reports
from the Office of the district attor-
ney found their way into his safe.
"Ne going 10 show Bowling mp
and arc going TO convict him of
criminal libel.
I've are going to let the public know
who were tse real instigators of the
great streetcar strike of 1907"
cfQ de
Francis J. Heney before large gather
ing OF the members OF the League Of
Justice in Lyric hall last night. where
the members had gathered TO hear an
address by Rev. William RAIDER regard
ing the organization Of a national
League Of Justice.
Ii was the first statement TO come
from the prosecution with reference to
The recent recovery of the records
stolen from the district attorneys Of
ice by hireIings Of i1he United Rail-
roads. Heney attended the meeting
only as spectator and did not expect
10 be called upon for speech. Eis
entrance was the signal for cheers from
the entire audience, many OF them
crowd5ng 10 the aisle TO shake his hand.
didn't come mere to make a
speech ne said. In fact. 1 was sps-
cially instructed not to make A speech
by the boss at my house, but ! just
can't help il.
want to tell YOU people tonight
that We are just ss determined as we
ever We're These statements recently
Z issued By the United Railroads to the
eject that the streetcar strike of 1907
ny was instiSated by members of the pro-
secution are z few Of the things that
we are going TO make them prove, and
II they do not prove them, which they
certainly can not, we are going to
prosecute them ali for criminal libel
We are going 10 let the public know
who were the real instigators OF that
strike. We are going to show who
was responsible tor the misery that
was caused by that strike and who is
responsible for .he murders that were
committed"
Heney then proceeded to tell OF the
discovery Of the district attorneys
property in the Offices Of the United
Railroads
STOLEN REPORTS FOUND
We found our reports all right.
Found them in the safe Of Mr.. Will
United Railroads. Now the United
Railroads IS trying TO malign the pros
ecution for entering its offices, law
fully. in search Of stolen property. Mr..
Calhoun does not dare TO tell how the
property Of the district attorneys Of
ltiF ADtAllU Us way INTO MS OAlCtS- I1r
has not even denied that the reports
found in his Offices were the property
OF the district attorney All he has
done is 10 print in his Chronicle and
his Globe lies. nothing but lies, about
the prosecution.
The Offices or the United Railroads
were entered for the purpose of recov-
ering stolen property. Abbotts safe
was opened for the purpose of recov-
ering stolen property. Calhoun's safe
was opened for the purpose Of recover
ing stolen property. The property was
recovered. How did II get there2
After the trial OF Mr.. Calhoun we
are going TO try him by public opinion.
We are going TO make him prove every
assertion he has made and we are
going TO bring the United Railroads
into court and compel them TO show
where and how they. procured those
reports that were stolen from the dis
trict attorneys Office"
COMPLIMENTS DIR RAIDER
Heney complimented Dr. RAIDER on his
) address and spoke IN favor Of DR.. Ra-
der's idea. TO organize national
League OF Justice. suggesting that
Professor George Boke be sent east to
confer with the representative men Of
rhe.large cities in an effort to perfect
such an organization. He also spoke
on The two bills now awaiting the
governors signature. one granting 2
change OF venue 10 a defendant upon
his affidavit and the other permitting
q Judge upon the motion OF the defend
ant 10 set aside an Indictment found by
grand jury. and recommended that all
who could do so request the governor
10 veto the bills.
DR.. RAIDER spoke on the development
Of societies similar to the League of
Justice throughout the United States and
told how. on a recent visit east. he had
cd Of no 1coc
He said that he had secured the hearty
cooperation OF all kindred societies
and that practically all OF them ia
vored the federation into one organiza-
ton. He spoke Of the eagerness OF the
easterners to know how the prosecution
OF the grafters in San Francisco was
progressing and described their interest
IS intense.
Resolutions asking the governor to
veto the Objectionable bills were
adopted.