The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-22

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He responded by stating that shortly
after o'clock Wednesday afternoon
man called at his home and asked for
him. Told by his wife that he was
not expected home until about o'clock,
the visitor asked what Blacks views
were on the general subject of graft
and the Calhoun case in particular. He
left when Mrs. Black refused to dis
cuss the case with him. The man was
described as being of good height,
rather stout, dark, smooth shayen and
wearing a light suit of clothes and
dark derby hat. Heney was the first
to tame the matter up after Black re-
sumed his place.
IF the court thinks it has any juris-
diction in this matter" he said, I'VE
would like to have it fully investigated
We want to know who is doing this
and to find out why it is being done.
We have given strict orders that no
man connected with the district attor-
ney's Office or working under Special
Agent Burns shall speak to any juror
personally or visit his home. If this
is some man employed by the other
side we want to know it, and we also
want to know if it is one of our own
men so that we may Immediately act in
the matter
I'VE know nothing about this either,
any more than we do about the similar
occurrence during the earlier part Of
the trial." declared Stanley Moore of
the defense. I'VE also have given strict
orders that no person connected with
the defense shall approach any juror
We would like to have it investig ated
and let it be known positively that 1T
was nobody employed on this side of
the case"
MEN ARE SUBORNED
IN regard to that other matter"
Heney replied, again rising, we also
investigated and found that it was our
man, and he has been removed. We
also know that some of our men have
been approached and attempts made to
have them do something of this kind,
but whether that was true in this par
ticular instance or not l do not know"
I'VE know he was not" shot back
Stanley Moore.
You don't know; you can't retorted
Heney.
.This seems to be entirely foreign
TO the subject interposed A. A. Moore,
soothingly. I'VE know nothing about
it,"
There are other attorneys on the
other side remarked Heney signifi-
cantly. addressing himself to the court.
Judge Lawlor interviewed in the dis
cussion and explained that. while the
court was willing 10 permit any legiti-
mate investigation of the antecedents
and opinions of a tslesman. it would
not tolerate an Investigation carried
to the extent of approaching tales
man or going to his home. Heney
again called the attention of the court
to the fact that this very thing had
been discountenanced by the prosecu-
ton and said that every man employed
by Special Agent Burns would be ques-
toned at once and sent to Mrs. Black
for identification.
TT is regrettable in connection with
the former matter that Mr.. Heney did
not tell us if he knew who 1t was that
went to the home of this other tales
man." interposed A. A. Moore. He
might have done this so that no stigma
should attach to us in the mind of any
Juror who believed that one of the men
in our employ might have made the
visit. | think it was his place to have
informed us
SAYS MAN WAS BRIBED
mo. It wasn't" retorted Heney. Il
our men was bribed to go there. 1 do
knew that efforts have been made to
bride men to steal papers out OF Mr..
Burns office.
Attorney Byington of the defense had
been standing at the bar during the last
Interchange, shouting misconduct" al
the top of his voice. but failing to make
himself heard When the tunlult sub
sided his effort became more success
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ton to the statements made by Heney
as deliberate and Intentional miscon-
duct" Judge Lawlor heard the thing
to an end without interruption and then
calmly ordered an adjournment
Blacks examination was not taken up
uptil the afternoon session convened
and he.was promptly dismissed for not
being on the assessment roll When he
left the jury box Heney stopped him
and engaged in earnest conversation
with him for several minutes, arrang-
ing to have the men employed in the
district attorneys office sent to his
home for possible identification by his
wife
Another possible exhaustion OF the
jury venire was averted by Judge Law
Tor when at noon yesterday he ordered
a panel of 20 brought into court Satur-
day morning. When adjournment was
taken last night there remained %
talesmen from the last venire still to
be examined. and should progress today
keep pace with that of yesterday the
panel would be completely exhausted
! by tonight If any names remain b.
tonight, however, the examination may
proceed Saturday morning other
wise the Saturday session will be given
over TO the preliminary examination
OF the new venire by the court
Douglas Watson, a real estate man
whose testimony was taken by the Oil
Yer grand Jury In returning the hrlb-
cry indictments in the Parkside trolley
case. was excused from the panel yes
terday by consent without being called
/ for examination.
CONVERTED BY HENEY
James Otis of 1881 Broadway. coffee
importer. proved to be a man who had
been converted to Heneys views by
Heney himself. He said that he hao
purposely met the prosecutor on one oc-
lcasion at a downtown restaurant tc