Arizona republican., 1909-05-25
A Subject of Inquiry at the
 Calhoun Trial 4 RAILWAY DETECTIVE
Expressed the Belief That De- tective Burns Put Up the Job to Create a Sensation Against the Defense in the Graft Cases.

San Francisco, May 24.-Francis J. Heney, the prosecutor in the trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railroads, went into the camp of the defense for several of his wit nesses today, and in consequence tke proceedings were embittered by strife between counsel and continual skir- mishes between Heney and the reluct- ant and hostile subjects of interroga- tion. From the manner in which the case was conducted today, it appeared that the state was approaching the end of its long roll of witnesses, and hopes were expressed that another fortnight would end the trial, which entered to- day upon its twentieth week
 This afternoons session, which pro- duced virtually all the important tes- timony of the day, was devoted to an examination of Thomas B. Gibson. a detective in the employ of the United Railroads; George R Francis, secre- tary of the company's legal depart ment, and Luther Brown, Los An geles attorney, who has been active in behalf of the defense.
 Heney asked Gibson to explain his part in the investigation of the dyna- mite explosion which wrecked the oak land home of James L. Gallagher, one of the important witnesses for the prosecution, and that imperiled the lives of Gallagher and seven other in mates of the house. Heney's ques- tions carried many charges that Gib- son denied, but the witness admitted that he had been directed to look into the affair by Thornwell Mullally, as sistant to Calhoun.
 When asked what he had discovered, Gibson said: 'I discovered that two men were arrested and held in Oakland for a couple of weeks, and that one of these men had bought ten pounds of dynamite. His name was Wilhelm, and I supposed he was working for Will jam J. Burns"
 What report of the matter did you make to William NJ. Abbott?" asked Heney.
 q told him that I thought Burns and Wilhelm had hand in it, and that the explosion was brought about to create a feeling against Calhoun in his trial" said the witness.
 Did you think Burns wanted to kill Gallagher" asked the prosecutor.
 T did not" replied Gibson. 'I had reasons to believe that the people who lived in the house were all in the back yard by arrangement when the eXplo- sion occurred"
 Mir Henry then asked Gibson if he had not attempted to interfere with Burns when the latter returned from the east and attempted an investiga- ton of the dynamiting. The defense interposed an objection, and charged that it was a stock issue of the prose cution to be lugged in against every defendant. The examination of Gib- son was prolonged by his failure to remember many os the circumstances in which he is alleged to have taken part.
 Luther Browns appearance as wit ness for the prosecution aroused the interest of the crowd in the courtroom to a pitch of expectancy. In reply to Heney's earlier questions, he stated that he came to his city from Los Angeles in May 1907, and that he was employed by Calhoun in a legal capa- city. although he had never appeared for him as an attorney of record.