The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-24

June IS, IsOs-ssH caronia July third. viii
june a. 1909 first time Calhoun reaches
June IS, isOs@xigAt impair Heney's can
idscy.
June g: 1sos-sending none.
July 4, Isos~HiIdebfecht must maintain s.
July IS, lsoe-Have court inclu
July - 1909 de special lis
July Is. 1909 It in third venire
July is, Isos-to Eeney.
July 20, I9os-Reconside cred.
July 81. Isos-Reject both; make de
July %, 1909 Tense challen-
yaiy IS Is. 1899 sos--mDe ao9 eigsht sa
July %. le0e-Am investigating his death
Aasust q is0s--ed and fulfilled vow
August 2, Isos-destroyins all papers
August 4, Isos-fesrs groundless.
RELEVANCY OF MESSAGES
The relevancy of these cryptograms
TO contempora neoUs events is easily
seen. Three days after the first adj
vertisement appeared Gallagher's house
was blown up the second time. The
next cipher, burn quick key. is in
terpreted as command 10 destroy the
key Of the plans. The ciphers in De-
cember. 1908. evidently referred TO the
Ruef trial, as that was the only graft
case on trial at that time. Reference
TO q marked magazine was made while
Francis hotel The message "congrat-
ulations" was published the day after
Ruef had been found guilty. The next
series Of cryptograms may have re-
ferred TO Police Chief Buggy, whose
drowning was the only event occurring
at that time which was in any way con-
nected with the graft cases.
Then follow references TO the Cal
houn trial Holzberg was passed as
juror January 26. On January 80, 1903,
the cipher read ''Holzberg bias" Near
~ z month later Holzberg was exam
fined again by the prosecution and
challenged. The challenge was al
lowed. Binner was examined as a
juror just before his name was men
toned in the cryptogram. He was one
OF the two men who voted for convic-
ton.
The cipher beginning April and
ending April Q. 1903 conveyed a threat
against Calhoun. Coincident with the
reference in May to the book in the
Denver library the prosecution dragged
out its case for some time, after having
announced that il would close in few
days. 1t is argued that this delay may
have been for the purpose of having
a messenger go TO the Denver library
The cipher Of June % and - seem
ingly referred to the depatreure OF
someone on the Cunard liner which
Ola SAIL july D. ne AlESSdS6 VI > A4S
I evidently meant that juror Hide
brecht must maintain silence. 1t viii
be remembered that he refused TO dis
cuss with the reporters his conduct
in the jury room. The messag be-
ginning July Is referred TO the second
trial OF Calhoun.
That the message of July 90, Am
investi eating his death referred TO
the suicide Of S. P. Flynn, who hanged
himself in San Jose after having been
enga ged in writing the history of the
graft cases, is considered probable.
Whether the cryptograms which ap-
peared in the advertising columns of
the Examiner during an entire year
were concocted by either the defense
or the prosecution in the graft cases
Is q disputed matter. but the fact that
District Attorney Fickert did not want
il known that he had secured infor-
nation on the subject from Patrick
Calhoun. nor did he want it known
that the affidavit which forms the
basis of an intended grand jury in
vestigation was secured by the head
OF the United Railroads.
BURS ACCUSES ROGERS
Contrasting with the position taken
by Fickert and that taken by Calhoun,
Francis J. Heney makes the state
ment that William J. Burns, special
agent for the prosecution, traced the
paper on which the crytic MESA ges
were written directly TO the Office of
and unhesitatingly charges that the
entire series of publications was q
scheme concocted by the attorney and
Luther Brown, who was associated with
the detective force of the United Rail
roads.
Standing out also is the fact that the
management of the San Francisco Ex-
IL
Of the story in its possession for eight
months and having had the entire affair
investigated, decided TO leave the mat
ter in allegiance because OF a suspi-
cion that things were not as they
seemed.
There is wide variance between the
statements of Fickert and Calhoun as
TO whether they had ever dismissed the
matter OF the cryptograms.
Il have never discussed the matter
Of the cryptograms with Mr.. Calhoun
said District Attorney Ffckert yester-
day afternoon. 4 did ask Stanley
Moore. one of his attorneys, about the
matter some days ago, but only talked
10 him for couple of minutes. Ny
information regarding the matter
comes from a person entirely disasso-
ciated with either the prosecution or
the defense"
HAS No EVIDENCE
Did Moore know OF the existence of
the cryptograms2" Fickert was asked.
Il believe he did know something
about them, but ] only discussed the
matter with him for a couple of min
utes."
Have you any evidence whereon to
ask the grand jury to indict any in
dividual or any set OF persons in con-
nection with the cryptograms?" the
district attorney was asked.
No. I have not" was the reply.
did you give the matter TO the
Chronicle for publications"
Well. yes. I did give them some
of what they had" Fickert answered
IF you had no evidence on which to
base an Indictment why did you men
ton this matter in the grand jury
room2 Was it for the purpose of get
ting publicity was asked.
I thought the grand jury might be
able 10 help me in the investigated and
/ did not think the publicity would
hurt" the official replied.
Asked If he did not realize that pub
licity before any evidence had been Sc
cured against the author of the cryp-
tograms would defeat the purpose of
an investigation. Fickert replied
NO, / do not think the publicity
hurt anything. Stone brought the mat