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Show TWELFTH JOROB II CALHOUN mi MM When Thirfeeiiili, Idnergciicy Man, Is Secured, Taking of j Hvidenee Begins. ! i SAN FKAN'OISCO, April Already Al-ready assured of a place unique in the tinnals of California criminal jurisprudence, jurispru-dence, I.Iio rial of Patrick Calhoun, who is charged with having offered r. $4000 bribe lo a former supervisor, j made a great, stride toward eomplctio-! today. Tho twelfth juror was sworn lo I l.rv iho case, and when the hour of ad- j journinent was reached the attorneys i were engaged in an honest effort, lo iIik-cover iIik-cover a thirteenth talesman frco from disqualifying opinions and hoiiefrf. There is a possibility that, tho alternate juror, who will hold himself in readiness readi-ness to servo if anv member of the, original orig-inal panel is disqualified by illness, will be selected tomorrow, in which eveni, the taking of testimony will be commenced on Thursday. Thirteen weeks havo elapsed since Jic president of the United Hailroads r.p-peared r.p-peared in court to answer to the first of seventeen indictments, charging hi'.'i with complicity in the tangled scandals charged against the municipal admi'ifs-(ra'lon admi'ifs-(ra'lon headed b.y Mayor Eugene K. S'chmitz and Abraham Kucf. During that time, sixty-two days have been devoted de-voted to the' trial aiid 'J370 citizens have been summoned lo attend the sessions ses-sions as prospective jurors. The record of the proceedings lo dab consists of SMO.'l pages of typewritten matter, containing approximately 2,37o250 words, which have cost nearly near-ly .-5U000 to transcribe. A large fore? of detectives and special agents representing repre-senting cither side has been actively engaged en-gaged in tho examination of candidates for places in tho jury box, but tho expense ex-pense thereby incurred can only lie c--v jeclured. Prosecution and defonso agreed today that the taking of fostinion.y would not require more than lliroo weeks. If lliis prediction is accurate, tho case might: bo su bin i tied lo I be jury within a month. j |