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Show JURY NEARLY COMPLETE FOR Ml CASE Prosecution Asks. Thai an Emergency, or Thirteenth Juror, Be Qualified. SAX KRANT'TSCO, March 31. The long-drawn-out trial of Patrick Calhoun, Cal-houn, president of (he United Railroads of San Francisco, appears to be approaching ap-proaching a stage where the taking of testimony is in sight. Thc exercise of peremptory chnllengc3 today leaves but two jurors unsworn to try I he issue, and it is the general expectation that these will be selected before the expiration ex-piration of tho present week. " If conditions are favorable, we- may begin taking testimony next week, said Vrancis .T. Hcney, who is directing I he prosecution. Should Judge "William P. Lawlcr allow al-low the application of the prosecution for a thirteenth juror, who may participate par-ticipate in the deliberations if one of thc others is disqualified b" illness or for any other reason, I ho prosecution will giiin an additional peremptory , making a total of two. and the defenso will have eight instead of six. Superior .fudge Frank .T. Murasky, presiding over another department., issued is-sued a citation today directing three attaches of tho district attorney's offico of-fico and a polico dctcctivo to appear beforo him next Monday and show cnuso why they should not bo punished for contempt for having prosecuted the search of the United Railroads offices after they had been served with an order fo desist. |