Show DRAGGING UNSAVORY RECORDS INTO LIGHT IN TilE THE CALHOUN TRIAL Attorneys Clash and Judge Declares Witness Has Some Rights SAX SAN FRANCISCO April 16 The The Therial trial rial o of Patrick Calhoun char charged ed with I briber Bribery was resumed today with ith for for- mer Supervisor isor Fred P P. Nicholas on the stand Upon direct examination ho lie told of conversations with former SIl Supervisor Supervisor Super Super- r visor James L. L Gallagher in which the latter told him bim that there would be bo 1000 in it for him to vote yot favorably upon tho the application of tho the United railroads for the permit to transform the ho cable roads into overhead trolle trolley lines ines Ho lie also related how hot he be re received I tho the mone money in two payments the first firstin in n currency of small denominations and I the tho ho second in largo large bills Upon cross crOll examination by Earl Rogers the latter showed witness a rec rca I oril on of his testimony in a l previous pro trial in n which h Nicholas hail had testified that Gallagher had not mentioned d tho the amount ho lie wag was to receive c CI Did Did you over ever 5 swear car falsely in this mattert asked Ro Rogers r No Xo I never ne have replied Nich Nich- olas How About It no Rogers ers then produced the affidavit sworn to by Nicholas and tho the other supervisors su eu- pen that they hart had never ne taken any mono money corruptly while hilo members of the tho boar boards board How about this thi asked Rogers Oh Oh if you mean that that that- At t this this uis p point mt A Assistant l District Attorney At Attorn torn torney Francis J. J interrupted and took exception to tn this this matter aFf asserting erting that no Rogers Rogers' ers ers' question had harl been misleading mil A sharp clash followed between Honey Hener and A. A A. A Moore of counsel for forthe forthe forthe the defendant which was as finally stopped by tho the court who ho declared that thata I a witness had somo om rights as well as co counsel for either cipher side Plenty of Lawyers I Mr r. r Calhoun is surrounded b by an imposing imposing im im- im- im posing ana array of counsel composed of I Alexander S. S King of Atlanta Ga Earl no Rogers a prominent criminal lawyer lawyer law law- yer of Los An Angeles clos A. A A. A Moore hisson his hisson hisson I son Stanley William M. M Abbott and Louis Lotus F. F on former district at at- torney here bere Thero seems to nc ne some Bomo doubt as to who is directing the defense Stanl Stanley Stinley Moore stated that Mr Xin King I Mr IT Calhoun's former law Jaw partner in Atlanta was directing the defense but Mr lr Calhoun himself declared that A A. A I A. A Moore was the senior counsel and that Mr lr KiD King was associate inte counsel Representing the tho people is Francis J. J Heney Hene assistant district attorney who has had bad char charge e of ot tho the bribery graft aft cases caell since Binco the expose of muni municipal corruption corruption cor cor- in tho the spring of ot 1907 1 01 He is assisted as as- by Assistant District Attorney John 0 Gara Says He Ho Took Bribe Former Supervisor Nicholas was the first of the b odlin board boud to bo ho called to tho stand Mr r. r Calhoun lein being on on trial on the char charge e of having offered him a bribe uribe Mr lr Hene confined his direct examination of Nicholas cholas strictly to the tho alleged Jed bribery in tho the United Railroads trolley franchise and did not riot noto go o into tho the telephone gas as rate prize prizefight 1 light fight ht trust and several other cases Tho The |