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PRESIDENT MAY
SEEK FACTS AT
SOLDIERS' HOME
WAR DEPARTMENT TO HEAR OF
VETERANS' COMPLAINTS
CHARGES AT SAWTELLE ASSUME
NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
Management of Institutions for Dls.
abled Men Who Fought for Coun.
try Likely to Be Taken from
Commission
QUESTIONS WHICH THE VETEII.
ANS AT Till: NATIONAL SOLDIERS'
IIOMK AT BAWTEI.Mi ASK TIUS
M.\>AUKMKJiT: !
How do you feed the 130 citizen em
ployes of the Institution, for whose main
tenance there 1h no oongNMlonßl oppro
prlatlon?
How did the present chairman of the
hoard of managers cirure his position,
after being defeated for congress in a
Republican district by a majority of
8000?
How may a congressman draw two sal
aries nnd live at the expense of the gov
rrnnirnl at a national M>iciieiV home in
this state, when not performing his con
gressional duties?
Who i» responsible for the fa«t 600
men, during the month of March, were
compelled to spend more than two-thirds
of tlieir pension money to allay the
pangs «>f hunger? ,V
When veterans are forced to weur
dead men's clothes, iloes the government
derive the benellt of this ecorfoiny in *
reduced clothing appropriation?
When (ioveruor Coeuraue boasts the
Snwtelle BUindstencc. fund .Is *80,000 a
joar less than that of any other national
home, does he realize thai this amount
is paid out annually to Sawtelle restau
rants by men drawing pensions of $S and
$10 a month, who must spend their pen
sions to prevent hunger? ,
Jiiit what did tioverno.' Cofhrane
mean when be. said, "You went hungry
during the civil war. It won't hurt you
now"?
The columns of The Herald are open
to the management for the answering of
any of these questions.
ff] HE charges made by the veterans
of the Sawtelle National Soldiers'
•*- home, with the departure of 150
veterans from the institution on ac
count of alleged shortage of food sup
ply, lias resulted in an agitation which
has become national in scope. The
matter has been brought to the atten
tion of President Tnt't and the war de
partment, and within a few duys the
movement to have tbe management oi
the homes taken out of the hands of
the New York commission which now
controls them will crystallize in a de
mand for a thorough investigation and
reorganization, voiced by residents of
the eleven national and twenty-nine
mate soldiers' homes, members of the
(irand Army of the Republic-, Women's
Relief corps, Sons of Veteran* and hu
manitarians from one end of the coun
try to the other, who have been pro
foundly moved by the Sawtelle revela
tions Expressions of sympathy and
effers of support reached Sawtelle yes
t> rday from state homes at Monte Vis
ta Cal Lafayette, Ind., Grand Rapids,
Mich, Roseburg, Ore., Columbia Falls,
Mont., Hot Springs, S. D., and other
utate soldiers' homes.
Line Up at Lunch Counter
The vehement assertion oi" their
rlarhta by the veteran* was productive
„l on.; sustantial meal, served Friday,
but yesterday the customary hill of fare
appeared, and grtscled forms again
•were seen lined up at the lunch coun
ters of the eight new "Deaneries"' Whjcn
1 avp been opened in Bawtelle since the
shortage In food supply began. Uncle
Billy an Ohio veteran, who enjoys en
viable fame in Sawtelle as a war his
torian, was unable to climb up on the
high lunch counter stool, on account ot
his rheumatism, and stood at the side
ot the line munching a stale doughnut.
\ veteran, whose name is. withheld
on account of the fact that its disclos
ure would, he fears, mean his dis
charge, propounded a number of bel
ligerent questions to the management
and is still awaiting their answer. .
"Col Cochrane stated June 18 that the
fault of the shortage was with congress
having cut the appropriation $2000." he
sild "The statement made does not
agree with the facts in the case. The
public would like to know if congress
1, i* made any appropriation or allow
ance for the feeding of the 130 male and
female employes In the home; if so,
we have never heard of it. These citi
zens are employed contrary to the
specific act of congress, passed in 1892,
stating that members of the home
should hare employment while able to
work. The same resolution referred to
Spanish war veterans whenever mem
bers of homos.
"According to the statements of our
doughty governor, published in a Los
Angeles newspaper May 30, 1909, the
qualifications necessary for an adjutant
employe were that in no case should
Bald employe be one who ever had been
a member of,a home. In a year's ex
penses the feeding of 125 to 130 citizen
employes certainly requires some ap
propriation made for the feeding of the
proprlation. Will our governor state
if there was an appropriation made for
the feeding of the citizens?
Believe Funds Ample
"Veterans believe that the funds ap
propriated by congress were sufficient
for the maintenance of the home, If
properly handled. These funds are di
vided quarterly with the privilege to
draw on the incoming quarter to the
amount of 10 per cent to apply on any
shortage. The leak is easily discovered
through the above facts.
"The board of managers, in their in
finite wisdom, seem to be above all
jawi of congress. They make rules and
regulations for the government of the
home, create offices and official titles
without the authority of law. To whom
are they answerable?
"Perhaps the governor of the Pacific
branch may be able to put the public
wise as to the whys and wherefores
of how the present chairman of the
board or manager! secured hi.s position,
nfter beinif defeated In a Repubrtean
district with a normal majority of
8000 in his state? Perhaps from the
mine, source the public at large may
learn why or how a congressman can
(Continued on Fuse Xivo) I
LOS ANGELES HERALD
DEWEY'S CHIEF AID
AT MANILA SAID TO
BE TOTALLY 3LIND
REAR ADMIRAL GOES
BLIND FROM STRAIN
In Spite of His Affliction, Dewey's
Aid Is Cheerful and Likes
to Meet His
Friends
[Special to The Hrral.l]
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 19.—
From the fearful strain of the battle
of Manila bay, Dewcy's chief of staff
on that memora-ble occasion has gone
blind. Rear Admiral Benjamin P. Lam
berton, who served as chief of staff to
Dewey at Manila, is now living in
Washington, his sight irrevocably gone,
but otherwise in excellent health and
poi Besting all his other faculties.
In spite of his affliction, Admiral
Lamberton is remarkably cheerful, and
his attitude makes him beloved by
every one who meets him. He is sur
rounded by his family, ana outside of
his home his main work is in his church
affiliation.
Within a few months after the battle
of Manila bay his eyes began to glva
him trouble, and his physician attrib
utes the blindness directly to the strain
ot the battle.
BALLOON RUSSIA IS
SUCCESSFUL IN TWO
LONG TRIAL FLIGHTS
NANTHS, Jrance, June 19.—A new
dirigible balloon, the Russia., construct
ed here for tiie SI. Petersburg govern
ment, made two successful trial din lit*
today, carrying nine passengers each
time.
Man's Body Scattered)
BBLLINQHAM, June 19.—Along the
Qreal Northern nitlway viaduct at the
foot of Bay street the unrecognizable
fragment! of a man's body were gath
ered up by the police today and were
identified as those of Victor Barg
strom of Fargo, N. D., from a time
In .ok found in a portion of the coat.
11. Nelson, who was seen with the
dead man late last night, is under ar
rest. The police have failed to learn
who sent a telephone message notify
ing them of the man's death.
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Sunday; light south winds. Maximum
temperature yesterday, 71 degrees;
minimum, 52 degrees.
I,OCAL,
Report of Investigators into conditions at
Patlon asylum Is ■oated.
Police block plan to reopen rerilight district.
City otorkl hurry work on consolidation peti
tion!,
Dressmaker wins suit brought by customer to
collect damages for alleged misfit suit.
Man convicted of mistreating stepdaughter
alleges enemies plotted to secure hid convic
tion.
Trial of woman on charge of forgery may oc
cupy entiro week in superior court. -'
Dlltrlot attorney's department decided rela
tives may consent to autopsies being performed
on bodies of persons who die at county hospital.
Believed that Turks kidnaped child missing
for month frum Playi^ del Rey. . >
Bakers may be compelled to stamp weight
on loaves of bread. " ,
President Taft may order investigation of
Soldiers' home at Sawtelle.
Hundreds sign petition in fight for control ot
San Pedro harbor.
Judge at City club meeting urges better ad
ministration of the laws.
Detectives search for incendiary who tried to
burn store.
Votes for women will be subject of debate
at Young Men's Christian association.
Physician treats child with Berum to prevent
lockjaw. •-■■'.
Visitor at beach matches for dollars and
complains to police.
Date is assigned In court for trial of State
Senator Savage.
COAST
Wife slayer kills himself In Washington in
presence of posse.
Prisoner accused of dynamite plot In Oak
land released after year's confinement.
Skippers of yachts await starting gun for
races at San Pedro.
Mines In one district in Alaska will yield
118,000,000 in short time.
Engine derailed while crossing Fraser river
and two men are drowned.
EASTERN \i •
Judge in Now York court censures jury for
extraordinary verdict.
- Court In Kentucky reverses Judgments in
Southern Facinc taxation suits.
lOHKIGN
President Reyes i or ': Colombia leaves for
Europe on fruit steamer.
New dirigible, balloon makes successful
flights, with passengers In France.
British cruiser Bapp&o lost In collision and
204 of rrpw land safely.
SUNDAif MORNING, JUNE 20, 1909.
THINK CHINESE
MURDERED GIRL
FOUND IN TRUNK
GRANDDAUGHTER OF GENERAL
SIGEL STRANGLED
BODY IS 1 FOUND CROWDED INTO
LEATHER RECEPTACLE
Father Fails to Identify Body of Young
Woman —Orientais Involved in
1 Mystery on Way to
Vancouver
(By Associated Press. >
"Vy EW YORK, June 19.—The murder
|V of Miss Elsie Slgel, grand
-^-' daughter of Gen. Franz Sigel,
whose body was found last night
crowded Into a leather trunk in the
room of a Chinese after she had been
strangled with a curtain cord, appears
to be the most remarkable case the
New York police have had to Investi
gate in many years.
One of the odd phases of the case is
the failure* of the murdered girl's
father,. Paul Sigel. to Identify the body
as that of his daughter, while the
girl's mother has declared that the
articles of jewelry found in the room
with the bixly belonged to the daugh
ter.
Acquaintances of Miss Slgel, who
have seen the body of the murdered
girl, assert It is that of Miss Slgel,
and a number of persons have been
found by the police who declare the
young woman has been a friend of the
Chinese, William L. Leon, In whose
room the body was found. Notwith
standing these identifications it was
stated at the home of Mr. Slgel to
day that Paul Sigel, the girl's father,
had gone to Washington "to bring El
sie home."
Leon, who is also known by several
Chinese names, was still missing to
day, as was Chung Sin, who occupied
a room adjoining that of Leon.
Today the police gave out a report
that Leon and Chung Sin had sailed
last Friday for Vancouver, B. C, on
a steamer going by the way of the
Isthmus of Panama. Precautions have
been taken to Intercept the steamer at
an Intermediate point if possible.
Washington Police Aid
The police of Washington have been
asked to aid the New York police
by finding the original copy of a tele
gram, which was received by the
girl'a parents from that city last Satur
day, saying:
"I will be home by the end of the
week. Don't worry."
It was signed with the name Elsie
Bigel. Miss Sigel had been engaged in
missionary work among the Chinese of
the city for a few years, having become
interested therein by the activity of her
mother in behalf of the Christianization
of the Orientals. The young woman
was about 20 years old. This morning
Florence Todd, one of the missionaries
In the Chinese section who identified
Miss Sigel's body, told the police |hat
the girl and the Chinese had been
thrown much together for a few years,
and that Leon was greatly enamored
of the girl; that he was Intensely jeal
ous of her, and disliked her to receive
the attentions of other men. This had
caused Miss Sigel to fear Leon, Miss
Todd said. That Leon had other corre
spondents than Miss Sigel was revealed
when between 1500 and 2000 letters,
mainly from various women in New
York and other cities, were found in his
room. Among the number were a num
ber signed "Elsie." which were de
scribed by tho police as love letters.
Girl Reproaches Chinese
But in one of them "Elsie" reproached
Leon for causing trouble between her
father and herself. "Just think of the
sacrifice I have made for you," she
wrote in one letter. A note book be
longing to Leon and containing the
names and addresses of hundreds of
women was found in Leon's room.
One of the discoveries regarded by
the police as significant is that Miss
Sigel's shoes and stockings were not
found in the room where her body was
found. It Is inferred from this that
she had been kept a prisoner there and
that her footwear was taken from her
to prevent her from leaving the room.
Several Chinese were examined by
Coroner Harburger today at the pre
liminary inquiry into Miss higel s
death, and three of them were, In de
fault of $1000 bail, held as material wit
nesses. , ,
One of them was On Wing, who ac
companied Sun Leung, the restaurant
proprietor, when the latter went last
night to notify the police of the mys
tery in the rooms connected with his
establishment. Sun Leung is a cousin
of Leon, and could not be found by the
police later when they wanted to ques
tion him. He is still missing
Yee Kirn, a waiter in »he Eighth ave
nue restaurant, told the coroner he had
never seen a white woman upstairs
over the restaurant. He said that last
Sunday evening Mrs. Sigel, mother of
the murdered girl, called at the restau
rant and asked for Leon, but left after
being told Leon was out.
An autopsy performed by Coroner s
Physician O'Hanlon today brought the
statement from the physician that in
his opinion Miss Sigel had been asphyx
iated The organs also indicated that
poison might have been administered.
The physician was unable to tell how
long tho girl had been dead.
NEW YORK. June 19.—Until a dap
per stockily-built Chinese, well educat
ed and when last seen dressed In a
black suit of American out, is under
arrest and put through the police in
quisition known as the "third degree
it is likely that the murder of Elsie
Sisel granddaughter of Gen. Franz
Blgel, Civil War hero, will remain un
solved. _ , ,
Leon Ling, alias Leong Lee Lim.
alias William Lion, alias William 1..
Leno converted Mongolian, restaurant
proprietor, admirer of white women
and sweetheart of Elsie Sigel, is the
1 But when or how he left New York
while the girl's body lay cramped and
decomposed in a battered trunk in the
stuffy little room he formerly occupied
remains to be learned.
With him is supposed to be his com
panion and erstwhile roommate, Chung
Sin who alike may be able to throw
some light upon the murder.
Some reports say both Chinese are
on their way to Vancouver, via Pana
ma but this rumor is only one of many.
Few murder cam in New York have
developed more rapidly, and at the
same time come no nearer solution,
than the Sigel case.
The mysterious phases of the girl s
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Turners Training for Fest in Cincinnati;
Camp Ready for 3000 Visiting Athletes
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ENGINE DERAILED;
2 ARE DROWNED
FIREMAN AND ENGINEER GO
DOWN WITH LOCOMOTIVE
Open Switch Causes Accident, and
Coaches Filled with Passengers
Hang Over Trestle Where
Water Is Deep
(By Associated Press.)
VANCOUVER, B. C, June 10.—The
locomotive of the Great Northern-Se-
attle express, due in Vancouver at 3:45
p. m., jumped the track at 3:10 this aft
ernoon while crossing the Frazer river
over Westminster bridge. The engine
and tender went into the river and En
gineer George Zelgwld was drowned,
also the fireman. No passengers were
hurt.
The wreck was caused by an open
switch. Four cars filled with passen
gers were left standing on the brink
of the trestle over which the engine
and tender had plunged. The escape of
the passengers from death was miracu
lous, as little more than the length of
one car separated the switch point
from the edge of the trestle.
That the entire train did not run into
the river was undoubtedly due to the
fact that as soon as the air connection
was broken when the tender went over
the brakes on all cars were set auto
matically.
The accident occurred while the train
was running slowly. When the engine
and tender went over into the river the
combination baggage and mail car was
left standing on the brink, its front
end hanging over the river.
It is declared by eye witnesses of tli«
accident that when the locomotive
struck the water the boiler exploded.
It is said an immense cloud of steam
and water was thrown high In the air.
Neither the engineer nor the fireman
was seen after he went into the river.
The cab of the engine was torn off and
floated away on the swift current. The
river where the engine went down is
forty feet deep. .-
JUDGE CENSURES JURORS
FOR REMARKABLE VERDICT
Men Admit Defendant Is Guilty, but
Cannot Find Sufficient Evi.
dence to Convict
AMSTERDAM, N. V., June 19.-
Prank Donatto, a wealthy saloon
keeper who has been on trial at Fonda
for being accessory before the fact in
the murder of William E. McLachlan
of Crlnes hollow, In July, 1907, was ac
quitted today by a jury, which handed
In a remarkable verdict. The docu
ment reads: . •
"While In our own minds and opin
ion, we, aB men, regard the defendant
us guilty, yet, after considering our
oaths as jurors and carefully consider
ing the evidence as placed before us,
we cannot find sufficient evidence to
convict, and therefore render a verdict
of not guilty."
The jury was roundly scored by Jus
tice Spencer, who ordered the clerk to
remove their names from the list of
available jurors for future service.
Banker Commits Suicide
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 19.—John
Barth, 35 years eld, receiving teller for
the Cleveland Tru«t company, com
mitted suicide in the cellar of the bank
late this afternoon.
* CINCINNATI, June What *
♦ promises to be the most successful ♦
*'urnfeat ever held by the North ♦
4> American turnbund began In this ♦
♦' city today and will continue for ♦
♦ ten days. M< rjf{ than 3000 turners +
* will take paiiAiomlns ifrom all*
* parts of the united States, and ♦
♦ several are here from. Germany. ♦
•j* The turners will be housed at the_♦
+ Carthago fair grounds. ■•'.'■ " * ;' *
*♦♦♦ +♦* ''♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦.♦, ♦ |
DECLARE TURKS
KIDNAPED CHILD
FEARED YOUTH IS HELD IN
ABJECT SLAVERY
Seven.Year.Old Son of Frenchman
at Playa del Rey Has Been
Missing More Than a
Month
Humane Officer R. W. Reynolds has
been asked to assist in the search for
Peter Tabar, the 7-year-old son of Yin-
•-cent Tabar of Playa del Rey, who dis
appeared from the beach town May 13
and who, It is believed by his par
ents and other residents of Playa del
Rey, was kidnaped by Turks and car
ried to Los Angeles, where he is being
held in captivity and probable slavery.
Immediately after the disappearance
of the lad it was thought he had merely
wandered from home and would return
soon. On his failure to return the
theory of his disappearance was
changed to death by drowning, but as
the body has not 6een found and none
can remember of seeing the lad near
the water May 13 the drowning theory
has been abandoned.
Turks Camp Near Town
A number of Turkish peddlers were
camped near Playa del Rey at the time
the boy disappeared. It Is remem
bered by several persons that several
of these Turks were seen near the do
pot at the same time that young Ta
bar was last seen. As far as can be
learned the boy was last seen in Piaya
del Rey about 12:45 o'clock, when the
Balloon Route excursion car left the
depot on Its regular trip.
The Turks were particularly numer
ous at that time endeavoring to sell
their wares to the excursionists. It
can be remembered now that several
Turks were observed standing about in
an apparently aimless attitude, not
having goods for disposal.
It is the firm belief of several per
sons who were at the depot that day
that in the confusion and crowd at
tendance on the departure of the ex
cursion car, Peter Tabar was spirited
away by Turks and later smuggled
into Los Angeles, where he is at pres
ent being held in slavery.
Fear Lad Is a Slave
Persons who have taken an interest
In the case declare that the Tuks have
a small colony of more or less honest
countrymen in Los Angeles and that
strange occurrences take place within
the walls of the houses in which the
Turks live. These persons picture hor
rible scenes in which young Tabar and
other youths are held in abject slavery
and subjected to influences which soon
crush from them their native charac
teristics and mold them into a kind
of (lypsy type.
The fact that Peter Tabar is the son
of French parents and speaks English
with a marked accent is recalled as an
inducement leading to his abduction, as
his'speaeh would not so easily reveal
that he is other than a young Turk.
The boy, at the time he was missed
from home, wore overalls and a dark
, a ji. He Is of small size for his 7
years of age.
SINGLE COPIES: S^&&£Tc AM
PATTON INQUIRY
FINDING SEALED
ATTENDANTS PUT THROUGH
RIGID EXAMINATION
Board Which Makes Investigation Re.
fuses to Divulge Conclusions Until
After Trial of Former
Watchman Berg
(By a Staff Correspondent.)
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., June 19.—
After several hours of searching in
vestigation by the board of managers
of the California State Hospital tor In
sane at Patton, in which practically
the same testimony was received as
was taken at the district attorney's in
quiry one week ago, the board, after
holding; a private session to arrive at
its decision In regard to the matter,
sealed its findings and placed them in
the hands of State Superintendent
Hatch, who was present, to be opened
at Sacramento after the preliminary
hearing of Hans S. Berg, charged with
manslaughter for the death of Henry
Grassmee. This action was taken to
avoid the possibility of the findings
being used either by the state or the
defense in the prosecution of the for
mer attendant charged with killing the
patient.
Promptly at 2 o'clock the board of
managers started its Inquiry, attended
by State Superintendent Hatch and
Superintendent Blair, and investigated
the testimony of each witness sepa
rately. The witnesses examined were:
Acting Superintendent Gustave Wilson,
Dr. Loizeaux, Dr. Jessie H. Simpson,
Dr. Jennings, Acting Supervisor But
ler, and in the case of each the evl- I
dence was i imply a repetition of that |
developed at the Investigation under
the direction of Assistant District At
torney Goodcell.
Placed Under Oath
As fho witnesses were called to tes
tify they were placed under oath by
State Superintendent Hatch, who start
ed the Interrogation, and following the
severe question of Dr. Hatch each
member of the board carefully went
over the ground in regard to which
they were not certain.
Dr Wilson was the first witness and
the questions fired at the acting su
perintendent were grueling in the ex
treme. President Clark read a letter
which had been sent to him which was
written by Dr. Wilson to a man named
Newman A. Friend of the Grassmee
family. The letter stated that the pa
tient had been injured and was in a
very precarious condition. Dr. Wilson
continued in the letter to state that
the management could take no blame
for the injuries, as they were Inflicted
by other patients, a tiling which was of
frequent occurrence at the Institution.
In taking the acting superintendent to
task for this letter Dr. Hatch said: "I
don't want to see hypercritical, but
I must say you were unfortunate in
your language. I think you are sincere
in your explanation before this board,
but the public, reading this letter,
would think otherwise. I would sug
gest that the next time you be a little
more clear and specific"
Attendants Censured
Again when he was questioned In
regard to why he discharged Berg
without first conducting a rigid inves
tigation and ascertaining if possible
just what had occurred during the
night when Grassmee was injured, Dr.
Hatch exclaimed: "You have been left
absolutely in the dark a;< to what oc
curred that night by letting the only
rational man go without first secur-
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f^CEIVTS
CALHOUN JURY
FAILS TO GET
GRAFT VERDICT
COURT ORDERS TRIBUNAL DIS
MISSED UNTIL NOON TODAY
HEAD OF UNITED RAILROADS EX-
PECTS TO BE FREED
Crowds Lingered In Carpenter's Hall
in San Francisco Up to Midnight,
When Judge Announced
Decision
(By Associated Pres>.)
SAN FRANCISCO, June ID.—Eleven
hours of deliberation had not suf
ficed for the Jury in the case of
Patrick Calhoun, president of the-
Vnited Railroads, to arrive at a de
cision on the issues submitted during
the trial on an indictment charging
bribery.
Midnight was approaching 1, a lons
afternoon and evening of expectation
had transpired, and the principals in
the long trial were dropping with ex
haustion when Judge William P. Law
lor terminated the vigil with an order
dismissing the jury for the night and
ordering resumption of the proceedings
at noon tomorrow.
Men and women who had sat in their
places since Assistant District Attor
ney Heney began the closing Install
ment of his address at 9 o'clock this
morning, broke all records in clearing
the court room, after It became ap
parent that the night would brine forth
no verdict and the jurors, under escort
of the two deputy sheriffs today
sworn in as their, guardians, departed
for their quarters' at the St. Francis
hotel.
Judge Lawlor's failure to order Mr.
Calhoun into custody when the jury
retired shortly before noon» today w«J
a subject of comment up to the hour
of adjournment tonight, when the
judge said:
Calhoun Subject to Call
"I have instructed the defendant's
attorneys to have him in cou-t when
ever the court is in session. I have
pursued this course because I believe
the procedure meets with all the re
quirements."
As a precautionary measure two po
licemen are made on duty ail .light at
Carpenter's hall, where the court room
is located.
It was a day and night of anticipa
tion. The attorneys and spectators,
when the tension of the first flour's
waiting had relaxed, scattered into
groups, moving from court room to
the sidewalk, and from sidewalk to
court room.
The night session was in some re
spects the most trying- ordeni. Th.
auditorium was filled before any of the
principals returned, the jurors retjrn
ing to their quarters by a rear en trance
that shielded them from general ob
servation.
The crowds of the daylight hours had
melted away, and the lamps of a dozen
automobiles that stood before the hall
disclosed scarcely a hundred persons
who kept the vigil from neighboring
cross streets, where mounted police
men had with difficulty kept open a
passageway during the earlier hours of
the day.
Retainers of prosecution and defense
were largely in evidence outside the
building, and many a futile specula
tion marked the evening's debate.
Policemen in Plenty
Policemen stood in the shadows that
led to the upper floor where Jurors In
dulged in graver discussion, and no
person was permitted to approach any
spot that even commanded a view of
the jury rooms.
Patrick Calhoun, sitting in his ac
customed place, at his attorneys' table,
for a time regarded the rows of specta
tors without exchanging a remark with
any of his associates.
Later, however, he engaged in ani
mated conversation with Stanley
Moore, W. M. Abbott and Thomwoll
Mullaly, and several times the de
fendant laughed heartily at some re
mark by one of the little group.
Meanwhile the two older daughters
of Mr. Calhoun chatted with friends
in the corner nearest' their father's
seat, and his young son, whose first
appearance in the court room was of
recent date, viewed the proceedings
with anxious expression.
On the outside of the room, chattinc
with Assistant District Attorney
John O'Gara and surrounded by agents
of the district attorney's office, was
Rudolph Spreckels, whose private sub
scriptions to the cause of the graft
prosecution made one of the Important
issues of the trial.
Not alone, because of the exceeding
bitterness that has marked many of
its stages, but because of Its length,
has the Calhoun trial been a notable
one in western history. Between Janu
ary 12, 1909, when the attempt to se
cure the first Juryman was Instituted
and today, when the case was given
to the twelve men finally selected, five
months and a week elapsed and 150
days had intervened. Of this period
110 days had been devoted to court
sessions. In this respect the case out
stripped every record established in the
record of Abraham Ruef, who wan
convicted after seventy-six days de
voted to actual procedure.
A thirteenth Juror, Michael Murphy,
was added to the regular panel of
twelve by order of Judge Lawlor, with
the expectation that his services might
be required by emergency. The three
months and two days were necessary
to qualify the thirteen jurors. Of the
2310 citizens summoned by the sheriff,
1423 were actually subjected to interro
gation by the attorneys in the case.
Peremptory challenges were first ex
ercised on March 9, and since that date
six members of the Jury have been in
custody of a court bailiff, residing at
the St. Francis hotel. Four other mem
bers of the panel have been separated
from their families and business af
fairs since March 31 and the others
since April 14, when the thirteenth was
qualified. The typewritten record of
the case amounted to 2,500,000 words
when the Jury was completed. Judge,
attorneys and witnesses have added
another million and three-quarters to
the bulky transcript since that time,
making a total of 4,250,000 words.
Cost Is Tremendous
The cost of the trial, Including the
maintenance of jurors, a special po
lice detail, transcript and the usual
expenses of the court for the period
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