The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21


we're censure from Foreman liz
IienfeId.
saloon and cafe at 1900 Market
street.
Asked If Ruef was the attorney for
the company, Tiffany admitted that he
was. By formal resolution Ruef had
been allowed fee Of $500 for drawing
up the three years lease and for at
tending TO all the companys business
during that time.
For the 1893 shares Ruef purchased,
Tiffany said, he has paid assessments
as have the other stockholders. The
first was SO, the second 81 so and the
third 81 80, making a total of $478S that
he had invested in the enterprise.
RUFF MAKES A GOOD PARTNER.
Il thought it would be good thing
TO have Ruef in the company" said the
witness, and L therefore approached
him with the proposition of taking
some Of our stock. He thought it would
be a good investment and therefore &C
cepted my offer. To be frank, / still
think that I would rather have Ruef
than the ordinary man associated with
me in business"
Tiffany continued that while the
theater was being fitted up an inspector
from the Board OF Public Works stop
pea the work The board compelled the
company to make many improvements
as a precautfon against fire, necessitat-
ing en- additional expenditure Of about
$1,000.
L am sure that just because Abe
Ruef was a member of our corporation
the Board of Public Works was more
exacting in its requirements of u.s."
Tiffany said, for the officials did not
wish it to appear that he was enjoying
any advantages
Charles Le0nhardt Jr., who followed
Tiffany on the stand, had very little
testimony TO give, 4or he had never at
tended meeting of the company and
was not conVersant with its affairs
His stock stood in the name of Theo-
dore Rothchild, he said. Further than
the fact that Ruef held an interest, the
witness knew absolutely nothing of the
attorneys connection with the corpora
ton Nor could he tell of the difficult
ties with the Board of Public Works
when the showhouse was in course of
construction. His mind was a blank
as to everything the Grand Jury was
seeking and the only thing he could
testify to was the payment of an extra
assessment at the time
This closed the inquiry for the day.
Subpenas had been issued for w S.
Leake, who was interested in the enter
prise when the theater was started, and
for Theodore Rothchild, who had lent
MS name to shareholder But neither
! could be found in the city yesterday
The case was continued to next Thurs
day, by which time it is expected to
have the subpenas for Leake and Roth
child served.
LAWLOR REFUSES TO ACT.
The case of the Election Commission
erS was very much overshadowed by
that OF Ruef. The communication from
Judge Lawlor was received, in which
he refused to comply with the request
that he instruct the District Attorney
to proceed against the Commissioners.
In a voluminous exposition of the law
he pointed out that he lacked such au-
thority. 1t was decided to ask the Dis
trict Attorney directly that he prose-
cute the officials who are alleged to
have fagrantly violated the law in the
appointment Of election boards. par
ticularly in those precincts where
frauds were so boldly committed at
the primaries. Assistant District At
torney Whiting was present and he
was requested to have papers ready
at the next meeting, so that action may
be taken toward instituting prosecu-
ton. Just what this will be remains
uncertain. Whiting has some points of
law 70 look up ana the situation in the
Grand Jury, there being but ten mem
bers who favor any steps against the
commission, adds to the complications.
1t is possible after all that IT will
remain for the Merchants Association
to take up the prosecution, as IT has
decided to do, if the Grand Jury's ef-
/ forts fail.
According to Judge Lawlor's exno-
sition of the law to the grand Jurors
the indictment Of Joseph Rebstock for
misconduct while serving as an cleo
ton officer in the Eightieth Precinct
will not hold The Judge SAYS in his
/ communication that when the Grand
Jury decides that an Indictment shall
be found the District Attorney shall he
called upon to formulate the charge in
writing and. that having been done. the
! Grand Jury shall vote on the indict-
ment thus prepared, and if twelve or
more votes are cast in favor of the
charge the indictment shall be present
ed to the court in the form of a true
BILL
In Rebstock's case twelve iurymen
voted to indict, but no vote was taken
after the District Attorney had formu-
lated the charge in writing. The Jury
proceeded at once into court and the
Sheriff had to be sent after three Jurors.
who refused to come into court in or
der to make up a quorum.