New-York tribune., 1906-11-16
INDICT MAYOR SCHMITZ
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grabbers to the penitentiary. Henay expressed
a Willingness to undertake the work provided he
could get the assistance Of William j. Burns. OF
the federal Secret Service. who had assisted him
In getting evidence In Oregon. Heney went to
washington to consult with Burns but found
that Burns would be unable to undertake the
work at that time
In January Langdon again appealed 70 Heney
to help him lay bare the graft OF the city.
Heney arranged with Secretary Hitchcock to
have Barns resign from the Secret Service,
promising that he would be reinstated when he
finished his work In San Francisco Burns
Joined Heney IN San Francisco in March and
put to work force of detectives. Mr.. Langdon
Immediately appointed Heney an Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, and the war against Ruef the
Board of Supervisors Mayor Schuitz and 9TH
begun. Within two weeks Heney an
nounCed that he had enough evidence to send
the entire clique to the penitentiary.
While the investigation was under way, about
two months ago, Mayor Schmitz suddenly an
nounced that he would make a trip TO Europe
to take rest and look into the matter OF the
insurance companies which had WEIGHED in the
payment of losses in San Francisco.
Schmitz booked passage from New York on
the Cunard Liner Caronia, arriving in this city
three days before she sailed He stopped at the
Waldorf-Astoria with his wife. living in luxu-
rious style. On the Caronia he occupied Suite
A-21, of the most costly on the steamer.
With him, occupying similar suite. Mr..
and Mrs Frederick H. Hilbert of San Francisco.
Mr.. Hubert conducted liquor business in San
Francisco known the Hilbert Mercantile
Company, in which. it is alleged. Schmitz and
Ruef interested.
Schmitz stayed at the Hotel Carlton In Lon
con, occupying an expensive suite He spent
four days in Paris and then went TO Berlin and
Hamburg. 1t is said he was followed by de-
tectives throughout the voyage. and 1t is known
that he was kept Informed of the situation at
home home by c4pious ca5les from Ruef. many OF
sage on the Hamburg-Amertcan liner Patricia
which sailed for New York November 10 and is
due here Tuesday.
Meanwhile Langdon nominated for Cover
nor on the Independence League ticket and
went out on his campaign over the state Ruef
took advantage of the absence OF Schmitz and
Langdon and had hurried conference with
Acting Mayor lagher, who Immediately called
meeting of the Board of Supervisors. BY a
much disputed right OF the City Charter which
gives this body power to remove the District
Attorney for cause. the board removed Iangdon
moval neglect OF duty and absence from the
county for twenty days. and appointed Ruef
District Attorney
CAL when the board removed him. FASTENED to
the city and from Justice Seawen obtained an
Ruef from taking office. Ruef maintained that
he was the District Attorney. and declared that
he would take charge of the office. announcing
that his first act would be to remove from office
Francis ]. Heney, whom Langdon had appoint
ed. He also threatened to call Ef-nev and Rurns
as witnesses when he took charge of the grand
jury. and compel them to tell what thew had
learned about the alleged graft.
Over five thousand persons on the verge OF
riot assembled In front of the Jewish Temple a
temporary courthouse. on October 2S where
Presiding Judge Thomas +. Graham was TO de-
eide whether Ruef or Langdon was to be recog-
nlzeo as Dlstrlct Attorney. a day later Lang
don was recognized District Attorney
Abraham Ruef was born I'm the Telegraph Hill
dlstrict or san Francisco forty years ago. OF
humnie parentage He was graduated with
nigh honors from the University Of California
and came into prominence by his clever work In
atn -
Democratic politics. and gradually got control
OF the labor vote