The San Francisco call., 1906-11-29

tomobiles and whirled away up the
wet. deserted streets TO Dreamlano
Skating Rink. where a big crowd
awaited them.
The arrest Of Mayor Schmitz at the
California State line and his release
from the not unwelcome custody
Of an entirely friendly deputy
Sheriff served yesterday to inject
bit Of the ludicrous into the last day
Of the Mayors flight across the con-
tinent
The arrest of Mayor Schnitz as he
crossed the line between Nevada and
California was the master stroke Of
the ridiculous tactics pursued by Boss
Ruef in his endeavor TO turn back the
tide of public sentiment that has been
stirred by the disclosures of unbridled,
unspeakable graft prosecuted under the
protection of the Looters' League
ACTING MAYOR WAITS AT WHARF
The failure Of Heney to interfere in
any way with the Mayors trip TO San
Francisco was a decided disappointment
TO Ruef To arouse sympathy for the
indicted and disgraced Mayor IL must
be made TO appear that he was a perse-
cuted and not a prosecuted Mayor If
Heney would not cause the arrest of the
Mayor. thereby furnishing the greatly
desired humiliation" Ruef would fur
fective, and he did
CERT AND RUFF ON HAND.
When the Overland Limited with
Schmitz and his party on board ar
rived at Truckee, Ruef, accompanied
by MYRTLE Cert and Deputy Sheriff
Harry A Knox, who in turn was
armed with a warrant, had been in
waiting for several hours The advent
Of IN Deputy Sheriff and the warrant
was hailed only a little less enthusias-
tically by the Schmitz party than the
presence Of the Cruly Boss excited.
The. failure of Heney to place a mar
sstr.s crown on the indicted executives
brow was to be remedied thanks TO the
splendidly humorous propensities OF the
boss. Ruef. CERT, Knox and warrant
were all cordially ushered into the
Scamitz staterOom A few minutes
after the train crossed the State
line it was announced by Ruef,
s'aIayor Schmitz has been placed un-
der arrest" The dastardly deed was
done. With the thorns Of martyrdom
crushed down on his fairly unruffied
brow Mayor Schnlitz could enter San
Francisco properly humiliated, sor-
moving public could cry out against
this outrage. perpetrated on defense
less man Fastening with all possible
speed to face his accusers at the bar of
justice.
MAYOR Is INFORMED
simultaneously with the announce
ment of Mayor Schmitz came the fur
ther Information that bonds were being
arranged in san Francisco, and that
an order for the Mayors release from
the calling but wholly metaphorical
shackies Of the law would be wired to
Sacramento Thus far the programme
was carried out without a hitch. Ac-
companying the expected telegraphic
prOmptu and cheering ceremony An
enthusiastic volunteer on the Sacra-
mento depot platform wildly inquired,
where's Abe? Three cheers for be"
The welkin did not ring, but several
ladies with bouquets were admitted to
the Schmitz staterOom-
When Ruef boarded the train at
Truckee, in response to an inquiry
about the plans for a reception on the
arrival Of the party at San Francisco
he said:
There is nothing planned. but of
course we cannot keep the public away
We expect there will be $4,000 people
at the ferry"
The arrival Of the train at sacra-
mento four hours late did not entirely
diSpel the party's hopes of participat-
ing in a great demonstration at Dream
land Pavilion, but as delay after de-
lay was encountered their spirits fell,
the effects Of the grandstand arrest
and release seemed doomed to be
wasted for want Of a properly appre-
ciative thrOng at the ferry and at
Dreamland- A few Of the faithful
might be relied upon to remain on
guard until midnight, but the per-
spective $4,000 throng could be seen
dwindling away, until it finally re-
solved itself into seventy-five city en-
ployes at Oakland pier and three or
four times as many more at the San
Francisco ferry-house.
RUFF TAKES CHARGE
The last day Of Schmitz's trip home
increased delays Of the train promised
to spoil entirely the well laid plans for
a triumphant entry, not so gloomy for
the Mayor. Tuesday night he was ad-
vised that his friend Ruef would meet
him at Truckee. Yesterday morning
he decided TO give to the despised San
Francisco press signed statement ad-
dressed TO the people of San Francisco
and promised that after he had looked
The situation over he would give out
another. Then Ruef came with his
cheering little arrest play and took
personal charge Of the tour. The whole
procession took on less somber tone
Immediately upon the arrival of the
curly boss. Ruefs Deputy Sheriff,
whom he brought along, carefully and
c0nsiderately arrested his friend the
Mayor when California was reached,
and resigned himself comfortably to
wait for the programmed release to be
wired to Sacramento. All was well.
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