The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
Attorneys of Ruef Resent Entrance of
Martin Kelly Into the Case.

II Martin Kelly's services are worth
$4,000 TO Abe Ruef, Attorney Shorrridge
estimates that his fee ought to be $50
OOO-
Henry Ach, not quite so greedy in
his demands, draws an analogy con-
cluding with half that amount
Marshall B. Woodwork, who has also
been giving heavyweight legal counsel
in the Bush street offices of the boss,
is likewise aroused over the Kelly fee.
Dark clouds are seen over the camp
Of Ruef The lawyers are grimacing
and looking with envious eyes IN Kelly.
How he managed to extract any money
from the boodle-rich boss passes their
understanding.
They know that Ruef has already
paid Kelly for the work ne is to do in
jury fixing and other crooked work cal
culated to defeat justice. They do not
know positively the precise amount, but
are basing their tempers on $4,000.
Shortridge and Ach have been bat
Ting valiantly in courts for many days
now, but thus far they have lot seer: a
red cent of the Doodle pile. Marshall
Woodworth has given wise COUNSEL and
submitted to appointment oy Ruef as
Assistant District Attorney to take
Heneys place. They all know that Ruef
is close-fisted. but were content to iet
matters go for the time being until
they heard that Kelly had cut in on
the swag.
Now there is discomfort The fact
that Ruef has heaps of riches has i'm
bued them with the idea that he must
not expect them to work for nothing.
Being held up to public contu'nely be-
cause of their parts in his case is to
be urged as a large element in deter
mining the amount of the fees.
ABE,s COUNSEL. MAY STRIKE.
The explanation will not avail that
Ruef had to pay Kelly because Kelly
never does a lick of work without be-
ing paid for it. The lawyers want To be
in the same category, and before the
week is over Ruef probably will have
to come through If he wants to retain
the Services of his counsel.
It may possibly transpire that Ruef
will not have to pay Woodworth a fee
The boss has realized his mistake in
attempting to have himself made Dis
trict Attorney. He has come to see
that the people regarded that move as
a confession of guilt. He has given
il out that If Judge Seawell or the
Supreme Court sustain the removal of
Langdon he will forthwith resign. lie
will have another appointed District
Attorney, and that person will undoIbt-
edly be Marshall Woodwork.
discIaim having advised Ruef to have
Acting Mayor Gallagher appoint him
District Attorney. They would have
strenuously advised against such a
move, they assert, had they known
OF it.
Ruef now understands what blum
der he made and will strive to undo
it if he can. Judge Seawell is expected
to render his decision early this week
in regard to the Lang gdon injunction,
and If it is adverse Ruef will at once
appeal to the Supreme Court. He hopes
TO win out and will do so at any cost
for he wants to deprive Langdon and
Heney of authority to prosecute him.
BOSS HAS FAITH IN KELLY.
With himself out OF the District At
torney's office Ruef believes that At
torney General Webb will not inter-
vene and take charge of the prosecu-
ton. But it is not likely that the State
official will interpret any move to shut
out Heney as anything but an attempt
to subvert justice. Woodworth in con-
troll OF the District Attorneys office
would virtually mean that the boss
himself was in charge.
In all his devious schemings Ruef
gives listening ear to Martin Kelly
more readily than to any one else. That