The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
Ruef erorizes the
Court With Gang.
Nineteenth Grand Juror Drawn


The hand of Judge who fears boss stayed the
outrageous attempt of Abe Ruef the Office OF
District Attorney yesterday. Early in the morning Dis
tric Attorney Langdon applied to Judge Seawel for
injunction and it was granted forthwith Acting Mayor
Gallagher, the Board of Supervisors and Ruef being
strained from carrying their plot to thwart the prose
cution of themselves for grating and boodling.
With brazen impudence however, Ruef appeared be-
fore Judge Graham the afternoon and forced himself
into the proceedings of mpaneng the Grand Jury before
which the revelations be made indct him for
many crimes. He succeeded in making travesty of the
court He repeatedly insulted Francis J. Heney most
grossly In the tnu the nineteenth juror was drawn to
complete the panel
The question the OF Langdon allowed
main in doubt the Grand Jury proceedings concerned
Though he Heney both hand Judge Graham udious
refrained recognizing District Attorney He them
all on the of officers of the attorneys
Steps may today establish the right OF
Langdon District Attorney Judge Graham having refused
to make any The District Attorney and Heney viii
veal their plans, several procedures open them
RUFF HAS FRIENDS.
That they nnisgvings personnel
Grand Jury evidenced by their attempt
nineteen men as to their qualifications RHe number Of
friends them
elimination The senuousy opposed by Rue and
the matter still when Judge Graham adjourned
court Monday morning 10 o'clock.
The people of the city great demonstration
against the audacou boss Several thousand people gathered
show their dappova of the he perpeTang the
Langdon Heney Rudolph Spreckel loudly eheed
boots the OF the people when the
frighted boss sight
A mysterious was introduced the
Attorney General u S Webb the afternoon with
that he ready the
the officials OF San Francisco He unheraded and
Attorney Langdon and Assistant Heney by
The them for
pcion William F. Herrin Of the Southern
Company TREY l. Ford chief counsel for the
United Railroads. add the significance OF his Last night
Abe Ruef declared that he willing allow the investigation OF
the charges against himself conducted by such
Attorney General Webb
corporations are involved the of boodng
eney against Ruef Schm and the eighteen Super
In the District Attorneys office felt that Webb
dangerous them Stupendous effort being made
unearting and suspected that
huences brought the Attorney General lead
him to the surprising step that he took yesterday
Under the law Webb has rights take charge OF
present situation when the District Attorney
angdon doubt 1t IS known that Langdon and Heny do
welcome him. They suspicious OF the gift horse
fully apparent why Heney Withdrew Of
the United Railroads the board OF arbitration before which the
claims of the be heard The United Railroads
booding he has present
serve the company in the arbitral capacity.
POLICE PACK ROOM.
The methods of the push that employed Judge
Grahams yesterday dsgaceful the
Chief Oman and George Boyne OF the Police Coms
public deceived
where would be held and the an policemen thereby
succeeded packing the with the
the thousands Of approval
of him.
Sheriff ONl and his hoodfum deputies industrious
in the OF Ruef Many good
language frequently applied
neglected the effort OF the push crowd Ii
dangerous Francis Heney w H. Langdon Rudolph
Spreckel their against corruption municipal
for the showed plainly yesterday that
ugly and reckless temper
Flppant and courtroom heart
qualed before the assmbage OF citizens who had show their
contempt for him and for justice He paed
Of The