The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-29
RUFF FEARS FOR HIS LIFE.
la Francisco Boss Hires . BOdysuard
Jury Question Comes Up To-day.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2S.-AIl San Fran
CISCO is eagerly awaiting the result of the
legal battle tomorrow morning between
Francis J. Heney and Boss Ruef over the
choosing Of Grand Jurors.
The main point concerns the right to
examine jurymen before they are sworn in
by the Judge. Ruef says that the District
believed to be fixed or otherwise dis
qualified. Heney will bring authorities TO
show that though such procedure IA unusual
il it within the law, well supported and Ia
the present case the only remedy against
a crooked jury.
At the drawing Of the jury last Friday
Heney asserted that the chief matter to be
presented to the new body will cause the
indictment Of Ruef on a felony charge.
He therefore announced his intention to
examine electives and to reject any he
could prove to be in political debt to Ruef.
He also announced that he would reject
any found to be prejudicial against Ruef
and would give his opponents the same.
opportunity.
fhe idea OF an unbiased jury frightened
Ruef into the assertion that before being
sworn in members could not under the law
be questioned.
RueT has received so many threatening
letters and he was 20 loudly hooted last
Friday that he has beoom afraid and has
engaged a ~bodyguard to attend him wher-
ever he goes.
Heney to-day declared he proposed to
! prosecute more %variously the bribe givers
than the brihe takers. This is assumed TO
mean the United Railways, which concern
is rumored to have given half a million in
bride money to Ruef and the Supervisors to
get an overhead trolley franchise which had
been refused before.
Ruer il said to fear more than anything
else the uprising Of a mob against him,
melted by fiery oratory OF Heney.
Inst Friday Han0v 40 WrOuQht NDOn the
crowd in the court room that good judges
declared il he had been permitted TO
harangue the crowd ten minutes longer
there would have been an attempt to lynch
Ruef. Henev il intensely in earnest and
he seems to have the power OF eTciting his
audiences and making his bearers snare his
own feelings.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 2s.-"H we have
many more bad men In San Francisco, we
may have to get rid Of some OF them by
means Of the scaifold, " was the open declar-
alton Of President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of
the University Of California to the pupils Of
the Los Angeles High School. Continuing,
President Wheeler said:
Perhaps outsiders don't believe how
desperate and bold the conspirators have
become. Nearly all self-respecting men in
the city are behind Heney, yet he may be
! overwhelmed. Those who are opposed to
him are vindictive, desperate and no one
knows how strong. A coterie Of men, my
self included supplied him with what money
he needed TO push the investigation. People
| who have taken an interest in politics are
being driven to il by the recent outbreak,
the like Of which has not been seen since
| the davs Of the last vigilance committee.
s"Ruef's bold grab at the District Attorneys
| Office is a practical admission of guilt.
Men, women and children in all the bay
! cities are holly against him. Public feeling
is wrought to such a pitch that, should
violence be lone any OF the reform chiefs,
I don't believe public indignation would
stop short OF death to the perpetrators.
Heney is a brave He knows that
every time he walks into the court
he takes his life in his hands. We stand by
him."