The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
GRAHAM TO SAY
# RUFF MAY
OWN JURY.
ooutiuued E'rom Fagc n. Column :.
me the jurors as to qualifi-
NUCH DEFENDS on GRAHAM.

MICH DEPENDS on GRAHAM
The eyes q an astouuded nation are
nov nXed on Superior Juage Graham
5elore him tomorrow viii frsr come
--e question whether Abe Ruef may ap-
pear u court and baLk procesdfnz Is cal
e--aleo CO bring him 70 answer the law
Lor has crimes or boodIfug such ef-
1EoAlerF Of a political boss has never
peea eaualled In the history Of the
60 co-ItrE and the American people are
eagerly waiting 70 see If X viii avail
--e story OF how the arch-bOOdIer
N3lflr-le1 the court with his rufian
Ea1gs and boldly tnterfered WITH rhe
impeachment q the Grand Jury has
gone over the land and the country IS
@pl---ed AZ the situation The re-
l--@--lng hope Ot saving san Francisco
IRON a deeper disgrace now resrs with
Judge Graham To the mind Of the
n.atio1 he stands between the czty and
caia1ity
SPECIAL Prosecutor Francis = Heuey
ana tne citizens assisting him are rest
llg t1elr cause with Judge Graham
n It's Righteousness they look for but
one attitude OF the Presiding Judge
Lney confidently expect that tomorrow
A-oII-ng District Attorney LznEdol
WI oe duly recognized as the prose-
cur11E c6ciaI OF the court and Abe
hlet barred from participation fl the
Eralc j urT proceedings Assurance IS
also telt that the court wiz apprecfate
TIE necessity OF an examination Of the
jurors that TIE work the ganzsters
have done IN the way OF the personnel
nay be unEoue-
Attorney General Webb announce
yesterday that no Interpretation OF the
law could read Langdon out OF Office
Lz1E6on IS The District Atrornev." he
said and prosecutions under his dtrec-
r-cn VIII Be valid"
- the legal status Of Lang6on IN view
C the Injunction that Judge SeaweII
Issued restraining RUef from taking
-1e once and the Beard OF Supervisors
-rcD carrying cur the outrageous Job
various Superior Judges already have
1orr-a-F recognized Langdon as the
District Attorney IN cases before them
and there car b 10 reason 20 believe
r1ar Graham VIII not do likewise To-
morrow
WEBB FORCED FROM COVER
0uce Lang6or IS declared 70 Be the
District Arlcrner bv Judge Graham.
-er can have no standing IN court IN
111ecriCn with the Grand Jury. Ruef
said yesterday rhar he would appear as
he did On Friday afternoon but Il IS
6oubtfuL Il he VIII meet with 50 much
success The law IS plain that only
C-e District Attorney can take part III
re proceed 1Es and il looks very much
as i Ruef had reached the end OF his
terher Ll his attempts 70 throw further
obstacles in tns way Of the iupaneI-
EelL
Ths hard b-Cw came 70 Ruet yester-
6aT. vixen Attorney General Webb.
-1rcsd from cover. announced that he
would assert his authority and take
charge Of the prosecution should Ruef
- reco ized as District Attorney To
clear himself further II the eyes Of the
-. -
az event he would name Eeney as his
assistant IL conducting the investigz-
rl1l by the Grand jury So e would
appear that Ruef has been e1ectuzIly
driven % a corner az last for, 70 nat
-er how he -urus- he cannot conduct the
prosecution Of himself before the In
C-ls-Iorla- nQly
Another vert important question FOR
Judge Graham 70 decide Is whether an
honest Grand Jury can be obtained
When court was adjourned On Friday
TIE c-esricn was being argued WheL--
er the prosecuting officials could exam
-Ce the grand Jurors as 20 their QZaLt1-
cations. and This VIII be the first mat
re- before Judge Graham tomorrow
morning Eeley aid Lang5on are
positive IL their statements that the
law gives them the right 20 make the
frzCion-
Much VIII 5epeud Oh the decision Of
= E court, for Il the present panel Is
accepted Heney win encounter stauch
tr-e16s q the boss IN its personnel
Men who are affiliated with Ruet po-
lirtcallT and otherwise are prominent
t1 the membership This VIII be the
real battle before the prosecutors. for
as soon as they are assured Of twelve
Jurors who VIII Be guided honestly BY
the evidence that Is ready Tor preseutz-
tion. the work q returning indictments
against Rue1. Mayor Schuitz and the
eighteen Supervisors cza 50 forward
with dispatch
HENET READY TO PROCEED.
we have the evidence ready to pro-
CeeE against Ruef within an hour after
chs Gra1d Jury IS orEanize6n savs