The San Francisco call., 1906-11-17
Ruefs Attempt to Grab Langdon's Office
Is Defeated by Writ Of Injunction
Supervisor in the
Grand Jury's
Dragnet

filed from the room. They had com
pieted a vast quantity of work with
dispatch that would have brought joy
TO the strenuous heart of President
Roosevelt The jury will be allowed
a breathing spell until next Tuesday
morning. In. the meantime Francis
Heney. the hub of the movement. will
become a benedict. Hehey will wed
Mrs. Belvin in Oakland tomorrow and
win be absent from the city over Sun
day and Monday on short honeymoon
trip. Upon his return the graft in
vestigation viii take a fresh start
The furniture graft has been regard
ed by Heney and Burns as particu-
larly despfcable offense against the city,
coming as il did at time when San
Francisco lay writhing in her own
ashes For this reason there was
desire to expose it without delay. Wit
nesses in the persons of Q. +. and J. A.
Holmes. members of the firm of Holmes
Brothers, formerly located at 36S Golden
Gate avenue: Nose Cohen of Sacra-
mento formerly a salesman for Holmes
Brothers, and Peter Duffey, watch
man at Mowry Hall, furnished the evil
dence which induced the Grand Jury to
vote an Indictment
These witnesses were given extraor-
binary attention by Detective w. j.
Burns. Burns was as attentive as
nursemaid and escorted the witnesses
TO the door Of the jury-room and away
again in his. automobile. Books and
papers were introduced to satisfy the
most exacting of the Grand Jurymen.
After deliberation OF less than ten min
utes the indictment was unanimously
voted.
NICHOLAS MADE PURCHASES
Nose Cohen was the first witness in
the furniture case Cohen was given
an early hearing, as he desired TO
catch a return train to Sacramento
In answer to questions put TO him in
the jury-room, Cohen stated that he
at present resides at 2401 NJ street in
Sacramento and is employed in the
capital city by Breuner Brothers. He
said that Immediately following the fire
he was employed as a salesman for
Holmes Brothers. He related at length
the details of conversations held with
Nicholas as to the furniture required to
ft up Mowry Hall
The most sensational testimony was
given by the Holmes Brothers. o. F.
Holmes was the first Of the brothers
called.
Did your firm at any time sell any
furniture to the city?" he was asked.
1T did" he replied.
who negotiated the sale on behalf
Of the city?'
Supervisor Nicholas"
The witness was then asked If any
city official had profited by these trans
actions. Holmes then stated that
member of the Board of Supervisors
had profted to the extent of 10 per
cent on the bills. J. A Holmes gave
practically the same testimony.
hOo1xC 0f the firm
of Holmes Bros. were introduced. They
showed that the furniture sold TO the
city for Mowry Hall reached a sum
approximating $1,000. and that MEM
her of the administration had re-
ceived 500.
DUFFEY TALKS FREELY
The testimony of Peter Duffey was
introduced to show that the furniture
was duly delivered at Mowry Hall.
Duffey on the witness stand showed an
eagerness to accuse the members Of the
Board of Supervisors. He stated that
an effort had been made by his SUI
periors to make it appear that he and
not a member of the Board of Super
visors had been grating.
Attorney Marcus Rosenthal furnished
the evidence which clinched the case
against Ruef and Schmitz by which
they held up Adler of the Bay State.
MYRTLE Cert was the only witness
called to tell Of the Belyedere case.
Several others Interested in the case
had been subpenaed and were on hand.
but were not called. They were told
TO report again next Tuesday morning.
Heney was apparently more than sat
isfied with the days work when the
Grand Jury adjourned last night He
has begun TO haul in the big fish, as he
has REPEATEDLY promised.