The San Francisco call., 1906-11-09
PLOT EXPOSED IN
GRAND JURY
DRAWING.
Device of Bunched Ballots
Tried by Ruef Henchman
Was Discovered by Heney
OF FRENCH
RESTAURANTS
Schmitz's and Ruef's Moral
Qualms Were Silenced by
Counsel Fee of $4,000

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That there are forces both in and out
of the little band of municipal Office
holders which will be used TO defend
Abraham Ruef from the determined at
tack which is now reaching a elimax.
no one doubts for an instant. How
these forces can be manipulated to save
Ruef and the Mayor is a matter of Gre-
quent question.
Ruef's sympathIzers are divided into
two distinct classes One of these
is represented in the membership OF
the LoOters' League, in which the zau-
nicipaI OhieehOlders who owe their
bread ana butter to the boss have been
organized. The other division IL less
outspolken in its support. The corpora
tion officers who have paid tribute for
favOrs are not holding ratification meet
inEs at the Novelty Theater. but con-
versations with the men who repre-
sent such interests as the Southern Pa
cihc, the Western Pacific, the Ocean
shore and the United Railroads have IN
each case brought out expressions from
these men that they think @SEr. Ruef a
much persecuted person. that .shc has
always treated us kindly and given us
what we wanted, but we have never
paid him a dOllar.v
No one doubts that both these inter-
ests will do anything they can TO pre-
vent the exposure which is imminent
The way one OF them may be expect
ed to operate is well illustrated by an
incident which places Mulcrevy. the
County Clerk. in bad light
PUNCHED BALLOTS IN BOX.
When the names were about TO be
drawn from the Grand Jury box in
Judge Graham's court the other day
Heney insisted that the box be first
opened and all the ballots turned out on
the table. afterward to be replaced in
the box and then the drawing to fol-
low. Apparently there was little to be
gained by such a request The event
proved that there was much. Instead
of all the ballots being folded separate
Iy. as they should have been. IL was
noticed that there were two punches.
one of i've baIlors and one OF four.
These had in each case been laid one
on top of the other. and then the
bunch of four. or fve. folded once to-
gether.
Heney's next move was to demand
that the names on the ballots be read
and checked. The reading showed that
the five which were folded together
each had on 1t the name OF a man.
who was known 10 be free from any
suspicion of Ruef infrJnce. while the
four had written on them the names OF
jurors who were in one way or another
Connected with the administration
In addition to this the bunch OF four
was marked with a second crease.
EASY TO DRAW EITHER BUNCH.
The merest tyro could have drawn
from that box either the four the
five. as he might choose. and looked
innocently at the ceiling while he was
doing it.
Look here. Mulcrevy." Heney ex-
postulated on the instant. Il won't
stand for a game like that have been
up against these things before and
wouldn't advise you to repeat such a
thing as this"
Mulcrevy took the cutting rebuke in
silence.
Then Heney called the attention OF
Judge Graham to the two punches and
said:
Judge. we can't have a thing like
this occur again"
That's So" replied the Judge with
an expression Of surprise. as he COM
pretended the trick which Heney had
discovered and foiled.
1t was only one incident. but It IL
lustrates. perhaps Eliminates. one
source Of assistance which Ruef has
at his command.
MISTAKE CAUSE OF DELAY.
There was also an occurrence yester-
day which may have been innocent.
When the notices were sent out to
summon the nineteen Grand Jurymen
to the court yesterday afternoon they
were all addressed by the clerk 70 the
addresses which these men had had be-
fore the FIRE although their present
and correct addresses had been read in
court the day before. The result was
one day Of delay.
Now the corporation influence which
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