The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
turned over to Ruef for distribution
among the eighteen Of them
GALLAGHER IS WARY.

among the eighteen Of them
GALLAGHER Is WARY.
It is set forth in the alleged confess
sions that Ruef managed the deal with
the company and that he paid over the
$4,000 to James l. Gallagher, now the
acting Mayor 1t is declared that Gal
iagher didn't like the job of disbursing
agent and the task was undertaken by
Supervisor Coleman
That Heney is making the trolley
bOodling his star case was evidenced
yesterday by his summoning Thornwell
Nullally. the assistant to the president
OF the United Railroads. to confer
ence at his Office Mutually came under
the wing Of Tirey l. Ford, general
counsel for the corporation.
The conference lasted an hour, but
what took place could not be learned.
Heney declared that he would have
nothing further to tell the newspapers
In regard to the prosecutions, and Null
lalIy cast aside his usual afability and
hurried to the inner precincts Of his
Office
The name Of William F. Herrin Of
the Southern Pacific Company has come
into the Investigations of Heney and
Burns with much mystery. When Ruef
read in last Sunday mornings papers
Of the prosecutions that were to be in
once from his home on Vallejo street
10 that Of the railroad counselor and
there the two attorneys held lengthy
conference.
RUFF Is FRIGHTENED.
Heney and Burns have been striving
diligently to ascertain what purpose
Ruef had in an immediate interview
with the railroad man. The accepted
theory is that he appealed TO Herrin to
intercede at Washington and exert
Southern Pacific influence TO have
stop put to the activities Of Heney and
Burns. both OF whom are identified with
the Federal Government
The. prosecuting officials believe that
Ruef is thoroughly frightened and have
not hesitsted TO say that he has cause
10 be.
Ruef announces that within day or
two he viii begin a crusade of his own
and that he, too, win be sending some
people to Jail The administration is
in a position to place some serious OBJ
stacles in the way Of Heney, inasmuch
as Acting Mayor Gallagher and the Su-
pervisors have the power TO remove
Langdon from Office and thereby de-
prive the special assistant Of authority
as q prosecuting official Ruef would
not discuss this matter and Gallagher
said that he was as yet undecided as
10 what he would do.
It is understood that the pretext for
such a step would be the fact that
Langdon is neglecting his duties as
District Attorney while OF touring the
State in his campaign for Governor.
Ruef and Gallagher undoubtedly have
this move in contemplation With one
Of their own in charge Of the District
Attorneys Office much might be accom-
plished in hindering prosecutions be-
fore the Grand Jury and in the courts.
GRAND JURY INTERESTS.
The personnel Of the Grand Jury,
which will be drawn today, is of alb
sorbing interest Those engaged in the
prosecution have been thoroughly alive
TO the fact that the jury roll contains
the names of many friends Of the ad-
ministration. They have been inter
viewing those who are likely to become
jurymen. and Ruef declares that i'm
proper influence has been eXerted- He
says that he viii cause a number of
arrests in this connection and turn the
tables on his "slanderous prosecutors"
Heney and Burns admit that many of
the Grand Jurymen are hostile to their
work. but they declare that they have
their cases in such strong shape, with
confessions and other evidence, that no
man with a fair degree of common
sense can refuse to vote for indict-
meutS.
No communication has yet been had
with Mayor Schmitz. who is somewhere
in either ireland or England enjoying
the sights with his wife. Ruef says
he cannot get word to him until he
arrives in Hamburg, which will be in
a few days, and then he will leave it
to the executive himself whether he
shall return and face his "slanderous
accusers"
LIQUOR DEALERS DOODLE.
Next in Importance to the trolley.
boodIing case in the efforts to indict
Ruef and Schmitz, Heney regards the
payment Of $4,000 by the liquor deal
ers to thwart the high license move
ment Ruef, as attorney for the asso-
citation, was paid this amount for gain
ing the favorable attitude of the ad-
ministratiOn-
Burns has some staggering revela-
tions 10 make regarding graft and it
appears that no branch of the munich
pal government has been free from