The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
Ruef Seeks to Grow Richer
by Causing Labor Strife

TT was, the witness answered. but
I had been spending money for long
time in this way. l had talked with
Mr.. Heney year before"
Isn't it a fact that at the time you
say Mr.. Ruef came to you with the
proposition to take the city bonds the
Board of Supervisors was composed for
the most part of men who were friend
ly to Phelan?'
While Ach was enumerating the
names of the boards personnel at that
time Schmitz continued to explain in
whispers to Campbell the matters
whic-. were the subject of the sudden
and unexpected denunciation of Ruef
But at this juncture the Mayor remem-
bered that he had an important en-
gagement at his office, and Campbell
arose to ask for an adjournment 1T
was 4:30 o'clock-nobody had noticed
till this morning, when Ach and the
others will have the privilege of ask
ing Spreckeis more questions.
BARRETT is REBUKED
J. J. Barrett, who is gaining the rep
utation OF a Judge batter, came denger-
ously near the line OF contempt several
times during the days proceedings. The
Judge had to request him to resume his
seat on several occasions. Once when
Barrett had been guilty of one of his
little pleasantries, intended to lead the
court to hasty action, Judge Dunno
said:
Il want to warn you that if / find 1t
necessary to cite any attorney in this
case for contempt it viii involve some
thing more than a mere money fine
More than ever it was apparent yes
terday that the defense was resorting
to every pretext to delay the court
lengthen the proceedings and entangle
the record 1t had begun with another
motion to strike the first of the five in
dictments from the files. 1t was the
same motion. this time urged on slight
ly different grounds.
Il thought had denied that motion,
said the Judge.
Ach explained that such was the fact
but said that ii was now being urged
on different grounds.
the court.
we are. trying to win retorted the
attorney for the Curly Boss.
by confusion?" asked Heney.
No: by process of law replied Ach,
with unexpected candor-
The Judge then asked Ach to pro-
duce afidavits to show what he intend
that he was not starting on another
fishing exp.edition This Ach refused
to do. and the ruling was made that
he might go on with his interrogations
subject to objections. If they did not
appear to be framed to show bias or
prejudice on the part of the members
of the Grand Jury.
GRAND JURY KEPT BUSY
3. p. oliver then rose and asked IL
the members of the Grand Jury might
not be excused, as they had business to
attend to. and had also been subpenaed
10 appear in the Nicholas Duffy trial in
the afternoon. 1t transpired that they
were wanted in both courts in the
afternoon Ach refused to agree not
to call the jurors in each Of the five
cases brought up by the FIVE French
restaurant indictments, although the
examination must of necessity be iden-
tical in each.
Il am here, Your Honor" said Heney.
They can put me on the stand. / Will
deny these things, and IL they thought
they could prove perjury on me they
would not hesitate one instant. But
they don't expect TO prove anything.
"I am not hired by any one. 1 have
not been paid, NOR have been promised
one cent by any one. I am doing
this acfuated by my love of country
and by my love for San Francisco. If
there Is any wrong here L want to see
the city relieved. III not, 1 want to
see these men exonerated. If they
have any facts, let them show them by
afBdavtts."
Might we not say, your Honor" in
terposed Hiram Johnson, with satire.
that If there were any bad defendants
here their purpose might be to keep the
Grand Jury running from court to court
interminably. If they were bad de-
PENDANTS, / say. they might do this to
prevent the finding Of more indictments
on charges of which, Of course, these
men would be innocent. j say that
bad men might resort to such practice,
but certainly not the great ]. J. Bar
rett"