New-York tribune., 1907-06-09

and help at trapping them. This was a wise
course, for two months later Burns and two Of
his assistants, concealed behind curtains, saw as
they declare. two supervisors-T Thomas IonerEan
and DR. Charles Boxton-take a brlbe OF $500 eacn
from the hands OF Roy In return for their votes
against an ordinance excluding children from a
skating rink In which Roy Interested. As
the supervisors poCketed the bills the detectives
confronted them. Lonergan and Boxton tried TO
turn upon Roy, but soon convinced that they
had been caught and that their only hope lay in
making complete confession Of their "boodlng''
operations. Within week they had admitted all
their crimes under oath and so implicated their
associate that the confessions OF fifteen super
visors were soon In the possession Of Burns
The logic OF the detectives schemlng is appar-
ent with natural sequence followed move
as as he ne carefully developed his plans and brought
the Dravado OF the gratters. The convcts wv
etretu with the prosecution; MaestrettI gave the
UP that brought Roy to terms. Roy was used TO
with their avalanche OF confession. swamped Ruef
ana MADE nm realize that continued pleas OF nno-
, That r;oys Was the main plot but all the time Burns
Beautifully gowned and brilliantly jeweaS %0nebR sonSb
Knew thew 4 had W sf sI@Ssd As far as most people
Francisco was new and interesting TO them They
milan resorts of the long ocean boulevard they
desired to Visit these places were efecve tive '1G a1G
gallant supervisors whose pockets were bulgIng
escorts. 'S
Many gay evening tollowedI many an auto
along the edge of the ocean breakers TO the NJ
tractiVe gardens and chateaus where unbendinR
social codes do not maintain their restraint; many
GiIlherS Wheh, IN the warm flush of wine, con-
noences were exchanged, secrets were disclosed
| hopes ana prospects were unfolded. Flattered 10
utter ABANDON. the supervisors told many a story
that that vas valuable to Burns. when a few hours
submitted to the detective. ~
ployed before the supervisors had confessed as a
result of the trap sprung by Roy. In all likehond
what they learned would have enabled burns ~
WeaEen the supervisors, had not the main plot de-
And that Abraham Ruef never had cbance to
escape the clutches Of the prosecution Is demon
! the employ Cf Burma. Ruef kept his ''boodIe" in
! the Western National Bank, and several times he
sent his chauffeur with cardboard shoe hoy aIIed
with banknoteS TO be placed by the Youne NAV in
the safe deposit vault Each time thu chaiIneur re-
ported to Burns telling from whom Ruef had re-
| oeved the money. the exact amount deposited and
| the numbers ana denominations OF the bills
! One of Burns's men also ran the automobile OF
Supervisor Gallagher, leader OF the graftlnR hoard
and Acting Mayor while Mayor Schmitz was in
Europe. Another of the chief clerks In ~ .
able give information regarding the extortIon oS
silence" fees from persons whose buildings couId
be most proht9bly erected in violation OF the ordi-
nanCes regulating the construction of buildings in
the city Several were. and vet regular patrol-
men of the Police Department. who report to Rurns
whenever they are ordered to hold up persons FOR
! the privilege of defying the law.
Two of the shrewd detectives employees prepa red
TO open saloon and another dickered for a chean
theatre until they had carried the negotiations far
enough 10 catch the police and building officials in
dishonest practices.
Little wonder then that fifteen supervisors hava
confessed, that Boss Ruef has pleaded guilty and
charge in which the evidence against him seems
overwhelming