Mexico Missouri message., 1907-04-04
SCHMITz HOME
MAY Be PRISON
OWNER 10 TRYING TO RENT IT
TO RUEF's ELIsoR As PLACE
or DETENTION.
ENTERTAINS AND Dimes THERE
Political Boss and mayor Laid Many
Of Thti' Political Campaign
Plans In the Executive
Residence.

San Francisco-lt may be the irony
Of fate that the former residence Of
Mayor SchmitZ, Ia which he resided
when elected. and often entertained
and dined Rucf. and where the mayor
and the political boss laid many Of
their political campaign plans, may
become Ruers prison for some months.
The present owner Is attempting to
rent II TO Eiisor Biggy as a place
Of detention for Ruef when he takes
the latter away from the St Francis
hotel
Abraham Ruof said that he Is con.
sidering the preparation OF state
ment 20 the public and declared that
when be- tells his story b. will contain
sensations equal 20 the disclosures
made uy the alleged confessions Of
the supervisors. lie expressed the
opinion that the investigation now go
ms pn was Ia furthcrance Of an or.
gauized attempt TO seize the munich
pal ruyornmcn, and asserted that Il
wa government by Indictment In
stead ut government b. injunction.
Railway President May Testify.
N was stated that Patrick Calhoun,
president " the United Railways Co.
would be given an opportunity 70 ap-
pear before the grand jury In con
necr.uu with the alleged bribery OF
the board Of supervisors 10 the mat.
ter 81 an overhead trolley franchise
granted the United Railways last May.
70 was 5.so learned that . number
Of indictments. which have not even
been trusted 10 secret fle for fear
that their contents might leak out. are
not all against one person. but are
said 10 contain the names Of several
Ruef Preparing Statement.
siXty-siT charges OF bribery against
Ruef were assigned By Presiding
Judge COhcy 70 Judge DUNES depart.
ment Of the superior court. They will
be placed on the calen n and ar.
Taignment set for some day early next
week. To avoid possible conflict be.
tween the chief Of police. shcri1 or
Elisor Biggy. no bench warrants will
be Issued on these warrants.
Reaton Action Is Delayed.
The true reason :or the determine.
ton Of the prosecution TO take no i'm.
mediate steps toward removing from
office the supervisors has been dis.
covered District Attorney Langdon
stated that In order To remove them
II would be necess ny to prove the
charges against them. This would
compel tho prosecution to bring for
ward all It's evidence and thereby dis.
close its entire hand before the trials
OF those who are or will be indicted
II also developed that the district al
torney would run colntcr OF the same
law that defeated the attempt OF Ruef
and Acting Mayor Gallagher last fall
10 remove District Attorney Langdon
md put Ruef In his place. While
summary proceedings could be taken
to remove the mayor, the issuance OF
writ OF probrble cause by some
Judge would act as stay Of proceed.
tngs during an appeal and by resort.
Ing Ito technicalitles the settling of
the appeal might be delayed until the
mayors term OF Office had ex-
pired.
The grand jury did not meet yes.
terday, but will hold short session
today, nj which time the investigation
Of the alleged telephone deal will be
resumed. No indictments are expect
ed TO be filed today.
Jury viii Also BE Guarded.
The same care and watchfulness
that has marked the custody Of Rue
will be exercised In guarding the
Jury against any possible outside In
nuences when his trial begins. In
stead Of bailIfr or the sherif hay
ti-g charge OF the jury. District Attor
ney Langdon stated that the fur,
would be placed In charge OF Elisol
w. J. Biggy, This is said to be IN,
hrst time in the legsi history OF III,
United States that an ellsor has beer
appointed by a court to apprehend .
defendant and given such power {,
keep him in custody during trial.
The present appointment OF an ellis
or extends only to the one charge o
exsortion. on which Ruef Is on trial
and does no, apply 10 the other indIct
ments. In order To Teappolnt III,
ellison 10 take charge OF Ruef durinl
she trial of the other charges. Il vii
be necessary for the prosecution I,
show again that the sheriff and 9th
or regular officers are disqualified.
When told that Mayor schmitz'
former residence may become his TEN
porary prison. Ruef jokingly said:
why not take my house7 offe
che eliBor my home for the purpose
cens.abIs AGAIN Inyad.s oakIaun.