Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-30
ABE RUFF WILL
Be SHOT FIRST
In Case of Amy Attempt at a Fore
ibIe Rescue and the others to
Be Killed Afterwards.
SUCH ELISoR BIGGY'S ORDERS
All Parties Identified With Prosecution
OF SAN Francisco Graftcrs Arc
Carrying Rcvolycrs.

San Francsco March a9.--Nc meeting
Of the grand jury being held today, IL
pause was given In the bribery graz
Investigations az far as official action
was concerned Tomorrow the sraiu
Jury expects ~ conclude az least te'n-
porarilyi its Investigations into the al
legged bribery of rs SUPERVISORS
b.. the paclnc States and Home Ieie-
phone companies, to VINCE uccorulhs
10 tne prosec ullVn, IL OF tne ~ IlaNo
already confessed before the ina utslto-
rial body. The investigation OF lhis
subject mas resulted IN the lhutctfneht
of various corporation officials ana sew
eral members OF the municipal admin
istration 1t lis the understanding tnsll
NO more indictments Will be returned
this week.
The grand jury expects 10 resLlne itS
investtga tom OF the alleged bribery OF
supervisors in the granting oil trolley
franchises to the United railroads Mpn-
dav. and the trial of Abraham Ruef
"a the French restaurant eStcrtion
cases is scheduled for resumption Tues
day. Should Asst, Dist, Atty. Heney
desire TO 60 ahead With the bribery
Investigations instead Of with the trial
OF Ruef, the LATTER may be again post
poned.
~
OUT today by Special Agent William j.
Burns and other members OF the prose-
euton. to the effect that Mayor
Sch,nitz Is desperately trying to force
The resgna ton Of five of the SUPER
visors, go as to defeat AN alleged in
tentinn OF the supervisory board TO re-
woke certain Of the public service
franchises which the prosecution claims
were secured by bribing the board.
The board of supervisors Is composed
Of is men, I6 of whom las the person.
mel now stands) are In The list OF al
legged confcssors- One OF these. Sander
son. lis absent for an indefinite time.
Ife is rnortally III. Two others. Tveit-
moe and o'Nelll. We're appointed long
after the dubious franchises were
granted. This situa ton leaves ls SUI
pervsors aligned. or one more than
necessary to override any veto by the
mayor, The statement OF the prose
cution ~ that IA OF these are prepared
to revoke the certain franchises allud-
cd To, and that the mayor, backed by
the corporations which are formally
accused of Wholesale bribery. began
suddenly today a catnrign 10 induce
five of them TO resign, In order that the
may appoint five "dependables" In their
places and so destroy the power OF the
board to do that which the public SER
vice corporations fear, or to override
the veto which, the prosecution claims,
he would place upon any revocation
act, The mayor refused today to be
interviewed on this or amy other SUBJ
ject.
Rudolph Spreckles, financial guaran-
tor OF the prosecution, today gave ont
a sta tement respecting the fund OF
100000 which he has guaranteed. IL
WAS upon this guarantee that the brib-
cry graft investigation was commenced
Mr.. Spreekels said that thus far less
than half as much ais has been expend-
ed has been contributed by the citizens
of San francisco. He added that
sthe prosecution Will never be ham
pered by lack of funds.' however. Mr.
Spreckels said the prosecution without
reservation expects to send all OF the
chief bride givers, high public service
corporation Off lals and others, to the
against them. He Thought the in
designations and prosecutions would e1-
tend throughout the present year.
The sensational statement that eve
~ person openly identified with the
prosecution OF the alleged yratteTs and
bribers Is carrying revolver con-
cealed about him, that several or the
more prominent are employing each a
bodyguaTd and that an attempt to
rescue Abe Ruef by force is not un-
looked for was made today by one OF
the chief investigators He also said
and II was Subsequently confirmed. that
Ellison Buggy has given orders to Ruers
seven guards 10 Shoot Ruef first, the
others afterward,' II an attempt TO
rescue the indicted man by armed force
Is made.
The owners OF the Fillmore street
house, 10 which Ruef has been re-
moved from St Francis hotel, threaten
q civil suit against the lessee os the
dwelling on the ground that he has al
lowed II to be turned into a prison,
THE district attorneys office has adj
vIsed Ellison Biggy TO stand pat"