The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-17
SANFRANCISCO SHOWING UP WORSE THAN THE
OLD TWEED RING in new YORK

from his fathe about twenty million
dollars.
Will Tevis entered into a corrupt
bargain with him by which, in con-
sideration of one million dollars cash I
to be paid by Win Tevis to Ruef and
for Ruef, Schmitz and the Supervisors
the administration was to have the
municipality purchase for ten and
one-half millions of dollars the water
rights of the Bay Cities Company,
which is controlled by viii Tevis.
Herrin in For 1t.
William F. Herrin, attorney for the
Southern Pacific, its chief political
manipulation and boss Of the State of
California, will be indicted by the
grand jury for a specific felony conf
mitted in connection with the cleo
ton laws. To Abe Ruef and Eugene
E. Schmitz he paid $4,000 after the
primary election Of 1906 on the I'M
derstanding that Ruef would swing
the San Francisco delegation at the
Santa Cruez convention to the sup
port Of James n. Gillett for governor.
Ruef and Schmltz each received one
half this sum.
The Brothel Graft
Twelve huEdred dollars, the first
dividend on prostitution, passed from
the unhappy women at $50 Jackson
street to the pocket OF Mayor Schmitz
according to the story told by Abe
Ruef TO the grand jury.
1t is a story of the terrible depth
Of degradation to which the venal
Mayor sank. 1t tells how he kept
the mask of hypocracy over his face
while tapping the fHl at the municipal
crib. 1t is perhaps the nastiest detail
in the complication of civic corruption
now being untangled.
When the ordeal was over he
called number of newspaper men
around him and said he had promised
the grand jury to divulge nothing
District Attorney Langdon and Assist
ant District Attorney Heney refus-
ed to make any statement whatever.
Special Agent Burns said the only
matter in which Ruef was questioned
was the alleged bribery of Mayor
SchmitZ and eighteen supervisors by
the United Railroads. to grant that
corporation change in its franchise,
The Trolley Grab.
{ If Burns understanding of Reufs
testimony is correct, Ruef told the
grand jury that President Patrick
/ Calhoun, Assistant President Thorn
well Mullaly, Chief Counsellor TREY
L. Ford and Assistant Counsel VIM
NJ. Abbott, of the United Railroads
paid, or caused to be paid, the sun
of 10000 for the privilege named.
Sixty-one thousand dollars wa:
Rucf's fee, $4,000 went into tht
pockets of Mayor Schmitz, and th'
remaining $4,000 was handed to th'
eighteen supervisors, sixteen of then
receiving $4,000 each, another de
manding and getting $4,000. Chair
man GALLAGHER. of the finance com
mittee, was paid $4,000 for acting a
go-between.
After the examination Of Ruef tn
grand Jury remained in eXeCutiv
session until $50 o'clock. Subse
uuently a statement was made, bu
not officially confirmed, that indie
ments had been voted against fou
high officials of the United Railway
and SchmitZ.
Ruefs Statement.
Ruef said tonight, regarding tn
ordeal through which he had passed
81 was treated by the grand jur
with a consideration that tOuche
me deeply. When I entered tn
t room every one Of the seventeen ju
t ors present arose and took me b
s the hand. When I finished my test
9 mony every one bade me good nigt
+ with hearty hand-clasps. No disp
sition was displayed to grill m
:, The trying task had voluntarily 81
e for myself was made as easy /
i kindness as I could have hoped"
1t is thought that the credit Il