Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
Men Ruef Is Said to Implicate.

| Rlef s reVelaCOnS SO Tar lnQlCdle tIldl the
| following also will be indicted:
Eugene z. Schmitz, thrice elected mayor
of San Francisco as the candidate of the
| labor unions.
William F. Merlin chief counsel of the
Southern Pacific railroad. political man.
ager in California for E. H. Hartman, and
| for many years the most powerful influence
in the politics of the state
Will Tevis, multimillionaire, leader of
the Burlingame set in society, and son
and heir of the late Lloyd Tevis.
VIM. NJ. Abbott, assistant general coun-
sci of the United railroads, young law
yer of wide popularity.
Frank Drum, director of the gas COM
pany, confidential secretary to the late
Lloyd Tevis, executor of the Tevis will
and now manager of the Tevis millions.
George Maxwell, well-known democratic
politician.
The action of the grand jury, reported
to have been the indictment of Calhoun,
Mutually and Ford. was taken after an ad-
journment when Ruef left the stand The
jury convened later and held a long ses-
sion.
Kept $4,000 Himself.
Ruef told the grand jury that only $780,
COO was paid by the United railroads for
the overhead trolley permit granted after
the earthquake last year. OF this sum he
kept $4,000, gave $4,000 to Schmitz and
divided 100000 among the supervisors.
One deal that would have Melted Ruef
and his following 100000 was nipped by
the activity Of Special Agent Burns and
Assistant District Attorney Heney. This
sum was to have been Ruef's fee" for
negotiating the purchase of the Bay Cities
Water Company's plant by the city me
preliminary steps for the purchase had
been taken by the supervisors when the
expose came which sent the crafters scurry-
ing to cover.
Ruef testified that Herrin, who is Har-
riu political lieutenant Maid $4,000
for the delivery Of the San Francisco del
egation to James N. Gillett in the republi-
can state convention last year. Gillett was
elected governor through Hearst running
an Independent League candidate. Gill
lett received 125,00O votes, Bebel demo
craft 117OG0, Langdon Independence
League). 5000 and Lewis (socialisD 10000.
WIN Tevis and Frank G. Drum are in
volved in the revelations concerning the
water company deal.
George Maxwell Is one OF the owners
of the so-called municipal crib concern
ing which Ruef gave details of revolving
infamy. He said that one-fourth of the
profits of this immense house OF disrepute
were paid to himself and Schmitz.
Several days may be required in taking
Ruefs testimony. He will go fully into
the telephone franchise. gas rate and other
big deals. and then will reveal the smaller
but widespread graft operations of the po-
lice department and municipal commits
sions
Mayor Schmitz Won't Talk.
Mayor Schmitz remained in seclusion
throughout the day, refusing admission to
every one but his attorneys. He declined
to make any statement concerning Ruef's
confession.
"One of the morning papers," said Ruef
yesterday, made the outrageous statement
that I was drunk when l pleaded guilty
Wednesday. 1t seems there are no depths
to which some of my enemies will not de-
scend That / did not take my stand We'd
nesday without long consideration you may
believe when 1 tell you that two months
ago the prosecution offered to let me off on
everything If / would confess to Burns.
/ turned them down.
Theodore v. Halsey. indicted for the
bribery of supervisors in the interest of
the Pacific Telephone Company. was ar
raigned yesterday on ten indictments. The
cases were all postponed to May %.