The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-07
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At THE PUP
Damaging Evidence Brought
Out IN Graft Case

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June To
day's number of women in the audi
ence at the Schmitz. trial was consid-
erably less. Jean Loupy, proprietor OF
the Pup restaurant, prior to the fire.
was the first witness. He is said to
have arranged the details of the eX-
tortion. Loupy told the story Of his
arrangement with Abe Reuf for the
protection of the restaurant men. He
said he went to Ruef and asked him
why the licenses were held up, and
asked him to take the case. Reuf said
if he was wanted in the case as an at
torney, he would take it for $1,000 a
year on two years contract, pay
able in advance in currency. He told
him to see the other restaurant men
and see what they We're willing to do.
He called on several but they thought
the price was too high. Then he saw
the smaller restaurant men but they
would not come in. Finally. he said,
Reuf agreed for $4,000 year to handle
the case for five big restaurants. This
money was collected and paid to Reuf.
On cross examination it developed
SChmitz frequently dined at the Pup
with Ruef and also alone. Luipy said
he didn't go to Ruef because he feared
him or had been threatened but be-
cause he was the political boss and he
thought he was the head of the admin
istration. He admitted Ruef didn't
want to take the case at first but he
finally induced him to do so on the
ground of personal friendship. The
defense forced Loupi to admit he went
to Ruef, not Ruef to him.
Max Adler, another French restaur-
anteur, was the next witness. He said
that when he failed to get license his
attorney advised him to see Ruef. He
then told of a meeting of the other
restauranteurs and of the arrange
ment to give Ruef the $4,000 agreed
on. He said he paid his share be-
cause he knew if he didn't do so he
would have to close up He looked
upon the payment not as an attorneys
fee but as projections. He said Ruef
never threatened him and admitted he
had not paid his second installment.
Michael Debret gave similar testi-
mony.. He said he and the other res
turanteurs knew they were going to
be held up, so they decided to see
Ruef and arrange with him to get
their licenses. When Ruef agreed to
take the case he said he must get his
fee in currency and would give no re-
ceiEts.
Jean Loupy, proprietor of "The Pup
a French restaurant which, before the
fire was Ruefs headquarters, was a
Loupy testified that after his license
for the Delmonico restaurant had been
revoked he went to Ruef and asked him
to help the French restaurant proprie-
tors and act as their lawyer. Ruef
he said, wanted $1,000 a year. a two
year contract and Gin currency and no
checks co. The proprietors thought
this was too much and Ruef consented
to take $4,000 which was paid.
On cross examination, Loupy said
Ruef had never come to his restaurant
or asked that he be employed or that
Ruef had ever threatened Loupy with
losing his license if the money was
not paid. On re-cross- examination by
Honey, Loupy said he paid Ruef the
money because he was the political
bcss.
Unless the prosecution in the
Schmitz case decides to compel Ruef
to take the stand to testify for the
people, the defendant will not have to
act as a witness in his own behalf
This was decided this morning at a
conference of attorneys for the de-
fense. They believe they would be able
to prove the innocence of Schmitz with
out taking his deposal or asking their
client to tell his own story.
D. The prosecution still maintains si-
lence in regard to the proposed course
Of action in relation to Ruef. Heney
declared he was able to send Schmitz
to San Quentin without Ruef's testi-
mony. The same large crowd which
attended the first two sessions was on
hand early today.