The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
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6ssad lasy Continues Its Inquiry
Ruef withdrsws Request for a
Writ Of habeas Corpus.

San Francisco, March 22.--The
grand Jury on Thursday resumed the
investigation of the alleged affairs Of
this city and after an all.day session
adjourned until II o'clock Saturday
morning. No indictments were re.
turned The entire day was taken up
III probing further Into the alleged
btlbing OF The supervisors by the tele
phone companies. on which Issue 81
Indictments have already been based
The grand jury made determined
effort to trace the $4,000 alleged to
have been paid by T. V. Halsey, OF the
Pacific States Telephone Co. to ten
Supervisors to prevent the granting OF
franchise TO the Home Telephone
Co. Officials and books OF the Pacific
States Co. were taken before the
grand jnry by Secret Service Agent
Burns.
Frank ID. Drum. a director Of the
company, was excited when he emerg-
ed from the grand jury room aud as.
saulted newspaper photographer
who attempted to take his picture.
President Scott was in the jury room
but few minutes and upon coming
out declined to discuss the testimony
beyond that he had answered all
questions put to him." Auditor Sher.
win said he was requested 10 explain
the bookkeeping methods OF the COM
pany and was asked about the various
amounts on the books which were
paid TO Halsey, but declared that the
accounts showed no such sum as
$4,000 or any considerable part as
having been used or paid to the form.
er general agent.
Miss Nellie Smith. stenographer TO
Gerstle. Frlck and Beedy. the attor.
neys who represented the Home Tee.
phone Co in the obtaining of fran.
chise from the supervisors. spent over
All hour In the room. She is consid.
cred one OF the most important Wit
nesses regarding the deal in which
the Home company Is said 70. have
paid $4,000 to the supervisors
through Ruef for their franchise II
Is said that all efforts 90 gel infofma.
ton from her have failed.
The supreme court on Thursday. on
the request OF the attorneys for Abra-
ham Rusf. the central figure In The
municipal graft investigation dis
missed Ruef's application for writ
Of habeas corpus 10 transfer him from
the custody OF Ellsor w ]. Blegy To
that OF Sheriff O'NeIl and 10 be taken
from The ST Francis hotel 10 the
county Jail.
'Ruef," said Biggy. upon looking
ny authorities came To the conclusion,
that the supreme court would sustain
the action OF Judge Dunno in appoint.
Ing an elisOr and forestalled any ad.
verse decision by having the writ dis
missed"
IL leaked out last night that Rnef
Thursday afternoon has paid on three
OF his attorneys. Farrell, Murphy and
Shortridge, which has revived the re.
port that there Is dissensiOn among
them and that at least one OF them
Shortridge desires 10 withdraw from
the case. This has been denied by
shortrdse. who with Farrell also dis
clsiWed any knowledge Of dissension
or difference OF opinion In the Ruei
case. Neither Ruef nor any of his at
torneys viii discuss his case,
Color is lent to the report persist
emily circulated that Burns is working
on Ruef to get him TO contest, by the
frequent visits paid by Burns to Ruef
and the fact that Burns was closeted
with Ruef several hours Wednesday
night.
Perhaps no prisoner In the United
States Is so closely guarded as Is
Huef Detective Burns has placed six
picked men under Biggy TO guard
Ruef At night biggy sleeps in the
same room with Ruef Two guards
are on duty In the room, their eyes
constantly on Ruef, one man stands
guard In the hall in front of the door,
and one man Is on duty outside OF the
one window in the room. In the event
OF an attempt at rescue or escape the
men have orders TO kill Ruef
T. " Halsey. the outside" man for
the Pacific States Telephone Co.. who
Il IL charged handled the brlbe money
for the supervisors from the tele
phone company, has been arrested in
Manila and Is about 10 begin his
journey back to San Francisco TO face
trial on the indictments filed against
him by the grand jury.