The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-26
FRISCO GRAND JURY RETURNS
IA INDICTMENTS EACH IN
FRANCHISE PROBE.
ALL GIVE BIG BONDS
On the 1876 Counts--Calhoun Gives
Out Interview Accusing SpreckIes
Of Causing Indictments to
Further Own Interest.

San Francisco, May 25.--The grand
jury this afternoon indicted six mil
lionaires on charges of bribery and
attempted bribery and returned addi
tional indictments again Ruef and
Schmitz. Frank G. Drum, Eugene
De Saba. John Ma in Abe Fuef, and
Mayor Schmitz were indicted on IA
counts charging that they jointly
bribed IA supervisors in the sum Of
$3.50 to fix the gas rate for 1906 at So
cents instead of rs cents.
G.. H. Umbsen. ]. E. Green w. |.
Brobeck and Ruef were indicted on
ia counts charged that the jointly at
tempted TO brbe II superv sors in
the sum of $1,000 each to vote the
trolley franchises to the parkside
Transit COMPANY
Judge Coffey fixed bail at $1,000 on
each Of the 1876 counts contained in
tho 2S indictments
All Give Big Bonds.
The grand jury adjourned until
June TO- when the investigation Of the
alleged bribery by The official of the
Home Telephone company by other
persons will be resumed
The indicted men gave bond as fol
lows; Glass, vice president of the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company. s20.000: President Calhoun
and assistant to the president, Null
ally, of the United Railroads and Gen
cral Counsel Ford and Assistant Gen
eral Counsel Abbott Of that corpora
tion, S5G0,00o; Mayor Schmitz $3.50.
o0c in addition TO the $4,000 already
put up by him on the five former
grand jury indie ments. Abraham
Rnef preferred TO remain prisoner
In charge Of Ellsor Biggy and did not
appear.
In all 2S indictments were found
containing 126 counts and calling for
hail to the extent of sl,250.000. The
grand total of bail deanded on all the
335 indictments for bribery, at
tempted bribery eytottioa, conspir-
aoy and perjury. thus far returned by
the grand jury as the net partial re-
suits of it's Investigations into munich
pai corruption is S3,350,0O0
Calhoun Accuses Spreckles.
Patrick Calhoun has issued a.
lengthy statement addressed to the
American people, in which he says
the returning of indictments against
himself and associates is another step
in the program to gain control of this
city by Rudolph Spreckles and others
for selfish purposes through a combi-
nation with the Labor Union party
Mr.. Calhoun says;
THE evidence is now complete that
self-confessed criminals have been re-
taIned In the board of supervisors to
do the bidding of Spreckles and his
fellows In the language of one OF the
prosecutors they are merely good
dogs. Their evidence has been pur
chased and their services secured
through immunity contracts.
Il charge that the motives of Mr.. |
Spreckles and his associates are base
and malicious that his plans are sci |
fish and injurious to the welfare of
this community; that hey seek |
through the assassination of charac- |
ter TO iniure the United Railroads and |
further Their own financial plans; |
that they inspire strikes, violence, de-
rtruction of properly boycotts and |
that these indictments are each a
part of Spreckles' plans to confiscate
the property of the United Railroads
to replace our street railroads by |
lines owned by Spreckles. and to that
end control the politics of San Fran
cisci
Says Unfair Tactics Were Used.
Il would be surprised that any body |
o[ American citizens could be induced
to find these indictments if | did not
know the methods which have been
pursued by Spreckles' corps of hired
detectives and his constant access 10
the members of the grand jury. who
have been mislei by his profession of
virtue.
ITO my friends throughout the
country ] give the assurance that
these indictments are not founded
upon facts: that there is not evidence
that could Justify them. and that my
associates and I will be fully vindi-
Gated"