Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-16

night cafes, the Bohemian resorts of
the long ocean boulevard, they had
heard of, but not seen. More hints
that they desired to visit these places
were effective, and gallant supervisors
whose pockets we're bulging with ILL
gotten bills, offered their services as
escorts.
Wine, Women and-DiscIosures
Many a gay evening followed; many
an automobile spin out through Golden
Gate park and along the edge of the
ocean breakers to the attractive gar
dens and chateaux where unbending
social codes do not maintain their re-
straint; many delightful dinners when
| in the warm flush of wine commences
were exchanged, secrets were disclosed,
hopes and prospects were unfolded.
Flattered to utter abandon the super
visors told many story that was val
uable to Burns, when a few hours later
| it was reduced to a cold written report,
and submitted to the famous detective.
| There were three of these women.
They were employed before the super
visors had confessed as result or the
trap sprung by Roy. In all likelihood
what they learned would have enabled
Burns to weaken the supervisors hao
not the main plot developed so sue
cessfully.
| And that Abraham Ruef never had
| ClanCH TO escape IHe ClulCHSS VI etiS
prosecution Is demonstrated by the
revelation that his chauffeur was in the
employ of Burns. Ruef kept his boodie
| in the Western National bank, ana
several times he sent his chauffeur with
| a cardboard shoe box filled with bank
notes, to be placed by the young man
| in the safe deposit vault Each time
the chauffeur reported to Burns, telling
from whom Ruef had received tne
money, the exact amount deposited and
the numbers and denominations OF the
bills.
| One of Burns sleuths also ran the
automobile of Supervisor Gallagher
leader of the grating board and actlng
mayor while Mayor Schmitz was IN
Europe. Another was one of the cniei
clerks in the board of public works.
| from which position he was able 10
| give information regarding the eXtor-
| tion of silence fees from persons whose
buildings could be most prontaply
erected in violation of the ordinances
Regulating the construction of build
ings in the city. Several were, ana are
vet regular patrolmen OF the ponce
department, who report to Burns wnen,
ever they are ordered to hold up protnei
keepers and dive owners TOT tne priVi-
llege of defying the law.
| Two of the shrewd detectives em-
poyes prepared to open a saloon; an
other fjickered for cheap theater until
thev had carried the negotiations far
enough to catch the police ana pulid-
ling OFFICIALS in dishonest practices.
| little wonder then that nfteen SUI
narvisors have confessed; that Boss
Ruef has pleaded guilty and tnat mayor
Schn,itz has been forced to trial on
| charge in which the evidence against
him seems overwhelming.
little wonder too, that mlllionaires
! see the penitentiary doors yawning. for
| Ruef and the supervisors have testified
nnfier oath, and in abject terror of per-
inv that bribes aggregating millions
of dollars were paid by the street rail-
way company. the two telephone com
paries, the gas company, real estate
company and the southern racine
T3ailroad company. Facing a certainty
| az prosecution as the result OF Burns
! clever work are such men as Patrick
Calhoun and Thornwell Mutually, pres
| i5ent and assistant to the president,
| resnectiyely, of the United Railroads.
Henry T. Scott, president of the Pacific
| ,reIenhone and Telegraph company
! 1ohn Al. Britton, president of the Cali
Sornia Gas and Electric corporations
WiIIiam r. Herrin, chief counsel for the
Southern Pacific, and dozen other
/ lea ders of society and business. All
are millionaires. The graft disclosures
have reached into the proudest homes
of san Francisco. and the most start
Hing developments are vet to come.
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A Chicago woman says she is going
to try to stop smoking. 1t will help
! SOME il no one offers her light