Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-31
SAYS RUFF WAS
PAID BIG SALARY
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pany. Miss Ryan was the last witness
of the day.
Louis Glass caused considerable sur
prise by appearing in the witness room.
He stated that he had come of his own
volition. Assistant District Attorney
Heney and Special Agent Burns con-
tradicted this statement fatty.
They said that Glass had been sub
poenaed, but by mistake. He was not
called before the grand jury but was
excused few moments after his ar
rival
District Attorney Langdon said that
if present plans are not altered the
grand jury will hold one session every
day next week and the trial of Ruef
on the French restaurant extortion
cases will be actually begun next Tues
day and steadily proceeded with.
In this event, said Langdon, 1t IS
likely that he and Special Prosecutor
Hiram L. johnson will appear against
Ruef while Heney engineers the in
vestigation before the grand jury
Langdon said that today's proceedings
before that body had been very salts
factory.
He stated that additional indictments
will be returned as result of the tele-
phone Investigations, but he did not
know how soon nor would he say
against whom.
Investigation Delayed
The inquisitors, contrary to expecta-
tions, did not get through with the
Pacific States and Home Telephone
companies this week. Those investiga-
tions will be carried over into April.
Heney stated that the subpoenaing of
Edwin T.. Earl and DR.. John r. Haynes
of Los Angeles was done without his
knowledge; that neither of them has
yet started for San Francisco; that
DIR. Haynes has been temporarily eX-
cused and that in his (Heney's) opinion
Earl and Haynes do not know much
in connection with Home Telephone af-
fairs that would be valuable to the
grand jury.
The grand jury program, as far as
any program is observed by that body,
proposes the commencement early next
week of an exhaustive investigation
into alleged bribery of supervisors and
other administration officials and poll
ticians by the United Railroads, the
San Francisco Gas and Electric COM
pany and the prize fight trust, in the
order named.
Mayor Schmitz today issued a state
ment denying the charge made by the
prosecution that he is endeaVoring by
vigorous means to cause the resigna-
ton of certain number of the super
Visors in order to fill their places with
men who would Illustrate any attempt
on the part of the supervisorial board to
revoke those public service franchises
which they are accused of having
awarded as a result of bribery.
The mayor said, however, that some
of the local labor organizations are
using their influence to cause the resig-
nation of supervisors who, it is an
nounced by the prosecution, have con-
fessed their guilt to the grand jury.
Mayor Awaits Details
The mayor said he had no official
knowledge Of such confessions and that
if such knowledge comes to him Of
effect a change in the boards per-
sonnel.
Abe Ruef today intimated, in an in
terview, that his defense against any
indictments arising from the alleged
confession of Supervisor Gallagher will
be that Gallaghers testimony, if he
mas testified, is without corroboration
and cannot be supported by the testi-
mony of other witnesses.
In a second interview Ruef, for the
first time since his capture at the
Troeadero, denounced his prosecutors
declared that he is being kept in a
private prison in violation of all le-
gality and precedent and announced
that he will produce in court affidavits
sworn TO before his capture, proving
that the acts of his prosecutors are
parts of a conspiracy.
Ruef claimed also that the reason
that every newspaper in San Fran.
cisco is denouncing him as a CRATER
and a rascal is that these newspapers
either are privately subsidized or were
unable to WELD the influence in ad-
ministration affairs they craved.
Ruef Takes a Walk
one of seven guards employed by
Ielisor Biggy to watch against the es.
cape of Ruef from his prison on Fill
more street having fallen sick, hi:
place has been taken by former United
States Marshal Shine.
Biggy took Ruef for a walk in the
streets this afternoon, the weather
being exceptionally fine. Ruef was al
lowed to have a pair of heavy duml
bells brought into his prison cham
Der. With these he exercises regu
larly.
Special Agent Burns of the prosecu
tlon stated today that he is purposel,