The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-16

Ruet read his statement from man :.
uscript which he had prepared in the
presence of his attorneys a few mo-
nents before Judge Dunnes chambers
opeued He showed in his voice, IN tho
expression of his face, in his quiet and
gestureless attitude and by the tears
that again and again overflowed his
eyes the great emotion and the utter
humiliation he suffered, The pathos of
the scene was communicated TO the
crowd that thronged the court room.
Tears sprang to the eyes of veteran
newspapermen who have been lifelong
acquaintances and whose papers have
conducted against him and his politi-
cal associates long and bitter cam
paign for the puriflcation OF municipal
affairs The accused man was several
times all but overcome with emotion
When he reached the hnal words OF
hi saddress-"I desire TO withdraw my
plea of not guilty and enter the CON
trart plea''--his voice was sunk &c 4
whisper hui so intense was the 81
lence that il reached To the Tar ."of-
nela OF the room.
Though Abraham Rnef las formally
declared himself TO be guilty OF the
charge on which II, was about 20 ts
tTltu snt iiftit3i' u IL i4ii-f ~
Innocence He conf53ses that ho Is
guilty ol having eonniVed in the cor.
ruptiou IN municipal affairs but he Dc
lics with al the emphasis man IA
his unhappy position can command
that he Is suiltlesa OF the crime Of &
rortlon charged against him He ca
clares that his sole motive in accusing
himself In open court was TO save tlta
lives Of those who are nearest and
dearest 10 him. his aged rather and
mother. his ma iden sister and a niece.
In the course of a. long and frank
conversation this afternoon with a rep
resentativc of the Associated Ffeas in
"A room at the house, 2S19 Fillmore
street which for the last month Or
more has been his prison. Ruot said
Il changed my plea to guilty in court
Today. yes: hni ! pledge you my solemn
word that / am AS innocent as Non are.
have been guilty a. eonniNing AT The
corruption OF municipal officials by
corporations Int in these French res
i.nirtnt cases / tm moi guilty. since
i.r action OF This morning ! can haH"
u.. mativc in misleading YOU on this
paint / shall not misltad EolL Never,
n,.1or in the wide world could nave
been convicted on this charge. No one
knew this as wen as myself Then Why
von ask did | plead guilty? ! pleaded
..ailty to Sayr the lives Of those VINO
ro nearest and dearest to me on
ourfh. am not ovrrstatinG the ruin
when / ten you that # my father my
mother ana my sister had been com
nollod 10 endure, thr strain of my trlal'
lasting at least two months and posi-
bsy niger il would have cost theif
lisrs
knpl,s eycs werc filled with t"ars
vnr, ~ said this - turned and fer
fui nnnlnunt cl2cd out of the window
up>ccmingly when he had mastered
h,,1splf he turned and With wet eyes
nnt / STEADY voice. went on;
.Qou don't know what they have SUI
tc, a IN these last few months and
woilll not ttll Yau if | could Why
night after nght-eHcry nisht~mE
r,thcr and my sister have COME up here
into my room aud sat Tor an h"nr' say
ing nothing seeing nothing could
no, stqnd II any longer
Again the tears ana the choking and
ibc lang look out of the window.
Last night / gathered my family
obnltt me in this prison h"ns'' of min.
and proparod Them for lie Eel ! .h1d
detarmincd lipot. r. Il would mean
one a1y Of sorroN. 4" 60 On would
have meant months of afEonH 3nd d' ith
II don't know what my senienee Will
bo For myself | do not grt1tly cara
saw 10 you now and you can judge II
7 boqet that nc .i41An possesses physical
nerve moro IL IN / do / could race q
.,ro,5-d of 00O non of 10000 men
cverv one with rope in his hand anc
.,1amorinr for my life. I could face