The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-30
PROSECUTORS
 ARE HEELED Taking No Chances on
 Frisco. EXPOSE MAY END IN GUN PLAY Spreckels Declares That Money Win Be No Consideration. Millionaire Reformer of Paciae slepe Says Every sian HlaAer Up
 win Be Sent Behi.d
 Prison Bars.
EXPOSE MAY END IN GUN PLAY

San Francisco, March 29.--Rudolph Spreckles, who by backing the prose- cution in the graft investigation with his fortune made the present investi- gation possible, gave the Associated Press statement in which he said
 contributions from citizens to tha fund of $100.000 guaranteed by me be- fore the commencement of the bribery graft investigation are coming In steadily though slowly. They are an amounts ranging from $40 to E1.0o0 and more.
 If 1t costs more than sfoo,o to complete this prosecution that will make no difference Those engaged m 1t will never be hampered by lack oe funds no matter what the bill may be.
 The work of investigating will not be suspended until every bit of rotten ness has been fully exposed. We ful~ ly expect to land in the penitentiary every giver of bribes and the higher up the offender the more vigorous wIif be his pursuit.
 We do not, however, expect to send every bribe taker to prison. Some of the miserable men who sold themsalvaN to the corporations must be granted immunity in exchange for their seati- mony. which is worth great deal more to us as evidence of the guilt of high corporation officials than their own incarceration would pa
 Every department of the city and county government will be thoroughly examined. the police department aiona with the others No set of ofacsaia will be overlookedP
 To Rescue RueG
 Since the arrest of Abraham Ruef u month ago. rumors have been rife that an attempt will be made to rescue him by force from Elieor BtEgy and hia guards. either during a session of court or while Ruef was being taken to or from court.
 An officer prominent in the hribary~ graft investigation was asked today if it is not true that every person iden- titled with the prosecution is aaina armed and was ausNtlnnsd about ths higni9fnanra of this III AaaN.
 'xtlDuEi think the aaftes nhsuie not be exploited t is fact that evaTv man openly identified with the prose- cution of the bribery cha-ges and graf. ters is 'heeled.' and that some Of tho more prominent of them are employ ing bodyguards. Though it may sound sensational to those not familiar with the local situation, it is q fact that for a month we have been keeping a spe- cial lookout for an attempted rescue og Ruef. and we shall be happily sur~ prised if these investigations and im- pending prosections4 end without gun play
 Several times when Ruef has been in Judge Dunne's court a sudden movs- ment toward the prisoner of men, soma of whom we know to be reckless of personal consequences has been check- ed quickly and quietly by the inter~ position of officers and deputies.
 Not DlMlcuIt to Hide Him.
 We know that should Ruef be ras~ eued--a seemingly impossible feat--is would not be difficult thing to hidN him so securely right here in San Francisco that to find him a9aln would be practically an impossfbiiify. The prosecution and the elisor know 1t and neither is taking any chances.
 Tt is stating a literal fact to saw that each one of Biggy's seven guarda is instructed. In the event of a serious attempt at rescue. either fin court or elsewhere to shoot Ruef and turn thei. attention to his would-be Iiberators ae- terward. Ruef has been acquafnfed with these orders
 "As he is not the type of a man to consent 10 any plan of kidnappinm through force. 1t is only his rough ana reckless friends on the outside yvhn would attempt to devise such d coun. Rusf might try to regain his liberty hy strategy. but not otherwise"