The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
High Telephone Official in Danger of Arrest
Grand Jury Dragnet
Will Catch Bribers

be connected not alone with the Pacific States Company
but also with the gas company and the Bay Cities water
Company was so searchingly questioned that ne came
from the jury-roOm half renzied and assaulted news
paper photographer in his anxiety to escape further qes
tioning f. c. Halseys private secretary, f. c. Hall;
General Agent B. Carroll and Adjuster John s. Curran
were also subjected to close examinations
Then with satisfaction written in every line OF the
broad smiles which characterized all of the prosecuting
officers adjournment until Saturday was announced
That indictments were decided upon during the
In which the jury alone is certain Ihat these IN
dicments reach high up in the official circles OF the Pa
cic States Company is virtually admitted Where they
will strike is secret carefully guarded by the prose
cutOrs
To Reach Men High in Authority
On the known testimony of Zimmer and the confes
sons Of the boodng Supervisors these indictments must
strike some of the in highest authority in the
agement of the company. Zimer told the Grand Jury
that he audited the Halsey accounts which tally as to
time and amounts with the confessions OF the Ruef pup
pets the order of the general manager Louis Glass
was the general manager. President Henry T. Scott
not in San Francisco when the deal consummated
In this connection it is remarked pertinent that at
tempt has been made to bring Glass before the nquis
itOrs
The Grand Jury investigation of the Pacific States
COmpany's affairs and the extraordinary powers
erred Brbe Dispenser Halsey has developed infor
nation which expected to establish that he the
corruption envoy extraordinary for the company and that
before he left carry civilization to insular posses
ons he had pracced his profession from the most north
ern town to the southern terminus of the
territory.
High Bribe- -Givers the Ones Sought
The batch of indictments expected to be returned
Saturday and for the preparation of which the adjourn
taken may not include those already prepared
for the Home Company go-between That the prosecu
ton prepared to apprehend the gobetween is longer
secret but is the who brought the $350000 Ruef
got San Francisco and the cotere of who author
lied the brbe that they seek That their depends
upon the testimony Of Gerstle's stenographer Nellie
Smith, is only in part true. They confident of their
ground and promise to reach the real corruponsts
the ocadom of each of the corporations from whom the
Supervisors Doodle funds came
That the prosecution is longer anxious to treat
with SchmitZ certain Indeed it is doubtful that
willing to deal with him should he to trade his
information for mitigation of his punishment. Certain
it is that he cannot hope for promise of immunity. By
the prosecution Schmz is not viewed the weak but
honest man dragged down by Ruef-putty in the
ters hands He regarded the contrary quite
dangerous the who furnished the bribes-as the
Judas who made Ruef assassination of the city possible
There hestancy about the claims that Schmtz can
be convicted and that he must go to prison. with the mil
honaires to whom he has delivered hapless city strug
Cling to rehabltate itself after the greatest disaster in
the history of the American people.