Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-18
CALHOUN TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE
President OF San Francisco Unit
ed Railroads Says Ruef'S
Statement is Untrue.
CHARGES PRIVATE MALICE
Declares Prosecution Has Prostitutcd
Its once to FURTHER it--Company's
Officers Ready 10 Meet Enemies.

San Francisco. May 17,-Patriek
Calhoun. president of tho United rail-
roads whose name has been mention
ed in connection with the investigation
of the bribery of municipal Officers
in this city today issued the follow
ing statement:
ITO the American People-~-The
newspapers of this city published yes
terday afternoon and this morning
certain sensational statements pur-
porting to give the testimony of Abra-
ham Ruef before the grand jury yes
terday afternoon. 1t is alleged that
he confessed that the United railroads
through some of its officials, bribed
the supervisors to grant the permit
for the overhead trolley over certain
Of its railroads. / do not know If
Mr., Rpef made any such statements.
II he did they are untrue. ] repeat.
with renewed emphasis. my former
declaration that no official of this
company ever bribed any one, au-
thorized MIR. Ruef or any one else to
bride anybody, knew of any bribery,
or approved of any bribery
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