Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-31
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SAN FRANCISCO
Gentle Grafters Object to Being
Locked Up in Filthy
County Jail.
MAKE PRoTsET TO SHERIFF.
Uclmas Meets His Own Words---Grand
Jurles In Grent Dcmand-Dis-
cord Among Musicians.

speci1l Correspondence.
san Francisco. July 2s.--Now that the
county jail has been ofiieinlly declared
compare the grafters are more than
ever opposed TO imperiing their health
by going there. They intend to resist
with tooth and toenail as well as with
legal advice any attempt on the part OF
cruel prosecution TO incaroerate them
in an unsanitary hole The sheriff who
under any ordinary government would
keep the place in a partial state OF
cleanliness says that the wicked super
visors did not give him money enough
to get hot water and disinfeotants. The
latter gentlemen have been so busy try
ing to give $4,000 to the Spring Valley
Water company that they have treated
the charges OF the sherif with silent
contempt.
SUFFERED FROM BRAIN STORM.
Lawyer Dolphin M. Delmas who Is
conducting the defense In the case OF
Louis Glass on trial for bribery is well
versed in legal technicalities and the
nice distinctions In word shading, bat
he met his match the other day in wilt
ness Michael Coffey. In tilt between
attorney and witness sympathy is u.s.
ually with the latter and he Is praised
IL he can turn the tables on his per-
secutor. Coffey is one of the best known
hackmen in the city and last fall in
the great victory of the plain people and
Abe Ruef over the rich he became
supervisor. In testifying in the Glass
case he said he took corporation money
with d clear conscience and when Dell
mas pressed him too hard he said that
he might have been suffering from a
'brain-storm' when he took 1t, thus
using the words the lawyer coined In
the ThaW trial.
MAY NEED SEVERAL.
The other day Superior Judge Lawlor
continued 1856 graft cases for lack of
time 10 try them and as yet there is
no immediate prospect of the grand
jury taking an adjournment. When the
experts of the new administration get
to work on the municipal books the
services of an additional grand jury
may be needed.
MANAGE TO STRUGGLE ALONG.
The discovery of a headless body on
the ocean beach, giving every indica-
ton of crime committed. several
months ago, occupied the attention OF
the local newspapers for few days,
and gave several chance to drop all
mention of the graft prosecutions and
the rehabilitation of the community by
new administration. The awful de-
tails of the wreck of the Columbia
helped to I'll In the rest OF the week
and II VIII be interesting to note wheth~
er there Will be a return to civic re-
generation next week. In the mean
time we struggle along the best we
can with the aid of three cabinet minis
tiers.
RIDES ENLIVENED BY BOMBS.
Secy. of Commerce and Labor Oscar
Strauss has gone and done what most
OF us did long ago. He has given up
the car strike as being beyond his
power TO settle. He does not propose
TO involve himself in the local situa-
ton which he Is sure Is badly tangled
since his subordinate, Charles Z. Neill
government commissioner of abor, haa
not been able to do anything with IT,
The majority OF our citizens are riding
on the cars with the greatest OF free.
dom and security, and an occasional
bomb or brick bat only livens up an
uneventful monotony.
IRoNICAL AND HOPEFUL.
In thanking the police commissioner.
for removing him on the charge of in
subordination, Police Captain Mooney
nhS iiolliNul az wen as HDlelul llldL III
q few short weeks some new commits
sioners would restore him in triumph
TO the department. The tenderloli
gave a sigh of relief as the news flew
around OF MONEYS dismissal, and the
night resorts kept open later than usual
and the music OF the cafes was louder
than ever. The deposed captain has
SAID some very bitter things about
Chief Oman. and the latter demands
his head, whether frcasseed or boiled
II was immaterial to him. Meanwhile
the other members Of the department
were not taking sides In the contro.
versy, and the men were busy circulht-
Ing a petition asking for increase in
pay TO $3.50 a month.
DIscoRD AMONG MUSICIANS.
The Musicians union this week was
filled with discord over the dropping OF
% members who had forgotten to pay
their dues. To make up for this de-
fciency II was decided 10 revise the
schedule OF prices 30 that hereafter In
diViduals or organizations wishing
sweet harmony for their functions may
move 10 pay more than ever. The local
MUSICIANS Of late have been kept busy
proving alibls, There have been num-
circus accusations filed against them by
inc Striking carmen that they have
peen riding on the boycotted cars OF the
United railways Instead OF paying twice
AZ much Tor the privilege OF catching