The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-04
MEN HIGHER UP
WOULD NOT TALK
President and Manager of Unit
ed Railroads Before the San
Francisco Grand Jury.
REFUGE BEHIND STATUTES
NOT COMPELLED TO lNcRIMiN-
ATE THEMSELVES.

San Francisco. May 3-The appearance
of President Patrick Calhoun and General
Manager ThOrnwell Mutually, tOiling up
the long flight of stairs leading to the
grand jury chamber on the top floor of
Native Sons hall, this afternoon, was a
long looked for signal that the inquisi-
torial board had reached its promised in
vestigation of the municipal bribery
charges against the United Railroads
President Calhoun and Manager Mutually
were detained in the grand jury room for
a moment or two. When they reappeared
Mr.. Calhoun said in answer to many ques-
lions:
Z have nothing to say at this time.
When 1 have a statement TO make to the
public shall put it in writing"
Might incriminate Them.
From District Attorney Langdon it was
learned that Mr.. Calhoun and Mr. Null
lally. in turn, were informed orleIy trI oy
thew were summoned to give testimony as
10 the alleged bribery of SUPERVISORS anu
others by which it is claimed the Cnlted
Railroads obtained its overhead tToiley
privileges in San Francisco; that they
were then warned that whatever tesu,
mony they might give might ps V tfo1
they were informed that they mad the
right to refuse to testify on one grounq
only, namely, that 10 testlIy HllgHt LEU 5
to fncriminate themselves and renoe5
them liable to criminal prosecution: ana
that thereupon each refused to testlry at
ali. ..sr, >. saaed Mr.
Iangdon, ''not to put any questions 10
Asked IL he meant this refrainment was
for the purpose of leaving the fleld res
FOR the indictment of the president end
the general manager. the district attorney
replied: ;. 80. vary sign,f,-
CAM Expended a Vast Sum.
procee5,ng on the working basis of the
Confessions before che grand jury OF !our-
feen supervtsors (Which became puphc as
official records reeeh I-yoJs:ecvt+ion that the
United Railroads expended S.ooVSe i ei IL
ssrv for the purpose named, in the folioW-
sa4g1ervisors. 81 600; to Supervisor Wilson
an 40. to Supervisor Gallagher, sl2Vee-d
cash total of $4,000; IN bones OF tne S IS
Railroads: To Abraham Ruef ana MAYOR Mayor
Schnnitz, s565. coo. to a go-betWeen, name
withheld. S1O0,O00-a total in pohds OF
s665 900. and a grand total OF three quar-
tiers of million. ...,,,,o,+ from
4he nroset ution it expects TO snow tIlat
in order TO avoid future Suspicion eneSs
bonds were not issued in the names of
pnef and Schmitz but in the names OF
ofher persons. and that they were then
converted into cash by Rner ana SCIliilt y
through the house of Charles Sutro
Co, of this city. Fred HlIpert' arleIlu t ~
Schrnitz, acting as messenger between 'Aio
offices of SchTnitz and Sutro
sutro Before Jury.
Charles sutro was one Of the witnesses
called before the grand jury today Also
was Charles Holbrook, senior MEMBER OF
the wholesale grocery firm OF Hoioro0h,
Merrill & Stetson, and chairman OF tn 1
hoard of directors of the United RAN
roads Mr.. Holbrook, who has been for
many years a stanch figure in the Dust
ness circles of the city, was asked many
Questions by Assistant District Attorney
Heney to determine what if anything ne
knew of the disbursement or the $ISy,Vo
alleged TO have been paid out IN brloes-
He satisfied the jury that. notWithstano55
ing his office of chairman OF the board
of directors. he was ignorant OF any such
dealing. -,
trict Attorney Langdon made this state
.aThe investigation of the United Rail
roads is in full swing. 1t will be pushed
vigorously TO a conclusion You may ex-
meet definite results very soon.'
Statement by Calhoun.
Mr. Calhoun said tonight on behalf of
Mutually and himself:
when called before the grand jury this
afternoon and informed that it had un-
der Investigation the alleged bribery OF
public officials by the United Railroads,
We
chat our action may not be misconstrued
I call your attention to these facts:
"For months past the public prints
have been full of charges traceable TO
certain persons connected with the prose
cution that they had positive evidence
that the United Railroads had spent not
less than $4,000 in bribing the officials
OF This CITY. I have repeatedly stated
that neither ]. nor the United Railroads,
nor auv official of the United Railroads
had bribed anyone, authorized any brib-
ery. knew OF any bribery or approved of
anv bribery. This statement l now fully
reaffIrIn. 1t is not for us nor any off
Ger OF our company 10 disprove these
grave charges. 1t is for those making
Them to prove them We do not now
care To discuss their motives. We know
that they cannot produce any truthful
evidence connecting us or any officer OF
The United Railroads with this alleged
crime
unon the broad constitutional right of
every American citizen that defendant
carnot be called as witness, and upon
the Justice. fairness and common sense
of the grand jury, to whom we look for
ssoupIete yindication without offering one
~vard in our own behalf.