The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-17
Movement to Force Resignation of San FranciscO's Mayor,
 Four Officials Indicted
FALLEN BOSS REFORMS AND
 ASSISTS THE PROSECUTION
True to Promise, Following Plea of Guilty to Extortlon Charges, Ruef Tells the Grand Jury
 of Bribery.

San Francisco, May 16.-It Is rumored tonight that a movement is on foot to bring about a change in the municipal administration by forcing the resignation of Mayor Schmitz and choosing in his stead Frederick w. Dohrmann, a promi- nent wholesale merchant. as mayor. The report lacks official confirmation.
 Abraham Ruef today made good his declaration of yesterday, that he would. following his change of plea to guilty in the extorton case against him, turn states evidence and assist the bribery graft prosecution in it's campaign against municipal affairs.
 A subpoena was served on him at 3 o'clock from the grand jury and he took the witness stand and submitted to an examination that lasted from 3:20 clock until 5 D. m.
 When the ordeal was over he called the newspaper men around him and said that he had promised the grand jury to divulge nothing. District Attorney Langdon and Assistant Attorney Henry refused to make any statement whatever. From Special Agent Burns 1t was learned that the only matter in which Ruef was ques- tioned was the alleged bribing of Mayor Schmitz and eighteen supervisors by the United railroads to grant to that corpor ation a change in it's franchise allowing the electrifying of it's 250 miles of street railway system in thls city.
 If Burns understanding of Ruefs tes- timony is correct the fallen boss told the grand jury that President Patrick Cal houn. Assistant President Thornwell Mul- lally. Chief Counsel T. l.. Ford and As sistant Aeunsel Wm. Mabbott Of the United Railroads naid or caused to he tas.fA tl ,.f .fa .xsf. sion named; that s6l.OO0 of this amount was Ruef's fec" that $50000 went into the pocket of Mayor Sehmitz and that the remaining sS9,000 was handed to the eighteen supervisors, sixteen of them re- ceiving S4000 each, another demanding and getting $10O0O and Chairman Gaila- gher of the finance committee being paid $15,00O for acting as go-between.
 After the examination of Ruef was con eluded, the grand jury remained in ex- ecutive session until 6:30 o'clock. Subse- quenty the statement but not officially confirmed that indictments had been vot- cd against four high officials of the Unit ed Railroads and Schmitz as predicted by an officer of the prosecution two weeks ago.
 Seen in his prison room tonight, Ruef said regarding the ordeal through which he had passed;
 T was received and treated by the grand jury with d consideration that touched me deeply. When 1 entered the room every one of the seventeen jurors present arose and took me by the hand, When I finished my testimony every one of them got up, bade me good night with a hearty hand-shake. No disposition Was displayed to grill me. The ordeal was made as easy by kindness as I could have hoped. I do not know that l shall be called again to testify, though l shall be ready"
 "I stand by the statement made yester- day, that my purpose Is to expose only those who entered knowingly and will lngly into corruption.'