The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-18
Talk of Restoration.

gin VI ERSSNSf
Ruef vas asked tonight when he
emerged from the grand jury chamber;
"HaVe you made any arrangements TO re
turn TO the men and corporations against
whom YOU will testify in court the various
sums of money paid by them to you for
corruption purposes or as fees in bribery
dealS?'
He replied: IT will have a statement to
make in that regard a little later When
] stated in Judge DUNES court on Mon
day that it was my purpose to hencefOrth
lead 4 life of rectitude and to atone i'm
so far as / could for whatever of wrong
] had done in the past, / meant what
said. There was not OppOrtunity then,
nor was that the best occasion. to enter
into details. But | shall presently prepare
q statement covering your question:
When Ruef entered the grand jury
chamber this evening it was 6-30 O'Clock.
and he had been waiting in an ante-room
since shortly after 3. Several of the grand
jurors, following the example set by all
Of them the day before, rose and grasped
the fallen boss by the hand and expressed
a desire to help him in any way they
could -
Rucf was on the stand one hour. during
nearly all of which time he gave testi-
mOny regarding the Parkside deal which.
according to the prosecution progra m.
falls under the criminal caption of at
tempt to bride public officers"
Gas Deal Investigated.
The Investigation of the alleged bribery
of the mayor and the supervisors by the
Upited Railroads, which formed the
text Of Ruefs testimony yesterday, was
not resumed today. The gas deal
comprising the charge by the prosecution
that the supervisOrial board was bribed
by the San Francisco Gas & Electric
company to fix the gas rate for 1906 at s.
instead OF cents. was gone into i'm the
early part of the afternoon session
among the witnesses called being Presi-
dent William b. Bourne and Director Cy-
rus Pierce.
At the conclusion of the session. Dis
trict Attorney LangdOn and Assistant Dis
trlct Attorney Heney refused to make any
statement whatsoever.
Mr. Langdon intimated that an espe-
cially binding pledge had been taken by
prosecutors and jurors to maintain secre-
cy. Every witness is being bound i'm
promise TO keep silence, though no legal
of his own testimony. The grand jury ad-
$ourned until Monday afternoon at .
20 clock.
I Effort to Gust SchmItz.
Interest was divided today between the
appearance OF Abraham Ruef before the
Grand jury and the many reports of an
imminent change in the municipal ad-
ministration- An earnest effort is being
made TO find the solution of an unusual
situation but no plan has yet been evolved
that Is satisfactory to all political inter
ests. a committee of seven prominent
business men called upon Prosecuting At
torney Langdon and others who are ron
Quoting the graft prosecution. with a
view to forcing the board of SUPERVISORS
10 resign in order that Mayor Scbmitz
may appoint new board, which in turn
would elect successor to Mayor Sebnnitz
The plan was not acceptable to the prose-
cutlon, TT1o suggested that Mayor Schnoitz
resign and allow the existing board of sII-
pervisors 10 elect his successor. While
IL was not so stated. il Was-imDIjed that
The choice of the board would conform To
Inc desire of the prosecution and that il
was best that the reform forces work ONT
the present board of supervisors and leave
the SITUATION IN the hands Of the prose-
cutien. - ''0
Denial by Calhoun.
Patrick Calhoun. president of the United
Railroads. whose name has been mon
TONED in connection with the invastiSr,-
ton of the bribery of m1nicinaI officers
in this city, today issued the FOLLOWING
statement: iiiS
The. newspapers of this city published
yesterday morning and this morning cor
tain sensational statements purport{no 70
give the testimony of MIR. Abraham ProS
before the grand jury yesterday after
noon. IL is alleged that he confessed a. :
the United Railroads, through some Of ite
OFFICIALS. bribed the supervisors 10 grant
the permit for the overhead trolley Over
certain of its railroads. / do not know ie
MI Ruef made any such statements II
ne did' they are untrue. I repeat with re-
newed emphasis my former declaration
that no official of this companv &C.
bribed any one. authorized Mr. Rilef o..
any one else to bride anybody. knew of
ehy prloery' or approved of any bribb-