Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-21
San Francisco Municipal Govern
nent is as Rotten as
Rotten Can Be,
PLACE REEKs WITH GRAFT,
lhc Ruef. Broker and Agcny HrtVyec"
Corporations and Beard "f 7t'P'f-
,lsors, Indicted O9 Ti,rcs.

san Franci MulcH Nl iV''N
looked for indictments In the municipal
graft cases were returned tonight
shortly before o'clock the grand Jury
filed with Preslding Judge CoiEey OF lAe
superior court Is Indictments charging
bribery, which were found OIL evidence
presented 10 the grand jury after SIX
months probing into the municipal ar
fairs Of this city by Asst. Dist Atly
Fraucls 4. Honey and Secret Service
Agent william j. Burns, and which re-
veal an amazing story OF alleged sfatt
and corruption that surpasses The bop~
die cases OF st. Louis, ranks with the
Minneapolis expose and IL only eellpSed
IN The amount OF money passed. bat nor
IL lis qualifications and organization ny
sbe famous Tweed ring OF New York
INDICTMENTS AGAINST RUEE.
Of the indictments returned today 81
arc against Abraham Ruef fur years
the political boss of sam Francisco,
charging him with brlbing the board or
etlperVisors to grant franchises 10 thp
United Railroads, the HOME Heiephoue
company. ghe San Francisco Gas
Electric company and the so-calied
p,fzenghtIng trust" Ten are against
T. " Hslsey. former general HBont on
the Pacific States Telephone " Teie-
graph company. who Is charged Witn
having brlbed the supervisors MOI 70
grant Il franchise to the rival company
one indictment against Ruef and four
against Halsey which, 1t Is understood
were also returned today, were not HE'D
In open court, Several more indlct-
ments, The exact number ana against
what persons. Hency and BURNS refuse
to divulge until the accused parties
have been arrested. We're found ny the
grand jury. but not filed, Hehey and
Burns not even trusting the secret HE
WHAT FOR.
OF the 65 counts OF bribery against
Ruef, IL are IN connection with the
granting OF the overhead trolley fTlil~
chlse TO the United Railroads imme~
lIately after the disaster OF last April
Seventeen are based upon the money
alleged to have been spent by the gas
company to- secure an S5-Cent gas rate
as against n 75~cent rate. ~ refer to-
the passing of money by the Home Tel
ephone company Ia obtain franchise
for a bid Of $4,000 and which it has
beer declared was worth at least vi 900
N00. and lS indictments are based upon
the alleged brlbing OF the supervisors
by Ruef to grant figtIt permits only to
the so-called fight trust OF this city,
motifs Levy, james C"ilrolh asiH Mlilus
Britt
The money In all these cases Is al
legged TO have been handled by Ruef,
VINO, according TO heneS altu bntns,
Was the agent and proker between tias
pubnc service corporations aud lle
BOARD OF superNisoEs. nNt SUIT ~ seil-
sired the privilege from the supervisors
The indictments against Hasey
enarse me asshi OF tpc Alcluc S'a i.i.is
teisl'vts ayivslaPi sV'tp4NS VII VII
haNllls plipel ~ hlei,, "ee " tMe poe .l'
OF supers .is'. tp retuSe ti's ri'Ht eoiu-
n,rr ,,.0ooo
-, 49,, 90 o,o
lNuse e1lsy nNed lne Da'l ~ sl O'oea
oil eap'l s or y .o,sll % eo'v,vVo
iot Huet ana slVV.vo9 LOT haIsey Ine
ia.ter " uEotiier-l,l-AaM % we 'aLe
JONI D. Svpirl' iDIiieIiy pFesiuSrt OF the
is.e'llc suites IeiephVlls * leieeIeih
e3nlpatly, laler AZ tlls heah OIL tne iele-
pnyl'e sss'Shl a. .rnlcaBo, ing 4 ptoSnSr-
in-,t.W oL LUIS ulasS, ples'ue"t pt ttlc
fhlippllte Telephone company haissS
staiiins my sSslelIa az ello lSlaA'lu- ll9
ll.ls peen uiluer snIVeli''lllea LOT seV"Ia.
nays anu sAuslatllon pIpers VIII ~
"pPnsu lpl ~ sooil 20 ne mas pesN t0h-
" 81, s'isu Nustony' oIuers nave pseh ca
n'%u tor ms arrest;
IN ttle oNerneaa trolley deaf RneL
S HSe 20 burhs, was glYen $3.50
veo " me nnlIe" tlailIeads OF which
ne p9itlesi boss rs alleged TO have
% odS " ,Vog, oi TINS amount s4'-
wv Is salu 70 nANe been given l" each
81 n urteet supstSlsprs' Two received
9lV,ovV etch ana ono slSiuCo' IN the
iHSlIlcllns % pGNils permits TO the
~ to"l h %, lhe ny, mkht mHst' lhe lnaict-
each OF is supervisors or total Of
ss-ovV a lhouSh 4 fund of 100000 was
sal" 10 NaNe Dee'l Connected IoF HueL
DEAL. WITH GAS co.
IN lhe aNes"d ae'il 10y which the
gas COMPANY was sANeN nn Sp-cent
iste' Sll,pVV, u rs charged, was diVid-
ea AtnouS Ie uI une supervisors ~
SUMS . Sou eaeh' pNl the amount
supposed 60 nave been received by
Gallagher is moi known. Resides the
sso'oou piu ioF lls ilaneNise' NNet rs
rs Of The city fathers the sum OF So y
600 received from the Home Tele-
euple purlllNpS ioI ''.S flanlis ol
ll9'lVliise W HlS'Al tueF system IN
lhls Guy, IA thts connection 81 u
hoteWorthy lhal ~ OF llie SUPERVISORS
are 'llsseu 'p nave also talu7ll S''pVo
ZACH HoHl massey 20 proven. lhe
franlns OF me iFanchlss 70 the Home
HoInpdlk. anu ~ vs. upon These counts
ihat " indictments were returned
Were liIea TO-DAY,
ASST lDls'' AttS- lieney stated ahtl
Mhlte today indictments Mere 'lhe bee
GINNING OF the END or Rnet AZ Was
merely the Desunlns ut the worf Of
exposing the municipal corruption OF