Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-25
MORE SENSATIONS EXPECTED
San Francisco still Has Its Eye on
Grand Jury which IL Probing
Corruption.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 4.-The
coming week promises to be as productive
as the past one in sensations relating to
the investigation of municipal corruption
that is being prosecuted by the grand jury.
1t is expected that the decision will be rem
dered tomorrow by the United States SUI
preme court on the petition of Abraham
Ruef for a writ of error. If Ruefs petit
ton is refused the prosecution will pro-
coed in Superior Judge DUNES court
Tuesday to impanel a Jury to try Ruef on
the charge of extortion in what is known
as the French restaurant cases II 1t is
granted the trial OF .Ruef will be postponed
for while.
Tomorrow afternoon the grand jury will
resume it's probing into the alleged brib-
ing of the Board of Supervisors by the
telephone and other public service corpora
lions.
It is announced that the prosecution has
retained an attorney to proceed to Homo
lulu and intercept Theodore v. Halsey, who
has been indicted on eleven counts on the
charge of bribery, for the purpose of en-
deavoring to persuade Halsey to appear be-
fore the grand jury on his arrival here.
Halsey is now enroute from Manila in
charge of a detective.
The prosecution is momentarily expect
ing to hear of the arrest of Louis Glass,
former manager OF the Pacific States Tele-
phone & Telegraph company, and Abraham
X. Detwiler of Toledo, o., against whom
indictments for bribery were returned yes
terday
In addition to the revelations coming
from the grand jury room, public interest
is directed toward the regeneration of the
city in view of the alleged confessions of
corruption by the members Of the Board
of Supervisors. One story is to the effect
that the supervisors before appearing be-
fore the grand jury. secured pledges from
the prosecuting officials that they would
neither be prosecuted nor removed from
Office IN return for their evidence. An
intimation that those back of the prosecu-
ton were planning to assume control Of
municipal affairs by\virtue of their power
over the supervisors is strongly denied at
the district attorneys office. Assistant
District Attorney Heney said:
All that we intend to do is to see that
the supervisors behave themselves prop
erly in their official positions.
I'VE do not intend to try TO legislate
through them for any purpose. We shall
simply force them TO be good and to dis
charge the functions OF their office to the
best interests of the people. Personally, l
believe It is right TO give men chance
to rehabiitate themselves II possible, and
/ think that II the supervisors wish to be-
come better men, as they have expressed
desire to be, they should have a chance"
As to the prosecution controlling the
municipal commissions and other depart
ments Of the government through the
finance committee OF the Board Of Super
visors, Heney declared that there will be
no attempt 20 do this. Those who favor
a reorganization OF the municipal govern
ment recognize that 1t would be a lengthy
process to bring IL about through the
courts, but are hopeful that public opinion
will force Wholesale designations, thus
solving an embarrassing question.