Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-28
SCHMITz HOME
MAY BE PRISON
OWNER IS TRYING TO RENT 1T
TO RuEF's ELIsoR AS PLACE
OF DETENTION.
eNTERTAINS AND DIMES THERE
Political Boss and h.ayor Laid Many
Of Their Political Campaign
Plans In the Executive
Residence.

San Francisco-lt may be the irony |
OF fate that the former residence OF |
Mayor Schmitz, In which he resided |
when elected, and often entertained |
and dined Ruef. and where the mayor |
and the political boss laid many OF
their political campaign plans. may
become Ruef's prison for some months. |
The present owner is attempting 10
rent IL TO Ellsor Biggy as a place
Of detention for Ruef when he takes
the latter away from the st. Francis
| hotel
Abraham Ruef said that he is con.
sidering the nraparatlon OF state.
ment TO the public and declared that
when he tells his story II will contain
sensations equal to the disclosures
made by the alleged confessions of
the supervisors. He expressed the
opinion that the investigation now go.
ing on was in furtherance OF an OF.
| ganized attempt to seize the munich.
| pal government and asserted that II
was government by indictment" In.
stead Of government by injunction"
Railways President May Testify.
IL was stated that Patrick Calhoun,
president OF the United Railways Co.,
would be given an opportunity to APP
| pear before the grand jury in con.
nection with the alleged bribery OF
the board Of supervisors in the mat
ter OF an overhead trolley franchise
granted the United Railways last May.
1t was a,so learned that i number
OF indictments. which have not even
been trusted TO secret file for fear
that their contents might leak out, are
not all against one person. but are
said to contain the names of several
Ruef Preparing Statement.
Sixty-six charges of bribery against
Ruef were assigned by Presiding
Judge Coffey to Judge DUNES depart
ment Of the superior court They will
be placed on the caien~lr and ar.
raignment set for some day early next
week. To avoid possible conflict be.
tween the chief of police. sheriff or
Elisor Biggy. no bench warrants will
be issued on these warrants.
Reason Action Is Delayed.
The true reason COR the determine
ton of the prosecution to take no Inn
mediate steps toward removing from
office the supervisors has been dis
covered. District Attorney Langdon
stated that in order to remove them
Il would be necessary TO prove the
charges against them. This would
compel the prosecution to bring for.
ward all its evidence and thereby dis.
close It's entire hand before the trials
OF those who are or will be indicted.
IL also developed that the district at
torney would run counter of the same
law that defeated the attempt OF Ruei
and Acting Mayor Gallagher last fall
TO remove District Attorney Langdon
and put Ruef In his place. While
summary proceedings could be taken
to remove the mayor. the issuance OF
writ of probeble cause by some
Judge would act as a stay of proceed
ings during an appeal and by resort
ing to technlcalities the settling o.
the appeal might be delayed until tn,
mayors term OF office had eX
pired.
The grand jury did not meet yes
/ terday. but will hold a short session
today, at which time the investigation
: OF the alleged telephone deal will b,
, resumed. No indictments are expec,
!, ed to be filed today.
jury viii Also BE Guarded.
The same care and watchfuInes
that has marked the custody OF Rue
will be exercised In guarding tn
8 Jury against any possible outside ID
y duences when his trial begins. II
, stead of a bailif or the sheriff hay
ing charge OF the jury. District Attol
ney Langdon stated that the jur
: would be placed In charge OF Elise
w. J. Buggy. This is said to be IN
: first time In the legal history OF tn
. United States that an elisor has bee
: appointed by a court TO apprehend
:, defendant and given such power I
It keep him In custody during trial
The present appointment OF an elf
or extends only to the one charge {
= extortion. on which Ruef is on tria
5. and does NOT apply to the other Indie
y meats. In order to reappoint Il
y elisor to take charge OF Ruef durin
- the trial OF the other charges. Il wi
il be necessary for the prosecution
Al show again that the sherlf and OF
d er regular officers are disqualified.
30 When told that Mayor Schmitz
h former residence may become his ter
2. porary prison. Ruef jokingly said:
m why not take my house? on
4 the ellsor my home for the purpose
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