The San Francisco call., 1907-03-07
Sheriff Disqualified in the Hunt for Ruef
Arch CRATER Not
Found by O'Neil,
His Friend
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that the sherins force was giving a
brilliant exhibition OF how 10 perfume
torily search for a fugitive from Justice
whom il did not wish to embarrass BY
discovering. Judge Dunno was plainly
exasperated by the puerile showing Of
Sheriff O'Neil.
OWES ALL TO RUFF
when Heney read his affidavit in
court in the afternoon the case against
the Sheriff Of ill-directed zeal was ap-
parent Heney sWore TO the document
which, in part declared:
Abraham Ruef is and for more than -four
years last past has been generally known
Democrstic parties of the city and county of
San Francisco. and as such political p9ss .
~ Thomas f. ONeil as candidate of The
Union Labor party az the last general election
for the position Of sheriff OF this city and
have accepted the nomination for that position
from Ruef and 70 have then and there agreed
70 permit and 10 have thereafter actually per
mittcd Ruef 10 name each ana every deputy
and empoye IN his office. and that q Sci was was
such office and IS now acting as Sheriff And
thst the attorney for o'Nei as sheriH IS and
ever has been since his qualification John J.
West. who is an employe Of Ruef
The deposition then reviewed the tes-
timony given before Judge Dunno at
the morning session Of the court, re-
citing the tender tactics used by O'Neil
and his men in trying TO locate Ruef,
and then continues:
IN RUEF's OBLIGATION
Afhant IS Informed and believes and there
fore alleges that O'Neil Is now ana mas been
close personal friend OF the defendant Ruef ana
las been assoclaleo Win nm IN lelt-lcs aus
otherwise is intimate with him socially. And
fbsf fhe ascendant Ruef Is really the attorney
fnr0 n n-af1 nd
an active interest and direct participation IN
the case trial and has expressed himself
IN respect 10 the merits therec. and has es-
poused the side Of the defendant and has said
thar Ruef is not guilty that the prosecution
being prosecuted, that he indictment was the
result OF g conspiracy, upon afhdavits procured
sna sn9ornea nos ln GO a"len IN, . ane nos @ uPSn ~
part OF defendant Ruef and that said O'Nei
has stated that be desired and does desire TO
see Ruef acquitted and that he would and win
aid him in every possible way and VIII DO
all in his power to prevent a conviction upon
And affsnt further ayers that O'Nen is biased
and prejudiced IN favor Of Ruef and against
Iangdon and that O'Nen Is disqualified by
reason of said bias and prejudice from faith
fully and properly fulfilling the duties Of HE
position.
The andavit concluded with the
statement that Henry Ach. attorney for
Ruef, had told Heney that a petition
for a writ of injunction was to be filed
IN the District Court Of Appeal and that
Ruef would surrender himself when
that was passed upon.
~RUEFss LAWYERS ABSENT
None Of Ruefs attorneys were in
court when Judge Dunno appeared yes
terday morning. Perhaps they We're
consoling him in exile, but the more
accurate guess is that they We're pre-
pairing the document to be presented
to the Court Of Appeal IN the after
noon. Without parley Judge Dunno or
dered the bonds in the Aetna lndem-
nifty Company forfeited. Heney then
asked that Ruefs associates be put on
the stand that an investigation into the
whereabouts Of the derelict boss might
be pursued. Charley" Haggerty. Office
boy at the Bush-street citadel Of graft
was first sworn. lie confessed without
blushing that he worked for Ruef and
SAID that the last time he had seen his
employer was at Judge Hebbard S
courtroom on Monday, whence the wit
ness had gone in an automobile to
Shortridge's Office and later 10 Cor
belts saloon, where MYRTLE Cert was
to have been met Cert was not there.
Ruef had delivered a farewell address
which the Office boy cherished. Since
then he had been acting under no direc-
tions nor orders.
Joseph Brockman was called. and tes-
titled that the last he had seen Of Ruef
was in his Office on Monday night.
Two ladies We're also present. Brock
man did not know where the master
mind Of the Indictment colony was
After such extensive Information had
been conveyed court adjourned till II 80
IN order that attorneys might be called
10 tell what they knew OF Ruefs
whereabouts.
Sheriff O'Neil. on the threshold OF
being denounced for incompetency, was
Heney, related the arduous labOrs OF
his men in striving TO find the fleet boss
TO whom they all owed their Jobs. The
Sherifr himself had gone 10 the extent
OF going to the door OF Ruefs house
and asking IL he was in. The woman
who answered the bell said no" and
the Sheriff politely replied that he was
sorry. It did not occur to him, he
swore, TO ask to search the house for
the absconding defendant Barif
Moore and Deputy Sheriff John F. IIol-
land testified that they had glanced
about for Ruef, the former accompany
ing Special Agent Burns on a quest
(which was fruitless. Holland had beer
10 Ruefs Office and had there found
Charles Haggerty. Major West. ldiss
Ruef the defendants sister. and Ed
ward Lynch. Neither Richard OConnol
nor Abe Ruef were chere. replied the
witness exhaustively.
Samuel NJ Shortridge took the stand
with benign smile and said thai
while he had no objection TO answer
ing any questions. he did not think
that he should, as be was an attorney
OF record IN the case. He did not know
where Ruef was. he said. Neither did
West, who was next sworn.
IT would appear that the last time
any one saw Ruef in the flesh was in
Judge Hebbard's courtroom. Then the
earth had Inadvertently opened 10 cheat