The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-23

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y charges against Abraham Ruef, in \
+ which the United Railways is accus- y
y ed of giving brides. Mr. Calhoun said y
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San Francisco, March 22.-It was stated
today at the prosecuting attorneys office
that Patrick Calhoun, president of the
United Railways company would. upon
his arrival here from New York, be given
an opportunity to appear before the grand
jury in connection with that body's in
vestigatioE of the alleged bribery of the
board of supervisors in the matter of an
overhead trolley franchise granted the
United Railways last May.
From the same source it was also
learned that a number of secret indlct-
ments which have not been trusted to the
secret file for fear their contents might
leak out, are not all against one person,
but are said to contain the names of sew
eral.
Statement by Ruef.
To the Associated Press Abraham
Ruef said today that ne is considering the
preparation of a statemnt to the public
and he declared that when he tells the
story il will contain sensations equal 10
the disclosures made by the alleged con-
LESSONS of the supervisors. He expressed
the opinion chat the investigation now
going on was in furtherance of an organic
ed attempt to seize the municipal govern
ment, and asserted that it was govern
ment by Indictment instead of govern
ment by injunction
The sixty-five charges of bribery
against Ruef were today assigned by pre-
siding Judge Coffey to Judge DUNES
department of the superior court. They
Will be placed on the calendar tomorrow
and arrangement set for some day early
next week To avoid possible conflict be-
tween the chief of police or sheriff. and
ants he
issued on these indictments.
1t may be the irony of fate that the
former residence of Mayor Schmitz in
" hiCh 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 be
come RUefs prison for some months.
The present owner is attempting to rent
il to Elisor Buggy as place of detention
for Ruef when he takes the latter away
from the St. Francis hotel.
Supervisors Will Hold On.
| The true reason for the determination
| of the prosecution to take no immediate
| steps towards removing from office the
| supervisors was disclosed this afternoon.
| District Attorney LaugdOn stated that in
| order TO remove them 1t would be ueCes-
sary TO prove the charges made against
them. This would compel the prosecution
to bring forward all its evidence and
/ thereby disclose its entire hand before
| the trials of those who are or will be in
/ dicted. Assistant District Attorney
| Heney declared that the mayor, having
| the appointive power, could fill the va
| cancies created by the removal of the Su-
| pervisOrs with men on whom the lnVeSu-
gators had no hold. To overcome this
| obstacle il would be necessary first To-
/ remove the mayor. and this Heney admit
| ted, the prosecution was in no position
as yet to do. 1t also developed that the
| district attorneys office would run cOuh-
! ter of the same law that defeated the at
and ARfT Low "a /
| Iagher last fall to remove District At
| torney Langdon and put Ruef in his
place. While summary proceedings could
/ be taken to remove the mayor, the iSSJ-
/ auce of a writ of probable cause by some
| Judge would act as a stay of proceedings
| during appeal, and, by resOrting to tech
nicalities, the settling of the appeal
/ might be delayed until the mayors tern
\ of office had expired.
The grand jury did not meet today. but
will hold a short session tomorrow, at
| legged telephone deal Will be resumed. n"
| indictments are expected to be filed to-
morrow
Jury Will Be Watched.
The same care and watchfulness that
has marked the custody of Ruef will be
exercised in guarding the jury against
any possible outside influences when his
trial begins. Instead of a bailiff or the
sheriff having charge of the jury, Dis
trict Attorney LangdOn stated today that
the Jury will be placed in charge of Elisor
w J. Buggy. This is said to be the first
time in the legal history of the United
States that an eisOr has been appointed
by court to appTehend defendant and
given such power to keep him in custody
during trial. Up to the present time the
ordinary functions of an eliSOT have been
perfunctory and his appointment was
usually for the purpose of drawing, re-
turning and taking charge of juries whep
the sheriff or other proper officers were
disqualified.
The present appointment of an elisOr
extends only to the one charge of ex-
tortion. on which Ruef is on trial. and
does not apply to the other indictments
In order to reappoint the elisor to take
charge of Ruef during the trial of the
other charges il Will be necessary for
the prosecution to show again that the
sheriff and other regular officers are dis
qualified.
Attorneys at Outs.
The report that there is dissension
among Ruef's attorneys seems to be
borne out by the fact that they no long
er confer with him together, but visit
him singly.
Ruef was in much better spirits when
seen this afternoon He submits grace
fully to the restraint placed upon him
and expressed his appreciation of the
courtesies extended to him by Elisor
Buggy and his guards.
When told that Mayor Schmitz' former
residence may become his temporary
prison. Ruef lOkingly said:
why not take my house2 I offer the
elisor my home for the purpose"
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
L. L. Clark to julius A. lockwood.
. lot D. block 1, 5?acre plat AIS 575
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