The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20


their fulsome tsle. implicated the bribe
givers only indirectly. They were never
allowed 20 deal directly with Patrick
Calhoun and Telephone Agent Halsey.
They received their little price from
the hand OF Ruef and the hand OF CAL
laRher, his deputy. The evidence,
which viii cause the millionaires and
the men OF large affairs 10 don the
stripes and pay the penalty OF debauch-
ing the municipal government and de-
flaming the city's name, comes from an
other source.
II is conclusive and from II there
Is no escape.
In due time the evidence and its
source viii be known 10 all and the
day OF regeneration OF the city will
be consummated.
From now on the work OF the prose-
cution is clear. No obstacle remains in
the path.
EIGHTEEN CONFESSIONS
Every one Of the Supervisors who
held ONCE when the trolley franchise
and the telephone franchise were
granted has confessed. The Call is
able TO state on the highest authority
that not one Of them is omitted from
the list Every one has made his con-
fession.
On sunday Heney went TO Palo Alto.
of his brOther-in-law and received from
him the confession that was the eight
eenth. Last OF all the sick man, who
had come back from Arizona for the
purpose, told his story in full and there
was not left one member OF the board
which had been bought by the United
Railroads and bought by the two tele-
phone companies who had not reciteo
his pitiful story
There was nothing new in Sander
sons evidence II was taken simply
TO complete the number The prose-
cution did not need il TO complete its
case against Ruef and Schmitz but
the sick man was given the same
chance which his seventeen fellows had
taken.
Until yesterday there was doubt in
the minds OF many as to whether each
one of the Supervisors had made his
confession The glib and fippsnt de-
malls made by Gallagher, by Wilson
and by Coleman as they left the Grand
Jury chamber-denials which were
published in the press-gave rise to a
doubt Of the completeness Of the reve-
lations which had been made. There
need no longer be any doubt.
AFRAID TO FACE SHAME
Gallagher. who said TO the reporters
when he came from the Grand Jury
room that he knew OF no graft, and
had told the Grand Jury nothing rela-
tive TO graft" had but the moment be-
fore recited his confession, from which
not q point was omitted.
Coleman. who said i know Of no
graft whatever" had told TO a cent the
amount he had received from the Unit
ed Railroads and the telephone COM
pany.
ANDY Wilson. who stood with his
back 10 the door and said: Me?
,-e.-a~ took 2 cent of era fl fn my life -
on the other side OF the same door had
fairly fallen over himself TO tell his
story 10 the last word in the wretched
hope Of immunity.
sam Davis, who covered in q corner
surrounded by reporters TO whom he
said he had denied all knowledge OF
graft. had within the same hour STAN
nered out his complete confession OF
bribery and shame in his esgerness to
escape paying the price for his treach-
cry if he could do so by loading the
burden of prison years on the men
upon whom he had fawned, seeking the
bribes that fell TO his lot.
To the members OF the Grand Jury,
who sat in the upper room Of Native
sons Hall until past midnight listening
30 iteration Of the tale Of corruption,
the repetitions Of facts, dates and fig
ures Of graft, came as revelation
which even these men had not been
taught 70 expect AS they realized that
fhe brfbe money had come-eveTy cent
OF ft-from the pockets of the people in
car fares and telephone tolls, they
knew the enormity Of the crimes
which had been committed.
Pft again they mus sit TODAY and
listen while Duffey and Furey and San
dereon repeat the same story OF degrs-
dstion.