River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-23
TRIAL OF SCHNITZ
delayed one DAY
COURT GRANTS REQUEST OF
PROSECUTION TO ANSWER
MOTION FOR NEW JUDGE.
MAYOR TO BE ALLOWED
LIBERTY UNDER BOND
State Will Not Ask That Official Be
Placed in Custody-Latter Charges
Big Conspiracy Involving Judge
Dunno.

San Francisco, May 21.-Mayor Eu-
gene Schmitz appeared for trial Mon
day in Judge DUNES court on five
grand jury charges of extortion from
local. keepers of French restaurants.
By request of the prosecution the
hearing was delayed for one day in
order that the counter affidavits may
be prepared against Schmitz's motion
for change of trial judge.
Assistant District Attorney Heney
created a surprise by announcing that
the state has no present intention of
asking the court to take the mayor
into custody pending his trial. Schmitz
is at liberty under bonds aggregating
$4,000.
The mayor, accompanied by his
counsel, took a seat between the coun-
sci table and the table reserved for
the newspaper men. He looked pale
and glum. Rudolph Spreckles, Elisor
Buggy and Special Agent Burns took
seats near the counsel table. The
room was crowded, even the aisle
spaces being filled.
Before taking up the Schmitz hear
ing Judge Dunno continued by con-
sent for 80 days the case of perjury
against Chief of Police Oman and the
cases of conspiracy against Oman and
Abraham Ruef
Schmitz Accuses Trial Judge.
Mayor Schmitz has filed sensational
charges against the judge and Rudolph
Spreckles.
The mayor accuses Judge Dunno of
being interested in conspiracy which
has for it's object the seizure of the
municipal government and the grab
bling of the street railway and other
franchises, worth millions of dol
lars.
With this charge as foundation
Mayor Schmitz demands a trial out
side of San Francisco and before an
other judge.
Among the mayors allegations are:
That Rudolph Spreckles and his as
sociates, who are with him the
financial guarantors of the bribery
graft investigation and prosecution,
long since exhausted the original fund
of 100000 pledged by Spreckles and
have expended nearly $1,OOO,OOO in a
municipal publication campaign.
That the expenditure of this vast
sum of money is by way of an invest
ment from which actual moneyed re-
turns are expected.
That Speckles and his associates de-
sire and purpose to overthrow the
present municipal administration in
order that they themselves may as
sumo the reigns of government and
secure for themselves street railway
and water franchises which will net
them millions of dollars of the public
money.
That Judge Dunno is aware of this
| intent and purpose and is Herewith
| accord.
Probe to End Soon.
TT is said this week will see the end
of the grand iury's grating investiga-
ton except for the picking up later OF
loose ends of testimony concerning
the minor corruption deals and the ex-
animation into the affairs of the NUM-
cipal departments. Evidence concern
ing every one of the big gratis which
the prosecution announced its inten-
ton of exposing is well in hand and
indictments will be voted within the
next few days. District Attorney
Longdon said Sunday that the conclu-
sion of the work is now only mat
ter of a few days.