The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-22
SAN FRANCISCO
is LOOTED
Bribery and Graft Galore
Uncovered
ROBBED IN ALL DIRECTIONS
Abraham Ruef Was the Chief Of the
Plunderers--Acted as Agent for
the Bribery Of Municipal
Oficials,
ROBBED in ALL DIRECTIONS

San Francisco, March 22.-The in
dictments returned yesterday against
the alleged municipal hribers followed
skillful work by Attorney Heney and
detective Burns during the past week
of ten days, The entering wedge was
driven when Supervisors Lonergan and
Boxton were alleged to have been trap.
ped several days ago by Heney and
Burns in the act Of taking Il small
bride. The confession of the grating
with which they had been connected
was followed last Sunday by the con
fession OF Sanderson 60 Heney at Palo
Alto. Sanderson, former schoolmate
Of Heney, when confronted by the latter
with evidence already in hand, relue-
family admitted his part in the taking
Of bribes. With the confessions of
these three, supplemented By d mass of
information obtained from other
sources, the remainder OF the supervisors
eAeepe j.. ;. tutey, were summoned be-
fore the grand jury Monday. When
confronted by the confessions OF their
colleagues, it is said they literally fell
over each other. ID tell I'LL they knew
and thereby secure possible immunity
from prosecution, The supervisors were
Intercepted and sweated by Heney ana
Burns from eleven o'clock in the morn
ing until after midnight and made most
sensational disclosures Of bribery and corr
ruption, II was largely on this infor-
nation that yesterdays indictments
were returned.
While neither Heney nor Langdon
will admit that the supervisors were
promised immunity from prosecution if
they confessed, it is practically certain
that they will not be proceeded against.
In order TO convict the bride giyers who
Heney and Burns declare are the actual
criminals, it is apparent that no at
tempt will be made prosecute the small
fry If the latter will give such infor-
nation as It may have. Burns last
night refused to discuss the report that
even RHef had been promised partial
immunity ii he would confess and there
by enable the prosecution TO trace the
brides said 60 have been handled by
Ruef back to the officials of the public
service corporation III such manner
as to secure conviction. Burns, how
ever, deplored the fact that suca re-
port had been circulated and spoke Of
how often the newspapers Of the city
Lad embarrassed. obstructed and re.
tarded his work during this investiga
ton. lie vehemently denied that an
agreement had been entered into vita
Mayor Schmitz
Although tWnty seven indictments
lave SO far been returned in connection
with the alleged telephone graft, Burns
asserted that the proving OF the alleged
naft had just begun. During the grand
jury session yesterday afternoon, +. H.
thinner and former auditor Sherwin OF
the Pacific States Telephone a T'ele
graph company were closely questioned
about affairs OF the telephone company
Il. " Halsey, the outside man for the
Pacific States Telephone company. who
It is charged handled the bride money
for tlSe supervisors, has been arrested in
Manila and is about to begin his journey
back to San Francisco 10 face trial on
ten indictments filed against him yes
terday by the grand jury. District At
torney Langdon was notified by cable
from chief Of police Harding of the ar.
rest, and that Halsey had waived extra.
dition.