The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-21
SAN FRANCISCO ROTTEN
ALL THE WAY THROUGH
Amazing Amount of Corruption I'm
earthed by District Attorney He
ney and Detective Burns.
indictments Against Bride GverS as Well as Brbe Takers
SXty-fNe True Bills Against Ruef.

with it. will rank with the expose Of the
city officials it. Minneapolis for down
right Venality and can only be eclipsed
by the Tweed ring I'm New York in the
amount of money involved. but not i'm
organization OF qualification
Ruef the "Go-Between."
"Ruef acted ass broker and agent" he
continued. between the corpora lions and
the board of supervisors i'm all matters
pertaining 10 the obtaining Of privileges
from the city fathers
Burns denied that ne had boon ordered
back to Washington dis reported. and de
caTed that il might take an entire year
to complete tire work chat ne ana Heucv
have undertaken here. He asserted that
every department ia the city government
would be thoroughly investigated.
CONSERVATION seemed to reign i'm Ruefs
camp today. Following a long conference
with his attorneys this morning Ruef dc
cided that he preferred to remain I'm the
custody of Ellison Buggy at the St. Francis
hotel aud his attorneys appeared before
the supreme court. asking that the APP
plication for writ making Sheriff O NELL
custodian Of the political boss be dis
missed This was granted Half an hour
later his attorneys again appeared be
fore the supreme court and sought 10
have their former action quashed and the
application for a writ reinStated.
The court took the matter under cOnsid-
GRAFTON until tomorrow.
Names of Supervisors.
The board of supervisors is composed Of
the following: James l.. Gallagher, an at
torney and chairman Of the finance COM
mittee of the board. During Mayor
Schmitz visit abroad and while he was
in Washington on the Japanese school
matter Gallagher was acting mayor.
!. n Rea, appointed by Mayor SchmitZ
about three years ago Prior to his ap-
pointment he was engaged in the deco
rating business. After the fire he en-
gagged in the real estate business and
erected a number of buildings. He is
chairman of the street committee.
W. W. Sanderson held a lucrative po-
stion with q firm OF wholesale grocers
prior to his election. He resigned his
commercial position shortly afteTward-
About three months ago he went 10 Ari-
IONA for his health.
Sam Davis. a drummer and member OF
the musicians union Davis is chairman
Of the light committee
Edward l. Walsh, foreman in shoe
factory After his election he resigned
that position.
G J. Harrington. engaged in the saloon
business at the time of his election.
Printer in the List.
Jennings J. Phillips is a printer.
+. p Nicholas is a carpenter and was
president OF the local carpenters union.
He was made chairman Of the building
committee of the board of supervisors and
at present is under Indictment for graft
in connection with the purchasing of fur
nitUre. He is also interested in cigar
stand.
Patrick NJ McGushin. prior to his cleo
ton was a saloon keeper.
James Skelley was "a piano finisher and
polisher and union member.
Max MamlOck was an electrician. Aft
er the fire he became engaged in the au-
tomobile business.
Thomas Z. Lonergau is baker by
trade
sion and has been on the board Of super
visOrS for the last seven years He saw
service in the Philippines ard was pro-
noted from the rank Of captain to colonel
in the California volunteers.
Michael W. Coffev was hack driver
Daniel G.. Coleman is probably the
youngest member of the board of super
Visors. He formerly held clerical posi-
ton with firm Of lumber dealers.
John J. Furey was a blacksmith prior
to becoming Il member Of the board. He
now conducts a saloon.
J. J. O'NeiH and O. \ TveitmOe were
appointed by Mayor Schmitz some two
or three months ago and are not involved
in the alleged b-iberies.
Several Confessions.
The indictments returned today followed
the clever and indefatigable work of
Heney and Burns during the past week
or ten days The entering wedge was
driven when Supervisors LOnergan and
BOXtOn were alleged TO have been trapped
several days ago by Henev and Burns in
the act of taking a small bride Their
confession Of an grating with which they
were connected was followed last Sunday
by the confession of SanderSOn to Heney
at PaiO Alto SandersOn. who was for
merry schoolmate of Heney, went to
Arizona several months ago and upon his
return was met by Heuey- When con-
fIOnted by the latter with evidence al
ready in hand. Sandcrson reluctantly adj
cd in no TAXING of
With the confessions of these three sun
plemented by mass Of information OBJ
tanned from other sources. the remainder
of the supervisors except J. J. FuTev were
summoned before the grand jury Monday
When confronted by the confessions Of
their colleague. it is said that they liter
ally fell over each other to tell all they
knew and thereby secure possible i'm
munity from prosecution. The super
visitors were iDterrOgated and sweated by
Heney and Burns from II o'clock in the
morning until after midnight and made
most sensational disclosures Of bribery
and corruption. 1t was largely on this in
formation that today's indictments were
and others which it is said are
to follow Furey was examined today.
but George Duffy, formerly a supervisor.
but now president of the board OF public
works, has not yet been called
All Want Immunity.
It is said that Duffy. who has hereto
ltit btcA StittldliN ItECfutu dS the one
guiltless member of the board. is willing,
in fact anxious to make "a clean breast in
order to obtain immunity This. how
ever, has not yet been granted to him
and will depend. according to Heney. up
ON certain conditions that he also tell OF
the alleged corruption in the board OF
public works. where astounding conditions
are said 10 prevail. While neither Heney
nor Langdon will admit that the super
visors were promised immunity from
prosecution if they confessed it is prac-
tically certain that they will not be pro-
ceeded against. In order TO convict the
bribe-givers. who Heney and Burns de-
clare are the actual criminals. it is ap-
parent that no attempt will be made to
the small fry if the latter viii
give such information as it may have.
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