The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09

league had polled a grand total or az
votes. The republicans cast 100! votes
and the democrats 27i votes.
The only political organization par
ticipating in the primary election tnar
received weaker support than the m
dependence league was the prohioition-
ist party. which was credited with TWO
dozen votes.
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Just. Throughout the trial DooIing has
proved more than a match for Aeh-
meeting his exasperating tactics eoouy
and calmly. 1t is Aeh's methoa eA
practice TO cfot the record with oolec-
tions so as TO give him ground tor a
new trial IL he Is defeated. bur u ne
succeeds IN proving any errors on the
part OF Judge Dooling's CONDUCT or tois
case it win be a surprise TO many law
yers who have studied the san Benno
county RJurist's rulings.
RUEF's FRIENDS on HAND ..
!. Each day the. small room IN the frame
building in rMcAlHster street. where the
tcase@ iss being tried. Is crowded. 10 It's
Ecapaeity with United Railroads. detect
fves and Fuef's friends OF the tender
/ loin. Early in the morning the Ruef
contingent masses AROUND the entrance
waiting for the doors TO open and when
they are flung a5ar there Is mao
scramble for seats. Into the courtroom
/ they pour. taking uB all available room
and preventing legitimate visitors from
I coming in SO
Whenever Ach's or Murphy's sal1fss
of cheap wit confuse er-Inislead a wit
ness, sehuekles. "harw. haws-S and ire
-qilertly rIotv1whistIes resound through
I out the courtroom Judge Doolng will
fthreatem to clear the room and Tor
Ifperhaps half an hour there VIII oe
order but in a short time the disturb
ances begin again.
/ Each day little incidents crop OUT
which, although unimPortant In -tner
relation to the eases are consequential
in showing the attitude of the friends
OF the higher ups" and the bitter night
I that is Being madesdndergrounda against
the prosecution S sss
Yesterday Aeh introduced in evidence
la statement from the Union trust COM
L pany recording the deposit or the
$4,000 Enbsen had reeeivedS from thu
Il Parkside company for payment to Ruef-
II A clerk of the bank was on the stand
To identify the slip. During the course
Of the testimony Heney showed how no
had applied for a similar statement but
through the intentional mis1nderstana-
ing OF the clerk to whom he had made
the request this Important bit Of evil
denee had been refused him.
Another incident was when Ach read
+ to Gallagher portions OF his testimony
as taken down when he made his nrse
I.eonfession 20 Heney.
'whsFs' did You get thasr, asked
The III only person. It gave IT to was
Attorney A. A. Moore OF the United
Railroads. lie continued
"Well?'s said Ach.
ION. nothin g--the connection IS evi-
dent and significant, 4hough."
7 The frst witness on thes stand yes
! terday was George 3. Keane, Ruefs
former law partner and ex-clerk OF the
Schmitz board OF supervisors. He was
called by IIeney to Identity minutes OF
; the board for the dates OF November
/ 10 and 2f, December 81 and jan
uary IL. -
was called. and from the very begin
ming his testimony was DANA ging TO
Ruef. Clearly and without reserva-
tion he related how he had been Ruers
right hand man. the one who executed
aII his bribes deals with the supervisors
NV first connection with the board
az supervisors.. said Gallagher. was
Nv appointnfent of Mayor Eugene e.
schmftz in 1905. During that same
year 1 was elected a supervisor on the
union labor tfcfzet.- @T
-Did- Ruef ever tell you through
whose influence 1T. was you Were sp-
pofntedg' asked Heney~ z5 =
yes; he said be had secured the ap-
What part did Ruef take in the des-
lignation of members Of the commit
tees Of the board Of SUPERVISORY =.
He. was~our adviser .5 a.
is that amid form Of the word
~ -...vTelL We'll he made lists. and named air OF
the eoainlttees that hs- wanted TO-. The
board always met sunday evenings, at
Ruers home. where we discussed dlfer-
As at the time the Parkside application
was filed did Ruef ever ten y9u any
thing about it,? ~ .rs.
TO BE HELD. UP ss.t
@Yes; he said to tell the boyssit was
, to be held up and delayed
What snext?
ranged to receive enough from sths
Parksfde people TO allow $7a0 to each
Of the members OF the hoard and that
he thought Ii was enough and that the
franchise had better be passed. He
told me to see the members and tell
them OF this.
"Yes. each OF them in turn including
Jennings Phillips"
~Dfd you report back to Ruef7" es
Yes: / told him the matter was an
right and the franchises would be
passed" 4efr
.@when did il next come up4~ tss
After the opening of the bids for
the first contract. Ruef told me that
the Parkside people wanted the franz
chIse passed in new form ana irhaf
there would be $1,000 each in it for the
boysinstead OF sT50.if It went sthroaxh}s
did you ever ask him for the
m6ney?'s
yes. I told him that the. members
OF the board were fnnporturfing me Tor
the money. He said be hadn't got ~
himself yet. but that when he did he
would let me have it,
This was practically all Of GaIlakher..
1naterial testimony. He was turned
over to Ach for cross exannination. Ach
began with a series of questions a. in
tended TO confuse theswttaess He snc
ceeded to some extent. ~ Act's cross
examinations was Interrupted however
by his vlasn>wftff Heney ana court was
adjQurn<d before he- act much further.
During the day William j. Din Gee
was questioned by Heney He fold of
arranging meeting between Mavor
Schmitz.- y. z. Green,s president or rhs
} Parkside,F company. :. and j William n
Crecker. ard related. a visit OF Ruef 10
him afterward. when. Ruef told him