The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
nys Affidavit Covering Graft Gases Tears Rpfs Tissue SredS
Prosecutor Shows That Promise Of Full Immunity Was Never Made

/ lieved and Henry Ach has admitted in my
presence the fact TO be. that Ach was in con-
sultation with Ruef during large part OF the
day upon which said attempt made to
remove Langdon from Office and to put Rpef
in his place, and the aforesaid consultation
removal was attempted and related TO that
matter;
And I. at that time was further informed
party to said conspiracy. Said George Keane
was, at that time and continuously from some
time In the month OF January. 1906, had been.
the clerk OF said board of supervisors and had
regularly attended certain sunday night eau
cuses which hereinafter mentioned and which
were held by the members of said board OF
supervisors with Abraham Ruef and Eugene f.
Sclinitz; and said George Keane then. and
I for at least years prior thereto had been.
the confidential and trusted agent and intimate
associate Of Ruef in both business and political
matters / am informed and believe and
have particularly observed and said George
keane had been the private secretary OF Eu-
gene 4. Schmitz from the time OF his nrsr
qualification mayor in January. 1902, until
said Keane became clerk of the board of super
understood and believed and /. at that time,
was informed and believed that George Keane
was appointed such private secretary of Mayor
Sehmitz al the suggestion and request or kuer
In whose law office Keane had heretofore been
an assistant and employe for a long time, to
wit, several years or more.
THERE FOR A PURPOSE
And L. at that time was further informed
and believed that Keane kept in said posi-
tion secretary TO Mayor Schmitz through the
influence Of Ruef, for the purpose of keeping
or planned by said Schmitz mayor. and that
thereafter. in January, 1906. said Keane was
made clerk Of said board Of supervisors at the
request Of said Ruef and Schmitz for the pur-
pose OF having keane keep an eye on the do
ings or the various members OF the board OF
supervisors and report the same TO kue1 ana
Schmitz that the members Of said board OF
supervisors could not do any boodiing on their
own individual aecoCRtS and would be COM
PEELED to do all their b0oding through the agency
of Ruef. who would thus be enabled to secure
for himself and Schmitz a large share or such
Doodle money.
And l. at that time was further informed
and believed that said George Keane participated
In said conspiracy TO Oust William II. Langdon
from the office of district attorney and put Ruef
In said office such district attorney for the
purpose of preventing Investigation and exposure
of crimes committed by Schmitz and Ruef and
the members Of the board Of supervisors. of the
commission OF which crimes said keane must
have had at least sufficient knowledge to put
him. any other reasonable and honest man
occupying his position clerk of the board
Of supervisors upon such inquiry as would have
resulted in securing absolute and certain IN
formation OF the commission OF said crimes.
The boldness and audaeity Of this move on
the part Of Ruef Aeh. Gallagher and Keane
to prevent the investigation OF crimes by the
grand jury OF this city and county Is only
equaled by the shamelessness and bold auda-
city with which Ruef and Ach are now making.
and procuring to be made. utterly false repre-
sentations to this court through afhdavits hled
ON this motion and to the people OF this city
and state through interviews given to the public
press by Ach.
On the same night Abraham Ruef attempted
! to remove from the position as assistant
district attorney and sent me written notice
of such removal.
On the following morning Judge j. NJ Sea-
We'll signed restraining order IN the case OF
William II. Langd0n Abraham Ruef. James
l. Gallagher ct al. restraining Ruef from tax
ing possession OF the district attorney ofnce
and from claiming 10 act district attorney
On the same morning. TO wit. October 20;
1906, Ruef appeared in department No 10 OF
this court and made objections to the proceed
ings in connection with the impanelment Of The
place. in the presence OF Ruef. I stated that
the first matter which I intended to bring b.
fore said grand jury for Investigation
charges of felonies and misdemeanors against
Ruef
Said grand jury was finally impaneled and
sworn by this court on the 9th day of Novem-
Der. 1906.
swEARS TO A LIE
On the 2d day of November. 1906. Abraham
Ruef signed and swOre answer in the
case of Langdon Ruef, Gallagher ct. al,
in which said restraining order was issued.
and in said and verified answer Ruef
made the following statement. to wit;
Denies that they. the defendants Gallagher
and supervisors. had. prior TO the commence
ment Of the Information Of the grand jury. or
ever at all. committed any felony in the city
and county of San Francisco OF elsewhere.
Denies that any. OF the said defendants
have been guilty of crimes. OF any erim@s
or of any ofeDses against the people OF the
state of California or the people OF the city
and county of San Frascisco
And said last named defendants adj
vised and believe and upon their information
and belief aver that it is not true that the
said other defendant had. prior to the
meneement of the formation OF the grand jury
committed any felony or felonies. either in the
city and county Of San Francisco or elsewhere
And it is not true that the said defendants
or either of them. had been guilty Of crime
or crimes against the people OF the state OF
California or the people Of the city and county
OF San Francisco
And l. at that time. vas informed and be-
lieved that said Ruef caused each of the 10
Of the members OF the board OF supervisors.
Gallagher in II least four different matters
at the nstigation Of Rgcf. to sign and swear
to afidavits to be Died in said case Of Lang
don vs.. Gallagher. Ruef and others. in which
each of them made to say that he had
not at any time committed any crime or
California or Of the city and county Of San
Francisco. although said Isuef then well knew
that he had caused the aforesaid bribes to be
Il paid TO them by James l. Gallagher during
the year 1906. will hereinafter appear
/ am informed and believe and was. at that
time then Informed and believed that Henry
Il Ach aided and assisted Ruef, as his attorney.
in preparing said answer in the aforesaid suit
Ruef. and which is false in the part just here
inbefore quoted; and that said Henry Aeh
pairing the aforesaid afidavits to be signed by
the different members Of the board OF super
visors and each Of which contained false state
And / am informed and believe. and at that
| time was informed and believed. that the
son given by Ruef to Wilson Gallagher. or
both of them for securing the aforesaid false
board OF supervisors to ind out which. II
any Of them. had confessed at that time to the
district attorney Of this city and county about
the bribes which had been paid BY Ruef through
Gallagher to the different members OF the board
during said year 1906 upon the theory that any
member who had made such confession would
refuse to sign such false affidavit. snd upon
the further theory that II such confessinS
member did sign such false affidavit he would
thus be making a contradictory statement un-
der oath which could thus be further used
against him by Ruef. Gallagher. upon the
/ trial Of either for bribing him. and upon the
further theory that the making OF sneh afn-
dayits by the Individual menlbers OF the board
| OF supervisors would tend to hold them together
and make them stand pat against the efforts
which the district attorney was then making
1 and which the daily newspapers were denounc-
ing almost every day. to induce some member
I or members of the board of supervisors 70 turn
states evidence and confess TO the aforesaid
crimes.
ACH KNEW OF CRIMES
beIeyed at that time. and during all the
negotia tions that thereafter followed and which
4 viii hereinafter be recited. and continue 10
believe that Henry Ach had knowledge Of the
7 crimes or some Of the crimes Of bribery which
Sad been committed by Ruef, as herein set
forth: and that said Ach had thus assisted and
advised with Ruef IN Suborning the members or
h,srt1 S1r,ervIsafS 10 afidaVltS.