The San Francisco call., 1908-03-31
RUEPS AFFIDAVIT
SENT BROADCAST
Chief Scayenger Dargie's Press
Works Overtime for the
Higher Ups
SCurril0us Subheads Charge
Judges and Prosecutors
With Conspiracy

The latest move on the part of the
amalgamated order of graft defendants
toward furthering the campaign of sour
rilous attacks on the prosecution is the
circulation of thousands of printed
pamphlets containing the text of Ruef 5
trst affidavit in the pending trolley
bribery case, interspersed with false
and abusive subheadings in heavy type
OF q nature intended TO reflect dis
credit on the motives. of the prosecu-
ton
This choice bit of graft lite<ature
Is product OF the Tribune printing
shop in Oakland. presided over by viii
liam T. Dargfe. head scavenger of the
gutter press. The presses in Dargie's
shop have been worked overtime 70
grind out this uplifting message to the
people-a message that stands as a de-
tense of moral pollution-and the at
torneys for Ruef and the higher ups are
delightediy keeping extra Office hours
70 assist in the circulation Of the edi-
tying document
SCATTERED BROADCAST
Ruef and Henry. Aeh diseIaim all
knowledge of the origin OF the pam
phlet. but they are doing all they can
70 assist in its distribution A huge
box containing several thousand of the
pamphlets was taken from the Tribune
ONCE TO the Sixteenth street station
In Oakland Saturday afternoon and
shipped by express to Ach, and another
box OF equal size followed in like man
ner yesterday Other thousands OF the
same documents have been sent to all
the higher up graft defendants and
their attorneys and through them are
being scattered broadcast over the state
and even into eastern states. Of course
Dargie is not doing all this for love
and affection.
The printed copy OF Ruefs affidavit
follows the pamphlet OF Rabbi Kap-
Ian afldavit, supposedly issued
through the same channels, and is the
most hagrant of all the attacks thai
nave been made upon the prosecution
lnforma ton has already been received
by the prosecution that it rs the inten-
ton OF Ruefs attorneys to send a copy
OF the document to each OF the 240C
prospective trial jurors whose names
are contained in the trial Jury box, in
order TO serve as a basis of disouaIffi.
cation in the event that they shoule
be called upon TO serve at one of Ruefs
trials Copies Of the pamphlet are also
being mailed 10 practically. every at
torney in the city and to every organi.
zation whose influence is sufficient tc
have any perceptible bearing on public
opinion
TEXT FULL OF LIES
The top line of the title page, in
large type, reads, Freedom. for Per
jury" and below are subheads charg-
ing Judge Dunno and members OF the
prosecution with subornatjon OF per
jury. conspiracy. deception and intrigue
The interjected subheads in the body OF
the AFFIDAVIT are even more false and
abusive than those on the title. page
and go far beyond even the lies in the
text
One OF the subterfuges already at
tempted by Ruefs attorneys is to make
this marred copy OF the affidavit q por-
tion OF the court record in the various
cases with which Ruef is connected
The copy OF the document is being at
tached TO all aff1davits and other legal
documents filed by Ruef's attorneys. in
which, on any .pretext, a copy of his
affidavit may be included as an ex-
hibit- In order TO do this, the cover
page Of the pamphlet is, torn of and q
thin line OF red ink is run through the
various interlineations, in such a way
as 70 make them even more prominent
while excluding them as an integral
part Of the document.