Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-07


Ruef, the notorious king OF San
Francisco graft, through his attor-
neys, Henry Ach, Frank j. Murphy
and M. G. Chapman, presented to
Judge Dunno motion to allow him
to withdraw his plea of guilty en-
tered on May Is, and substitute a
plea of not guilty in the case brought
ON indictment No. sos, one of the
French restaurant extortion cases.
To support his motion, Ruef filed
afldavits of a sensational nature, the
substance Of which follows:
In fling the motion Ruef states
that the plea of guilty was improper
lly and inadvertently rendered, and
that the defendant is not guilty of
the offense charged, and that he was
induced to enter the plea of guilty
by virtue of an agreement and un-
derstanding with the district attor-
hey, William H. Langdon; the assist
Ant district attorney, Francis J.
Heney; the special agent of the dis
riot attorney, w. J. Burns, and the
financial hacker of the district attor-
icy in the prosecution, Rudolph
preckels, and the agreement and
understanding of the judge presid-
hg in this department of the supe-
lor court, Judge Frank II. Dunno,
bat the plea of guilty be withdrawn
nd the plea Of not guilty substi-
hted and the cause dismissed
gainst the defendant. The motion
$50 states that the district attorney
rs heretofore consented to the with
avail of the plea of guilty, and that
is plea was obtained from the de-
ndant by fraud, coercion, duress
ID false pretenses.
The motion will be argued on
arch 10.
Ruef states that his reason for fl
& the motion at this time is that
may not seem to be taking advan-
ge of the technical victory he
lined by the decision of the appel
Re court. and in order that the stig-
of the plea may be removed in
manner which will leave no doubt
his innocence.
Accuses Prosecutors.
In the af1davits presented in con-
ction with the motion he states
at ha ~aoagvaA vahh4uu F-ow,r %ha
ench restaurants except some le-
] fees. The affidavit repeatedly ac-
SEES Special Agent Burns, Assistant
strict Attorney Heney and District
torney Langdon with subornation
perjury in their attempts to make
nef swear falsely in the case
ainst Calhoun for bribing super
sors. His whole plea for the grant
of the motion is based on the
atement that the immunity con-
oct was abrogated by the prosecu-
rs when they found that he would
the truth on the witness stand,
when he refused to sign false
u
Libel Case Allegations.
Coming down to the case brought
William J. Tevis against r. A
others and Fremont Older, owner
q editor of the Bulletin, respect
by, for criminal libel, Ruef states
L Special Agent Burns attempted
force him to sign afidavits that
re false and in the attempt to do
had told him Judge Dunno and
er were friendly and that Older
the Bulletin had stood by him
therefore he should stand by
Bulletin.
In various places in the afEldavits
aef states that Langdon, Heney and
rms repeatedly said 20 him that
at they wanted was testimony
At would convict Patrick Calhoun,
I'D Of the United Railways. and
DC they would give him immunity
he would give such testimony.
The afIldavits further state that
Ter the Ford case had been tried.
ney sent word to Ruef that what
wanted Of him was testimony
At would convict Calhoun.
Harriman's Name Appears.
IN his AFFIDAVIT Rnef says that
rms attempted on behalf of the
osecution to secure from him tes-
ony In regard to political mat
that related 70 William =. Her
and T. H. Hartman Of che South
Pacific to the effect that he had
cred Into \ conspiracy and cor