The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-05

that extends throughout the entire bust
ness and social life Of the city. The
CAN. the Spreckles paper. and the even
ing Bullein, edited by Fremont Older
one Of the stanchest supporters OF
Heney and Rudolph SpTeCki 2. are the
two organs behind the pT ecuJiOn.
The Examiner, the Chronicle, and the
ArgOnaut, the latter a weekly paper Of
more than local fame. are bitter against
all attempt 10 probe further into the
system over which Ruef and eX-MayOr
Schmitz once presided.
Reporters OF the COntendlng papers
have done detective work for their re-
speCtiye editors for and against the
prosecution One paper sent a reporter
half way across the continent not long
ago on the track OF the man who was
suspected Of having blown up the house
OF eA-Supe visor Gala CHER, who peach
cd on Ruef. Reporters have had nst
nights with detectives hired by the
prosecution and with the counter array
or sleuths hired by trs united railroads
and al the disposal Of the defense
Detectives Everywhere.
The town is flooded with detectives.
Burns, the head CT Heney's ferreting
gang, has over a hundred men under
him Not a talesman Is examined as
TO his qualifications for serving as a ju-
ryman but that one Of Burns men has
dug into his past as far as the limit OF
possibility and no matter where the
trail may lead. Very oftfl II haDpeus
that one Of Burns men finds himself
followed by q detective from the other
camp, and this individual IN turn is The
slDJecL or espionage on the part Of an
other Burns man.
A newspaper man from out OF town
looA Joo on one OF the San Francisco
papers goI long ago and was put on The
SOY OF ILe BtaIt prosecution. He was
LOLOWed Tor two days by two detec-
was doing.
SO careful has the prosecution bee,
in the selection Of jurors in the urasaT,f /
trlal OF Ruef that the longest list of
ldlesmen IN the history of America
llElsoIcJon, over LsJJ was gone over
before twelve men who could be trustee
were found Haas, the attempted SLAYER
or Heney, had got his seat on this Jury
When HeneF discovered that he had
once been sent to prison for eubezzIa- {
ment. Another Juror told the i1dre F.
IN open court that an attempt had been
made TO bride him; he named the at
lorheys who did Il and Burns men
traced down the bride. a check signed
with Ruets name.
Society Takes Sides.
Far beyond the court room the bitter
struggle extends. In the clubs men are
blackballed because they are known 20 .
have marked sentiments for or against f
from other clubs because they knew the
president or members Of the house .
committee 20 be favorable to the de-
Tense.
So far has the strife of which Henev
Us the center gone that society is feeling .
its effects. Leaders in the various I
social sets about the city have been /
scratching names Of their invitation
lists because OF the known ahiIiation /
or those WOmen's husbands with one or /
the other party
Women.s clubs have forgotten child /
laboT and the uplifting Of the heather /
Ia interneclne warfare. One or two die /
JatOrs in the social whirI have been de D
posed because Of their par-isanship in
this or that camp.
With the lines thus drawn and The /
issue intense Heney is rapidly recovering +
from his wound in the home Of a friend
al Mlramar. In southern California lie
says that II he has to be carried into
court In chair he viii address the Jury
that Is 70 decide whether or not Ruef /
shall at last be given a prison sentence. /