The San Francisco call., 1908-03-11

glance over Heney's affidavit, but the
merest glance reveals a mass of revolt
ing perJurfes. Most of his affidavit is
hued with imagtnings. which, fin the
Olden days, might have been attributed
10 his absinthe dreams, but now must
be due TO an absolute moral degeneracy.
From the statement of Abraham Ruef,
confessed extorfionfst and graft broker,
now I'm county jail No. 2.
II were thrice guilty of all that has
been charged against me, would
still be a sPctless angel as compared
with Francis j. Heney. Heney is
liar seven days a week and ~ hours a
day.-FrOm the statement of Abra-
ham Ruef, confessed extOrtiOnist and
graft broker, now in county jail No. 2.
In an endeavor TO rectify the blunder
made by Attorney Frank J. Murphy
Monday morning. when he opene5 the
way for the prosecution u switch
Ruefs trial before Judge Lswlor from
the Phillips 10 the Coleman indictment
in the trolley cases. the members OF
Ruefs counsel fled in Judge Lawlor's
court Yesterday duplicates Of all the
6fldaVits which have been filed in con-
uection with Rue motion to set aside
his arraignment in the Philips ;ndict-
1nent. These ahdavfts arc made to
apply 10 the Coleman case, and an OBJ
lection 10 proceeding an tn indict-
nent undoubtedly will be made by
Ruefs attorneys this morning. in spite
OF the fact that Murphy declared Mon
day that RUef was ready TO go TO trial
at once, and in spite also or the fact
that jury panel has been ordered into
court for the beginning or the trial
Ruefs attorneys had more TO worry
about, however. than the mere detail
giving the history OF the negotiations
with Ruef from beginning 10 end, was
fled during the day IN Judge Lawlcr's
court and the affidavit of District At
torney Langdon also was made a part
OF the official record. This was enough
fo start q crashing of teeth in Henry
Achs Office. where the coterie of at
torncys gathered quickly. Ach locked
himself into a private Office and re-
fused 70 receive visitors. the while he
presided over a council Of war.
THREATS AGAINST HENEY
There were mutterings and black
looks in the vicinity Of the closed door,
behind which Ruef Ach and the others
sat trying TO figure out some way Of
discre0iting tie damnng facts made
public ~ the Heney an5 Lsngdon affi.
davits but nothing tang b 6 resulted.
Aci let IL he ruIoreS around that he
was con emplatiHg some sort Of imme-
diate personal action against Heney for
Tie damage done his character. but no
counter amdavits were forthcoming.
The affidavit factory had suffered a
shock. and the machines that have been
grinding so persistently for days at last
We're still. Nothing was attempted
toward obtaining Ruefs release on bail
IS a result OF the supreme court de-
tision IN the Schmitz extortion case on
Il -F-r- -
which he entered his plea of guilt. The
excessive amount OF bail which Ruef
would be forced to provide and the
proximity Of his trial in the trolley
bribery cases would foredoom such an
effort
The day was rife with hints, but
Ruef himself was the only one who
openly discussed the Heney affidavit
One Of the hints was that perjury
charges would be made against Heney
because of the attacks in his affidavit
against Rabbis Nieto and Kaplan, and
the statements il contained exactly
counter to those made in the affidavits
OF the two clergymen. In the state
ment which Ruef gave out after long
celebration with his attorneys, he
hrazenIy pitted his orn word against
that OF Heney. called the Let er a liar.
and threw as a shield in front OF him.
self the affidavits Of the r3bbis, which
Henev declares contain many false
statements, but which Ruef asserts are
unimpeachable.
RUFF RETAINS EFFRoNTERY
Ruef went further and unconsciously
sprung joke bye throwing up his hands
ia horror at what he the greatest Of
corruption SITS and liars, termed the
moral degeneraey" of the prosecuting
attorney. Ruef said:
cha -1~f-
my life that through the overzeal of
the prosecution two ministers of re-
ligion were brought into these cases.
The Reverend Doctors ]. Nieto and B.
N. Kaplan, called into these cases by
the prosecution on the representation
that they would be performing a great
moral duty to the commonwealth, and
10 bring their weighty influence upon
my family and myself, are now ac-
cused by the affidavit OF Francis ].
Heney Of deliberate perjury. and their
statements given under the sanctfty
Of their sacred oath are by Heney de-
clared to be false.
7 have had but a few moments to
glance over Heney's remarkable aff-
davit, but the merest glance reveals
q mass Of revolving perjuries, the like
Of which, I venture to say, has never
heretofore been fled in any court of
justice in the world. Much Of it seems
TO be the statement OF impossible opin-
ions and OF untrue hearsay matters
but on the material and vital question
at issue whether the prosecution, in
cluding Heney, agreed that my plea
OF guilty in the French restaurant
case should be withdrawn, there can
be no room for doubt, and It can be
established af1rmatively and beyond
all question and dispute that Heney
has deliberately and knowingly lied to
the court in this affidavit, as he has to
the court and TO the public in many
other essential matters.
"A number OF unimpeachable wit
nesses can substantiate this ac-
cusation, but I should be content to
let the matter stand for decision both
In court and before the public as be-
tween the insane falsifcations of
Heney. the privately paid public prose-
cutor, and the calm, dignifed and
truthful assertions under oath of Drs.
Nieto and Kaplan; and let it rest there
as TO whether a privately paid assist
ant district attorney shall be allowed
falsely to swear fellow beings lib
erty away.
CRATER sPOTLEss ANGEL
When 1 do make my reply, how