The San Francisco call., 1908-07-07

Abe Ruef walked out Of Judge Mu-
rasky's court yesterday afternoon a
free man for the first time since he was
placed under arrest at the Trocadero
by Detective William J. Burns March s,
1907. A few minutes after o'clock,
with the. consent Of Assistant District
Attorney Harrison, Judge Murasly
signed the order for his release. Step
ping into a waiting automobile, Ruef
was whiried TO his home on Green
street, where he took dinner with his
father and mother and relatives who
called TO congratulate him.
But TO Ruefs freedom there was a
stout string attached, a string which
the indicted boss and confessed extor-
ZIONIST would md it a hard and costly
matter 10 break. Behind him with
Judge Murasky ne left bonds for q
total Of 1880, 900 to insure his appear
ance in court at any time that ne may
be wanted. OF these bonds, $690,OOO
were furnished by his father, Meyer
Ruef. and his sister, Henrietta Sitten-
field, on real estate property bought
by Ruef with part Of the plunder he OBJ
tanned during the years in which he
was the political boss Of San Francisco.
should Ruef fee the state all will be
forfeited.
Ruefs relatives and many OF his race
crowded the courtroom and when Judge
Murasky accepted the final bond of
S6s0,0O0, assuring the release OF the
prisoner as soon as the legal formali-
ties had been complied with, they
crowded around him in unconcealed de-
light Mrs Leopold Hirsch, wife Of a
cousin who provided one bond of
100000, rushed at him and throwing
her arms around his neck kissed him
on the mouth. Ruef returned the kiss.
After shaking hands all around and
thanking the two deputies who have
guarded him on his trips TO court, Ruef
and his relatives went downstairs to
his automobile. where he posed for
some newspaper snapshots before start
Ing for his home.
NONE TO SHAKE HANDS
While the ex-boss was posing for
the picture significant incident &C
CURED which showed that the average
san Francisco citizen does not hail
RuefS release, even on bail with the
degree Of enthusiasm expressed by his
immediate relatives. The newspaper
photographer wanted to snap Ruef in
the posture Of shaking hands with a
delighted friend. AS Ruef stepped ont
Of the court building the photoRranber
Here. don't one Of you men want IN
shake hands with Mr.. Ruef?" he asked
As one man the crowd responded-bv
Btsnding where they were. Ruef grace
fully extricated himself from the avk-
ward position into which he had been
placed by pulling one of the denutv
Gherif guards to the front and astxfns-
him 70 do the handshaking act with
him.
The third day Of the examination Of
the bail sureties offered by RueFs at
torney began with 100000 still lack
ing from the necessary total. Last
Friday Ruef made an effort to have tho
property which he turned over last
month 90 his father and sister accented
as security for that whole amount. 10
which District Attorney Langdon made
vigorous objection.
SIX MORE BoNDsMEN
Yesterday his attorney had six addf-
tional bondsmen on hand. who qualified
for $4,000 before Nicholas Lang. a
real estate expert, was called TO the
stand 10 testify 10 the value Of Ruefs
properties. Lang gave some interest
ing figures which the assessor could
have jotted down with profit for use In
the preparation OF the next assessment
roll. Lang appraised the entire prom
critics as being worth Sl,o95,356 As
sistant District Attorney Harrison
pointed out that this was very much
higher than the sworn values given 70
the assessor.
Here were some OF the values given
by Lang: On the Commercial hotel
property, at Pacific and Kearny streets.
$427, 600; lot and building in California
street near Kearny, $4,000; lot at
Taylor and Beach streets. $4,000; the
ater at Montgomery avenue and Powell
street, S10s,00o: building in Filbert
street near Montgomery avenue, $751;
53s; lot and building near this, $50, 900;
and four other pieces Of real property,
ss7,0 Lang also gave some inter
esting computations of the income the
indicted boss gets out OF these prop
critics. From the Commercial hotel
Ruefs rents aggregate $3S,50o a year;
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