Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-06-19

teer prosecutors took up the case,
which ended on December 10, 1908.
when jury returned a verdict of
guilty. on December 29 Ruef was
sentenced to IA years in San Quentin
penitentiary and since then has been
confined in the county jail, awaiting
action on an appeal to higher court.
The prosecution during the several
trolley trials, has attempted to prove
that Calhoun, on the day following
the final passage of the permit. sent
from New York to the mint in this
city 100000. which he previously
authorized the mint officials to pay
to TREY l.. Ford. The money, as is
admitted. was Withdrawn in three in
stallments by Ford. who presented
orders signed by Calhoun. 1t was al
legged by the prosecution that within
few days after each of Ford's visits
10 the mint he received a call from
Ruef Following this theory. James
l.. Gallagher. chairman of the super
visors, testified that Ruef had paid
him over $4,000 i'm July and an equal
amount in the following month.
Gallagher declared that ne had re-
tanned $4,000 for himself, had paid
$4,000 to Andrew NJ. Wilson. one If
his lieutenants, and had given $4,000
to each of the other supervisors, 1t
was affirmed by the prosecution that
Ruef and Schmitz divided the balance
Of the fund amounting to about
Sl15,OOO.
Many New Issues.
The specific indictment upon which
Calhoun was tried was the offer of a
bribe of $4,000 to Supervisor Fred p.
Nicholas, to influence his action upon
the trolley permit. Nicholas, called
a the first witness. admitted accept
ance of the money for that purpose.
Since the trial commenced great
number of new issues more or less
important. have been presented for
the jurys consideration,
In March, when the trial was near
ly two months old, warrants were is
sued for the arrest of several men
charged with stealing documents
from the office Of William ] Burns,
special agent OF the district attor-
ney's office The list Of defendants.
headed by NJ. NJ. Abbott and Luther
q. Brown, included Rex Hamlin. sec
retary to Burns and three other of
Burns assistants, who confessed that
they had given private reports let
ters and kilograms to John II. Helms
and the agents of the United Rail-
roads.
ON Saturday and Sunday March
20 and % the offices OF Abbott,
Brown, Calhoun and Mullaly were
raided by the police upon a search
warrant secured by Burns. who pro-
fessed to have Information that the
men named were in possession OF the
stolen papers. Safes and desks were
forcibIy opened in the presence of
protesting attorneys and officials
and documents to the number of p
600 were seized and delivered into
the custody of the police judge, who
granted the warrant Before the
raiders had completed their task, at
torneys for the United Railroads Sc
cured and served an Injunction for
bidding further search
Another order was secured to for
bid the police Judge opening the seal
ed packages. and after two days of
argument, Superior Judge +. j Mu-
rasky took under advlsement an ap-
plcation for an order adjuding As
sistant District Attorney Francis j.
Heney and two detectives. who par
ticipated in the raids. guilty OF con-
tempt Of court.
80 end Of complication has been
created through the activity of pri-
vate detectives. several Of whom are
who subsequently, committed suicide
admitted to have been privately in
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