Show BOSS EX-BOSS EX-B EX OSS RUEF WRITES ABOUT HIS CORPORATION DEALINGS I AN FRANCISCO July 6 Copy G.-Copy- Copy Copyright IJ SAN rl right ht by b- San Francisco Bulletin 1012 ln In today's Installment of or orTho Tho The Road fload I Traveled led Abraham Ruef plunges es straight Into the heart henrt of or tho the dOll dealings lings that up upset ct his political power In San Francisco and finally sent him to San Quentin penitentiary for tor bribery The first public service corporation corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion with which I had dealings writes Ruef was a telephone company Shortly after first election as mayor the coina company sent Its representative representative rep rep- to m my office names tho company and thoman thoman theman tho the man and continues Ho Ito stated that his company had frequent occasion to deal with tho the city and that It would savo save him a n. great reat deal of trouble If it ho he could be In touch with some one who could advIse and ns assist him In local lc legal al matters that the company retained many attorneys that It was tho the policy polley of th the tho to cn engage the most Influential men mn because the they found it produced the tho b best st results and that ho he h hud had been authorized to retain mo mc If I was open to employment I I stated that I presumed I would I not bo be called on to tr try any of the tho company's cases C In court No he ho replied ed I lOa may call on you from time to time for tor advice In matters mallers of municipal law I sal said that I saw aw no objection to such a retainer but that I would not nc accept ept without the consent of ot tho the mayor maor had i r r. tion Tim fee offered was a n month mouth fur for or two years cars Every month called caned at my office and paid me tho It was not b by check but In cash I found this the system Jn of all cor cor- I subsequently adopted tho the same system myself A couple of ot years ears later this retainer was voluntarily Increased to a month This retainer would never nevor havo have been tendered to mo nH at that time and In that manner mannor had I not been the mayors mayor's adviser As AI I look back It Is evident that the highest Ideals would havo have required Its re ro- ro The company compan would expect action In Its interest r knew this when I accepted the fec fee This feo fo was wag tho first It led b by gradation to th thu tho acceptance of or special Attorneys Attorney's lees fees s 's for special purposes directly to tho the benefit of or ortho tho the corporations Ruef Rud continues to tell ho how ho was subsequently employed by a whom hom ho lie names or of the tho United Railroads at a month on much the sarno samo conditions and contin continues contin- contin U ues CS Even Evon In the most Intimate conversations con con- v with this agent he shrank as I did naturally from discussing an any question of ot ence enco Everything was on the basis b of or absolute legal leg service but I had lied no misunderstanding of what was meant Once every month I called to collect t the fee It was wag palm paid In cash Aside AilO from the tho que question of right or wrong It was riot not deemed polite polito on either side Ilde for tor fear of natural misconstruction to havethe havo have the check drawn In m my name namo I Later Ruef says ho was Introduced b by this agent to Patrick Calhoun president of tho United Railroads as one of or our prominent and Influential men Inen who Is our good goodfriend goodfriend friend and can be of ot much service to us Tho Tue narrative goes goc on Mr Ir Cal Calhoun hlIn r Everybody has hoard heard of Mr Ir I am nm glad gin ginto Iad to know him and I hope to know him bettor better Vo Wo talked of or various general matters matter No business of the compan company com corn pan pany was touched upon This was Val a lL considerable time bo- bo fore forc the fire rire I met Mr Ir Calhoun a number of or times thereafter Ho ITO never referred to In my employment as attorney As ho he did not broach the tho subject I did not mention It to him Presidents of or corporations deal peculiarly as os do hos bosses es The They never ne an say anything of Importance concerning their business to anyone anono where whore It Is not necessary Whoa When Whenever ever eor I did converse though with Mr Calhoun It Il was on tho the assumption assumption assumption tion that ho he knew of my relation to the compan company |