Show I I SAN fRANC FRANCISCO IS CO ROTTEN S I M I r i All TH WAY THROUGH i f I II I J Jt t i Amazing Amount of Corruption Un Uns Unearthed I by District Attorney He Heney Heney 1 1 ney and Detective Burns I I Indictments Against Bribe Givers as Well as Bribe Bibe B be Takers True Bills Against Ruef J JI I San SlIn March 36 2 The Tte long Indictments in iu the time municipal graft cases comee cus were returned tonight Short Shortly ly b before C G the grand jury n 1 with Presiding Judge Jull e Coffey of the su en superior superior parlor court charging bribery which were found on evidence presented to the grand Jury after fter six tx months probing into the municipal affairs affaire of this city by b Assistant District Attorney J d l Y and Secret Service Agent William J Burns and which reveal reveal an amazing story ston of alleged graft and amid corruption that surpasses the boodle cases of 01 St Louis Loul ranks with the time Minneapolis expose and is only oni eclipsed In the tile amount of money passed pas ell but not in iii its ramifications and amid organization by bythe bythe bythe the Tweed ring of New ew York Ruef the Boss Briber Of the indictments returned today tolla Mx six x are against Abraham Ru f for years yenn the political boss of San Francisco charging him with bribing the board of supervisors to grant rant franchises es to the United Railroads Railroad the time Home Borne Telephone company the San Francisco Gis and Electric company and the prize prizefighting prizefighting fighting trust Ten are arc against T 1 V Y Halsey Halse former general agent of the Pa la Pacific I States Telephone and Telegraph company who Is charged with whim having baring bribed the supervisors not to grant a franchise c to the rival company compan One in indictment Int t against Ruef and four against i I Halsey which it Is understood were also i returned today were not flied filed in open court ourt Several more indictments the ex art at number and against what person Heney nene and Burns refuse to divulge until I the accused parties have hao been arrested were found by bv the grand jury but not Dot filed Heney Ilene and Burns not even trusting 1 the secret file Specific Allegations Of the fhe counts of bribery against Ruef seventeen en are in connection with the granting of the overhead trolley franchise to the United Railroads imme Imm immediately immediately i after the disaster of ot last April Seventeen are arc based upon the tue money mone al ali alto alleged i to have hae been ben spent by the gas g S com compan I pan pany to secure an gas gag U rate as u ua against a cont rate thirteen refer to the passing pa of money by b the Home Tele Telephone Telephone I phone company com pan to obtain a franchise for fora a bid of Z and which it lies has ar been de declared declared dared was worth at least and i eighteen Indictments arc are based upon the I alleged bribing of the supervisors by b Rue Ruef i to grant rant fight permits only to the so soI I called fight tight trust of this lids city cit which is composed of Eddie Graney Grane Morris Levy Ley James Coffroth and AVillus Britt The money mone in all these uses eases is alleged to have been handled by h Rue Ruef who ac according a cording to Heney Hene and Burns Burn was the agent and broker between the public service corporations and the board of su en supervisors supervisors and a sort of or general distributing ting agent for or all who desired the lejre lerr from the supervisors The indictments Indictment against halsey Halse charge the time agent of the Pacific States Stat Telephone and Telegraph company with having bribed fourteen members of the board of supervisors to refuse the rival company com pan pana a franchise Enormous Bail Bond Judge Coffey fixed the bail at on each indictment or a total of ot for I Ruef Rime and for Halsey The latter is a of the late John Joltn L I Sabin formerly president of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph company later at the head hlad of the telephone sye syr tern tm in Chicago and a of Louis Glass president nt of the Philippine Telephone company Halsey Halse has line for some time been in Manila installing the time system stem in the island He has been beon under surveillance for several severn I days das and ana extra papers will be applied for as soon as he has been taken into custody Or ders have been cabled for or his arrest In the overhead trolley deal Ruef Thief ac cc according cording to Burns was given glen by the United Railroads of which the political boss Is alleged to have divided Of this amount fo j said aId to have been given to each of ot fourteen supervisors two received each and one In Inthe Inthe the time restricting of boxing permits to the big four of the tIme fight ficht trust the indict indictments Indictments indictments ments charge that MO OO was given ghen to each of eighteen supervisors or a total of although a fund of was said to have hac been collected for Ruef Gas Company Deal DealIn In the tIme alleged deal dea by bv which the thu gas ess as I company ol any was la given nn tin s cent rate 1000 lOt lOtis I is is charged was divided d among sixteen n of tho the supervisors In sums of Q each fach but the amount supposed to have been b n received by Gallagher ia la not known Be Bp Besides sides elde the bid bill for its franchise Rue Ruef Is charged with having divided among thirteen of pf the city elt fathers the time sum of received from the Home Telephone company compan for the tho granting of a franchise to install their th lr system in this city In Inthis Inthis Inthis this connection it is noteworthy that fourteen of the supervisors are alleged to tn have also taken ilO each from rom Hillsey Halsey to prevent the granting ranting of the time franchise to the Home company and It is upon these counts that fourteen indictments In were returned against a Halsey Halse only ten tea tenor of or which were ere filed lied today Only the Beginning Beginnings Assistant s District Attorney Heney Haney stated that while indictments was tho the beginning of the thc end of Rile it was waa merely the beginning of the work of or exposing the municipal corruption In San Francisco and the prosecution J of those high up who ho are responsible for such uch conditions In this city District Attorney Langdon said sid imme immediately latel after the indictments had I been n filed fed The Time remarkable organization of this grafting and corruption In the mu municipal municipal municipal affairs in San Francisco Frncis its amazing ramifications involving million millionaires millionaires aires and the better class cla s of or citizens will wi appall appal not only on this city but the time entire country when It is fully full laid bare barc This Tiuis is only oni the thc beginning declared ed Secret Seret Service Agent ARent Burns BUrn The evidence in the indictments lied filed fed today toda and others that have been returned but for the time present will wi remain secret in is If absolutely conclusive and as perfect as a the evidence In iii any an case of investigation with which I have havo been ben connected The bribery corruption and graft grait f in iii the mu municipal municipal municipal government of San sn Francisco Is simply and almost unbelievable able It I far surpasses the cases In hi St Louis Luls and before we c arc through I with will It f will 1 rank with the expose of 01 fp city officials ir Ii for fo down downright 1 downright i J right venality and ami can cn only It I be fl I Iby by the th Tweed ring rime In New Yuek te hi th Ks l lamount amount of or money mey involved but b not Hot D In I organisation or ramification Ruef the Go Between j jn Kii n f acted acte as broker r and aD 1 b J he i P continued between the corporations and I t tI th th hp board br of supervisors in i all al matter j I pertaining to 10 the obtaining ot l Privileges 1 I from froni the city dt fathers Jy j Burns Burne denied that he hI had boon been ordered o oer 9 tomek to 10 Washington as a repotted and de declared d dared et rel that it I might ml ht take an entire year e er erto r to complete the time work th lust tt he h and ImI Heney haney HeuY I t j have undertaken here h He lie asserted a red that rf every pery lej art ent i in the thc th city Ity would be b thoroughly investigated Consternation seemed to reign in I camp today toay Following a long conference j i with whim lila lite hlf attorneys 8 this thi morning Roof Ruef Ruf de dc decided that Ii he preferred to tO remain neman In tie the tle I i custody y of Elsor Bi v at the St Francis r hotel and nd hi hi attorneys attorney appeared aPr before r the supreme court Ourt asking that the th ap application appl pl for Cor a writ making Sheriff Sherif ON m J custodian I of DC the political boss b be he b d 11 dis dismissed missed This was as granted gante list Half HaI an n hour hr later Iter his attorneys again appeared be before b before fore the tile supreme court and sought to t I have Me their former action aton quashed and aD the tM application for fo a I writ reinstated The court took t the matter under consid consideration rl 4 until tomorrow enton t 97 Names of Supervisors The board of or supervisors is composed of or orthe j i the following James Jame Jame L I Gallagher an anat at attorney torney and chairman of the finance coma com committee CI of the hosed board boar During Dr Mayor I visit abroad and an white while whit he Ite wan wf i in Washington l on 01 the Japanese school t matter Gallagher Galagher was wa acting seUng mayor t L 1 A Rea flea appointed by Mayor ayr I about three years yer ago 10 Prior Pro to his h hi ap appointment ap he lie was WI engaged encased in the th deco decorating de decorating rating business After the fire fre he en engaged engaged gase in the real re estate ete business anti and an erected e ted a number of buildings He Ie is 18 chairman of the street committee W V W V Sanderson held a lucrative po pa position p with wih a firm of o wholesale grocers g rs prior to his election electon He le resigned a fete li commercial position shortly afterward About Abut three thre month months ago agu ag he went to Ari Ad Arizona Ar zona zon for fo 01 his hie hi health bealh Sam Davis Davi a drummer and a member ml at e atthe the th musicians union union Dd chairman e of t the light J committee Edward T r Walsh al foreman fonn in J a t factory that tibet faco position pik After his ht election et he 1 C J Harrington engaged e In the ti saloon ln loon business at time tile time Ume of his hi election elti I Printer in the List i Jennings Jennin J Phillips is a me printer i F P Nicholas is kg i a carpente and a was w president of the local lol carpenters ul I He was made Ile chairman chain of the th I 1 committee of the board br of supervisors SU and an at present r nt is 18 under indictment for fo graft gf in connection with the purchasing of fur furniture furniture furniture He is I also al interested in 1 a ear dear dr stand st nd M prior pr to his b else elec election el T I T Tto tion to was Wl a I saloon keeper ke J l lI James Jam Shelley wax was wa a piano finisher fir and r f I polisher poI her and a union member Max Mamlock was wa an In electrician Aft After Ar After i ier er the th fire tw tie became bm engaged in lu the t au an automobile i s I i Thomas Thmas F Lonergan is a baker by trade Charles Chrle Boxton is il a dentist by bl profession f shut sion o and has been n on the board of super supervisors i I visors for the last seven years yer He lie saw SV I service in the PUt re ad a d was ws pro promoted ro j meted from fro the rank rauk ID to l colonel i mote I California rt in the v I Michael AV W Coffey Cof was a a hack driver i J Daniel O G Coleman is probably the th youngest of the board of o super supervisors visors 1 He formerly fomer held hl a I clerical post position pi piton tion ton with wih a firm of lumber dealers dl John J Furey Fur was a a blacksmith prior 7 to t becoming a member of the heard board br por He lie lienow t now conducts a saloon loon iS f b bT i J T J ONeill Oel and O 0 A were wern werf f i appointed by Mayor some two b bor or three months month ago alo and an are not no involved j in the alleged aUe e briberies j f Several Confessions f 4 1 The indictments returned today toay followed fowe the time clever cevet and an Indefatigable work wok of ot t r r Heney and Burns Bul during the peat past ps week we f i j jI or ten days dys The entering wedge w ge was w I f 1 f driven drive when Supervisors Lonergan and U a I Boxton were alleged to have been bean bD trapped tr 1 J 1 beveral veral days ago by b Heney Heny and an Burns Bul in inthe f the act of taking a small bribe bb Their Ter i I confession of oi o all grafting with which wl they te fi J were connected was followed last ut Sunday l by b the confession co felon of Sanderson to Heney HenlY at Palo lalo Alto Sanderson who was WI for formerly formerly merly a schoolmate of oC Heney Hen went to m Arizona Arizona several months ago ao and upon his return was sas WIS met mt by Heney Heny When hen con confronted confronted fronted by the latter lael with evidence al already 1 m ready redy in tn hand Sanderson reluctantly ad admitted a milled his hi part Bart in the taking of bribes 1 I With Will lh the th confessions of these three thre sup supplemented by b a mass macs of Information ob oh obtained 1 tine from other sources souro the remainder of the supervisors except J T J Furey were we I summoned before the grand jury jur Monday Monda Ion When Shen Vlen confronted by the confessions of ef their colleague it I is said sid that tbt they liter literally lter literally ally fell fel over each other to o tell tel all al they thy knew and thereby secure ure possible po Im Immunity Immunity immunity from prosecution pr uton The super v is tors were interrogated and sweated by I fi r Heney and Burns Burn from 11 1 in the morning moring until after midnight and an made most mot sensational disclosures dle ur of bribery i and an corruption It I was largely on o this in information information Information formation that indictments were returned and others which It 1 is said sid are areto areto areto to follow Kurey Furey was a examined today but George Gere D Dury formerly a supervisor but now president of the board br of o public works works has not yet et been ben called cane All Al Want Vant Immunity i It I IK is IF said sll that DUfy fluffy who ho has hl hereto heretofore hereto heretofore fore been generally r as u the one ono I guiltless member of the board bard is willing p in fact fac anxious to make a clean cean breast brest in order to obtain Immunity This how however however ever eEr hiss has 11 not ot yet tt been en granted to him hint and wilt will wi depend according to Heney Hene up upon upon I Ion on certain conditions that he also als tell tel of oC th the alleged corruption in th th the board b of or public works where astounding conditions l t tare are ar said to prevail previL While Ie neither Heney nor Langdon will wi admit that tho time super simper supervisors 1 visors were promised d Immunity from prosecution If it I they the confessed it is pre practically certain that they the will 1 not be pro proceeded procEeded proceeded against In der to convict tho the ers who Heney and amI Burns Bur de declare declare clare clam are the actual criminals it 1 I is ap apparent apparent parent that no attempt will wl be b made to prosecute the fry fr if J the latter wilt will wi give such Information as it may have hac Continued on Page Pane 2 C SAN FRANCISCO ROTTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH Continued from Page 1 Burns Bums tonight refused reused to discus dl u the re report report report port that even evel Ruef nud had bd been promised partial immunity from the tb many mn charges against him if he lie would confess and thereby enable the time prosecution to trace trac an the bribe money alleged allege to have haye |