| Show GATHERING IN INTHE THE WITNESSES Grand Jury at San Francisco I Puts Twelve Witnesses I Ion on the Gridiron andiron SILENCE THE WATCHWORD ALL PARTIES INTERESTED INTEREST D RE REFUSE REFUSE REFUSE FUSE TO TALK San Sn Francisco Cal aI March 27 7 Twelve THIe it were wre examined today by the grand jury in Its Us investigation of f bribery and aM graft during a session h lasted from 2 in the aft afternoon until after C G These were in inthe the order named Dr Ferdinand But representing interests allied with the United States Independent T company comp u the concern COil cern which If ire l to bid but did id not for the corn com Jl x tine titi franchise e awarded to the Home Telephone company compan It is ch after approximately of or bribe money I had bad been fn paid to administration nfl dall lai 2 to the city of San Fran Francisco cisco cisro and 75 OO to the earthquake and I fire relief rf fund E Oppenheimer of San William III lam M Mad Iad ad president pr of the Central bank of Los Angeles and a stockholder in the Home Telephone company of that city Mr Ir Sloan of Los Angeles Frank M lJ Brown a broker nt ut Los LOB Angeles who had to do with the formation of the Home Telephone com coin company pany paD and who it is said has furnished the grand nd jury with evidence respect respecting ing I in the manner in which that corpora corporation tion lion secured the San Francisco fran ran ranh h after a as 5 claimed it had hn 1 been iI il bought by tho the Pacific states Stale tatt Telephone company W V C Pat 1 vj ice jf president of the First Na Xa National ional bank hank if f Los Angeles Angele who was financially interested In the operations of If r the thc Horn Home company com pan J 1 S 3 Torrance H i Los Angeles broker A B Cass pres president president ident of the Home Telephone company fir Los Angeles T S Parkhurst of Los Angeles Mr lIr Dole Doe of Pomona and Su Supervisor W W AV Sanderson of this city ne of the th several severa supervisors who are ar j I Alleged to have hae furnished the grand I i iury wry with much of the j us its s indictments by confessing to whole ale ae bribery practiced upon themselves by Iy b the two telephone companies the local gas company compan the United Rail Ralf Railroads Railroads I roads and other corporations i Mums the Word i I Each witness as he came from roni the inquisitorial chamber refused unequivocally I to answer aU inquiries put purt to or or h divulge in any aD respect the nature of the questions asked him or the answers inn in the jury room Each Bach either cither de declared deelaNd elaNd that he Ite had hall been bee requested by bythe b bythe the grand jury jur to keep its IL secrets or that he h had no statement to make and with ith that hurried from the Native Sons nl building at Gaugh and Geary streets J where the investigation is I be bein bein being in ing held hekL I I At the th conclusion of the session Dis District District District Attorney Langdon was asked to tomake make mak a statement ment regarding re the days investigation He replied This was as one of the most important days thus far before the grand jury jura a aday day tay ay respecting Ung which it is necessary for forthe forthe the officers of the prosecution ution to ob the strictest silence I shall shan sim simply Im Imply Imply ply say sa that this was one of the most satisfactory days dRYS yet TIti was taken to mean that the witnesses failed or of or the more important of them hud had given testimony ny iy IY tending to corroborate the bribery and graft aft evidence on which indictments have hae been already returned against a Abraham Ruef nine against t teno Genral fen eno ral Manager Louis Glass of the Pacific States SU Telephone company compan en against Abram K Detweiler I outside agent for the Home Telephone ten against J V Y Halsey out tte agent for the Pacific Pa States Telephone company th against Mayor and mI one against Chief Chieff tf f Pollee Police Dinan Assistant District Attorney Heney Hene j j when asked for f t a statement replied It Tt would H big mistake to make one This Is te me one of the days when it itis Itis itIs is our business to te guard especially a publication I Sanderson a Sick Man Supervisor r Sanderson who though a aYoung I Young joung man is in feeble Health was ac accompanied accompanied companied from his bbs Palo Polo Alto home horpe toj to the tb grand grard jury room by b his Ills physician j Dr A J T Villain Sanderson when surrounded led by newspaper new paper men made mode madea i a pathetic appeal appear not to be questioned d dor j jor or quoted Hi He salt said this th s was not on his hiso I o i behalf b but for foe the that sake of or his verv ver vered aged g ed d noth r who lifts lias suffered greatly i through several tragic happenings of I recent r t In the lives hives of her hr I three sons ROns After the grand jury JUT Ces Cession es Ion sion was taken taen in an auto automobile automobile aUtomobile mobile to the ferry by lAy 11 Burns BUrn i Judge Lawlor in the superior court I Ill call paU General Generale Manager r Glass G a s to tod Plead d to o the nine indictments tomorrow morning Mr h Glass Gla s was ask ak tk d tonight state what mt his intentions intentions intentions are areto to plead guilty plead not tv or eside any plea at this time timed d attack the tile validity of or the indict meets as Ruef Rue has done in lit his own aes He replied he had no state i I tnt whatever er to make and referred fee te questioner to Ws his attorney ey The i said gaid It would be unwise for us UH to makei makeiy make i iR an R y statement now no Whether l ther we shall Plead lead to th the indictments or resist them bf b f will become known n to tomorrow morrow morning when hen the cases roses are Called ailed This is all we are prepared d to toay I fa tay ay tonight Mayor Mavor y made a state neat specifically sp denying published harges that he hits lias profited by admin J trat l graft to the extent of HP lip that when ven hen given gIen an opportunity opportunity in court he h will prove Drove roe his inno ra of or f all au charges made against him 1 Elisor W TV J Biggy announced tonight 1 that hat at he will remove Ruef Rue I from r m his bill quarters at the St Francis hOtl to 2549 Fillmore street where Big Biggy W Jy has rented t an entire floor Ioor and made for board This house bou was formerly occupied as asa a residence by b Mayor It is l thlu a few blocks of the present res r of Mayor ta or and an also near we 1 e home of or Rue Ruef RueI 1 I |
