Show JURY SECURED FOR FORD TRIAL According to Heney He Has Ample Proof Without Testimony Testimony Testimony mony of Abe Ruef San Francisco Oct 22 Tho jury jUr to tp t try former fonner Attorney General Tirey L Ford chief counsel of the United Railroads ac accused accused accused of bribing Supervisor Jennings J JI I Phillips in tn the thc sum of 1000 to vote for forthe forthe the uhe tr trolley tOlley alley franchise was completed before the noon hour today The Tho f exhausted all alt five of Its Us challenges in the selection of tile tho he jury The defense used only five of j irla its S ten tent t Opening Statement jAt At t p m Mr Heney began his op open open en in address After stating that the In charged Patrick Calhoun Tirey LJ Lf L Ford Thornwell and William 11 1 Abbott jointly with the bribing of Su Supervisor Supervisor Supervisor Jennings J Phillips In the sum of tot to vote voto in favor faor of the United Railroads trolley franchise Mr Heney Hene sketched in outline the facts he expects to prove In asking for a conviction of ot ofFord otFord ofFord Ford He followed closely the lines of the opening statement made by him to the Jury In the first trial of ot Ford which jury jUr disagreed Proof Without Ruef Tho The only marked difference lay In the fact that throughout his statement today toda Heney leney intimated that he would prove these allegations without the testimony of Ruef Ruet The general belief is that Ruef Is holding out for a contract with com complete complete complete immunity Notwithstanding his ills submission of himself to the bribery briber graft prosecution Heney Hene and his associates have repeatedly declared that it is their Intention to send Ruef to Jail when they the thearo aro are through with him |