Show CONVICTION N fter delays that ought ouight to have been Impossible I possible after aCter convictions that th t were nullified by b tie the supreme court of Call Cali California Callonia fornia onia and after a series of tragedies which Mch terminated with the attempted assassination of ot Mr lIr Honey Heney and the supposed suicide of the chief of police of Sn Francisco Abe Abc Ruef Rue has been con Very few cases have havo had so many sensational se developments none ever eer was watched with more widespread In Interest Interest Interest terest by the nation at large Ruef Rue was the tha embodiment of ot systematic graft in municipal government Holding no of o flee fi himself he was Vue the broker for the mayor maOr and his allies who organized a syndicate for the tho sale of ot special privileges including the privilege privIlege lege loge of or violating the law Among other things negotiated by Rne was a l fran franchise chise for the use ule of oC the trolley system tem temon on San an F street railways and andin andIn andIn in this ease he bribed the supervisors rs who granted the tha o One of the theau supervisors au rv confessed ed nad testified te tl ed in ip detaIl ft a t t the way the transaction was vas handled led from rom beginning b to end On this tills Ruef Ru is found guilty after aCter ona on r rf cor f the thc I legal lesal tights the eoM IJU tr try ha t c r t F se o Arrayed on the side of or the briber bribar were mustered nil all a the most mo t powerful forces forc that cou coul l be commanded by h Interests td that t m n ll the th plunder of ot jr nJ f r h ht t tl l t l rn 1 to tt he be II hi h b w supported by bt In InU U i C P ot t n fly v h hy ha flu th chroni I I 1 I I cle dc the Hearst newspaper and arid minor sheets witnesses for the prosecution I were re terrorized one of ot f them had his hish i h use up by b a bomb Honey him himself himself self vis ws shot In the open court room roomi by y i a a convict who had attempt attempted ed to get a place on the Jury which was waso to Jo o hear tie the case All Ai n the t le arts lo s known mown to unlimited and unscrupulous power were brought to bear for the purpose of ot breaking down the prosecution arid sav saving sa saIne savIng ing Ine Ruef Against this sort of or Influence were the San Francisco Call Ca Spreckels and Heney aided by citizens who sympathized sympathized with their efforts to punish the bribers and break up the ring rim which had established a seemingly permanent grip on the city The Th verdict Is a re remarkable remarkable victory for the men who con conducted conducted conducted ducted the prosecution and fought for jor decency The T e gang that or organized organized organized has been broken brok n up some of the bribers have been een driven Into exile something like honest government has been secured for the tho city and the ex cx example example ample of Rues conviction Is likely to inspire the fear of ot the law In the hearts of ot those who have hae known no law ex except except except to break it Possibly the convicted man may yet escape his due punishment on technicalities technicalities ashe as he has before but neither he nor any of his kind can hope to tore re repeat repeat peat the orgy of graft graf t that flourished under his regime To that extent the prosecution has baa done a service to mu municipal municipal municipal government the nation over for tor If could convict Ruef In trenched as he was behind the public service corporations there Is hope that crooked government In any city can be detected and brought to hook book whenever men determine to pursue Jt it |