Show ABE Am RUff RUEF MAY MAYI I YET SUFFER SAN FRANCISCO Tan lan 11 That That the prose prosecution ution in tho the graft bribery aft cases will endeavor to revenge itself upon Abraham Ruef for the reversal b bythe by bythe the appellate court of the tho conviction of former Mayor Or Eu Eugene eno on the tha r charge o of 01 extortion and nullifying fin all tho extortion indictments a against mu and Ruef b by refusing all immunity im ira- to tho former political boss and by prosecuting pro him on enough h of the 00 odd indictments returned 3 against him to insure in case of conviction con what would bo be practically a lifo life sentence sen tence even en though h it were found necessary necessary sar sary to drop all the other cases was ms the statement made to the Associated Press fress last night by lIy a person closely identified with Ruef The Tho prosecution prose was ch charged r e with rith bre breaking faith with ith Ruef and it was asserted that the tIle District Attorneys Attorney's office was endeavoring to visit its defeat de ile- ile feat upon the former political dictator and companion of by br making him bim a n scapegoat for its failure after it had promised him at least le-ast partial immunity im ire- for the information ho bo had imparted imparted im Un im- im parted in his confession Coming as it did at nt the tho end of a aday aday aday day of mystery m and silence it cn- cn enshrouded enshrouded en en- i shrouded movements and activity of both the prosecution and and lind linda andu u it two hours' hours conference between District Dis Dis- Attorney William Langdon Special Special cial Assistant tant W. W J. J Hums Burns and Rue at atthe atthe atthe the formers former's house Following the continuance con con- until Tuesday of the tho cases against Patrick Calhoun Tir Tirey L. L Ford William M M. I. I AbI Abbott Ab Ab- Ab- Ab bott hott arid and Ruef charged w with th I bribery briber in connection with w the United Railroads trolley franchises which ca came o up before Superior Ju Judge c Lawlor this morning Ruet Ruef went to the office of the thc District Attorney at the tho latter's laUer's re reo re- re quest nest When b ho emerged two hours bours later neither ho bo nor Lan Laugdon don would give o iyo t the e slightest intimation what tho purport of t tho Jo confer conference ne was but it was later learned that Ruef was as se- se questioned and that the results were satisfactory to neither side Ruef proceeded to Temple Israel whore ho was closeted for an hour bour with Rabbis Jacob iacob Nieto an and aud Bernard Kaplan In Jn order that it might not betray his presence pres pres- ence ho he ordered l his bis automobile to proceed pro pro- ceo I around the block and anti wait for lor him It was learned t that hat a break had occurred oc oc- oc between Ruef and the tiou tion an and that the tho District Attorney was in no mood moo to temporize with Ruef an any lon longer er The Tho latter st-at st stated that the District Attorney desired another conference con con- ference with him hun next Monday A member of the prosecution remarked significantly Ruef will be he tractable enough when we TC get ct through with him hini While the re reversal cr al 1 13 by tho the appellate court flIrt wa as un on the appeal of former I Mayor it has had il the effect oCa of oC a again making Ruef th the central 11 figure tu r ln one acquittal and aud one mistrial of Tire Tirey L. L Ford For ha having in caused caud the prosecution to practically practical concede that thiefs thief's testimony tes tea is essential to conviction in tho the graft bribery cases case also declined de lie- diner l to make a L statement toda today but it was wan announced hy by ono one of his attorneys that application for the release release re re- re lease Ilse oi of o tho the former Mayor on bail would b be ma made this morning morning- It developed during th the day that counsel for arid and mr Roof and na tho District Attorneys Attorney s 's office disagreed on whether or not the judgment of tho the appellate appellate ap ap- ap court can enn be effective at once or not until thirty days s after the th decision was handed ed down The defense maintains maintains maintains main main- that under a 3 statute passed in in 1905 HIO a remittitur must be sent ent down m by h bytho bytho tho hi higher court forthwith which as pointed out by tho the prosecution is in indirect in indirect direct conflict with ruth ith the constitutional provision that judgment can not go o into effect or ur a u remittitur be sent sont down until until until un un- un- un til after thirty days davs except with the tile consent of the tho people Another question over which there ther therein in is a difference of opinion between the lawyers ryers for tho the two sides is Whether or not bond of was WM exonerated when ho was convicted If held by b- the court that it was not the tho former Mayor will 01 0 only have haye to put up an additional bond hond for lor the bail upon tho the nine pr prize fight ht trust indictments returned by the Oliver grand rand jury just before it was dischar discharged ed last month Some of the tho members of th the prosecution prosecution prosecution tion declared last ni night ht that Se mitz B 8 application for bail this morning morning- will wiH be refused on tho the ground that no remittitur has been returned by the tho appellate appellate ap ap- ap court and that officially the trial court is not aware of the rc cr reversal reveral al Should a remittitur be bo sent down flo it was said that its legality would be attacked at at- tacked tacked- It was wag also asserted aSI that the tho prosecution will not ask the tho appellate court for a rehearing of the appeal or take an app appeal al from irom its ita ts decision to tho the supreme court |