American Fork Citizen | 1907-09-28 | Page 2 | No Loophole of Escape for California Grafters

NO LOOPHOLE OF ESCAPE 1 FOR CALIFORNIA GRAFTERS Court Upholds Validity of the Oliver Grand Jury, Thus 8eallrvg Fat of Schmltz, Ruef and Others. Ban Francisco, Cnl. Tho state supremo su-premo court on Monday rendered a do-clslon do-clslon upholding tho validity of the so-called Oliver grand Jury. On this decision depended tho fato of tho Indictments In-dictments found subsequent to March last, which Include thoso against Schmltz, Ruef nnd others. Tho attack was mado on tho grand Jury by Williams M. Abbott of tho United Railways, Frank G. Drum, John Martin nnd Eugono Do Snbln of tho San Francisco Gnv compnny, nnd other defendants, to test tho validity of tho indictments charging them with bribery. brib-ery. They contended thnt In February Inst the nnmen for a new grand Jury were drawn, and thnt, whllo thu Oliver Jury has not been discharged, Its pow-rs pow-rs lapsed with the tint step taken to Impanel Its predecessor. Justice McFnrland filed a dissenting opinion.