| Show ABE RUff RUEF PLEADS GUlL GUILTY TV Makes Statement in Court Saying Trial Threatens Mental and Bodily Health UNABLE TO BEAR THE STRAIN l III lo ilo un AU All 11 In III III iLls to Overthrow stem of or Corruption In n mm Situ San SanSan Frund co coSan San oo May ay 15 Abraham thief Huet nervous and pallid today In Dunnes court pleaded guilty guilt to the th crime of tt extortion tho lie felony for which ho was waa to have been tried by b the Jury JUri already selected s In lii guilty 1111 t ho lie made an IO to the Judge ge stating that he ho had commenced d his career In lu politics with mith tom for eO himself and for tor forthe the city elt but that conditions hiu haj brok broken en ell him down und and ho lio now desired only nn in opportunity It to make multo reparation tion and restora his character the th world As ts 11 he concluded his address I he hum h fell foil back hael into his chair almost almest fainting mind and the tears coursed 1 down his hl l cheeks checks Ills His health ho he said could not lIot en endure lure dure the hit strain of limo tho trial which ho hue was facing arid and tho the torture was Willi ho bo casI tho th endurance to l those thoo who ho were wre nearest nert anti and dearest to him Before eore Huet arose his Henry henrI Ach Aeh Samuel and Frank Murphy one ammo by one U OdO and stated l that owing to a n g once nce of ot opinion with their lIch inch ot of them theism must withdraw from tho time case caM tuot Huer in his address spoke with emo erno emotion lion tion of ot the tho fidelity ot of his counsel L Dunne at time the termination of ot address made no comment ex copt Capt to 0 continue continuo the tho caso ca e two weeks for sentence At t 10 minutes to lo 12 Runt HuM lint his imis attorneys who had been In iii consultation returned to tn the tim court courtroom room Henry Ach Aoh led IIII the tho way Ho was IS followed by b who wlm looked pale weak and nH nil though lie lio was laboring under some mental burden Abraham Runt Huet made the time following statement when court reconvened This trial has become n II threaten threatening ing In danger to my mn 11 health both mental men to I and amid physical I 1 um Ul unable to bear boar tin thin strain army any longer The Time strain on oil those nearest nod amI dearest to me Is III undermining them They fhe sire lire on oil the verge ergo of oi collapse Their lives live hang In iii Inthe Inthe the balance arid and I 1 must take some sonIc ac no action lion tion Runt who was evidently laboring un under del dec great emotion after pausing 8 n mo ma moment moment ment continued I luc have occupied a II prominent position position tion ion In iii this city 1 hope to Ip p remain here her and this will be the time place o omy ot of my lily eternal sleep sheep Heretofore I havo have borne borno an honored name In my m protes professional life There Ther has ha been boost no ito upon my honor anti until the present board of or supervisors supervisor was elected there was no act nel of or mine that hint could bo be Ju tI censured Nevertheless owing ewing to 10 the time assaults of time the press I havo been placed In a n wrong light anti and hewn have been heen burdened with a n bad name It Jt Is 18 truo that In order ordel to hold to together gether the tho political machine which 1 J JhaI hail had built buill up with great that I did lower loser time tho high political Ideals that I hall had hitherto upheld Last night I 1 reached the time conclusion thru that there might still be bo an aim opportunity to mako sonic some effort to 10 restore myself In tho the public favor fn J and be bl a ut power for good I J will do all nih that still lies In my amy m power to 0 help overthrow the system which has made possible the thA terrible corruption lion tion of public officIals To fo do rio this I will work even as the time humblest citizen My of future career will be one of oC Integrity ty I J hope untie that I can cami still stihi accomplish h something good goot I 1 am making the greatest greate t sacrifice that could befell a human being of Q my m disposition namely to acknowledge mv my m faults and amid mistakes to restore myself In public favor flor Duty Dut calls me moe wherever the path may mn lend hemd hut I 1 want tho thu whole world orith to know that I 1 was tins not hot guilty of ot the charge chargo mauls male against me use meIn usein In this Instance on nc ume count of tIme thu reasons 1110 1 J withdraw I my plea pl ll of ot not mint guilty anti and enter u a uple i of or guilty Ach was waR time the first to Hp ak He HI II wild wildth 1 1 th rf hail had been bee a a n disagreement between lf anti and his client CUNIt antI and nn 1 that ilIa I Iv hi I would be lie forced to tn withdraw train from tb tim ase 8 1 expressed ll himself lf HR III agreeable to 10 this isis Ads Ach thereupon loft 1 the thit courtroom anil Samuel Short Rho ridge rose ro He Ito also nl n said that hf iii could no II longer lon er represent nUl as a his imIs attorney 1 and with consent hp hm would withdraw and Short rl 1 I l left ft Frank rope and and a n similar statement He lie df tie d elated dared however thou that limo Iho caf III had a mu point where lie could coniti no mit lodger continue a n as an all for fat th tim defendant he hr would le re rl remain main In time the courtroom to give Ahe him th benefit nf or advice anti counsel lu ime io ose s e trembling under II n gina groat emotional strain V ie e s ink oke with liivat ml I my Hy fly this Ihl I hm is limo I the UH wan crowded and most moat of ot the toms WelT standing dg d tho the work done dOll by b his hiM various attorneys 1 Iii t thank thankIng bug Ing In them for tor theIr friendship and guidance Then ho hl continued AS Huet resumed his sent seat In III ii IR like hike a n lent Hl ills face fal net Will time the th color toioi of ot parchment down tl is A crowd crawl withered about him it I hut tam I thin Iho bailiff ba them heist t n ii y sat sri save tar for th the tho i 1 n or of time the bailiff amid the list Ills HIM tom reys roe were till none forced by h l his hlA lii decIsion to toil tell all 1111 and throw himself upon time the court mercy Judge Dunne made an aim order the time ease over Oel two weeks for far sentence Then rhen arose anti wearily still pule ami trembling went tnt out omit of ot tin iii court courtroom room with smiths Detective O linens Burn Th Tim two it to th time i corner of lit t Sacramento and eb l I streets where hey entered an nil and drove to in the house on 11 street IH Is Thiefs prison still son 1111 i |
