| Show ALL CONFEDERATES CONFESS GRAND GRANO JURY INDICTS ARE ABE RUEf i t 1 San Francisco Boss Cited on two Seventy-two Counts As Result J of Sensational Disclosures Made by Supervisors Forced by Prosecutors TELEPHONE LOBBYIST CAUGHT IS IN THE TOILS JOltS V Theodore V I Halsey of Pacific States Company Held on T Ten Teti Cli Counts for Bribery Mayor Bribery Mayor Eugene Guarded I By y Burns' Burns Sleuths San Francisco Francico co March 10 19 Theodore V. V professional Jobu lobbyist i t for Ol tho Pacific States Telephone Telephone- company comp and Abraham Ru Ruef t have been Indicted for or 01 bribery was vas Indicted on founts and Ruef Ruet on SOv two seventy nt Th The Tho papers In th th- nu Ruef fluet r ca case will not nfl all b be filed till tomorrow afternoon owing o to th the In of or the steno stenographers to prepare the necessary documents halsey is in Manila un under r surveillance surveillance ell sUI lance lanco anti and will b bo be I returned turned to San Francisco for 01 or trial Every g supervisor examined by hy th the grand rand jury jur and that means the entire board with three exceptions exceptions ex- ex ex cx- has admitted the full Cull in- in of the tho graiL graft Th They got ot the I bribes from i nm Supervisor Gallagher who got it H In n a lump SUm sum um from Ruef who controlled the boodle I Supervisor James L. L Gallagher Galllgher who w was c acting mayor mayol during the Ih various absences of or Mayor Mayol from the tho city has made a full WI conC confession lon of the manner In Iv which he lie accepted bribes 8 j from Abe Abc Ruef and in turn delivered j j bribes bribe lo to the supervisors r Json Att After Atler r a n. hour four conference Burns at it ti the St. St Francis Sunday tIe Abe Ruef of- of I 7 to make a full full If It he r I. I r I Sunday morning and I former Supervisor Wison Informed Rue Ruef that thc they had m made a I clean I breast of oC their crimes to 10 Burns n and honey Ruef was Informed of this fact Sunday morning b by Franl Frank Mar Mur- phy one nc of ot hl his attorneys but refused 11 he believe 11 t C it until Gallagher had liati told him he had lJ been n compelled to confess conr confess con con- I r fess hi his guilt In or order to save m ive himself I from Jail jaB J MorrN Murr I. y COllies Cumes Through h At a n late lale hour tonight Morris Levy n r of the fight tIU trust t. t made matle a full confession to Francis J. J Hene Honey Hency of the th details of or the bribery of the tIll K supervisors In order to 10 secure a monopoly of ot the fighting privileges Levy fald fahl he gave a n bribe to HUff Ruef who In turn gave the supervisors GOO 00 apiece for tor th their h votes and l held out about aboul for himself It Ii ItaM was aM understood that part of the was given to the mayor mayol Mayor is now under tinder lance Ills His 11 movement movement- nr are being constantly con con- JJ Collow followed d and amI his hlf house hous guarded and anti night The sensational revelations reve reve- lations contained In lh th tie confessions of or the supervisors up Ivl have Inspired the chief executive of oC the city with a wholesome f fear al' al of or the penitentiary and the grand Jury JUI investigators In mistrust that he he will take nike a notion to leave this state slate on an extended absence nce In order to forestall nn any attempt on the part of the ma mayor or to leave lea th the he hl i Is now flOW being shadowed by detectives detectives de de- de s who rho ur are engaged in assisting William J J. J Burns At it night a guard 11 Keeps watch vatch on the thc mayors mayor's house and h by Iy day the tho sleuths ar are on trail troll I nurr lut Iut I afternoon that thai Saturday It was ort Abo Mo Ruef f first t learned earned of ot the cont confession confes lJ- lJ the supervisors The news was sion ions of brought to 10 him at nt the St. St Francis byone byone by of ot his hiM attorneys At AL first he pretended pre pro one ono tended to 0 take tho the matt matter I as a n Jol Joke I to him that thata f but when it was explained a U. number of men who had openly ac accented ac- ac I ac-I bribes H hn had haid told Burns Durns and lIen honey y c crime giving the full fuJi details detail of th their II V accounts account tho the day lIay ane anti and date dat the tho mentioning him g as dS and of oC f th their lr fall who had arranged lI the schemes the man them he became greatly greaLy great great- fy for or d violently cursed ly y a agitated a Rn tile the Si us da doT when 11 he was told I 1 In the Supervisor Ioor lIu G Gallagher h r the man that business from Crom h had Hl done ilone with whom h he of oC his clean breast made mode n tl tilt lw atari definitely s stated lt that h he beHie be- be crimes he confessions conCessions of or tho the JiO Nl Hie story U a ruse simp simplY that Frank Murn Murph Murph Mur- Mur it H wa a a at ng with enough the Ihl hotel hold at n r ph details details' to at assure details of tile Iho confessiOns f were that the brief conference n a I true r After people arid s. s to 0 told Murphy lied actually told f put if IC Gallagher d out find n Then Mel Mur ph all Ie mOW know the tho hotel hotd at 20 Sunday Sun Sun- to lo anti Ellor or DI permitted day Idea or of ortho lie he bud m an as lI see e him 10 of oC the errand the tho nature M-c M t to n Cus r of the tue boss the nrC i his i 8 lips to that hat Calla Gaila true Murphy 1 I 11 sin ted d C It W H Thin lie hl went B glie had HI d told tIe the ier of the thea a aa away a DurIng tO tossed Fed cil n vouly UlY in his f RIght night TIlle In 10 to o himself nun and ond other other- b bed d mutter nb D excitement vIso IH t. t uC I. I th tho waS sas p On Oil Suit Sim- tint under I lr which hc lie Gurus called C tia lay a terno fl 0 appeared e to b be more I than I Ian Iann fuel f ho rind lind urn ur- ur on n n- n nI I to jt sO A Jt It was VaK D' D I f for or nul wanted to toIne ing Ine knoW this front c confab 0 the what terms tenus f I he could make In HI the wa way of or Immunity I It ity ty provided h he m made 5 a complete con con- fel SessIon lon Tin iIi boss lIss was t evidently 1 under the tIu Impression tha was In Inome ome way rE responsible for Cor Ih the down fall of or tJ tI the supervisors and nd h lie he appeared to 10 tobe be he more than a 1 eager CI to 10 get gt oven even Before t the hI do close e o of or the Interview Iw the arrival of oC Sam t counsel coun coun- st sel sd I wn was announced by or I n Tell I cant can't s see e him hint nov v. said Ruef If U Jf h he be comes comps hack back at nt 7 o'clock tonight ht I will have A conference confer confer- once ence with him I When I received I sage mop he lie was wa visibly shocked ll hat Will WIIl not noL Mr IJ Ruef see seo 1111 inc me his attorney Ral said h he I Not lJ before Core T j o'clock said tt Ii t Attorney I Conic I In III ii j 1 I nut Hilt Burns urn said Ruef might ml-hL see hits bis attorney saying h he hi had hall no objections ns I I to a conference at that time limp A few minutes later rhe he lie boss hos antI and his I attorney were e. whispering In III a corner o nr of th the room Stand Pat at Abe 1 be wn was vas the la last t re remark re- re ma mark brent breathed lied In Into to H u Cs C's en oar r In a n afine fine flue by hl his lawyer In tin tin- evening Supervisor hor Gallagher and former Supervisor were permitted to 10 confer conter with Ruef Huer rind It was then Ji h he learned icar front from rom G Gallagher her that nc and Burns were In full I r I I I I po possession s of or ul Ill the details of the I II I bribery In tile the case cae of oC the th- ho trolley franchise fran ran ran- I chise clitso he the two t telephone companies and the th gas company Since the I visit ll of or Gallagher hel anti WIlson Wilson Wil WIl- tO son to 10 Hu nu flus r Sunday nigh night the thc boss has haR I I f m h us I lt Y i rUTh I 1 ii th h ir 1 ho he 10 to t m 1 r bl l fIo of ot nil all h ho he know knew I c hum Buru ex The Tue entering wedge e which served to open the tue Up lips of or th the visors to 10 tho the II eon lon confession Cession of their crimes PM was thriven driven b by y Detective Burns Durn md uniL Assistant DIstrict DIs- DIs J I lone wh when n 11 they lain laid laida laina a trap for Supervisors anti Lonerg anti and a third member of oC the board of oC supervisors whose name ha hn hanot has I not yet L let n n made public A proposed d o ordinance nil na go governing In kiting rinks wa Wl vas m meat nt with Ii which i Continued on Page l' l Two I CONSPIRATORS CONFESS RECEIVING BIG BRIBES Continued from Pas Page One t no Inc trap was WIM baited bailed Tho Time proposed measure barred young girls Irl front from th therum the tho rum rinks Its 1 M. M r. r Hoy of u a I skatIng In Ing imig rink with wih Rums Burns anti anil n Mi-n Jn y to trap supervisors l or into bribe These supervisors ors 1 to accept pt COO apiece to th the lie mn incus- incus uro urt Time The am names of or Roxton anti and Ix Loner Loner- InEr ner- ner grin han I ha boon been public limit but the tiit til mime of the tho third l n vilI wil not noth h be made matJo public until a later r I day loy and timid Burns wf-r wf present when time tho trio of oC supervisors agreed s to nc- nc pt the bribes rh They rhey scented d CUt confessions confes cones mOons from front the Iho men nu-n and learned of tho time list HAt of dealings 8 with wih lh corporations of or this cl city in which bribes were given Iven anti anil accept accepted Conf Con Con- f roti led with these confessions th time Iho other members of time llio hoard board wore were forced forcel I lo 10 0 fall fal in I 11 line lii i. i and anil I hey of oC nil till I heir cJ ni 1111 ng op Pera P- P era I loris nl Told Whole Supervisor ol James I L. L I. I Gallagher's hers her's confession eon con on- on Cession was wa more moro than lh time Iho admissions of any of time thc sixteen members mem mom hers bers of oC Iho tho hoard and ONVil ONeil 01 were not on time the hoard board at tin the lime nt of r the time sc scandal lu been personal personal per per- onal agent In the Die distributing of time tho bribe mone money Gallagher her Galas naturally could coull tell tel morn more about t the corruption fund and amid their source than an any one elseI else Ise I received cd thousands of dollars from rom to lO bribe th the tho supervisors he said In the Iho case caso of or the trolley franchise purchase by hy tim the United RU Roof C gave o O KI the money to lo mo me personal personally In arlous various Installments Whon the Instalments en sup supervisors super simper r- r visors voted x Ivo Calhoun ote to give er e every ery thing he lie wanted it I was understood among us that the tho money bo ho forthcoming as soon as the time or ordinance was as signed h by the mayor but hut it I was wa wasa a a couple of 9 before Ruef gave Jn e me mea a nt cf-nt to give to lo tho time members of the time board Iii In tho the meantime there was WI a soo good deal of kicking n from torn om tho the supervIsors who they hail had been double double- crossed rn sed They all ni knew f got gol the tiU money mony but hut the they afraid he lit h. h was smas going to hold hoM out on ale mo I to lo Ruef and explained to 10 him the tue distrust and auth HIlls dissatisfaction predominant in inboard th board hoard Oh Olm that that's lints all ni rl right ht Ruef tol told me mC Toll Toil them to hold their hors horses I haven't got tho time money myself yet yoL Its It's Is an aim awful hard thing timing to get s-et such a lot lotof lotof lotof of of CUTIn currency in this town Just at tills this time timo but hut Ill I'll have haxe the anti and tm Il money every everyman everyman man wi get hi his bit hit Sui li cr orM Were ere er I told toll tho time supervisors what hat Ruef said to me fl and while thc they were not entirely satisfied man many of or them were d. d A short time lime nf Huf gave ga e rno me ro a large larg-e bunch hunch of or money and andI ant I distributed It I amon among th time the members of the Iho boar hoard board This installment how how- ever e was not sufficiently large lars to lo 1 pax ia V each cach man bribe In full lull Later Ruef came through wih ot other her installments tc and finally each supervisor or got goi time the full ful amount he lie was promised My Iy bribe bribe was II IL I was tas given to me by Mr lr Hu Ruef f. f Since the of April Apri I 1 have at various times bribed e member of oC th time the board hoard of ot every cr supervisors super Isor visors except the time two new members and Supervisor Roa Itea I bribed fifteen fUNn of them on the time trolle trolley steal and the time theother theother other three Including President Duffy Duff of or the board of public work works who wasat wasat was as at one time a supervisor isor en cn n minor matters sensational confession I Iwas was used usel b by District Attorney Langdon to corroborate points point of the confessions confes of the time other sc self confess fd bribe bribe- taking Inking supervIsors and Iho tho confessions of the time various members of the board were use used to corroborate corroborate details of or Gallagher's story tor of the tho crimes That Thai Is the tIme reason wh why GaJa Gallagher her was WO recalled to testify before th time the grand JUl Jury lumy three different times Monday Monda aft at af- af t |
