Show TRIAL OF ABE RUEF BEGINS IN FRISCO will be a legal battle that Pro promises milles to last weeks startling desclos ur ures es of graft and will be made ade san francisco Tran cisco april 2 A legal battle that promises to last for weeks and which is expected to be in a measure pivotal tor for all the criminal proceedings ce growing out of the grand jurys bribery investigation was begun in earnest today when abraham ruef san fransiscoe Fran fiscoe indicted political boss was placed on trial in judge dunnes dunnea department of the su court on the charge of extorting large bums sums of money from local french restaurant eurs under threat that unless paid IN mayor would prevent the renewal of their liquor licenses 1 I by the police commission when court adjourned at the conclusion of the afternoon one had been examined and passed without challenge by both sides and a second was under examination by the defonse defense d the first Is to J R bradstreet a wealthy strip manufacturer of eddy street hirman johnson as special counsel for the prosecution and henry ach of counsel for ruef conducted the examination of tal esmen aside from the stereotyped commonly put to the jurors to deter mine their qualification 1 these are some of the more indic indicative active questions to which the defense demanded direct answers do you personally know or have you ever had business relations or dealing with any of the owners owne rs man mail agers editors sub chiefs or reporters portera re of the san Fri francisco incisco press naming many of them prior to the earthquake and fire were you familiar with the french restaurants tau rants of this city or did you know their proprietors or ever have business dealings with them naming each in turn have you an acquaintance personal or business with any member of the municipal government or their parents calling a score or more of them byname by name do you know any member of the m present grand jury have you any prejudice against ive jurors luef sat at e close lose to attorney ach and within six feet of the former r eyeing them with unwavering glances glan cea noting their replies keenly whispering often with his counsel and frequently jotting down notes on a pad special prosecutor johnson johndon and attorney ach exchanged sharp thrusts during tho the examination of juror duperu did you aelic d acm visit marchands frequently d dally for lunch as I 1 did or only upon occasions feindle feind kindly ly refrain from injecting your 7 your habit into this record mr ach s said aid johnson reefs counsel angered but cool turned and began a cutting reply w when 11 en judge dunne proceed with the case gentlemen P 1 he commanded 1 air ach save your retort until after adjournment if your choini would see to H t th that at no occasions for retort were allowed ach answered 1 I should not be under the necessity of making one after court was ad adjourned jour ned mr johnson made the Inte interesting statement that inasmuch as the motion of the prosecution upon which sheriff of olf states office today its stock staci Is 1000 divided into shares of the par value 1 of 10 each A B D mills Is president P E Olena laser vice president alonzo VIn winters telO secretary secreta ta and trim treasurer surer ahe the batee schuler company of this 18 city filed it its artly articles of In corpora tion in the county clerics office boffl tor to day ife its capital stock is 11 bided vided into shares of the par value of 1 each charles bates la Is president charles clow vice president B sohn ler secretary and tr treasurer treas uror |