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Show ALLEGED BOODLER GIVESSELF IIP SAN FRANCISCO, May 2 After being lost to sight since March 23, 1007, when he was Indicted on thirteen thir-teen counts on charges of bribing the supervisors of the Ruf-Schmltz reign, A. K. Detwller of Toledo, Ohio, former vice president and general organizer of the Home Telephone company of tha state, surrendered late today to Superior Judge Lawler, who. Immedi ately released him on bonds of $130,-000. $130,-000. In a statement made after his turrender. Detwiler said that he bad been traveling In Europe the greater part of the time since tho Indictments were returned, and that he had returned re-turned the moment that his physicians physi-cians had told him that he could undergo un-dergo trial without endangering bis life. He declared (hat his return was voluntary vol-untary and solely for the sake of freeing free-ing his name from the odium of having hav-ing the charges hanging over it. He will he arraigned May 5. When the Ruef-Schmltz board of su-pervlaors su-pervlaors advertised tho sale of a franchise for a competing telephone system In 1906, Detwiler camp' to this city from his home In Toledo, Ohio, and successfully bid for the privilege. In March, 1907, the Oliver grand Jury returned thirteen true bills charging him with bribing the mainbors of tho board of supervisors to act faorably on the bid submitted by his company. |