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VOLUME CL— NO. 167.
ABE RUEF ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILT
Broken Boss Confesses and Will Aid Prosecution
Bribe givers and Bribe Takers
at Mercy of Prosecution
Disclosures -ke^
for Debaueliers of Government
Abraham Ruef, pleading in court that he was guilty of extprtibn arid
declaring- that he was willing and anxious: to make reparation by-placing
at the disposal of the district- attorney's of ficet all the knowledge: ih^his
possession of municipal irregularities, /the \u25a0;? eiinfeXfabncifipfS;Uie
graft defense yesterday: and; virtually^began^ the; march of "ajbngade-of bribe
givers and bribe takers, to the wicket of San Quentin. \
Ruef s extraordinary admissions and the proffer he has made'- to'- the
prosecution have created an indescribable; sensation,, and from denizens of
the tenderloin toxorporation captiins; who have m
public servants* possible there is- a pronounced feeling of impending
imprison merit v ;' : : \u25a0'\u25a0."' :
Allowing hisiembittered feeHngJagaihs^
denounced him last night ahcl cohveyeii in unmisrakable^language^that:
the indicted executive would 'He : numbered / among^ the 'men^
would help the prosecution to convict. f
Patrick Calhoun, Thorn well Mullally, Tirey? L^ F
Abbott of the United Railroads are among the corporation official^
comfited by the unexpected action of Ruef. ? f
Full details of' the manner in which the Uni^
overhead trolley franchise are how in possession of tHe
and indictments;willbeTeturned by the grand, juryj against the mcii in
volved wit Kin the next few days. /••; C;
J. H. Adams, T. W. Phillips, A. X Detwiler, A. B. : ;Cass /and^&J3^
ranee» Los Angeles capitalists who^ figured in the; Home; fe
pany's franchise,: are -involved yinv in the admissions made toiSpecial Agent
William" Burns by Ruef, following his; declarations in court yesterday.
/ J^es Cbf froth, Willis^ B^
trust magnates ; who^ p a^l bribes; to the supervisors;. wiH^^
the niercir of the prosecution a^
The San Francisco Call.
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S^atß^Gl^O,MT^ MAY 16, 1907.
Scene lin Judge ; Diinne's -Courtroom lYesterday ? When Abraham Ruef Chan ged^His -Plea r t to : ''Guilty** . im the \ Extortion". Cases and ' Made^ His Dramatic
* , Vfi Declaration^, That I He> Would ? Assist 'in': the 5 Reform r of the i City (i Go vernment.^ The Figures ' in < the Picture, Reading > From Left to ' Right, 'Are
' : Judge ; : Frank ) H. ; Dunne/- Frank J.'f Murphy; ' Abraham Ruef ,l Elisor \u25a0 B iggy,'^District • Attorney • Langdon, ; Assistant •Prosecutor * Hiram W. Johnson,
. -^ Secret ;Service Agent Burns;. Rudolph Spreckels I and i Francis 'JiHeney.* yy
Once Arrogant Ruler of the City Is Central
Figure in Pitiful Courtroom Scene
Tearfully Bares His Soul, Professes Contrition and Makes
No Plea for Immunity From Punishment
;Abe , Ruef /has fallen, and ftfeUra'gedy-; of ihis f ali;came\witK asucldenness that submerged all thoughts of rejoicing.'
T^rejwe^ j^ars \vfe I tears^ but emblems of \ Human sympathy, the
tears thattell" of ; the ;Brotferhqodj of r man;y^ |I^ sufFering [ t hat ?was Avritteii upohl Ruef s 'face, that choked - his voice and .
dimmed his eyes, was borne across to those w^
Ruef s last blow, ;;self dealt, has left Him as a helplessthing, who was so strong.; He has to the law
of man, and the law knows only even justice. The barbaric spirit wliicH found; free play in the triumphal procession of
olden. times has vanished. ' /. i - "\u25a0
six* months ago all pbwerful{in- this city, Ruef tbday is its most > miserable citizen; That he is sincere in his
penitence i there can' be no I doubt, oHe Hid not go into "the : open market witK alconf ession Xo Jsell \u25a0 for a writ of immunity.
His heart bade him speak and he s'ro^
that the agony/isj^er#rorimoseiwhomlheilovearsL)ay by day^hehasiseentheimes grow deeper on the wrinkled face or
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the Philippines) won -fame and fortune:
5 You wilj find ! it in _^
Sunday Gallf
Ruef loins Hands With Prosecutors
jfcBRAHAM 'RUEF, once political boss of
-*^~ San Francisco, arose in Judge Dunne's court,
where he} Was on trial for extortion, yesterday mom'
ing, changed } his:plea from not guilty to guilty, ad
mitted that the charges of corruption which have been
made against him are true, and declared his intention
of ' throwing- a^
who -are 'attempting to cleanse" the city government.
PKICE FIVE jOENTS.