'The System,' as uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution
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“THE SYSTEM” AS UNCOVERED BY The San Francisco Graft Prosecution
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I. The Union Labor Party Movement.
CHAPTER II. The Ruef Board of Supervisors.
CHAPTER III. The San Francisco Ruef Ruled.
CHAPTER IV. San Francisco After the Fire.
CHAPTER V. Graft Prosecution Opens.
CHAPTER VI. Ruef’s Fight to Take the District Attorney’s Office.
CHAPTER VII. Oliver Grand Jury Impaneled.
CHAPTER VIII. Ruef Loses the District Attorney’s Office.
CHAPTER IX. Ruef and Schmitz Indicted.
CHAPTER X. Fight to Evade Trial.
CHAPTER XI. Ruef a Fugitive.
CHAPTER XII. Trapping of the Supervisors.
CHAPTER XIII. Confessions of the Supervisors.
CHAPTER XIV. The Source of the Bribe Money.
CHAPTER XV. Ruef Pleads Guilty to Extortion.[207]
CHAPTER XVI. Schmitz Convicted of Extortion.
CHAPTER XVII. Schmitz Ousted From Office.
CHAPTER XVIII. The Real Fight Begins.
CHAPTER XIX. The Glass Trials and Conviction.
CHAPTER XX. The Ford Trials and Acquittals.
CHAPTER XXI. The San Francisco Election of 1907.
CHAPTER XXII. Higher Courts Free Schmitz and Ruef.
CHAPTER XXIII. The Defense Becomes Arrogant.
CHAPTER XXIV. Jury-Fixing Uncovered.
CHAPTER XXV. The Shooting of Heney.
CHAPTER XXVI. The Calhoun Trial.
CHAPTER XXVII. The San Francisco Election of 1909.
CHAPTER XXVIII. Dismissal of the Graft Cases.
CHAPTER XXIX. Ruef’s Last Refuge Fails.
CHAPTER XXX. Conclusion.
APPENDIX
JUDGE LAWLOR’S RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS GRAFT CASES, AUGUST 3, 1910.
HOW THE SUPERVISORS WERE BRIBED.
GALLAGHER’S ORDER REMOVING LANGDON FROM OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
THE RUEF “IMMUNITY CONTRACT.”
“IMMUNITY CONTRACT” GIVEN SUPERVISORS.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY LANGDON’S PLAN FOR REORGANIZING THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
ROOSEVELT’S LETTER TO SPRECKELS ON THE GRAFT SITUATION.
GOVERNOR JOHNSON’S STATEMENT REGARDING RUEF’S IMPRISONMENT.
SCHMITZ’S ATTEMPT TO CONTROL SAN FRANCISCO RELIEF FUNDS.
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF PROSECUTION FROM JUNE, 1906, TO MAY 17, 1909
ITEMS, W. J. BURNS ACCOUNT.
ITEMS, W. J. BURNS ACCOUNT.
NOTES
JUDGE LAWLOR’S RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS GRAFT CASES, AUGUST 3, 1910.
HOW THE SUPERVISORS WERE BRIBED.
GALLAGHER’S ORDER REMOVING LANGDON FROM OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
THE RUEF “IMMUNITY CONTRACT.”
“IMMUNITY CONTRACT” GIVEN SUPERVISORS.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY LANGDON’S PLAN FOR REORGANIZING THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
ROOSEVELT’S LETTER TO SPRECKELS ON THE GRAFT SITUATION.
GOVERNOR JOHNSON’S STATEMENT REGARDING RUEF’S IMPRISONMENT.
SCHMITZ’S ATTEMPT TO CONTROL SAN FRANCISCO RELIEF FUNDS.
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF PROSECUTION FROM JUNE, 1906, TO MAY 17, 1909
ITEMS, W. J. BURNS ACCOUNT.
ITEMS, W. J. BURNS ACCOUNT.
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