SAN FRANCISCO BRIBERY. CASE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13859, 23 March 1907, Page 9

SAN FRANCISCO BRIBERY. CASE.

CONFESSION BY OFFICIALS. "GAME OF THE GRAFTERS IS NOW UP." Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March 21. The Now York correspondent- of Tho limes reports tlwt Iho members of Hie lioar-d of Supervisors of San Francisco, ill order to savo themselves, have confessed that, cash (if tiiem received from tho United ruilronds £8000, and that Schmitz, the Mayor, and I'nef, tho "boss," jointly received £80,000 for the privilege of sub-Kt-itiitiutc the overhead trolley system for the street, cable lines. The supervisors also confessed to having accepted other extensive bribes. " '.The game of the grafters." the correspondent adds, "is now up.'' NEW YORK, March 22, (Received March 22, at 11.22 p.m.) The Grand Jury at San Francisco has relumed 65 indictments charging Rnef with acting as intermediary in bribing tho supervisors in the overhead trolley deal on behalf of the TJjiited Railroads •and other acts of corruption; . also 10 indictments against ITitlsey, formerly the Pacific States' Telephone and Telegraph Company's general agent, charging him with. bribery.