"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.
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