The San Francisco Graft Cases
Just now a great deal of attention is being drawn to Detective Burns's recent arrests of the McNamara brothers on the charge of dynamiting the Times Building in Los Angeles. At the same time the last scenes are being acted in the world-famous San Francisco "graft cases" for which Mr. Burns had gathered the evidence. Abraham Ruef, the notorious political boss, was sent to State prison; but those associated with him in the charges made, have finally had their cases dismissed. Technicalities and quibbles strung the trials out till every one became disgusted with them, and there are thousands of people who will quickly and readily tell you that they are convinced that money and not justice has gained the victories that have dismissed most of these cases.