People v. Ruef
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. Wm. P. Lawlor, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the district court of appeal, and in the opinion of the supreme court in bank.
1Opinion of the CourtCooper, P. J.
The defendant was indicted by the grand jury for the crime of offering a bribe, to wit, $4,000, to John J. Furey, a supervisor of the city and county of San Fran cisco, with the corrupt intent to influence the official action of said supervisor in the matter of granting a franchise to the United Railroads of San Francisco, a corporation, to operate and maintain its street-ears by means of an overhead trolley electric system, instead of the underground cable which it had been using.
No question is raised as to the sufficiency of the indictment.
The trial commenced August 27, 1908, and continued…
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