The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1901, Page 2

0 TESTIMONY OF A THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1901. YouR COnvERSA CriNE LR COoNSd ERMISSION TO RE 5T HANE MO Yow's A SR AT T SENSATIONAL CHARACTER BROUGHT UT AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION | \ S rRaRMmaN <HawbLAND SUBPOENAS HO Yow SEYMOUR SETE HO Yow's PRRMIssion ey ‘TeLeProNe LEN i AND SAYE Ho You! DECLARED Tua MBS E wC e fAONTRY TO THE T coLLmCTING FoLICE. nows THE h | ! Toae ~AS Gl Chief Sullivan "I'smlhibéaché_d Before Assemb'iy“ anqLi_isitorsby the Testimony_t)f C-_ab’téi n Seymour in Reference to Chinese Blackmail-—Mayor Phelan Discourses on the Corruption Alleged to Be Existing Among ———e stigation of the Poli s ¢ Department of this y ! although the testiniony was of pub- c. yet been 11‘(‘2«‘/”/’1‘:1‘ support a t he department in reference to Chi- wese affa van placed himself in a most em- 1rrassing position tal of an mciden e trut zwhich § tified A d and related what ¢ airs and things in general. He be- ’ ¢ and if it is not 1 made so. WILLIAM has forced o Yow told ( ma same n [ limitation of 2 wecs on the s asked ersat gambling wit d emph mour nim. T um to refresh the mov he had re- radic- s morititg. r securing | tain Wittman? told the entire | LEADING FIGURES IN THE POLICE MAYOR PHELAN INVESTIGATION. Si J‘hre Foyce and Mmalg.‘es Sorpe Suggestions as to Pos CAPTAIN | SEYMOUR. | BEFORE AND H AFTER | TELEPHONING | HO Yow — however, only a n the district. no definite charge, Mr. Robert, Naving {4 suspicion upon which to base his opinion { While you were on a tour of inspection | of Chinatown with the Poiice Commis- ioners did you discuss with Chinese the | proposition of having gamblers in the dis- t pay 83000 a menth for immunity?” 1 did not . the reply. “Did any ke such a proposi- s else | knowledge, sir.” whether or not Chinese ids to be made by Cap- “I do not know that any such warnings were ever given.” “During ydur occupancy of the position of Chief of Police did you-ever receive an | intimation / of the Chinese gam- | blers that 3 being blackmalled by | members of the department? tion was ever made to hief. orders me, the immoral much more sel vesterday tha “By whoge were on the pr i to be | women of Chinatows, forced to move from of the | the lower floor of buildings?” stumbled in in to Assem- whick ks He are now upon the statute was then excused and the courtroom rustled in anticipation when the name of or Phelan was called as the next wit- His Honor was diplomatic, cau- s, alert and sarcastic. He took his customary fling at the newspapers and tted the blunder of Chief Sullivan ying that the newspapers indorsed outcasts. His Honor has evidently not vet learned that hearsay testimony is worthiess. He outlined the powers which the char- ter gives him over the Police Department he 1 the department whose ability made object of serious consideration for place. Mayor Phelan also took occa- sion 1o denounce the Police Department as corrapt before he assumed direction and to praise it as pure since he has. He re- lated instances of Chinese cunning and | various | tempted bribery EUEg adm te laws. He was then excused until s morning at 10 o'clock. =S e CHASING SHADOWS OF POLICE BLACEMAIL Investigators Fish Again and Again in Captain Wittman’s Direction, but Without Result. When the investigating committee met yesterday morning Webber was again late. He seems 1o think that late arrivals ure fashionable, Chief Sullivan was at once summoned to the staud and present- ed the Wittman list of white and Astatic housee of evil name and aiso of Chinese gumbling houses. The list was formi- Gabie If not exhaustive, the credit which Wittman claims for it. Chief Sullivan was given permission to change his testimony of the day before 2nd to tell the committee that while Ser- geant Mahoney was in charge of the Chinatown squad complaint was made by Robert of the Examiner that all was not and offered 1 man Laird why he had not enforced | laws against gambling and the social | your captains know of your order?”’ an to license gambiers ardd social | 3 made the remarkable assertion that | _ sted upon the election of Sul- | © Chief of Police he knew of no | stions for the improvement of police | istration through z modification of | alone. When lottery and re forced to obey the namber decreased one- “By my order Can you take ths committee through an unpleas- | Chinatown and without the aid of Cap- the prop- | tain Wittman's list point out the lottery J. Sul- [agencies and gambling houses?” T, nd | I cannot. I am able only to show you where are the ciu “When you issue an order for a raid do “Certainly, as soon as the order is is- sued.” “Have you ever tried the experiment of making a rald without letting your cap- tains know of 1t?” *No, sir, I never have.” The investigation was again leading toward Wittman, who sits in the court- room uneasy, unhappy, twirling his mu tache and trying with lamentable & cess to look unconcerned. “Where does Wittman keep himself?” Webber asked. “His office s In this hall.” “How often is he in Chinatown?"” “I do mot know. He has been there The investigation then turned to that | famous telephone message from Mayor | Phelan to Chief Sullivan. Webber went fishing in an effort to discover where Mayor Phelan was at that time, but the | endeavor was futile. Again Chief Sul- | livan declared that the Mayor was in { most_excellent humor. “When you discovered that the pro- | posed plan to license Chinese gambling | was contrary to the law what was done?” sked Webber. “The plan was.abandoned,” was the re- piy. “And 1 was commanded to enforce the law. The Police Commission had nev- er adopted the plan. They had simply taken it under advisement and when its illegality was discovered it was aban- doned.” “You sald yesterday that all the news- papers were favorable to the plan with the exception of the Examiner, which ob- jected to the gambling feature. Do you know_this of your own knowledge?” “1 @o not know that of my own knowl- e. I was told so by Commissioner Newhall, who informed me that the news- papers were willing to give the plan a fair trial and not to hamper the commis- sion mi;u‘errnr;‘a." Shg e inquiry then turned to a detailed discussion of the social evil and the rea- son of the Police Commission for tolerat- ing it in this city. In this _discussion Chief Sullivan had | a | of the argument. He showed that fiqu l':;“bob'l.” to mlm:;’ lwh-l is tbx: ev and to im- prove the conditions under which it e To Cure the Grip in Two Days Laxative Bromo-Quinine removes the cause.* The plan of the comm | ta licens, | pubic health. | Then came again the remedial laws in reference gambling. “You think,” asked Webber, “that 1f we were to modify the laws of incorporation, you could suppress gambling in China- town?"” “1 believe,” was the reply, “that if the laws of incorporation were modified we would be very greatly assisted. “Do you know Attorney Coffey “I do.” “Has he ever been your representative | in_Chinatown?" *‘He has not.” “Has he ever conducted negotiations with Chinese for you?” ' “No,” was the emphatic reply, Hak he ever received any fee?” “Not to' my knowledge.’ i A5 ol | GAMBLERS HERALDED POLICE PROTECTION Chief Sullivan Gives a Peculiar Rea- son for Removing Officer Upon Whom Suspicion Rested. | Back again to jthe Phelan plan of li- | censing crime the committee went, but | very little of importance was elicited. It was developed that the consent of the Police Judges had not been secured for the ! plan, and even if the commission had reached a conclusion the acceptance of | the Police Judges would still have been | necessary. “When the illegality of the proposed Phelan plan was discovered,” asked Knowland, ““did you and Mayor Phelan or you and any member of the Police Commission enter into any private agree- ment to carry the plan into effect?” *No, sir; absolutely no such agreement was ever made.” “Did Dent Robert and Thomas Williams of the Examiner ever make any direct charges to you against Sergeant Ma- honey of the Chinatown squad?* “They did not. They declared thelr be- lief that things were not right with the Chinatown squad, but no direct charges were made.” “Why did you remove Sergeant Shea from the Chinese district?” “Because he requested me to do so.” “Was there no other reason?” | ‘“Absolutely none,” “Have you ever removed any officer | from the Chinese district?” “I have. 1 have removed- Sergeant Ma- | honey because I believed that he was not | as active as he should have been in his | duties. He was lax and I removed him. I had no other evidence than my own observation. ‘I do not believe that he was levyinf blackmail. As far as I am concerned 1 _do not believe that he was dishonest. There was a _suspicion, of course, that because he was -not active | there might be dishonesty, but Mahoney | has been in the department many years, has an excellent record and I had nothing | to show that he would jeopardize it.” “But you removed him because of the vague attack of Examiner representa- tives, did you not?” 0} “I believed the Examiner was sincere, It was then friendly to the department.’ “Since you have had differénces with it you believe now that it is insincere?” “I gimply share a general public opin- fon in that regard,” was the answer. “‘Are there any papers in San Francisco which are sincere?” “I will have to refer you to the pro- prietors,” was the Chief’s reply. “Do you know that Chinese bulletins were posted in the Chinese quarter an- nouncing that persons could visit gam. yung games without fear of police inter- erence?” “I do not know the fact. This is the first 1 have heard of it.” Do you know Frank J. Sullivan?" do. “{ullflv: ‘:‘ yonrl;" 1s t. He is “I regret to say he nof e a brother-in-law of llnimr Phelan.” niare bounded by BoSkion, Dupont, b uare :}ne and Jackson streets, does he not?” = e does. s - > s among the foul the Chinese district, 1s 1t ot o %t 2 discussion of to Chinese on was not only | but to regulate so as to protect | |H domot think so.” There are gambling dens in this prop- erty, are there not?”’ “Not that I know of. There is a house of {ll-fame in one of the bulldings.” “Do_you know the house T Pacific street?' “Y¢ . That is in the Sullivan property.” “Dy you Kknow that it is a lottery place?” “I do mot.” ou know that the Sullivan prop- Do y - has been condemned by the Board of alth? “L know that it has not been; the plumbing has been condemned. ' “Have any arrests been made on the property?” “l do not know.,"” “Do you think the Mayor knows of the vice being conducted in his brother-in- law’s building?" do not know." “Do you think he would suppress it if he knew it?” “I do not know."” you think Sullivan knows of this have not the slightest idea.” “How many men would you need to de- here are 505 men.” low many in Chinatown?" tween six and cight men." here is the principal defect in sup- pressing Chinese gambling in this city?”" | “The principal defect is the difficulty in | securing evidence. In most contested cases there is an acquittal on this ground.” “Did Chinese 4t any time make an ac- cusation against Officers Young and Sam- uelg?" “Such charges were made,” was the answer. “The officers were tried by the Police Commission and were exonerated.” “Were accusations ever made to you against Sergeant Brophy?” “No charges were ever made against him,” was the reply. “Do you know Ho Yow, Chinese Consul Gerlxeral?" 3 “Did you not visit him and did he not directly accuse Sergeant Mahoney of cor- ruption in Chinatown?” “Ho Yow never made any such changes 0 me."” “Did Captain Seymour tell you any- thing?" He did not.” Did any one ever ask you to rescind vour order forcing gamblers up from the ground floor?” “Yes; several persons asked me to do so. Among them were Attorneys Joseph Coffey and Keough and John H. Wise, ex- Collector of the Port.” “In_your efforts to suppress Chinese gambling have you ever tried to learn who are the owners of the property in ch games are conducted have not.” “Don’t you know that the Penal Code makes it an offense to rent property for gambling purposes and that, knowing this, you could go after the owners?’ “I have never gone after them. A running fire of questions relative to State laws on gambling and social evils was then ‘made by Assemblyman Laird. Chief Sullivan showed himself rather hazy on these questions, none of which, how- ever, were of particular importance in ref- erence to the purpose of the inquiry. The questioner dur not seem to understand that it has been the policy of the police for many years to tolerate social vice as long as it does not become offensive to the general public and submits to regula- tlon. Webber also took a hand in the affair, and with that unfairness which seems to characterize his part of the ex- amination he made matters worse. Chiet Sullivan was then excused from the wit- ness stand. $ —_— PHELAN EXPATIATES 0}! POLICE CORRUPTION Explains Why He Secured Election of Sullivan, Who Admittedly Was Not * Mayor Phelan had two spells on the wit- nest stand, being interrupted in his tes- | ony by the desire of the commission put Police Captain Seymour on. The Mayor had not concluded when the hour for adjournment arrived and he was told to be on hand again at 10 o'clock this morning, which he promised to do. He was led part of the time by the question- ing of members of the commission. Part of the time he had his own way and wolunteered several statements that were not asked for. He began by telling his name and the facts concerning his holding office as Mayor. his was his third term. Two terms were under the consoli- dation act and the present one under the new charter. The powers he derlved from the charter, as related to the Police De- partment, were to appoint the Board of Police Commissioners and it was incum- bent on him to see that the Police Com- misgioners properly performed their duty. He was also enabled, under the charter, to make recomendations to the Police Com- missioners concerning their policy. He could attend the meetings of the commls- sion and take part in discussion, but had no_vote. “Did you offer any suggestions concern- ing appointments on the police force?" asked Mr. Schillig. “I did not offer any suggestion concern- ing appointments, ‘with one exception which was in relation to the office of Chie: of Police. I recommended the appoint- ment of Chief Sullivan.” ~Mayor Phelan then testified that, under the charter, the executive sessions of the | Board of Police Commissioners were sup- The Commissioners | posed to be secret. were given sole control of the Police De Ipartment by the charter, but he did nof t wish to hold out thes back any information. Al d 0 o _vou give the Chief of Police his olicy ed Mr. Schilllg. ‘No. The Commissioners should act in- dependently; but, if they have a bad policy, 1 ought to' be present and object.” Then Mayor Phelan sald that he had thought about the Police Department con- siderably. He belleved that there had been attempts In Chinatown to_ corrupt policemen and he believed there had been corruption, but this he had only by report and not by personal knowledge. ;la con- sidered that, since he heard of this cor- ruption, he had made radical changes in the Police Department. In the first place he had named a new Board of Police Com- missioners and he had also recommended the ?polntmen! of a new Chief. He be- lieved the department to be on a better footing than formerly, so far as corrup- tion was concerned. “Why did you recommend Sulilvan for Ch&;?l; He had tary “Well, He been my secre knew' him. The . recommendation was made when there was a contest for the pllrcfidln? a defgllo&k ;lva! on.” “Didn’t you think there were go in “the Pollce Department for- t%de e sition 2 "%gerc was no such man that I aware of. In Sullivan I knew that [ a man of integrity. He had bees office and I knew of Honesty appeared to me to be the firat requisite for the place, and ordinary ca- racity to know the duties of the position was the second consideration. f knew that he had been in the National Guard for a long period. was surprized,” added the yor, “to hear Ch’ef'g\l ivan ad not read the Penal testity that he for we often had to consult it ‘was 2 had n m; his . methods. Code, when he was in my office. 1 he must have meant that he hl'klmnn(!l(t g;lnls sidered it as a student or as a lawyer.” The Mayor testified that, until he had the responsibility of naming the Police Commission, he "did not ha: any very In te knowledge of the I?llrl of the Police Department. Probably there we”e men in the department who were quali- fied to be appointed as Chief. but he did not know them. While he had studied law for two years once, it was from the historical side and concerning the under- I; rinciples. He had k Jiog DRI, 00 W2 esperal Kuowl out the provisio the s of the Penal Cod f the city, whether ordinances requested it or not. He dll not y there had been a ar se provisions. S MAYOR SAYS BRIBERY IS IN THE VERY AIR Insists That Chinese Are Extremely Cunning and Take the Initia- tive in Tempting. Concerning the treatment of gambling- he houses and houses of prostitution, cald that there had not been any | ¢ite or referenqum on the part citizens of San Francisco, and he, there fore, considered that it would be difficult to say what their wishes were. How should any one know? It was like rumors of bribery—in the air. The upper office of the Police Depart- ment consisted of the detectives and the Chief. . He had heard the Chief testify | that the upper office consisted of the de<‘ The Chief had been too modest himself. He had talked over s of the department with the { Chief, and was conv d that there Rad | been corruption, especially in Chinatown. He had a statement from ex-Chief Crow- | had been affered from $3000 nonth if he would permit a name the China- yor, knew that If there had g on in China- | that some one Lad been receiving money. . | Soon_after he recelved the statement | from Chief Crowley, that he had testified | to, a personal feiend of the Mayor came | to’ the eity from San Jose and told him | that a Chinaman who had formerly worked for-him and who had become tho | secretary of a Chinese society, had tele- phoned for him to come up to San Fran- cisco and had offered him $200 per month for himself and had also offered to pay | the Chinese were been any wrongdol town it was safe any sum for the serv of an attorney if he would manage to secure immunity | for the Chinese lawbreakers. The Mayor conferred with the Police Commissioness about that matter. He knew from the facts he had mentioned that the Chinese would take the initiative in bribery. He thought | that the Police Department needed over- | hauling and recommended the appoint- | | ment of the present Chief for that rea- | son. | *“Do you think there has been any im- provement in the lower ranks of the Po- | office?” “I feel that there has. The personal appearance of the men and their disci- | gambling lice Department since you have been in | ble Rem_edi,es —_— en expected i world was « do well to look for ano ware on earth the evil Iy eradicated. But every in Seattle was put une There were no y in saloons. Pro ere compelled to pay a regular the : arrested. There wa fting on. T for the p ¥ 1 from g prostit mated $50,000 ers and s appr question Fr. consulted. cal men, Morning seruple sligk Th - e people cou come istance. No one be e whether thé nterview.” sa s Cxaminer, writ ing it cut myse 1y reported on t “I have talked of the jaw are enfore called upo: i Palace Hotel,' as be expressed it and who was made to give up money that did not belong to him, although there s no process er whici he was then held For this work he gave the credit to “an attorney named Pillsbur; who advised that that was the only practical way to hing. yor te: ifled also that he was not »rapromise had Db sent plan of proced agalnst gamblers and prostitutes. He dil not beleve that there had been any com- sidered the Police Department to above reproach. He had heard that certain parties were raising $2000 per week for a corruption fund. If that was true he would like to know of it Commissioner Laird asked whether the Chief had the power to make appoint- Continued on Page Four. ADVERTISEMENTS. A CAUSE OF HEADACHE. One Very Common Cause, Generally Overlooked. | Headache is a symptom, an indication of derangement or disease in some organ, | and the cause of the headache is difficult | to locate because so many diseases have | headache as a prominent symptom; de- pline has improved.” | rangement of the stomach and liver, heart The Mayor said that he did not per- | (FIEIOCILS aiicage. lung troubis, eva sonally know of any gambling going on | 4200 %L i diting glasses all producs in Chinatown, but he believed it to be going on every day and night in the vear. He presumed that the fault was in |the law of evidence and in the three | stout doors. Are you resporsible for this?" “I am in a_measure responsible. T have vised with the Board of Supervisors | about legislation. been advised | {dity.""The oors they. | town are of wood, common house doors. Any legislation that would npply to them would apply to house doors.” The Mayor said he had not visited the gambling houses of He went to a Chinese gamblin, about three months ago and found no im- pediment to entrance. The Chinese were not gambling but were seated around n table. At another place the doors wera shut. He was informed by an officer who accompanied him that gambli was probably tgolng mt‘ msld:',l :ut he did not T arres : l‘:,““:‘ifi% s G 'remfly for these evils?" aske r. 5. The Mayor answergd that this involved juestions of constitu on-.llt‘. In ce | the size of houses and their helght Is rog- | ulated by law. ssibly the Californla | Legislature would amend the law of evi- | dence as to what should constitute proof | of the existence of a gambling house. The resent outfit of a Chinese gambiing Potise consisted of a_common, plain table and some beans. Uncooked beans were no evidence of gambling, but with ben:laf | rsonally the cify. house the Chinese played fantan. There h: been arrests, but the courts have held | that beans and a table did not constitute | evidence of gambling and had thrown the cases out o? . If the police drove | fantan out of the gambling houses it | layed in the Chinese wash houses. e ‘lnyor did not believe that any white men were gambling at Chinese games, with the exception of Chinese lot- teries. The only injury done by fantan was to the Chinese. The morality of the Chinese had not received much attention when there was such an abundance of peonle'lgl:: the outflde ‘i“lt]r’nn‘ {" ;nul,. tion. e ownership of the hous, n Chinatown had been disc yul{ owned by foreigners and non-resi- dents. PLEA FOR THE PLAN His Honor Describes ce of Other Cities and Takes Fling _at the Press. The Mayor took a shy at the news- said that they were shielding the white gamblers. They were printing the lists of the lottery drawings. Some time ago it was proposed to arrest the proprietors of the papers for this. 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