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"GRAND JURO THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1905. ; + i iffeirs of the city, whereby thousz er offenses. RS CHARGE THE MAYOR VITH MISFEASANCE AND NEGLIGENCE aigned in a report by the Grand Jury yesterday in severest measure. ~Misfeasance in office and gross negligence in conducting ¢ nds of dollars have teen lost, are charged against him. Facts and figures are given in proof. During the day he I before the inquisitorial body and grilled for two uncomfortable hours with questions regarding his personal administration. The municipality’s execu- 5 protecting prostitutes, willfully breaking the city’s charter, permitting collections to be forced from civil service employes by agents:of Abe The Mayor pleaded not guilty to many charges, lack of knowledge of some and inability to stop others. - — o ' A Accounts in Clerk’s Office. to Fund of Organization. CITY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE [ERCILESSLY FLAYED. " Report Says Schmitz’s Financial Administration Cost San Francisco Thousands in Uncollected Ciaims That He Permitted the Agents of Ruef to Force Civil Service Employes to Contribute THOMAS P. ANDREWS, FOREMAN OF GRAND JURY, WHICH YESTERDAY BROUGHT IN THE SEVERE AR- RAIGNMENT OF THE CITY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE. ith grille of the s allowed to & ality he w ew pe s excited manner and the c e black whis- : ire and that ry's report of gross negligence in ead of turning « r collecting it, instance in one city charter by 1 of muc! ting MAYOR PLEADS WORK AS AN EXCUSE. houses of prostitution Gra ) the d done the best he could e to see r duties exactly to collect moneys due the man Andrews then showed h one extra clerk he could collect another to icollect this money for persc city because him the s ollected from the Widber property in rents was that this was lost through the failure of Easton, the city officials had not turned in money as id that he did not consider that this provision lived"up to and that he had bgen too busy to s the s e not forced to pay the bond. In the matter alleging that Boyle to the Board of Education contrary to the pro- r the Mayor sald that he did not consider a member of a city official and that he acted upon legal advice. He name of his counsellor. RS WILL NOT OBEY CITY ORDINANCES. ; he did the best that p them strictly to the law. win Theater. e M contracts for his approval. had charge of this es the Grand Jury heard that Jake Rauer had obtained part of the cash and aiming the real estate in his own name on the Assessor's books. ted that the money was still in the bank and that his responsi- d in the matter. He was excused after & few minutes’ ques- The report of the Grand Jury concerning the administration of Mayor Schmitz follows in its entirety: Section 2, chapter 1 of article IV, page 32 of the municipnl charter reads: “The Maver shall wvigil 1y obse lic office: obligntio When a linquent officer or person from office pending an official investigation.” Section 3 of chapter 2, page 13 of the charter provides that the Co ac who, ficer a8 are authorized by law. On November 3), 1%3, a firm of accountants employed by the Finance Com- jimittee of the Board of Supervisors filed its final report on the County Clerk's office showing amounts due and to be collected if causes opened and closed aggregating $36,08522. The report showed direct charges the Clerk’s 186 65, REPORT OF CLERK'S OFFICE. against On December 12, 1903, the Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors addressed the Mayor in the following words: “With reference to the investigation of the books and accounts of the office of the County Clerk of the City and County of San Francisco, instituted by the P wee Committee of ‘the Board of Supervisor: d the duty imposed upon it by sections 2 and 4 of chapter 2, article IT hapter, 1 have the honor to transmit to you by direction of sgid tee, the final report of the Hassell Audit Company, filed December 2, n their investigation of the conduct and affairs of the County Clerk's of- ve the period of March 2, 18% (the date of the adoption of the new e Legislature of the State of California) to July 1, 1905, and also accompanying matters; lation, statement classifying sundry exhibits contained in the re- 1 Audit Company on the County Clerk’'s office, made for tee of the Board of Supervisors under date of November 30, mber 12, 1908). | report “E' made by the Hassell Audit Company of the County r the Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors, Novem- December 2, 1903). Cierk’'s receipts and sundry correspondence marked Exhibits ‘A" December 2, 1908). ri’s receipts and sundry 2, 1903). receipts and sundry correspondence marked Exhibit ‘C’ 1903). es remitted—marked Exhibit ‘D’ (filed December 2, 1903). causes open and where R. F. Mogan appears as Admin- arked Exhibit ‘E’ (filed December 2, 1903). . C. Freese, Public Administrator, marked Exhibit correspondence marked Exhibit ‘B’ o in causes closed, J. C. Pennie, Public Administrator, marked secember 2, 1903) HEAVY DEFALCATIONS COMMITTED. by the Finance Committee to inform you that it approves s contained in the report of the experts, and to that extent mts the same as its own; that it approves the recommenda- ts as to the reorganization and the conduct of the County ther, as it appears from said report that defalcations officers of the city and county and that as there is o the city and county of San Francisco the sum of $36,085 22, ‘recapitulation’ above referred to, the Finance Committee so Honor, in aceordance with section 4, chapter 2, article IT of the n of your Honor is respectfully called to the fact that partial n of the County Clerk's office, made by the Hassell ave been heretofore transmitted to vou under dates of June . 1902, July 14, 1963, and July 24, 1903, which partial reports, together and exhibits herewith transmitted. Include all the data comins two hours vesterday sharp, stration of public affairs. segligence in office and his the people of San 1 merciless and men who crowd- 1s over t of investigation of the is accused ,of failure ap- by allowing Abe Ruef, . employes to other and Jury that he was s under nmense amount of work in his office ally that all of as the charter provided. He the offer of per cent per cent vestigation of the Smith defalcation took time and that hnical matter and that he was not responsible if the t he could to make the theaters nents for safety that have been prescribed, but that it He said that he had tended to or that when the lessee of the Terrace Gardens applied uct the place as a theater the request was denied, but that license was granted on the application to run the place as a at it was in the same condition then as when the first permit hmitz said he would look up. He also promised to look for the Schmitz Club and the failure of presentation oner Drinkhouse was also examined by the Grand Jury. He stioned in regard to the disposition of the remnants of the Sullivan es- tate when he was Public Administrator eight » and then he deposited the money in the Union Trust Company. Re- e the official conduet of all pub- and the manner in which they execute their dutiex and fulsill their officinl defaleation or willful neglect of duty or official mixconduct shall come to his knowledge he shall suspend the de- Finance mittee of the Board of Supervisors shall investigate the transactions and ounts of all offices having the collection and disbursement of public money and that if it shall appear that a’misdemeanor in office or defalcauon has been mitted by an officer, the committee shall immediately report to the Mayor, if he approves the report, shall take such proceedings against such of- County peculation amounting to $1287957 and due in causes open and closed, actipg under the power | into possession of the ‘Finance Committee in connection with the investigation. Mayor receipted to the Finance Committee, under date of Decembgr 12, foliows: “Received from Charles W. Fay, report transmitted from the Finance Com- mittee, in which is presented the final report of the Hassell Audit Company in re County, Cierk’s office and varfous exhibits In connection with the same. (Signed) E. E. Schmitz.” {DOES NOT TRY TO COLLECT. On March 9, 190%, upon investigation, we determined the fact that no | procesdings whatever had been made toward the collection of the sums re- | ported, nor has the City Attorney’s office had uny communication whatever from the Mayor rezarding the snme. . Thus it appears that from the filing of the final report, on December 12, | 1902, to (hix dxte, no action whatever hns been taken to collect any portion of thix Jarge sum of money. No effort seems to have been made by the Mayor, whose duty it is under the charter, townrd the collection of the sums reported—apparently a willful neglect of duty. The report was not only sub- | mitted offietally by the Finnnce Committee, as stated above, but the collection of the nmounts duc In various canses, open and cloxed, has been called to the at- tention of the Mayor by the County Clerk verbnlly upon two occaslons. | Resolution No. 1262, passed November 11, 191, reads, “Resolved that his | Honor, the Mayor, be and is hereby requested and fully empowered by this board to take charge of the claims of the City and County on the estate of August C. Widber, ex-Treasurer, and obtain an early settlement of same as speedily as possible in accordance with his best judgment.” The Mayor has utterly neglected this matter. About $500 was collected as rental on this property by Easton, Eldridge & Co., which was lost to the city by their fallure and the Mayor’s lack | of attention. The last rental deposited in the Treasurer's office was $9%6 40 In | January, 192, by Mayor Phelan. Section 3 of article 4, page 33 of the charter | reads: “The Mayor shall see that all centracts and agreements of the city and county are faithfully kept and fully performed.” y ; - TN N8 A8 ISLOW IN TURNING 'IN MONEY. | In accordance with an act approved April 29, 1869, an order to amend order [ No. 745, entitled “An order to expedite settlement of land-titles in the city and county of San Francisco and other orders amendatory thereto and supplemental thereto, ““the Board of Supervisors issued real estate certificates and the Mayor issues a deed for which custom prescribes the collection of $ for each deed thus issued. The money thus collected should be deposited -with the Treasurer as other fees are callected and deposited. On March 10, 195, the eount showed that the Boatd of Supervisors had issued for the years 1%02, 1903, 1904 and 1905 825 certificates, The Treasurer's books show that theére has been deposited by the Mayor the sum of $6 each for 8§77 deeds. The money thus recelved » not heen deposited strictly im accordance with the provixions of the charter, which provides that money collected for any fee or service for and on behalf of the city shall he deposited dally. Dur- inz Janunry, February, March, Scptember aand November, 1803, but ome de- poxit was made eagh month; and but nne deposit was made on the Iast day of the respective months of April, May, June, July, August, September, Octo- ber. November and December, 1004. Section 32, of chapter 32, page 127 of the municipal charter of the city and county of San Francisco describes how leases of lands owned by the city and county may be made. Section 3, chapter 1, article 4, page 33 reads: ‘‘The Mayor shall see that all contracts and agreements with the city and county are faith- fully kept and fully performed.” MAY BE REMOVED FOR FAILURE. Section 17, chapter 1, article 16, page 142 says: ‘“'All moneys * * * belong- ing to or coliected for the use of the city and county coming ‘into the hands of any officer of the city and county shall immediately be deposited with the Treas- urer for the benefit of the funds to which they respectively belong. If such offi- cer for twenty-four hours after receiving the same shall delay or neglect to make such deposit, he shall be deemed guilty of misconduct in office and may be removed."” | v % Section 23, chapter 1, article 16, page 145, reads “* * * and every officer shall pay all moneys coming into his hands as such officer, no matter from what source derived or received, into the treasury of the city and county within twen- ty-four hours after receipt of the same.” & Section 3, chapter 3 of article 3, page 27, says: *“Every fee, commission, per- centage, allowance, or other compensation auth®rized by law to be charged, re- ceived or collected by any officer for any official services, must be paid by the officer recelving the same to the Treasurer in the manner herein provided.” Fol- lowed by section 4 in the same chapter and article, which says: “It shall be the duty of every officer authorized by law to charge, receive or collect any fee, com- mission, percentage, allowance or compensation for the performance of any of- ficlal service or duty of any kind or nature, or rendered in any official capacity, or by reason of any officlal duty or employment, to deliver the same to the Treas- urer at the expiration of each business day.” . BEHIND EIGHTEEN MONTHS. By custom it has become the duty of the Mayor to collect rentals for property occupied for other than municipal purposes. Investigation made by this Grand Jury of the property owned by the city, known as the Channel-street lots, J. H. Kennedy lessee, and which is occupled by the J. H. Kennedy Lumber Company, and for which the rental is 3156 per month, paid to the Mayor, shows that the money was not deposited in ac- cordance with the charter provisions quoted above, as by the following statement: Payment made April 18, 1902, for month of April, 1902, deposited July 15, 1902. Payment made May 15, 1902, for month of May, 1902, deposited July 15, 02. 3 19 Payment made July 18, 1902, for month of July, 1902, deposited Decem- ber 1, 1902. Payment made December 17, 1902, for month of December, 1902, deposited January 17, 1903. Payment made July 27, 1903, for month of July, 1903, deposited Novem- ber 20, 1903. ¢ Payment made August 15, 1903, for month of August, 1903, deposited No- vember 20, 1903. Payment made October 13, 1903, for month' of October, 1903, deposited November 20, 1903. Payment made June 20, 1904, for month of June, 1904, deposited July 5, 1904. Thus it appears as a fact that rental money in thix case has been held for months at a time, in direct contradiction to the provisions of the charter. Pay- ment made Scpiember 15, 1903, for the month of September; 1903, had not been, on the date of the Investigation, March 13, 1905, deposited with the Treasurer—a lapse of elghteen months, lacking two days. s In the matter of the city property at 635-39 California street, Bald- win & Howell agents, rental value $120 40 per month, it is shown by the investigation made by this Grand Jury, March 13, 1905, that: 14 Payment made February 5, 1903 for January, 1903, was deposited April 24, 1903, Payment made February 6, 1908,/for February, 1908, was deposited April 24, 1903. Payment made March 30, 1903, for March, 1903, was deposited April 24, 1903. Payment made June 25, 1903, for June, 1903, was deposited November 30, 1908. b Payment made August 26, 1903, for August, 1903, was deposited November 30, 1903. ¢ yment made September 25, 1903, for Scptember; 1903, -was deposited February 9, 1904. g ¥ G Payment made October 29, 1903, for October, 1903, was deposited Novem- ber 20, 1903. ke . Payment made October 381, 1904, for October, 1904, was deposited ber 11, 1904. 3 R Thus it appears that the payments made were held for months at a time. Payments made July 29, 1903, for the month of July, and the payment made August 26, 1904, for the month of August, 1904, had not on the day named aBove, March .13, 1905, been deposited with the Treasurer. CITY RENTALS WITHHELD. s In the matter 0f the property belonging to the city located at 1416 Bush street, occupled by F. A. Damrell, after investigation by this Grand Jury on March 13, 1905, the rental value of which is $10 per month, it was found that the rentals for the months of January, February and Marcl paid d‘;fl:l the respective months, that for April, 1902, was not paid May, 190. ‘ . i Payment due May, 1902, was deferred until August, 1902. 5 Payment due June, 1902, was not paid until August, 1902. 7 Payment due July, 1902, was deferred until November, 1902, Novem- h were e Payment due August, 1902, was deferred until November, 1802. Payment due September, 1902, was not paid until January 8, 1903. Payments due, for November and December, 1902, and January, 1903, were not paid until April 11, 1904, and that the amounts due for February, March and April, 1903, were not paid until January 18, 1905. That no rental what- ever had been collected upon. this property from April, 1903, to the date of the examination, March 13, 1905. Of the amounts collected by the Mayor, deposits were made as follows: lm’x’hat paid January 18, 1%2, for January, 1902, not deposited until March 19, 3 1 ”‘Phlt paid February 24, 1902, for February, 1302, not deposited until March 19, .That pald March 24, 1302, for March, 1902, not deposited until March 19, 1904. That pald May 10, 1902, for April, 1902, not deposited until March 19, 1904. That pald August 2, 1902, for May, 192, not deposited until March 19, 1904. That paid August 2, 1902, for June, 1902, not deposited until March 19, 1904. 19‘MTha( paid November 26, 1902, for July, 192, not deposited until March 19, - ' m’l‘hflt paid November 26, 1%2, for August, 1902, not deposited until March 18, \ 1o, That paid January 7, 1%, for September, 132, mot deposited untll March That paid January 7, 1%03, for October, 192, not deposited until March 19, That paid April 11, 1904, for November, 102, not deposited until April 12, 1904. That paid April 11, 194, for December, 1%2, not deposited until April 12, 1904. That paid April 11, 194, for January, 1903, not deposited until April 12, 1904. & ng;-t paid January 18, 1905, for February, 1903, not deposited until January 1905. 3 That pald January 18, 1905, for March, 1903, not deposited until January 18, That paid January 18, 1905, for April, 1903, not deposited until January 18, 1%05. The above statement of fucts indicates a remarkable lack of system Im the handling of rentals accruing on city property, and also that the amounts collected were not deposited with the Treasurer according to the provisions of the churter for months—in one eaxe two years and two months after its recelat. MAYOR NEGLECTS HIS DUTY. Further investigation on the part of this Grand Jury discloses the fact that ! city property occupied by T. Termoti, 524 Pine street, and J. Takayama, 19-21-23 St. Mary’s street, paid to Bovee, Toy & Co., prior agents for the former owners. of the property, at the rate of $61 per month from Jume 1, 19, aggregating a total of $610. This Grand Jury states that under section 2, chapter 1, article IV, page 33 of the charter, which says: “The Mayor shall from time to time recom- mend to the proper officers of the different departments such measures as he may deem beneficial to public Interest™ The Mayor should have at lenst recommended, 1f he did not see fit to col- lect these rentals himself, an official or department for the collection of the sald rentals, and it was clearly neglect of duty for which n subordinate cer would undoubtedly have been punished or removed from office for not promptly collecting said rentals, which, as stated shove, by custom has be- come the duty of the Mayor. The appointment of Thomas F. Boyle to the Board of Education was made by the Mayor in direct opposition to the provisions of the charter. Section 2, chapter 1 of article XI, page 122 of the municipal charter reads: “No member of the Board (Board of Election Commissioners) nor Registrar, nor deputy Reg- istrar shall during his term of pffice be a member of any convention the pur- pose of which is to nominate candidates for office; nor be eligible to any other municipal office during the term for which he shall have been appointed, or for one year thereafter. * * ** i Section 1 of same chapter, article and page reads: “Those first appointed must, immediately after their appointment, so classify themselves by lot that one shall go out of office at the end of one year, one at the end of two years, one at the end of three years, and two at the end of four years.” On January 8, 1904, Thomas F. Boyle resigned from the Board of Education, received his appointment from the Mayor as a member of the Board of Edu- cation and took his seat as a member of sald Board of Education om January 9, 1904. ENCOURAGER OF VICE. This Grand Jury has determined the fact that the Mayor of this elty Is a zunrantor upon the lease of a house of prostitution located at No. 554 Geary street of this city, the lessee heing one Mrs. Herlin, the mistress of said bouse of prostitution. The Hassell Audit Company made a report on the defalcation of W. J. White, ex-cashier of the Department of Public Works, aggregating the sum of $8316 00, and flled same with the Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors, who transmitted the same officlally to the Mayor on January 20, 1903, In accordance with section 4, chapter 2 of article 2, page 13 of the municipal charter. On July 3, 193, the Mayor addressed a letter to Franklin K. Lane, then City Attorney, notifying him of the White defalcation, and asking him to be ready to take action. On July 23, i3, a letter was addressed to the Mayor, by the City Attorney, Franklin K. Lane, advising that demand must be made by the Mayor on the surety companies and the commissioners of the Board of Public Works, for the amount of this defalcation. "On -April 22, 1904, a resolution from the Board of Supervisors was received by the City and County Attorney, directing the present City Attorney to institute proceedings; subsequent to the passing of this resolution, the Mayor made the demand upon the surety companies and the commissioners of the Board of Pub- lic Works In accordance with the letter addréssed to him by Franklin K. Lane, City Attorney,” July 23, 1903. ALLOWS BONDSMEN TO ESCAPE. A complaint was prepared by the City Attorney, but not filed until June §, 1904, owing to the fact that the Mayor had not made demand against all the \ parties defendant. A complaint was filed June 6, 1904, entitled “City and County of San Fran- cisco, etc., vs. W. J. White et al.” No claim was filed against the estate of Colonel Mendell, who prior to his death way a member of the Bo: of Public Works, and under the provisiéns of the charter, section 6, cl¥ 13, page 139, which says: ‘“Every officer shall be liable on his official bond for the acts and omissions of his depu- ties, assistants, clerks and employes, appointed by him, and of any and each of them, and every official bond shall contain such a condition.” From the Mayor's neglect it is believed that the statute of limitations has run szainst each of the members of the Board of Public Works of that time and agninst the surety company which provided the bond for White. At least this defense is set out by the defendants In the cnuse. On December 14, 1904, a report filed with the Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors,-and given publicity in the daily press of this city. This report as published showed malfeasance and misfeasance in the office of ex-Tax Col- lector E. J. Smith. Section 2, chapter 1, article 4, pages 32 and 33 of the municipal charter reads: ‘“The Mayor shall vigilantly observe the official conduct of all public officers and the manner in which they execute their duties and fulfll their obligations. * * * When any official defalcation or wiliful neglect of duty or official misconduct shall come to his knowledge, he shall suspend the delinquent officer or person from office pending an official investigation.” NEGLECTS SMITH INVESTIGATION. The report as published in the daily press made this statement: That - there - had been in the license office a gross neglect of duty and fully two hundred thousand dollars per annum could and should have been collected. The oftice is a political one and.has been run as such. The groesest kind of official misconduct on the part of the ex-Tax Col- lector was thus given publicity; but the Mayor teok mo uction in the matter, and, ax the charter directs, made no ofiicis] Investigation—an equally gross meglect of duty wupon the part of the Mayor. On December 2, December 3 and December 10, 1904, the San Francisco Chronicle, a morning publication of this city, described in detail how ex- Tax Collector Smith was depositing money in banks. In one concern the _amount of © $1,356,163.54, and In the total aggregate about two million dollars. It also published the fact that the ex-Tax Collector had received from the County Clerk $194,000, being the city’s portion of the taxes, paid to the latter as an officer of the Superior Court, by the United Rail- roads in the month of November, 1903, and that said sum was not paid into the city treasury until February 11, 1904, two months and eleven days after its receipt, and that said sum was not credited to the United Railroads, until April 23, 1904. Section 4, chapter 3, article 3, page 27-8 of the cl r reads: “It shall be the duty of every officer authorized by law to ¢ e, receive or collect any fee, commission; tage, allowance, or compensation for the performance of any official or duty of any kind or nature, or ren- Continued on Page 7, Columns 4 and 3. REECT OFFER OF TYPOTHETAE {Pressmen Refuse to Accept Eight-Hour Day Because Printers Are Not Included HIGGINS SCORED IS | Favors the Terms That Aré Presented and Is Taken to Task for It Warmly R 25 <TE After a stormy session of the Printing | Pressmen and Assistants’ Union held last | night in the Alcazar building the propo- | sition of the Typothetae for an eight- hour day for the pressmen but not for the printers, as pregented by International President Higgins, was unanimously re- jected. The pressmen absolutely refused to go back to work unless the compos- itors go with them. This attitude on the part of the uniom was takeh because it was seen that the object of the Typothetae In offering the concession of an eight-hour day to the | pressmen but not to the printers was for the purpose of causing a contention in the unian ranks and by this means de- feating the demands for which all had been laboring. Organizer F. J. Bonnington, who cen- sured President Higgins for the stand he took in favoring the return of the press- men on the eight-hour schedule, read the telegrams he had recelved from Presi- dent Lynch of the Typographical Unien. Lynch was strongly against the accept- ance of the offer in favor of the press- men, and sent a telegram to Bonnington that if Higgins refused to hold out for the demands of the union the ical Union would pay the pressmen strike benefits. Last night’s action in the offer of the Typothetas will make benefits necessary. The meeting was stormy, there being strong feeling expressed against those in favor of accepting any offers which would not hold good for the two organ~ izations. A committee from the Labor Council was present, and Arthur Mac- Arthur impressed it on the minds of the men that If the pressmen went back with scab printers a rupture would be opened 1in the ranks of the two unions that would take years to heal. He denounced Hig- gins in very strong terms for favoring the termg offered by the Typothetae. Higgins answered these denunciations with the statement that he was only ac- ceding to the wishes of the men and got them the eight hours that were asked for. He placed the proposition before them to act upon and sald that if they rejected it then a settlement for both would be attempted. When the meeting arose as one man and declared themselves for rejection Higgins sald, “I am game and will stay with you till the end.” At the regular weekly meeting of the San Francisco Labor Council last night President Will J. French stated that the £ign painting firm of Swan & Co. had signed on union terms with the executive committee. The privilege of the floor ‘was accorded to A. Goldman of the firm of Goldman & Co. to state his side of the controversy now existing. Steam Laundry Union elected the fol- lowing delegates to the International Convention of Laundry Workers at Chi- The annual picnic will be given next Sun- day at Fernbrook Park, Niles Canyon. The picnic committee consists of the fol- lowing: E. W. Flatley, Harry Korts, Ed- ward Moss, D. J. Gorman, Joseph Ledger, D. McGranahan, T. J. Lee, A. W. Alsop, ‘W. Sulberg, J. Norris, Charles Liniger, Miss Carrier Parmer, Miss Lizale Rich- ards, Miss Annie Brown, Miss Loretta Powers, Mrs. Reardon, M. J. McGeough and L. A. Greenlaw. — CHRIS CHRISTESEN’S WATCH PICKED UP BY A CITIZEN Detective C. H. Taylor made a report yesterday morning to Acting Captain Reynolds of the result of his Investi- gation Into the death and alleged rob- bery of Christesen, - saloon- keeper, on Wednesday night at the rallroad crosing at Twenty-fourth and Mission streets. Taylor has come to the conclusion that when the train struck Christesen he was thrown into the air and his money and wateh who was on a car that stopped crossing at the time of the accident, picked up a silver watch ground and handed it to ‘was standing near the body. told Reiss he would turn over to the police, but he has do so. The watch belonged to sen. When Cofporal Shanahan and Po- licemen Maloney and Skelly reached the scene and took charge of the il the Morgue wagon no trace of any coin or watch. - icular pictures for particular people. Come— ly‘ou:ur'hmuuu“ Sanborn, Vail In your Want Ad early to- night for the Sunday Call To- morrow, and the next day vou won’t grumble about “Blue Monday.” 4 IN Every line of human endeavor the Wants are active Agents that Work and Accomolish things for The People. YOUR Ad to-morrow will be read by more than a quarter of a mil- lion persons in San Francisco and the Pacific Coast. and if there’s anything you WANT. 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