The herald., 1894-12-16
THE POLICE COMMISSION.
THE SENATE SALOON GETS A
SCORCHING.
Chief Glass Reports to the Police Com
missionsrs on the Case of Robbery.
Some Saloon Licenses
Transferred.

The police com missioners held spec
ial meeting yesterday morning and list
ened to the report OF Chief Glass on the
case of the Senate saloon on South Main
street. The report was rather agsinst
the proprietor Of the place. W. H. kiver-
comb, and handles him without gloves.
The chief went on to say:
II conclude. from my Investigations,
that W. ]. Hildredth WAS undoubtedly
robbed of about $50 in the saloon on the
9th Of Decembe by notorious bunko
man, who has been about this city for
some time, assisted by another man Of
his kind and very notorious prostitute,
and that these parties and their victim
we're permitted by the proprietor of the
Senate saloon, W. H. Rivercomb, to
occupy one of the rooms attached to his
saloon and to play cards and shake dice
there, and that they were furnished
with drinks from time to time by the
proprietor in person. And slso find that
the meeting Of low prostitutes and tin
horn gamblers about the saloon is quite
a common occurrence. There is nothing
in the facts of the Hildreth robbery
thus far ascertained that show the pro-
pristor as a participant in tho crime,
and do not think that he got cent of
the victims money other than that paid
for drinks. nor do think that the said
Rivercomb knew that Hildrcth was to
be robbed, nor that he would directly
aid such an act. His saloon is, however,
very far from being what it ehould be.
and he is certainly to blame for permit
ting such notorious characters to hang
around his place.
when pressed in the matter River
comb gave the names of the parties who
were with Hildreth and who got his
money, claiming that he had learned
the names since he was first asked by
Attorney House. and that he did not
know the names of the parties when first
asked. But l think that this is very
doubtful. As soon Rs we learned the
identity OF the parties warrants were se.
cured for them, but the detective to
whom they were given is not able to
find them and thinks they were told in
time to enable them to get out of the
city"
The commissioners. especially Mr..
Bosbyshell. were inclined to look upon
the offense of Rivercomb as very
grave one, but after deliberation decided
to grant him q hearing on Tuesday
next.
On the protest of R. B. Russell and
others against granting q saloon license
to Hierholzsr & Grow at 1191a East
Fifth street, the chief recon- mended that
the protest be denied. This matter was
also left for next Tuesday.
On Police officer Robbins report Of
finding fourteen saloons open on Sum-
dav action was deferred until Tuesday.
Officer Robbins found Cosgrove & Wat
sons saloon at 126 North Los Angeles
street, open at l 10 o'clock on the morn
ing of Wednesday, October Oath.
Upon the favorable report of the chief
the following applications were granted: !:
Tranfer OF license at corner of Main ard
Alameda streets fiom Chan. S. Smith to
Smith & Hoeppner; transfer of saloon
license at 445 South Spring street from
S. j. Banks to Roberts & Elliott; trans
fer OF license of G. W. Graf from 23l
North Los Angeles street to 112 Com.
mercial street.