The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
A Discharged Officer Certifes
That Schaffer Took
Brides.
EX-MAYOR PARDEE TEsTIFIEs.
He Was Censured by the Grand Jury
for Not Suppressing the
Lottery Games.
OAKLAND OFFICE, SAN Francisco CALL, |
9OS Broadway. Dec. 26. (

OAKLAND OFFICE, SAN Francisco CALI
9OS Broadway Dec. 26. (
The rehearing of the charges against R.
police force year ago by former Board
of Commissioners, is proving very sensa-
tional.
Mayor Davie, who is also one of the Po-
lice missioners, refuses to have any
thing TO do vito what he pleases to call a
farce. and Messrs. Wilson and Piersol are
handling it alone.
"McCloud was fairly tried, believe, a
year ago." said the Mayor to-day, "and I
see no reason for wasting my time all day
listening to the case. "
r. II. McCloud made a very damaging
statement this morning. McCloud was
the officer who raided several lottery joints
under instructions from Mayor Pardee.
Chief Schaffer knew nothing about them
till the arrests were m ade. and this in
crea sed the ill-feeling existing between
Schaffer and McCloud.
Ex-Mayo or Pardee said he had heard ex-
Chief Schaffer speak disrespectfully OF
NJ cCloud. He said there was long story
connected with it, but in brief it was as
follows: During his (Pardee's) term as
Mayor he had spoken to Schaffer, who was
then Chief of Police, about stopping the
Chinese lottery gambling in this city.
Schaffer replied that it was impossible to
stop the illegal business because the Chi
namen were too cunning for the police.
Mayor Pardee said he had been called be-
fore the Grand Jury and asked why he did
not have the Chinese gambling houses
shut up. He told the jury what Schaffer
had said and the jury then admonished
him that he should do all in his power to
stop the lotteries running in the city.
He then had another talk with Schaffer
about the matter, with no more satisfac-
tory result. A few days later McCloud
was in the Mayors office on other business
and he (the Mayor remarked that it was
strange the Police Department, could not
stop the lottery gam bling. McCloud re-
piled that it could be stopped and offered
to put in his vacation, ii authorized by the
Mayor, in raiding the joints. This was
done and in a couple of days McCloud
made many arrests.
After this Schaffer went into the Mayor
office and complained that McCioud had
exceeded his authority. Schaffer ma.
ligned McCloud and DR.. Pardee said that
McCloud naturally returned the compli-
ment, but not to such degree as did the
then Chief.
Sheriff White testified against the char
acter of Officer Lamping, and so did some
citizens. Lamping is one OF Schaffer S
witnesses.
R. H. McCloud testified in his own be-
half. that while the circus was in town the
manager of gam oline and confidence games
on the ground said he was paying Chief
Schaffer $50 day for being let alone. Nc
Cloud arrested two lottery men, who told
him they were paying $50 a month for pro-
lection from the police. Several other
statements were made by McCloud that
possess special significance. as they have
a direct bearing on the pending charges
against Officer Banks, and also on the tes-
timony of the Chinaman who recently
stated that he had been in the habit of
paying money to Chief Schaffer.
The Police Department is now in state
of unrest as those who were friendly to the
ex-Chief do not care to testify in case it
should be regarded as indicative of insub-
ordination to the present administration.
The case will be continued next week.