The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-06
Persons Charged With Attempt
ing to Act Through a
Friend.
HOW THE SCHEME WAS WORKED
A Well-Known Attorney Accused by
Sanders of Obtaining Money by
False PretenseS.

For several days past it has been whis-
pered around the Board OF Health Depart
ment at the City Hall that certain persons
were endeavoring to corrupt Milk Inspec-
tor Dockery. This rumor assumed definite
shape yesterday, when those directly
interested consented to talk about it.
1t seems that on or about October 10,
Inspector Dockery came across wagon
belonging to j.. Sanders of the Boston
farm. A sample was promptly tested, and
1t fell below the standard named by the
Board of Health. In some mysterious way
the knowledge that Dockery had secured
sample of milk from the Boston farm be-
came known, and in day or SO the Milk
Inspector. Sanders and DIR. Greedy were
approached by various persons, the burden
OF their talk being money.
+. A. Rood of the Can and Bottle Asso-
citation visited Dr. Greedy, while Attorney
Tobin of the firm of Tobin & Gleason
divided his time between Sanders, the
dalryman, and Dockery, the Milk Inspec-
tor. Sanders handed over $40 to Tobin.
that gentleman giving the following re-
ceipt:
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. %, 1895.
Received from J. Sanders twenty t$20) dol
lars Tor legal services rendered to date.
ToBIN IL GLEASON.
Four days before this, or on October Is,
Mr.. Tobln called at the office of Sanders
and, finding that gentleman out, left the
following note:
Oct %, 1895
J. Sanders: leave this note to remind you
of your agreement with me. II you wish me
10 guarantee that the matter we spoke about
will not be published tomorrow morning, you
will call at my office this afternoon. ToBIN
1t is not in evidence at the present time
whether Sanders called as requested, but
it is apparent from that gentlemans state
ment that on October 20 he paid Tobin $50,
to be used in suppressing any notice in
the daily papers concerning his dairy.
The story from the beginning down to the
present time, including Rood's connection
with the case, is told in the following in
terviews, they being placed in the order in
which the event happened:
con or about October 25," said DIR.
Greedy yesterday, Il was approached by
Mr.. Rood of the Can and Bottle Associa-
ton. suppose he came to me because of
my known friendliness to Dockery.
al understand he said to me, that
Dockery has got Sanders of the Boston
farm in hole. Now, don't give -
for the fellow, but there is money, in it. and
there is no reason in the world why we
can't make $500 or $780,
II made an eyasiye answer. saying that
| would see him again. l then went for
Dockery as fast as [ could. l said to him,
BE careful, Jim; they are already. trying
to reach you with money I then told
Dockery to notify the Board of Health of
every move that was being made by them.
l took it that Rood being from the Milk
mems Association, and Sanders member
of the same organization, it was moth
ing less than direct attempt at bribery"
Mr.. Dockery, when seen at his house on
Lloyd street last night, made the follow
ing statement:
Il had been informed by different parties
that the milk supplied the St. Nicholas
Hotel was of very inferior quality. On
Saturday evening, October 10, about $50
O'Clock, was at the City Hall making
arrangements for another midnight raid
the next night. On leaving the hall / met
a reporter and an officer, and they walked
as far as Hayes and Larkin streets with me.
| noticed a milk wagon coming up the
street, the reporter rem marking, There comes
one of your friends, and suggested that |
examine his milk. | didn't have my in
struments with me, but did have a couple
of sample bottles. The daryman drove
up to the St. Nicholas Hotel, leaving all
his cans there. made myself known and
secured sample.
81 returned to the hall in order that I
might set the milk for cream and also to
make a test for butter fat. The results
obtained by me were not satisfactory. The
milk was below the standard, and, as in
all other cases, | submitted the sample to
the bacteriologist. On Tuesday morning
met Mr.. Tobin, who said to me, Il see you
have taken a sample OF Sanders milk
concluding by asking what the result was.
L told him that l had made certain tests,
but had not received the final analysis
from DR.. Spencer. He said, What did
yoIir test shown / answered that my test
oh III IL halo thaC or ord n
Spencer proved my test accurate intended
to have Sanders arrested.
''Tobin then asked me when | would
know, and [ answered possibly that even
| ing. He then said to me: In case you
are to have him arrested, would you do
me the favor to withhold his name from
the newspapersP
~ told him that 1 would, when he re-
marked that he would like to have that
sample--it would be worth considerable
! money. | smiled and said: Yes, think
So Immediately called on DR.. Love-
lace, told him all the circumstances con-
nected with the case and asked his advice.
He told me to see DIR. Morse, which l did,
asking him if it would not be advisable to
refrain from issuing the warrant for the
arrest of Sanders until such time as could
thoroughly investigate the case. He said
the matter was in my hands and to be
CAREFUL
1oMdTu Gne emu Ol Gue Wech Freely
| came to me and said, BE careful, Jim,
they are already trying to reach you with
money advising me to Immediately
notify the members of the Board of
Health. He then told me about the meet
ing with Rood and the latter's statement
that there was $500 or $500 in the case, and
that we might as well wake up.
81 did not take any action, but waited
for events to shape themselves. Matters
finally assumed such shape that | con-
Guided to swear out the warrant for the
arrest of Sanders, which I did. Sanders
and his son then came to me and stated
that Iobin had succeeded in extorting $40
from him, on the representation that the
case had been squared.
- N all probability warrants for the ar
rest OF the offending parties will be sworn
out by Sanders or some one to-day, charg-
ing them with obtaining money by false
pretenses. Then many things will prob
ably come to the surface which are not
just now plain"
a. N. Dethlefson makes the following
statement concerning the case as far as he
knows it:
Alter the st. Nicholas Hotel milk sample was
taken Mr. Sanders called at the City Hall to
ascertain from the Board of Health how the
i1a ba1 ted