The herald., 1896-02-04
He WILL MILK No MORE
Theodore Bauer Declines to
Yield Coin
MR.. BOSQUi DEMANDS MONEY
The ex.P0lice Detective Calls for Somc
Two Hundred Dollars
Bauer Says That lie Has Given Up All He In
tends to and He VIII Pay No
fi0re to the Police

open up along the lines that are indicated
by the initial unwinding, there will be some
revelations to record that have long been
suspected but never have been told in such
way as to justify their publication.
Ex-Police Detective w. A. Bosqui yester-
day afternoon filed suit against Theodore
Bauer, the king of Little Paree, for 5000
for alleged services rendered. Bosqui had
an attachment placed upon the restaurant
on Alameda street owned by Mrs. Bauer.
The attachment was made through the
Office of Constable Johnston, and keeper
was placed in charge.
At pm. Bauer appeared at Justice
Morrisons court room with three bonds
men to secure q release of the attachment,
but as the constable's office was closed.
Clerk Everett of the police court refused to
accept the bond until he was assured by
the constable that it was satisfactory to
him. So Bauer and his bondsmen de-
parted.
So endeth the first chapter.
The proceedings that have been taken
may result the opening up of very rich
lead. For years past the rumors
that have been afioat as to the
methods which are adopted by officials and
others to secure money of Theodore Bauer
nave It,SIi numerous.
1t is we'll known fact among those who
are acquainted with police matters that
Bauer has been bled right and left for the
last five years. He has yielded up his coin
with easy grace for supposed police protec.
tlon, which has in great measure been
afforded him. He has never failed when
the proper parties called upon him to re-
spond.
Lately, though, things have been going
wrong. The crusade inaugurated against
Bauer's domain on Alameda street was q
great annoyance to him, but his friend, the
chief OF police, stood by him during all
the warfare that was made upon the demi-
monde.
Then Bauer's license to conduct tho
Horseshoe saloon was taken from him.
For this it Is understood that $500 good
money was paid out. Bauer held out only
few months and then the police commits
sion revoked it.
has commenced this suit against Bauer,
has long been looked upon as one of the
chosen people Of this community who had
q pull with a reach to it about mile long.
He has had varied experience on the po-
lice force and is perhaps better acquainted
with the ms and outs of Chinatown and the
half-world than any man in the city.
Down in that section of the town Bosqui
has always been looked up to, for he has
been regarded as the right hand of the
chief of police. In fact, he has been known
by the sobriquet of the "Little Chief.''
coming direct from the chiefs office by the
deni2ens of Chinatown and Little Paree.
Bosqui had trouble with the various po-
lice commissions at various times, but the
chief was always strong enough to get bim
reinstated until this last time. Bosqui was
removed for cause and is not now on the
force.
Some time last spring Constable Harry
Johnst IN made Bosqui a deputy constable,
and Mr.. Bosqui proceeded 10 enter the
field against the women of Alameda street.
He was employed to drive them down
from one locality to another, and in this he
apparently succeeded, for he was literally
paid for his service.
But the ex-police detective knew good
thing when he saw it, and he accordingly
proceeded to get string on Theodore
Bauer. just at this time Bauer was carry
ing pretty heavy load in the way of pay
ing people for their influence or official
favor which they claimed to exercise in be-
half OF him and his interests on Alameda
street. He was, to use the language of the
street, being skinned like an eel on all
sides.
Nevertheless Bosqui with his deputy con-
stableship and his supposed pull on the
police department was strong enough to
make connections.
On July &c, 1895, he milked Bauer for
$1O0. He took a check on the Farmers
and Merchants bank for the amount, which
was made payable simply to"Bosqui," and
which was paid when presented 'vith his
endorsement.
Previous to this Bosqui had received sum
dry sums from Bauer for the supposed pro-
lection he was giving him. Bosqui claims
that it was for service rendered.
Things went gliding merrily along in
Little Paree until after Bauer's license for
the Horseshoe saloon was revoked. Then
there was trouble.
Bosqui had been disengaged for some
time. About the only employment he had
had was with the police department, acting
as guard for a prisoner who was detained
at the Hollenbeck hotel for several weeks
awaiting the arrival of extradition papers.
They came, and Bosqui was again out of q
Job.
He had to be provided for. Bauer was
in tho hole. His license had been taken
away from him and it looked as though the
protection which he had SO literally paid
for had deserted him.
All Of a sudden, one fine day in the latter
part of October, it was givon out at the po-
lice station that on and after December
1st ex-Pol:ce Detective Bosqu, as deputy
constable, would enter the employ of Bauer
as special officer of the law to look after
the Bauer-Schaffer interests in Little Paree. |
1t was mysteriously limited at this time
was given out that he would be called upon
to exert his long pull to its fullest extent.
Outside of getting into q fight with one of
the women i'll the cribs and a few other lit |
tie fights, Bosqui's labors have been purely
nominal in Little Pares I'D to Saturday
last
Then he came suddenly down on Bauer
with demand for $500. Inasmuch as |
Bauer had been done 10 a turn, and as his |
financial cocoanut had been about MIXED |
dry, he refused to yield. Then there was |
another war.
Bosqui sent Bauer All itemized bill for !
the $500. His services in July he fixed at |
so; in August he claimed he had helped |
Bauer out to the extent of $50 more. Then |
for December and January service he de- |
manded 5000 more.
Bauer did not pay the bill, and another
of Constable Harry Johnston's depu,ies
endeavored 10 persuade him that it would |
be to his advantage to give up the money |
and avoid all trouble. He told him that |
Bauer would put himself in n hole if he did |
not pay it. Bauer declined to pay.
Instead of doing it he held up his hands |
aud talked loud about the way he had been
treated.
The information and some of the details |
as to how Bauer had been worked became |
generally noised about the city and the |
comment was lively. Bauer denounced |
Bosqui in unmeasured terms.
The result was that Bosqui filed the suit |
for 5000 and now the details will come out |
in court. Bosqui will have to show what !
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