The San Francisco call., 1897-10-23
CUuS'' MAY Be
REMOVED By THE
Chief EXECUTIVE
Rumor Has It That the Governor Will Take Hand
in the Row Now on Between the Com
missioner and Lees.

criticism of a private detective agency ?"
was the next question asked of the expert
Il should say that it had little or no
value, rs private detectives work on diff
iP'euL ines. 1t is their business to get
..i.,lIey out of every case. When a Young
man in a bank or mercantile house goes
crooked the private detective tells the
ia her, sisters and mother OF the errlng
ones guilt. They are brought to the
presence of the weeping and distressed
youngster and induced to raise money to
make good the en- beZZ ement and pay the
detectives for the work of investigation.
\ eS, it might be to the advantage of pri.
vate detective agencies to have weak and
inexperienced men employed On the regu-
lar force"
An o.d-time citizen who has known the
ins and outs Of San Francisco for many
years told CALL reporter yes erday that
the II ght on the upper office" was a new
move on the part of Commissioner Guns /
to get some friends on the inside before
the racing season opens. The situation
was explained in this fashion:
"Gunst now sees that he cannot get
Whitman III as chief, so he has resolved
to get inside by the district system of de-
tectives. With man on the inside of
the tenderlOin district who would not be
obliged 10 report every thing to Lees
Gunst could do business. As matters
stand now Lees hogs everything in sight.
He will let the detectives take charge of
the petty cases-the stealing of diamond
ring from a sport or something of that
kind, but when 1t comes to big case of
forgery or EN- beZZle en- ent, in VIII ch a bank
or prominent merchant is concerned Lees
takes charge of the affair himself These
big cases are the KIND that Gunst would
like to have inside knowledge of. and he
cannot get Il unless there Is a new deal in
FNn nf In E,h I
can always make Gunst quit, because the
Chief has points from away back to help
him. Gunst is right about the weakness
and old fashioned, out -of-date methods of
the upper office, but there will be no
change as long as Lees is permitted to run
the department..
"Gunst made horrible break in OPEN
ing up the tight on Lees at this time We
would have had an open town this winter
II GunSt had kept his mouth closed. All
the sports are kicking now and blamj ng
Gunst for the break. Everything promised
great season at the opening OF the Ingle-
side races. but now Gunst Will make moth
ing and his friends will not be permitted
to do any business"
The opening of the controversy between
Chief Lees and Commissioner Gunst is
the talk OF the hour at the new City Hall.
The assertion OF the police that there is
no faro in San Francisco is challenged.
A we!l-known othce-hoider, in the Grand
Jury ante-room, said yesterda3:
Il do not want to be quoted, but II you
Will stake me with $50 l will take you to-
m norrow evening TO q anne of faro in this
town. do not mean 10 say that ! can
take you to n open, public game, but faro
Will be dealt If several persons desire to
make up the game. We would have had
faro all winter if Gunst and Lees hal not
got into this squabble. Joe Harvey and
Billy Dormer, VINO are square SPORTS and
rlch men, ran game at the Palace during
The last racing season, and thev expected
TO open out again Oh 1st of Move M ber
All ths spoltS were looking forward to a
good season, but now the prospect is any,
thing but bright. The gam blers are ours
ing the town."
A CALL representative called at the
Gunst residence last evening and upon
asking to see Mr.. Gunst was asked TO wait
a few moments. Shortly after a message
came from Mrs. Gunst saying that the
Commissioner was very ill and could see
nobody.