The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-12-07
w. F. SCHROEDER WINS HIS
FIGHT FOR A SALOON
POLICE COMMISSION DIVIDED
Four Were in Favor Of Granting the
Request and One Against-Police
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| BY vote of four to one, the board OF
police commissioners yesterday granted to
f. Schroeder new license for the saloon sit
uated at All South Spring street. -Four
weeks ago license for the same establish.
ment, which had been issued in the firm
name OF Schroeder Il Schmidt, was revoked
owing to charges against the latter member
Of the firm by the local detective depart
ment. The accusations were that Schmidt
had administered Knockout drops" to
John StrawDridge and assisted party OF
"steerers" to rob him of 1905.
| AT the time Chief Glass was loud in his
disapproval and recommended to the board
that Schmdt's license be revoked. Mem
bers of the commission were inclined to in
vestigate before taking SO decided an action,
but the chief took the stand that the re.
port of the detectives was the result OF q
! careful investigation. This seemed to ans.
wer the objection and the commission, with
out dissenting vote, declared the license
| for the saloon at All South Spring street re-
voked
Since that time many new features of the
affair have been brought to light, causing,
without doubt, in the minds of the commits
sioners feeling of regret at their hasty
action. In the first place, Schmidt denied
the charge and filed an affidavit claiming
that he was innocent Of the alleged crime
and that an injustice had been done. The
same day the affidavit was filed it also be-
came known that Schmidt was not the only
sufferer by the boards action, but that the
license which had been revoked was owned
by II. Schmidt and w. +. Schroeder. The
latter was greatly worried, as a half inter.
est in the license and fixtures of the saloon
constituted his worldly possessions.
When the commission met last week a
statement from him was read. In it he
stated that in his opinion the charges made
against his partner were true, but that he
had known nothing about the crime until
after the detectives had reported it. lie ap-
pealed to the board to give him a separate
license on the ground that he had done
nothing to warrant the revolving of the IL
cense. and that as matter of justice he
should not be held responsible for the acts
of a dishonest partner. This appeal struck
the board as being reasonable, and they re-
ferred the matter to the chief to investi-
gate, insinuatins that if a review of the mat
ter proved satisfactory Schroeder would get
his license.
Yesterday the first matter taken up was
the report of Detective Bradish relative to
Schroeder's side of the affair. In it he
said:
In regard to the application of w. f.
Schroeder for saloon license at All
South Spring street, / respectfully re-
port as follows:
Mr.. Schroeder was formerly partner
of II. Schmidt whose license was re-
voked on Nov. 18th, and after careful
investigation, l am satisfied that Mr..
Schroeder's statement, in which he says
he is innocent of wrongdoing, is true,
and as matter of justice think the
license should be granted to him.
Chief Glass voluntarily stated that in his
opinion Schroeder was a victim of another
mans wrongdoing. On this voucher, mo-