The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17
TAKES A TRIP
TO CHINATOW
In "Wee Sma' Hours" Com
missioner Hutton Again
Views Corruption District
GRAFTERS ARE WARNED
Patrolman Higgins Asserts
No One Can Show He Took
Coin From Fallen Women

H
Commissioner Hutton is still engaged
IN gathering evidence for his heralded
expose of the enormous police graft in
the tenderloin. During the whole of
Thursday night he slept not. but wan
dered tirelessly to and fro in the high
ways and byways of Chinatown and
the Barbary Coast What crimes and
what corruption were discovered by
the lynx-eyed official are locked safely
| within his brain. for not one firecracker
may snap before the grand explosion
that shall come when Hutton lays bare
the rottenness of the red light district
police detail.
After Tuesday nights discoveries Of
corruption in Bacon place the Commis-
sioner took a two days rest. Thursday
night he was abroad again. Pacific
street heard of his approach while he
was yet four blocks away. The music
In the saloons stopped promptly at 1
O'Clock. the dance hall favoriteS went
early TO bed and visiting males. from
the rural districts were allowed to re-
move their change from the bars. Chi
natown was as quiet as Oakland. Hut
ton saw Fish alley. Bartlett alley, Sui
livan alley, Hinckley alley and Broad
way completely buried in peaceful re-
pose. In the language of the patrol
men on duty in that part of town,
there was nothing doing" At 1850
o'clock yesterday morning the Police
Commissioner had concluded his inves-
LEGATIONS and stood sleepily waiting for
a car at the corner of Kearny and Pa
cfflc streets. Yesterday afternoon he
attended the meeting of the Police
Commission to investigate the gam
bling graft in Chinatown.
MAINTAINS SILENCE.
Police Commissioner Howell secured
copy of The Call, and. indicating this
papers exclusive account Of the his
toric affair in Bacon place, said: You
are getting to be a regular Sherlock
Holmes, Mr.. Hutton. The special
Chief Of Police for 1929 Dupont street"
remained mute as the storied sphynx
that guards an Egyptian metropolis.
His associates on the board are not
honored with his condolences when the
private detective work is involved.
Drinkhouse offered resolution di-
recting Chief Whitman to arrest the
consorts of fallen women. Howell OBJ
jected on the ground that ii had not
been shown that the Chief had been
negligent .in this respect. 1t was ex-
planned that the resolution was in no
way reflection on the work of Witt
man, and it was adopted in the follow
ing terms:
THAT the Chief of Police be directed
to use all efforts in the arrest and con-
viction of all men (also known as
macquiereaux) who live and get rich
off the earnings of women whose oc-
cupation is prostitution"
The Police Department is highly in
terested in the Investigations being
conducted by Hutton. Its members
are anxious that he produce what evil
he hac IL ha
lar figure in the tenderloin, and unless
he disguisss himself with green whis-
kers and a dress or something similar
he will hardly have the opportunity to
learn much Of the graft that has ex-
listed until the last three days.
HIGGINS KEEPS QUIET.
Police Officer Higgins, who is under
suspicion of having taken money from
the dissolute inmates of Bacon place,
maintains discreet silence when Hut
tons name is mentioned. He continues
20 deny that he eyer received a dollar
from any Of the women and defies the
Police Commissioner to prove that he
did. Hutton failed to get the money
from the suspected patrolman's
pocket, thus materially weakening
what is alleged to be clear case of
bribery Whitman worked practically
the same game on Ernest Alexander
marked coin.
When Hutton asked Higgins TO
empty his pockets the patrolman re-
piled:
What money 1 have in my pockets
is my own and 1 will not give it up
to you. You can't get anything out
OF me-
1t appears that Dean, who so ably
assisted the Police Commissioner in
gathering evidence of corruption in
the red light district, deliberately vio-
lated the orders of the Chief of Police.
Section of rule 33 of Police Depart
ment regulations says: Each and
every member of the department shall
report in writing each and every fact
and circumstance and all information
of which they may become possessed
In apy manner whatever which might
reflect discredit on the Police Depart
ment or any member thereof"
There was a highly interesting oc-
currence in the Pine-street alley, yet
Dean never reported the affair 10 his
superior officers, as was his duty, but
took Hutton's advice to keep num-
DEVELOPMENTS PROMISED.
After yesterdays meeting of the Po-
lice Commission Hutton said: I'VE are
not ready to move yet, but will take
the question up later, just when 1
cannot state"
This was in response to request for
information regarding the results of
his Investigations.
There is no doubt that the police on
duty in Chinatown and the tenderIoin
have been getting plenty of easy
money" They have been doing it
since the water came up to Montgom-
cry street" But the trouble is to
prove il. Whitman has caught and pun
ished several men for that's sort of work
H11ttnn is aWare of the srra fling as is