The San Francisco call., 1905-02-07

of Sergeant Ellis made ii possible for
the grand jurors TO penetrate the great
mystery Of Chinatown The taking Of
bribe money was for him departure
from q career that had long been hon
est He lacked the cunning Of the
rogue, a smarting conscience made eye
and voice uncertain in denials, and an
hour and half in the sweating pro-
cess had suf1iced TO draw the story OF
his misdeeds from him.
The break came, and then he yielded
up everything, even the money ne nao
taken. The rascal viii say that Ellis
is a fool. The law Of self-preservation
would read the same. Stout denlals
would have saved Ellis, Nsays Foreman
Andrews
Had the sergeant maintained an at
titude of innocence he would in all
likelihood not be a disgraeed man to-
day. The evidence against him before he
confessed was meager and fiimsy But
he was weak in the courage of the
crock He fell 10 temptation, hoQn-
dered ia elements foreign to his nature
and experience. and within the space
Of a few weeks worked the undoing OF
an honorable reputation
1t was for deed of bravery that
Ellis won place on the force, and his
record there has been noted for fear
lessness. But he could not look into
the eye Of an accuser with conscience
throbbing its harsh condemnation
within.
The confession of Ellis induced the
two patrOlTnen-Heinz and O'Brien-to
tell Of their participation in corruption.
He tried TO aid the Grand Jury. and
acting the part of monitor, as it were,
encouraged the others to tell all they
knew.
SQUAD CHARGED.
Based on the confessions Of this trio.
the Grand Jury makes sweeping
charges against the entire squad, and
raps the Police Department in general
But no specific evidence was unearthed
against any one: the confessions of Ell
lis, Heinz and O'Brien were all that
were brought out, and they implicate
10 one seriously but themselves.
The Grand Jury did set forth in its
report that Ellis, in loosing his tongue,
said that il was Sergeant II. II. Chris
tiansen who directed him TO Chan
Cheung to get the weekly contributions
from the Chinatown sack" But last
night Ellis said this was a mistake.
that the jurors had misunderstood him,
and he was eager TO have it appear in
the public prints that Sergeant Chris
tiansen was innocent Of the whole af-
fair.
Some time ago at an investigation
by the Police Commissioners eXamina-
tion of books captured in raids Of fam
tan games revealed that So was collect
ed from each table every week for pro-
lection from interference by the police.
Sergeant Ellis confession corroborates
the evidence gathered at this time
During the eight weeks that he says he
received the weekly contributions from
chan Cheung the total amount paid
MIN was about $1,000. He began making
calls on the disbursing agent shortly
after being assigned to Chinatown. But
he denies emphatically that the 500 or
$500 that he could not turn over to the
Grand Jury was given to any one in
league with him. HeNsays the money
went 10 his personal use. 1t came much
easier and faster than money had ever
come to him before, and he spent it
with corresponding facility.
The Grand Jury did not spare Chief
Whitman in it's searching for further
incriminatiOn, but neither from the SER
geant nor any one else was the slight
est evidence discovered against him.
NO INDICTMENTS.
There were no indictments by the
Grand Jury for the reason that all the
evidence available is that of Cocoon
spirators. The law reads that there
NeAA DN III AOAANlCllOn u O46nQSI Oll
the testimony Of a fellow-conspirat tor
without confederation. 1t therefore ap-
pears that Ellis, Heinz and OBrien will
escape criminal prosecution, for the
Grand Jury threshed the matter out
thoroughly and would have instituted
II had il been possible to do so.
The report of the Grand jury is as
follows:
In the partial report Of the Police Commit
tee handed to you a week ago. we set forth
an epitome OF the present situation of police
affairs IN Chinatown. We explained in detail
the condition found 10 exist and set forth in
the report OF the Police Commission together
with a confession OF their inability to discover
the evildOers.- and the urgent necessity for this
committee 10 institute investigations
The object OF the said partial report was to
appeal 70 his Honor William P. Lawlor the
presiding Judge. to suggest 10 the Board Of
Police Commissioners the propriety Of delaying
their Investigations. and thus granting us the
desired time 10 pursue inquiries, and SUD-
plement such evidence and information which
we have with additional corroborative proof
which is necessary in order TO render IL legally
effective.
The presiding Judge. after considering our
request indited a letter TO the Board OF Pc
lice Commissioners, inclosing the said partial
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