The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
KAHN ARGUES
FOR WHITMAN
He Refers to Accusations
Made Against Two OF the
Board in His Argument
JUDGMENT Is POSTPONED
Chiefs Trial Is Finished,
but Commissioners Defer
Decision Until Friday

Chief Wntman's fate Is now In the
hands of the Police Commissioners
who will pass on the charges mace
against him next Friday night AFTER
an eloquent address to the board last
night, Julius Kahn, the Chiefs attor-
ney, said: I'm the face of this evil
dence 1t is your duty to declare these
charges not we'll founded and to dis
miss them"
Congressman Kahn minced no words
in his closing argument. He respected
no personalities. After an Introduction
in which he branded the testimony
against the Chief as hearsay he sud
denly said: Take your own case,
Mr.. Commissioner Reagan. 1t has been
said that you have been using your po-
sition as Police Commissioner to force
saloonmen to take out insurance poll
cies. What did you say to that7 You
said, Bring me man who will say
this Is that the sort of evidence upon
which you would desire to be convict
ed?"
seen when this line of argument was
taken. but Kahn continued in the same
strain. saying:
Take the case of my friend, Mr.. Drink
house. 1t has been said that he tried 70 CO.
cree saloonmen into buying his cisarss Would
He would demand Bring me the man That
is the test.
Here Commissioner Reagan re-
marked, "Poheim will be jealous. He
Is being left out of this"
Mr.. Poheim has not been long
enough in the position. His time may
come" retorted the Congressman. i
dare say they may say the same sort
Of thing about me.
The genus knocker is more prev
alent in San Francisco than anywhere
else on the globe. You should try this
case in the same spirit in which you
would want to be tried for any offense
charged against you"
Before Kahn began his address Com
missioner Reagan called Policeman
Handley to the stand and asked him
two questions:
DO you know Chan Cheung?"
II do" replied the policeman
Did you ever see him at the resi-
dence of Chief Whitman
IT did not. Never" replied Handley
firmly.
At the conclusion of Kahn's argu-
ment the Commissioners held a whis-
pered conversation. Reagan moved
that the case go over until Friday and
the others assented.
The application of Henry Doscher for
a transfer of his saloon license from
the Hotel Ruy to the Ocean boulevard
was granted with restrictions A num-
ber of residents of the Great Highway
who opposed the transfer were pres
ent. A letter from John I. Kelly. the
attorney. was read. 1t bitterly op-
posed the transfer. Residents OF the
district and members of the Outdoor
Art League wanted to protest, but the
Commissioners had already reached
decision granting the application with
ironclad restrictions.
The place must be orderly. contain
no booths, rooms or sleeping apart
ments There must be no dancing or
boisterous conduct on the premises and
no music after 10 o'clock.
The trial of Sergeant Shaw. charged
with making an illegal arrest and as
sault by T. L. Moran was resumed.
Moran alleges that on February %
Sergeant Shaw kicked him without
provocation, and after placing him un-
der arrest did not appear against him
in court. In rebuttal the sergeant de-
clares that Moran was abusive and
under the influence of liquor.
To prove that Moran was under the
influence 1t was shown that when he
first entered the saloon Of T.. ].
O'Boyle at Ellis and Mason streets,
where the trouble occurred. he first
drank a "seltzer sour" This was Of
fered by Congressman julius Kahn,
who acted as Shaw's attorney. that
Moran was intoxicated.
Policeman Fennel, who witnessed the
affair, declared positively that Sergeant
Shaw did not kick or nl-use Moran in
any way. He simply ordered him un-
der arrest because he was drunk and
impudent,'' declared Fennel. The case
will be resumed next Friday evening.