The San Francisco call., 1905-01-27
ONLY RUMORS,
SAYS HUTTON.
Former Commissioner Has
No Evidence to Help Grand
Jury in It's Investigations
ANDREWS VAIN EFFORT
Young Woman Makes State
ment Denying Charges on
Which the Mayor Acted

H. w. Hutton. the deposed Police Com
missioner, was busy yesterday making
denials of reports that he had given the
Grand Jury information of public cor
ruption calculated to create an up-
heaval in the municipal government.
Foreman Andrews had excitedly sought
an interview with the ex-Commission-
er after Mayor Schmitz removed him
from the commission the day before.
and while refusing to discuss the mat
ter he gave out the impression that
Hutton had made some sensational
revelations.
Il gave Foreman Andrews nothing
tangible for the Grand Jury to work
on" said Hutton last night. He came
to me shotfoot and asked me if could
tell him anything about grating. All
l could give him were the rumors
af1oat Had known of any corruption
l would not have waited till he came
after it. / would have exposed 1t my
self.
Il told him of being approached over
two years ago by an agent of the COM
pany owning the big nickel-in-the slot
machines in saloons with a vague offer
of $1,000 a month as attorney If l would
desist from my active efforts to close
down the machines. Later another
man came to me with more definite
of $500 a month to look after the COM
pany's business.
Andrews asked me to give the
names of these two men but / refused
to do so. AS is usual I was approached
in that careful way that leaves escape
open from criminal charge, and it
would be useless to have the matter
+od f0 ~ fr1ra 40 mn IA
Gated a police captain.
Andrews also asked me IL / knew
of any fund the French restaurants
had raised to save their business.
which was threatened by the announce
ment of Commissioner Reagan and my
self that the private rooms must be
closed. ! was unable to give him In
formation other than rumor that the
restaurateurs had made up a fund of
$100, 900.
I'm a talk / had with Juror Bowes
to-day he pressed me for some tangi-
BILE evidence of corruption. but l told
him / knew of absolutely nothing that
would substantiate the rumors. There
is always a lot of talk about corrup-
ton, but to prove the accusation is a
far different matter"
The following statement. signed by
the, young woman who was named by
Mayor Schmitz in his charges against
the ex-Commissioner was given out
by Hutton
With respect to the reasons given for the
removal of Police Commissioner Hutton as far
as my name appears have known him about
eighteen months and not three years I was
not IN short dresses when first met him, nor
Gid he pay for my board and lodging in an
assignation house. No medical attendance has
been necessary for me since / have known him
other than for slight ailments At one time
thought my lungs were affected.
Mr.. Hutton has never paid for any medical
attendance for me.
About all Of the other things said about me
not true. I have been to theaters and to
dinner with him and to his house alone and
with others. He has always acted as 4 gen.
tenan should when / have been with him
and nothing out Of the way has eyer occurred
between us or been suggested by Mr.. Hutton
Hutton was subpenaed yesterday to
appear before the Police Commission to-
night as witness against the SER
geants and patrolmen whom he ac-
cused of being participants in corrup-
tion in Chinatown