The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
FRAUD CHARGED IN
RELIEF CLAIM.

Hermann Warnke, a saloonkeeper at
the corner of Valencia and Twenty
third streets. had an unpleasant two
hours before The Police Commission last
right while defending himself against
tb,. accusation that he has been inotirg
the relief funis. Nothing would have
been heard of the alleged charge had
not Warnke at a former meeting of
the board accused certain policemen
among them Corporal Lane of the Mis-
sion station, Of having carried away
his stock of groceries on the second
day of the fire.
Lane hurled the accusation back at
Warnke and incidentally remarked that
it was rumored through the Mission
that Warnke had hauled his stock be-
yond reach of the flames and had then
put In a bill TO the relief commission
for his alleged loss.
Upon hearing the counter-charge.
Commissioner Creswell demanded that
II such a rumor were afloat IL should
be investigated The police lost no time
In making a showing that does not
promise well for the saloon man.
After the testimony had been heard
Creswell suggested that transcript
be sent to the Relief Commission. pre-
sumably with the view of preferring
charges of fraud against warnke
Five witnesses testified that they had
assisted in hauling Warnke's stock of
groceries from the store to the home
of Detective Robert F. Graham. at 369
Day street Two others testified that
they had hauled the stock back to
Warnkes store after the fire had been
extinguished. A certified copy of
Warnkes demand on the Relief Conn
mission was read, showing that he had
asked something more than $1,000 for
the goods which he claimed were seized
by the police. The claim has only been
allowed in part, but in the opinion of
the police for a larger sum than should
have been paid.
N. P. Ewers, a pressman: E. F. Ott
barkeeper: Charles yolauard. A. j.
Piercy and Warnke testified that they
were engaged throughout Thursday
April 19, in carting Warnke's stock of
provisions to safe place.
Mrs. Annie Graham, the wife of the
detective testified that a part of the
provisions had been stored in her base
days and were then taken away Paul
Croffa and Henry Elliott testified that
they had hauled the provisions back to
the store
number of witnesses testified on
behalf of Warnke that they had seen
policemen take goods from the store
The commission has withheld it's deci-
sion Until next 1HQt
The charges Of unofflcerlike conduct
pending against Policeman Arthur Sui
livan have been continued until We'd
nesday at 2 o'clock, owing to the alb
sence of witnesses.
The following new liquor licenses
have been granted:
John Anglun, I'll McAllister: H. r.
Smith, $40 Market; Brewer &, Rosemarl.
1852 Turk ysr yohn T, Burke, 1s4o Mar,
Church; James v. Owens, 27l Eighth;
James Monahan, 336 Fifth; Mrs. So
phia Cuenin. restaurant, sos Montgora-
cry; Dunbar & Gray, 627 Tennessee.
Charles Mitchell, 466 McAllister; James
Corcoran, 81 Eleventh; Hunsicker &
Earnst. Preside avenue and Grove
Texas; David Becker, 1854 Geary Mar
tin Canavan. 724 Clementina. ratricl
J. Sullivan, 212 Laurel; Martin Ageft. /
Fourth; James Scully, Plymouth and
Sagamore; Richard Jordan. Fifteenth
avenue and Second street; Joseph Gaff-
ss49 Mission; Daniel z. Riordan. Eddy
and Webster; George F. Callaghan. polk
and Eddy j. Cartwright. Seventh and
Bryant; William H. Larkin, s5I BRYANT:
Henry Batternan, 1928 Post; l.. Strad-
ling. 7os Turk; James Burns. 1920 Bry-
snt A1exander s,I;Ion g Tsird TeMdom; ls sisuart
Ninth and Folsom; J. NJ Fischer. Twen,
ty-fifth and Church; Claus Hadler. Saw
enteenth and Mission, Belse & Ludolp.
1884 Sixteenth; W. H. Westerfeld 553
McAlIister; Henry Meyer 153 Fern ave
nue.; M. Driscoll, Twenty fifth and
Church; W F. Hanson, Tanno,,s 3 Battery and
ket; H. Boedker, 1925 Dupont: Frank
Conway 6 Sutter.