The San Francisco call., 1906-10-20
CHAIN GANG ORDER
ALARMS THIEVES.
Action Of Oakland Police
Commissioners Causes
Them to Make Exodus
REPORTS OF CRIME

OAKLAND, Oct 19.--Reports re-
ceived today from police officers on the
water front and in various other parts
of the city where tramps, vagrants
and petty thieves are wont to con-
gregate indicate that the determination
of the Police Commissioners to cut
down the rations In the City Prison
and to establish a chain gang, in which
this class of persons will be put to
work on a rock pile, is having the
effect of driving them out of the city
in hurry. The policemen report that
since the order was issued to the Chfef
of Police to form a chain gang many
suspicious characters who have been
haunting the resorts along the water
front and in West Oakland have dis
appeared
William Whitney, a professional
tramp, is in the City Prison. charged
with having attempted to rob Thomas
Hart, a resident of Benicda, at the Six
teenth-street depot last Sunday The
police are Investigating theory that
Whitney may have some knowledge
of the murder of Motorman -Tenney
and Watchman Trubody and they are
now looking up his record.
Whitney declared this morning when
he was arraigned, in the Police Court
that he had simply assisted Hart. who
was intoxicated off the train, after see
ing that he was in danger of falling.
OFFERS AN ALIBI.
When asked where he was at the
time of the shooting of the motorman
and watchman, Whitney declared that
he could prove that he was in bed in
lodging house. No weapons were
found in Whitney's possession. His
preliminary examination was set this
morning for November i.
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last night by Detective Kyle for beg
ging and this morning he was SEN
,tenced to a term of six months in the
City Prison. Willis, not knowing that
Kyle was a detective, asked the lat
ter for money and the officer at once
placed him under arrest.
Twice within a week an attempt has
been made by burglars to enter the
home of e. Amis at 5932 Grove street
but on both occasions the noise made
by the thieves awakened the members
of the family and the intruders
were frightened away. Early this
morning a burglar attempted to open
a front window of the house, but the
noise awakened Mrs. j. Naderer, a.
daughter of Amis, and when she light
ed lamp the thief fed and made his
escape.
THREE CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
Adolph Hahn, whom the police de-
clare has committed more than 100
thefts of carpenters tools in this CITY,
was arrested today on three charges
of burglary. the complaints against
him being sworn to by Ernest Fried
man, w. ]. McTavish and j. NJ. ill
pott, from each of whom, 1t is charged,
Hahn stole a number of tools.
Believing that she was the victim
of a bold daylight holdqp this morn
ing, Miss Bertha Mollier,s a. stenogra-
pher in the office of the West Coast In
surance Company in the Bacon build
ing, sent hurry call to the Police De-
partment. Patrolman george Dooland
answered the summons and arrested
William Mcintyre, who was just leav-
ing the office and who, Miss Mollier in
formed the officer, had demanded
money from her. The young woman,
having recovered from her fright, how
ever, was of the opinion that Mcintyre,
instead of being robber, was simply
vagrant trying to beg the price of
drink, and refused to swear to a COM
plant against him. He was booked
at the police station on a charge of
drunkenness.