The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16
PRoPRIEToRs ARE KNOWN.

The proprietors of the resort are
Tod Mcdonald and Gene Suffer- Both
have been engaged for years in con-
Quoting gambling houses. Before the
fire, Sutter ran a place on O'Farrell
street. lin the building adjoining that
of the Orpheum. He was frequently
raided there, but succeeded in beating
the charges in court Since he has
been in his present location there has
been no arrest, although Captain
Mooney declares that he has been try
ing diligently to get evidence as to
the character of the resort.
Tod Mcdonald is even betten known
than Sutter. Mcdonald is one of the
old time California sporting men. He
lived here when faro was dealt openly
in saloons and he has never become
reconciled to the restrictions of an ad
vancing civilization. At one time he
conducted pool room ~atsthe corner
of Kearny and Bush streets In a base
ment. He was finally forced to give
up that place after a number of raids
by the Grand Jury.
Two nights ago Captain Mooney sent
a detail of policemen to the place
with instructions to gather such evil
dence as they could find. They re-
turned empty handed as the lookout"
had time to give the signal which
warned the gamblers of the danger.
AS layouts of these games are not
elaborate they can be hidden in a
moment and all chance Of detection
wiped away.
MOONEY WILL PERSIST.
81 intend to persist in my effort to
close this place." says Captain Mooney,
although up to the present / have
been unable to get the required evil
made that Tod Mcdonald and Sutter
were running the place, but I have no
definite information on the subject
Captain Mooney believes that he has
kept the other forms Of vice fairly well
in check. A number of the disrep-
utable houses in his district have been
closed and he declares that he intends
dence of his good faith he points to
an order issued by him shortly after he
came back to the district after the
4 fire. 1t reads:
Complaint comes to this Office of an
attempt being. made to rent houses in
Birch avenue, between Laguna and Oc-
tayia streets, for immoral purposes.
Instruct patrol sergeants and officers
TO Immediately notify you of disreput-
part of this district Visit such places
personally and notify the inmates that
they must leave within twenty-four
4 in the time specified. place a blockade
on such houses and instruct officers to
arrest all visitors, as per order of May
i 81, 1906.
WILL ARREST VISITORS.
In an order issued prior to this,
Captain Mooney explains what is
meant by a blockade" PatroImen
must content themselves with accept
ing the name and address of the vis-
itors, but after explaining to them the
character of the house. are instructed
I to arrest those who attempt to enter.
This instruction is given under the
authority of Order 1866 of the Board
/ of Supervisors. No one can doubt for
an instant that such an order would
be effective. Men are not going to
run the danger of exposure and the
inconvenience Of arrest. The trouble
has been, Captain Mooney explains.
that he cannot find men who will carry
out his orders.
If they do not carry out the orders
there must be some good reason for it
It is unlikely that any patrolman
would run the chance of a trial before
the Police Commission on a Charge
of derelection OF duty unless he is COM
pensated- This would seem to place