The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
Graft Detectives Find
DrisColl in Arizona
Haymarket Inquiry
Promises New
Sensation

Jerry Driscoll, the relative of Mayor
Sehmitz who disappeared at the time
The Grand Jury was Investigating the
graft in connection with the NUM-
cipal House" at go Jackson street has
been located by detectives of the Dis
triet Attorneys Office in an Arizona
town close to the California border, and
win be brought TO San Francisco when
his testimony is required
Driseolfs connection with the jack
son street resort puts him in a posi-
uon 70 speak authoritatively on the
part Herbert Schmitz played in its
management. Heudiara. a former keep.
er OF the inmates has sworn before the
jury that the Mayors brother was one
OF the principal stockholders in the
place and frequently directed and gave
advice on its conduct
Driscoll viii have an opportunity TO
testify before the Grand Jury on
this and other matters X in con-
nection with the place. After he
disappeared from San Francisco he
kept in close touch with the doings Of
ne jury. being informed almost
daily by friends of Mayor Schmitz and
Abe Ruef on the progress of the in
quiry- He also kept in communication
Francisco, and in time his hiding
place became known TO a small circle
OF his friends. Some of these friends
talked too much, and the detectives of
the graft prosecutors finally learned
OF his whereabouts and took steps to
insure his appearance before the jury
when he is wanted again. Arrange
ments completed by them yesterday
make certain his appearance in the
city when desired
When the Grand Jury resumes its
sitting one Of the first matters that il
viii take up for investigation viii be
the notorious Haymarket resort, opened
last autumn on Mason street by Jerome
Bassity. This resort which usurped
the name Of two dancing halls in Lon
don and New York. was one of the
cheapest and meanest Of the night life
OF San Francisco. Testimony to be
given before the Grand Jury in con-
nection with it. however, will be of
sensational nature. 1t was the Hay
market. the Grand Jury will be told
by witnesses secured by the prosecu-
ton, which led to the row between
Mayor Schmitz and Frank Maestretti
and caused the latter to lose his place
on the Board Of Works.
Shortly after Bassity opened up the
resort he found that ii was being run
on such an unattractive and cheap
basis that it was not being patronized
by the sought-for tenderloin habitues.
He convinced those associated with
him in the enterprise that it would be
necessary to make Improvements to
the place, and when these were de-
cided upon Maestretti, who used to
make il his rendezvous for nightly
conferences with Bassity. was dele
gated to secure the necessary permits
for the work and attend to other de-
tails in connection with it,
Instead of seeing Schmitz about these
permits and other matters, Maestretti
negotiated directly with Ruef The
Mayor learned of this in time, and after
an angry interview with Maestretti
sent for Ruef
Roef was openly charged by the
Mayor. according to tenderloin wise
acres. with having been given stock in
the Haymarket through the instrument
tality Of Maestretti.
Ruef denied the charge, saying that
he frequently had communications from
Maestretu and Bassity on legal and
other matters connected with the re-
sort but had never been given any
shares in the enterprise. He told,
among other things, how he had that
very day or day previous received an
envelope from Maestretti or Bassity
and that he had not opened it to see
what it contained.
Whether he eventually opened the
envelope and learned the nature of its
contents is not known to any but some
OF the witnesses to be summoned before
the Grand Jury Schmitz and Macs
tretti. 1T is known, however, came to
the parting Of the ways in very short
time after the stormy interview re-
ferred to. and there has been no politi-
cal or social affinity between them
since
What Maestretti said to Schmitz and
what Schmitz said to Maestretti about
the Haymarket promises to be made
public in detail before the Grand Jury
finishes its investigation into the re-
sort