Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-23
MAYOR SCHM|Tz
COURTS INQUIRY
Returned Six Weeks Sooner Than
He Intended in Order TO
Face His AcCuserS.
BRANDS CHARGES AS FALSE.
says Attack on Him Is Made by Po-
itlcal Enemies Because OF strong
Fight lie Put Up.

New York, Nov 23,--Mayor schmItz
Of san Francisco, who arrived here to-
day on the steamship Patricia, said
mat there was absolutely no truth in
me charges made against him and
mat he would go TO san Francisco
ana court the fullest inquiry.
Nhen The Patricia arrived at quaran-
tine, Mr.. Schmtz was shown news
papers containing reports Of the charg-
| es against him w san Francisco He
said.
There Is not a scintilla of Truth IN
the charges. The fact is, It is an at
TACK made against me by political ene-
mics because made strong fight
against Dist-Atty. I.angdon, who was
defeated for governor. His friends
are now taking their revenge. 1t ia
an odd statement for big man N
make. but 1t is u fact that MY nerves
We're so affected after the long and
trying time that we had passed through
that ] made this trip abroad. had
intended to sail for home on Dec. 10,
expecting TO arrive In San Francisco
about New Years day. My friends
We're to give me big reception and |
suppose these people put this up TO
prevent IL. Hearing that they We're
attacking me, | returned six weeks
sooner than / expected. / did not
know OF these charges until today.
after the pilot came on board. | shall
court the strlctest inquiry and as
promptly as possible. / want It. |
can only Say that ! have a clear con-
science myths matter and where guilt
does not exist ] have nothing TO fear
| shall golto the Waldorf Astoria for
u no La
Mrs. Schmitz accompanied the
No attempt was made to arrest Mr.
schmitz when he came ashore from
the steamer.
An automobile was waiting for him.
and he entered IL and left the dock at
once, presumably To go to his hotel
AS Mayor and Mrs. Schmiz left ths
Patricia and walked down the gang
plank they were met by several friends
who rushed to shake hands with them
and some OF them threw their arms
around the mayor and patted him OH
the back, telling him 10 be brave and
be would come out on top. Several
women embraced Mrs Schmlt2 and
kissed her 80
Chief Hayes, OF the Hoboken police,
was on the dock with several detec.
lives. He said he would not arrest the
mayor and was there merely In case
the mayor was arrested TO see that he
was not taken out Of the state Two
western detectives who were present
made no attempt to arrest Schmtz.
After shakinS hands with the friends
who were there to greet him, Schmit2
nnd his wife. followed by about 20
others, boarded two large touring cars.
-Four detectives entered cabs and fol
lowed closely behind the automobiles,
but no arrest WAS made.
Mayor Sohmitz seemed 10 be little
concerned over his indictment. Coming
up the bay on the steamer he chatted
freely about Tie case He said he hal
not anticipated that he would be in
dicled but he said he could face his
accusers without fear.
Mayor Schmitz was ASKED whether he
had heard the reports that there had
been n reign of terror recently IN San
Francisco and he replied that he knew
of no reign of terror and could not be-
lieve that conditions had not been ex
aggerated.
Il have represented the labor people
of San Francisco he continued, land
the first time was elected was looked
upon as joke. This time In spite OF
used against me and grand jury
reports. the people rallied to my sup
port and again elected me TO the may
orally
AT the time OF the earthquake. when
San Francisco was In chaos. all spoke
Of my work. including even The news
papers which had been against me
This made my opponents desperate.
They determined to move against me.
This is the result They WANT TO dis
credit the prestige which | got for do
ing my duty. ] am not at all sorry that |
II has happened. | ann glad It has. come
up for | believe that the investigation |
will react against just those people who +!
have instigated it,
what is your position IN regard TO |
the French rcstaurants?"
MY position has never changed IN |
tho matter of these restaurants. They |
have each n liquor license and u is |
optional with the police commissioners |
they grant or refuse "A license |
to those places. one man on the |
board, Mr.. Hutton. demanded that |
the licenses be not granted until the !
rooms were taken out, | protested |
then because such rooms had always |
existed and they could not he taken |
away without running the business.
on have them here and It Is an estab-
lished condition For this reason I
took the stand that | did.
Now they hired Abraham Ruef, |
who is also my lawyer"
Here some one broken in to in
form Mr.. Schlmtz that It had been
charged that bis brother, Herbert. had
an interest In 4 notorious resort known
At the Municipal Crib" and that fur
iher Il was alleged that Herbert's i'm
ierest was really the mayors.
mo one ever had stock Of that
kind for me with or without my sane
Ilon," he replied.
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