The San Francisco call., 1906-11-23

who drew up the papers?'
They were drawn up by Ed Lynch
in Ruefs office"
How about protection?"
81 went to Chief Dinan about that,
and he told me that everything would
be all right if l would treat with Kid
Sullivan"
did he say Sullivan was his repre-
sentative?"
He said that everything would be
meant / saw Sullivan and he told
me | could run the place if paid $50
a week as protection. / agreed to
this for myself and partner, but after
we were running several weeks Sulli-
van came around and said we would
have to hand up $40 week. We re-
fused to do so, and the place was
then raided and shut down.
Andrieu gave lot of other testi-
mony that was important only inso-
much as it confirmed the main facts
set forth.
CREIGHTON TELLS ALL
Harris, who is a contractor, was
called after Andrieu and confirmed
all the latter's testimony.
Creighton was then taken before
the jury. He admitted all the facts
testified to by the witnesses who had
preceded him.
They told me to take charge of the
protection end of the place" he said,
"and | saw Ruef and had an under
standing with him. Ruef fixed the
price at $3.50 week and was particu-
lar as TO how he was paid He said
that he would take no checks or bills
that he wanted money that couldn't
be traced to him | made all the
payments to him in gold There was
no intermediary. Ruef got the money
IN his own hands. / generally saw
him in his Office or places where he
was at work"
Did you always pay this money for
protection"
There was nothing else to pay it
for. The understanding | had with
him was that it was for protection.
We didn't talk of anything else
NO POLICEMAN INVOLVED
Are you sure no policeman or po-
lice officer of San Francisco had any
thing to do with the deal you refer
to?"
4 never had dealings with any
member of the Police Department in
the matter" Creighton replied posi-
lively.
Wilson likewise testified that no po-
lice officer had ever been approached
about protection by the men who ran
the place. He admitted the paying of
the $3.50 a week as testified to.
DO you know who got the money!"
Creighton got it. but | don't know
TO whom he gave it. Isimply know
that he took charge of paying over
the money"
Wilson, before appearing at the
Iury-room, had long conference with
Attorney Henry Aeh, chief counsel
.or Ruef.
Building Inspector Fitzsimmons
lmined. He testified that after the
house at 7l2 Pacific street had been
opened he went to inspect it. He
ound that 1t was practically a fire |
rap, he said, and that it violated the I
building ordinances in many ways. I
He reported this fact, but no notice
vas taken OF his report.
MAESTRETTI IS INVOLVED
His testimony involves Frank |
Maestretti and the members of the I
Board of Public Works, who will un-
loubtedly be subpenaed in connection
With this matter.
Chief Dinan was called after all the
main witnesses were examined and
he books of the house were placed in
to prove the payment of the
$50 week for protection. These
looks were secured by Special Agent
Burns and will play an important part
n the evidence against Ruef
Chief Dinan was on the stand for
learly a half-hour. When he came
rom the jury-room he was visibly ex-
ited and refused to have anything to
10 with reporters. He literally ran
rom the building to escape ques-
ions.
1t was said last night that Dinan
Will be summoned before the jury
TO L. L, !