The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
BRYANT BEARS
POLICE RECORD
Looter of Relief Camp
Blankets Is an EX-
Convict.


John Clark, superintendent of Red
Cross relief camp No. l. Golden Gate
Park, near McAllister street, and
George Bryant, engineer at the chill
dren's play grounds. who were arrested
on Thursday afternoon for selling Gov
ernment blankets TO A Sugermann, a
junk dealer at IS Duboce avenue, have
not yet been charged with grand lar
ceny, the police desiring to make a
more extended investigation of the af-
fair.
Clark's statement to sugermann that
the price of the blankets to him must
be the same as was being paid by an
other firm has set Detective Ryan
who has charge of the case out to find
the firm referred to by Clark. Ryan is
anxious to ascertain how long the loot
ing has been going on prior to the ar
rest OF Clark and Bryant.
When Clark was searched several
orders signed by Bryant were found In
his pockets. These show that Clark
had been honoring orders from Bryant
for supplies 10 Bryant's friends One
order was for box of suspenders.
pairs of ladies' shoes. pairs of white
blankets. lady's long-sleeve shirt and
lady's cravenette. Another for Mrs.
D." was for l dozen towels, pairs
muslin pants. pairs underskirts.
knit shirts. ! box stockings, l golf
Waist. L QOZel pairs laOleS gdFterS.
pairs shoes. pairs underdrawers and
l dozen corsets. To Mrs c." l dozen
towels. 6 pairs muslin pants, knit
shirts. / case stockings. l golf waist
l shawl. pairs ladies' garters. l pair
shoes. 1 lady's corset. To William
Shrooder, keeper of the Dutch wind
mill, a pair OF Government shoes and
pairs of ladies' shoes. To bearer"
pairs Government shoes and sweat
ers. To William Clark, pairs of
shoes, and to this deserving man"
cots and mattresses.
SERVES TERM IN PRISON.
II was discovered yesterday that
Bryant is an ex-convict On Nav 9.
1878, under the name of George O'Brien,
he was convicted of assault and an at
tempt to commit petty larceny. He
was sentenced to serve three months
in the county jail on each charge At
that time he was Is years OF age On
July 1e, 1880, he was arrested for rob-
berry with Owen Burnes. The case was
dismissed in the Police Court. but Bry-
ant was promptly rearrested and in
dicted by the Grand Jury. On October
81 he was convicted and sentenced to
serve ten years in San Quentin. On
February 20, 1855. he was discharged
on a pardon by Governor Stoneman
and restored to citizenship. He had q
political pull" and Immediately after
County Clerks Office. Since that time
he has been looked after by his politi-
cal friends.
Clark is a Canadian and is a recent
arrival in this city. He was appointed
superintendent of the relief camp when
il was established. He declares that
the load Of blankets sold to Sugermann
was his first attempt TO dispose of re-
lief supplies The police do not be
lieve his statement
Captain Bradley, who has supervi-
sion Of the crocker School the whole
sale depot for the supplies that are 10
be sent 70 the various section ware
houses. said yesterday that there is
no method devised by the Red Cross
for following up the movements of
goods from the general depot 70 the
applicant This could hardly be done
without the addition of more red tape
NO TRACE on DELIVERIES.
From Investigation and from the
statements OF superintendents about
the camps much systematic looting can
be prevented by the greater activity
and precaution OF the section ehairmen
DR.. r 6 Ford is chairman OF district
No. ? and IL is his duty 10 supervise
every requisition for supplies made by
the warehouse superintendents. When
these supplies are received from the
general depot the chairman trusts TO
the honesty OF the superintendent TO
see that the goods reach the applicants
Investigation OF the relief camp on
the baseball grounds in the park shows
that Clark frequently received requi-
sit.ons for four blankets 70 deliver to
applicants. Later these applicants have
appeared at the camp complaining that
they received but half this allowance
The reouisitions. when found. bore the
punch mark indicating that four had
hapu given out