The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-05
Tries Bold
ExtOrtiOn
on CarrillO
Iheater Graft Is
Exposed to
Jury

The intimate connection between the
legal department of the United Rail
roads and Schmitz and Ruef was shown
before the Grand Jury yesterday when
Frank M Carrillo, theatrical man
ager from Los Angeles, testified that
while he was negotiating for building
permit to erect theater on Post street
last June he had been advised to Sc
cure as his counsel Attorney Sheehan
of the legal forces Of the street car
combine.
fixer" for the United Railroads, was
formerly a policeman, and 1T has long
been understood that Chief Oman gave
ready ear to whatever ne had to say.
About the courts whenever the Unit
ed Railroads was involved in a damage
suit Sheehan would always be on hand.
Even though he had such confidential
adviser as Sheehan, Garlic could not
secure the desired permit. for he re-
fused to come through" with a third
interest in the enterprise to some one
in the administration as he was adj
vised to do.
Carrillo testified before the Grand
Jury that he tried to open the
ater in this city during the
months of June and July last, but
could not secure the special permit
from the Mayor which the Board of
Works declared was necessary. Car
rilio says that he was informed by
Grammar and Samuel Loverich, pro-
could not secure the permit to open a
theater without the payment Of $500
in cash and the gratuitous presentation
of one-third of the stock Of the COM
pany to the administration" Grau-
man offered to bet Carrillo $1,000 that
the latter would never get the desired
permit unless he became party to the
infamous extortion practice.
The witness said that he had become
Disguised with affairs in this city, de-
clared that he was driven without rea-
son from place to place and Office to
office, from Ruef to the Mayor and
from the Mayor to the Board of Works
and then back to the Mayor again,
and that he decided that a show place
In this city was not worth while and
so he left town. The principal reason
Carrillo had for giving up his project
was the understanding that after he
had put all his money into the scheme
he could call but two-thirds of the
profits his own.
Carrillo was formerly manager of
Herrera, the Bakersfield lightweight.
In June he came to this city with a
capital of 10000. He relates his ex-
perience as follows to the Grand jury:
/ intended to open a theater IN this city
For that purpose rented lot ON Post street,
between Fillmore and Steiner For this prop
erty l paid a monthly rental OF 1925. / had
the property for two months.
My first Intention was to give shows IN a
temporary wooden building, but when l went TO
the Mayor on that project he refused to issue
permit, saying that should either put up
permanent building give my performances
in tent. He referred me to the Board of
Works to get permit for the tent. But the
Board refused business
unless 1 should get special permit from the
Mayor. About this time | met Sheehan, the
former policeman, who is an attorney with
the United Railroads. 1 engaged him to under
take my case and he took me TO Ruef, who sent
me to the Mayor again. Schnlitz again turned
me to the Board Of Works.
talked TO Grammar and Loverich. They
both told me could not get permit unless I
deposited $500 with them and promised a third
interest in the business to "some one." whom
they did not name. Grammar offered to bet
$1,000 l would never get permit unless I
submitted to that extortion. l refused to come
through and let the matter drop, going to Los
Angeles and starting business there.