The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

Policeman John E. Laws is accused
of having robbed John Lovejoy, the
bartender of Sacramento who was shot
at the Terminal cafe Saturday morning,
of S125. Part of the money was found
on the policeman and. other-bills Were
found concealed under a cushion near
where Laws had stood
There is sympathy in the depart
ment for the policeman, who is now
lodged in jail in default of bail, charged
with grand larceny. SO strong is the
sentiment of the force that Chief Dinan
authorized the statement last night
that a fund will be collected to hire a
special prosecutor to conduct the case
against the man, whose star was
stripped from his breast yesterday
morning.
Lovejoy was hurt seriously and at
first it was thought his wound would
be fatal He and Bolte and Bolte's
sister. Mrs. w. E. Powell, or Conine
Gismonde, girl who sang at such
theaters as the old Haymarket on Ma
son street, were together in the cafe
and according to the wounded mans
story. he was trying to persuade the
girl to return to live with him. He
says he had known her for two years
and went to her home, 4109 street,
Thursday night to talk with her. Mrs
Powell's family wished Lovejoy to
marry the girl, a proposition which
was not included in the mans code, he
frankly admits. 1t being impossible to
discuss the matter at the Bolte home.
the man and woman agreed to meet
cafe. Lovejoy ungallantly says the
girl was willing to accept his
view of their relations. They
met as per agreement, and, to
the accompaniment of drinks, the
brother, sister and Lovejoy discussed
the matter, quarreled, and then the
shot was fired, There seems no doubt
that young Bolte shot the man. Love-
joy says he did. He says, too, that
the girl gave her brother the pistol.
LAWS HAPPENS ON SCENE.
Policeman Laws, who has been at
tached to the Southern station since ne
ceased to be bailiff in Judge Conlan's
court, was off duty at the time of the
shooting. He had been drinking in
the Terminal bar, and went to the room
where the shooting occurred when he
heard the pistol report. With Police
man Fulwieder hesremoved tho injured
man to the PaI4 Hospital.
Laws was In charge of the patient
from the time he left the Terminal sa-
loon until he reached the hospital.
While the patient was being undressed
preparatory to the operation Laws
busted himself counting the money of
the patient. DR.. Hill interrupted him
and counted the money himself. He
found there was $625. Laws again
made pretense of counting the money.
In the meantime the operation was in
progress and no attention was paid to.
Laws and the greenbacks. When the
money was again counted by the stew
ard, before being labeled as the prop
erty of the wounded man, it was found
to be $125 short.
The park police station was tele-
phoned to and Lieutenant Kelly re-
sponded. AS soon as he arrived at the
hospital he directed that no one leave
until all had been searched. Police
man Fulwieder, who accompanied
Laws, the patrol wagon driver and all
the hospital attendants expressed
their willingness to be searched. Laws
held back.
ANY person who does not wish to
be searched here will have to go to
the station announced Lieutenant
Kelly.
DR.. Hill kept his eyes on Laws while
the search was being made and says he
saw that Individual throw some bills
into the corner of the room. When it
came time for Laws to be searched
| there was no money found in his pock-
cts He was compelled to strip to his
undershirt however, and as he did a
$40 bill rolled out. A search was made
I In the corner Wnere Dr. Hill says he
! saw Laws throw the money. There $50
in bills were found. search of the
| floor was made and $50 more recovered
Laws was seen to slip his hand behind
! the covering of the operating table
and when this place was searched $40
more was found. This. with the money
! that tumbled from Laws shirt left
only $40 to be accounted for, but dill
gent search failed to reveal where this
was hidden away.
CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY.
! Laws arrest followed Immediately
and he was charged with grand larceny.
He was hailed before Chief of Police
Dinan yesterday morning and doggedly
stuck to the story that he was inno-
cent He was suspended from the
force and placed in solitary confne-
ment at the Park station.
Lovejoys wound was over the heart.
the bullet passing through the body