The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12
Dinan's Name Linked
With That of Kid
Sullivan.
Charge Made That Dem
Pays Heavily for
Protection.

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Z is sandwiched in between an
architects ONCE and the abode,
OF a respectable family. there
is thriving an unlawful game that
threatens 70 create scandal in police
circles before many nights have passed.
1t is not an ordinary game OF chance
with which the legitimate gambler
might permit himself to be identified
but simply a bunko scheme. promoted
by local men Of unsavory reputations-i
who boastfully pride themselves on
having the protection OF the authori-
ties. obtained. so they claim. through
the influence OF kid Sullivan.
Under the guise Of q poolroom. which
in itself would be unlawful. the middle
nat at 3215 Bush street. half a block
from Fillmore. is being used to fleece
unsuspecting victims. generally Of the
wealthier class. who are inveigled into
the place by fashionable appearing cap
pers Of whom the establishment en-
ploys a number and to whom it pays.
a good commission
/ For nearly two months this place has
been in operation Truly. its business
/ has been conducted in a quiet manner,f
but its presence in that neighborhood
has been known 70 the entire Tenderloin
/ district. where the story Is told that
! the promoters OF the place are paying
$500 a week for protection
To whom this money goes is a mat
ter Of speculation The touts and the
gamblers that infsst the sporting sec
sill
van, the conhdant Of Chief OF Police.
Dinan, Is the guarantor OF freedom.
from police interference. and. whether
this is or is not so. the place on Bush
street. continues to thrive by heecinS
the .unwary.
Mentioned IN connection with the,
management Of the bunko outfit is the
name Of Sam Bowley. who Is welt
known by reason Of his frequent es-
capades. most recently a gunplay on
Fillmore-street car. Bowley, while
supposed to be looking out for the
business OF the Bush-street place. finds
time to loiter around a well-known sa-
loon on Fillmore street. where he has
lately been seen In company with
Cal Childs. q notorious pickpocket.
who, with the equally notorious dip"
Joe Piggott. served i've years IN prison
for robbing a man at Ingleside. Childs
and Piggott are still chums. and the
former Is on noticeably friendly terms
with Sullivan. In short, the close con-
nection between these men causes
many to accept the street story con-
cerning the protection Sullivan is sup
posed to be obtaining for the bunko
game. and Is arousing speculation as
to how long Chief Dinan will permit
his name TO be carelessly bantered
about with the names Of such men az
these. OF the others who ngure in the
bunko game there are a number OF
familiar Tenderloin characters. among
them several old-time touts who have
outgrown thier usefulness IN that line
Of business and are now pursuing
other but as unenviable means OF live
lihood.
They have not personally figured al
the head OF the Busn-street establish
ment, which has been conducted nomi-s
nally q place for men who enjoy
speculation IN q quiet manner, but
which In truth Is q place where
thieves prosper by the most devious
methods OF course. no attempt IS
made to disguise the fact that a pool
room is unlawful IN San Francisco. and
the proprietors OF this place emphasizes
this fact as they explain to their visi-
tors that they have secured police pro-
lection To the intended victim OF the
bunko game the nat is patronized by
what appear to be business men, and
every means IL taken TO fasten this
impression on his mind
For several weeks an advertisements
had been appearing in one OF the morn
ing papers to the effect that the adver-
tiser had secret means OF beating the
races When any one responded and
made an appointment with the fellow
who advertised he was told that wire
running into poolroom on Bush street
had been tapped and that he (tne ad-
vertiser) was ready to go into a scheme
for beating the poolnan II some one
would furnish the capital II the re-
spondent's sense OF honesty was so
dulled that he gave his assent to this
, robbing scheme he was taken up to the
Bush-street nat, where an Introduction
to one OF the managers was necessary
before admission for the stranger could
, be obtained.
Once inside the nat, where the white
shades are ever raised to the top OF
the windows. the man with the willing
capital was shown about the rooms. in
which men loitered and talked OF vari-
Gus sporting events and OF the market
prices. and frequently flashed big rolls
OF money that quickly impressed the
newcomer with the idea that he had