Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
SCHENCK WILL
NOT GIVE HIS
RESIGNATION
Tells Mayor He Will
Fight Case
Harper and Advisers Have Night Con.
ference, Lasting After Midnight,
Over Alleged IndlscretIons
of Commissioner

Late mt night Mayor Harper's all day
search for Commissioner Schenck was
rewarded and the mayor, schencIS, Com
missioners Nathan Cole und Anthony
Schwamm and others of the mayors ad-
visOrs held a conference.
The conference lasted until long past
midnight. Although no official state
ment was made it is reported on good
authority that Mayor Harper ask ed
Schenck to resign, but the commissioners
refused. Schenck is also said to have
declared his intention to fight any case,
civil or otherwise, that Messrs. Lee and
Preuss may bring against him.
1t is alleged strong pressure has been
brought on Mayor Harper by some of
his Republican friends to drop the cnse,
while his Democratic advisers strongly
insist that drastic action be taken.
Commissioner Lewis was absent from
the executive session, but Commission
ers Cole and Woodill discussed the af-
fair between Schenck, Attorney Brad
ner w. Lee and Kenneth P. Preuss with
the mayor who is both vexed and sad
dened by the conduct of his appointee
Messrs. Lee and Pruess declare that
they will not only prosecute the police
commissioner who ordered their arrest
but will bring charges against Barnes,
the plain clothes officer, who arrested
Preuss by direction of Schenck.
Wanders Into Buffet
For year Commissioner Schenck has
not tasted a drop of liquor his friends
say. Yet it is claimed that after at
tending the fighting exhibition at Maud
pavilion Schenck wandered into the
Alexandria hotel buffet, opened a bot
tie of wine and drank it alone. Re
peatedly Schenck has gone into his
pocket and paid. the expenses of men
who wanted to conquer their appetite
for strong drink. He knew physician
who haG a remedy which worked a
refornLa ton for many and invariably
he sent men whom he sought to re-
claim to this physician. This fact
makes the escapade all the more start
ling to Schencks intimates and at
taches at the city hall.
Attorney Lee was at Coronado beach
yesterday, leaving for the south on the
morning train. Mrs. Lee is there and
he was anxious to reach her before she
had time to read the newspaper reports
of the street scene of the night before
which resulted in the two well known
citizens being thrown into the police
tanks with the city's riff-raff on
Schenck's orders.
Lee Relentless
Before going he is quoted as having
said:
II realize that heavy influences
from many quarters will be used in
order to square this matter, but the
prosecution of these cases will pro-
ceed nevertheless. Political or per-
sonal pressure will be of no avail to
save Schenck.
IT will prove relentless.
"The insults of last night were great
and the notoriety obnoxious to the last
degree. can readily see how some in
nocent but unknown man might have
been thrown into Jail by the intoxicated
Schenck to remain there a week or
more for defending his lady escort
against insults"
Preuss Will Fight
Mr.. Preuss, who is connected with the
Schumacher Wilson Realty company, is
quoted as saying:
"Schenck was drunk last night and
he was drunk week ago when I saw
him at the Cafe Bristol. Myself and
my friends are going to demand his
resignation and subject him to the
public disegrace he. so richly deserves.
/ informed him last night that L in
tended giving him a sound beating
when 1 found him sober, and 1 will,
too"
How 1t Happened
Revised statements from spectators
and others concerning the occurrence
describe the circumstances about as
follows aDIa rpinp 6at1i1g nrinfp6
in yesterdays Herald:
Messrs. Lee and Preuss and young
woman cousin of Mr.. Lees living in
Santa Monica were in theater party
of eight at the Belasco and had supper
afterward. Near the Van Nuys hotel
on Fourth street stood Schenck. chat
ting with Patrolman Barnes in civilian
dress, and Schenck remarked loud
enough for passers-by to hear: "Ain't
she a bird?"
Preuss, stepping back from the party,
said to Schenck, "You are dirty lob
ster''
Schenck ordered Barnes to arrest
Preuss, and showing his star Barnes
called the patrol wagon.
Lee turned the young woman over to
friends who escorted her to the An
gelus hotel, anG jumping aboard a car,
reached the police station as quickly
as the patrol wagon. Though inform
ing the officers there that he was act
ing as attorney for Preuss, Lee was
searched, refused bail and locked up
also by Desk Sergeant George Sparks.
Schenck directing these proceedings.
Later Schenck escorted two young men
named Woodill, said to be brothers of
Police Commissioner Woodill, into the
Jail and spoke disrespectfully to them
of Lee and PIeuss as two good fell
lows, but drunk"
Mayor Orders Release
General Manager a. c. Balch of the
Pacific Light and Power company tele
phoned Mayor Harper at his house
after midnight. The mayor, arising
from bed, prevailed on Schenck to or
der the release of the two men, and
tried to make peace all around.
AS soon as Mayor Harper reached the
city hall yesterday he had Sergeant
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