The San Francisco call., 1907-06-07

s'There was general discussion of
the French restaurants. The mayor
said it was bad politics to hold up the
licenses. Those people had a lot of
money invested and they should have
their licenses. Ruef asked him If Reagan
would vote for the licenses. The mayor
replied that he would not compel
Reagan to vote for them. Then he said
TO usi You will have to give those
people licenses. If we can't do any
thing else, we will have to remove
Hutton"
Did the mayor give any reasons for
wanting you as president of the police
commission" queried Heney
Yes. He said I had more time and
he wanted some one whom he could
give his orders to-"
Did the mayor talk to you again
about the French restaurants"
Yes. He said he had talked to Tom
(Reagan) about his vote. When the
matter came up at the meeting Hutton
and Reagan refused to vote for the Ii
censes. 1 tried to have the matter re-
main in statu quo-to get continu-
ance and let them run as they were in
the meantime. Hutton wouldn't stand
for the bedrooms. We, decided that the
Bay State would be permitted to run
its lower floor, but / do not remember
how long that was continued
"Ruef was at the meeting at
which l was elected president, and at
one meeting he said he represented the
French restaurants. I think that was
at the meeting when the licenses were
passed..
Did you discuss the removal of Hut
ton with Ruef?"
sI did. 1 took the papers of removal
from Ruef's Office to Schmftz' once
where i delivered them, either to the
mayor or to Pete Tanning, the police
sergeant ON duty there. Ruef and
laughed about the charges. We also
discussed the regulations which Ruef
submitted at the meeting on February
4. when the licenses were renewed. We
laughed about them. They spoke for
themselves. They did not provide foI
change. The regulations provided that
any sleeping rooms must be above the
second floor or that only dining rooms
might be maintained ON the second
floor. This did not affect any one but
Adler of the Bay State, who ran 9
cheaper place."
| Cross-examination failed to show tha,
Poheims retirement from the glassware
business was in any way connected
with his retirement from the police
board or that his resignation was mo-
entirely voluntary. The witness ais,
denied that he got his appointment
through DR.. ]. w. Ward, president OF
| the board of health.
MAYOR KNEW OF FUND
The unfortunate cross examination O
ex-Poiice Commissioner Thomas Reagan
brought out the fact that the mayo
| had been advised of the corruption funs
raised by the restaurant men and al
| emphatic denial that the union labo
party was considered by the mayor
| Schmitz exhibited his aisapproval o
Reagan with black scowls, but neither
his frowns nor the efforts of his chic
In the chain of guilt forged by the ex
commissioner.
In explanation of the record whicl
showed that he had voted on March s
4 1904, for a postponement of final actor
on the license of the New Poodle Dog
Reagan testified;
THAT is the time / had the matte
put over so that l might investigat
the restaurants, as suggested by tn
mayor
i What conversation, IL any, had yo
with the mayor about Tortonfs Ii
cense?" asked Heney.
Campbell objected to any evidenc
touching Tortonps as not being touche,
! by the complaint. Heney convince
the court that he would connect tn
Tortoni matter with the case as tn
basis of the holdup of the other res
taurants.
II told the mayor" replied Reagan
"of the action taken by the board, an
he told me to vote against all the res
taurants, they were bad places an
should be shut up"
Did you ever vote for the renewa
of a French restaurant lcense?o
Not knowingly" replied the witness
az announced that ! would not vote 70
any more French restaurant license.
If l did vote for the renewal of one
was because the licenses were passe
in a batch. 1 instructed the secretar
to hold out all French restaurant Ii
censes and after that never voted 70
Poodle Dog was renewed after an orde
rooms I called on the mayor twice
week and kept him fully informed.
Some time after January 3, 1905,
. told the mayor of my refusal to vot
for any more OF those licenses an
about the investigation we had mad
between the date of the revocation q
Tortonis license and January 3. 4
said many people had been to him an
: requested him to reverse his decisio
in the French restaurant cases
UNION MAN TELLS OF .sACIx-
: Did you" asked Heney. "have a tai
. with Business Agent Scott of the wait
ers' and cooks union?v
: Yes. l had many talks with hin
And I told the f1aror that seat ha