The San Francisco call., 1907-06-27
NATIONAL GUARD
OFFICER To BE
HEAD Of FORCE
Program Agreed On, but
Time of It's Execution
Is Uncertain
IEAHY CAUSES DELAY
Resignation Due to Request
That He Break News
to Dinan
JURY FORCES ACTION
Threatens Drastic Measures
if Incompetent Chief Is
Not Removed

The resignation OF Chief OF Police
Dinan may be formally requested at
the meeting Of the board OF police
commissioners this afternoon. II the
members should find themselves IN Z
mood sverse to such z drastic step
ere OF them may be appointed to ask
Dinsn 70 file an application for an ex-
tended leave OF absence. In any event,
Schnitz' chief OF police is TO go, and
Colonel Thomas Wilhelm of Gov
error GilIett's staff viii be appointed
scG7g head OF the department. The
plan 70 make the national guard
oFoer the oity's police chief is not a
rev one II developed yesterday that
-,f.- ~ter was practically decided upon
weeks ago. and Il was within
zsys Of the time that the fact be
known 70 the police commission
-rst the resignation Of Commissioner
I--oHv was fled and accepted
Leahv had been chosen by the CON-
mission as the member TO demand d.
mans application for an extended
leave. and the handing in Of his own
resignation followed. This was after
il had been made known to the COM
mission that Il IL refused TO act Di-
mans head would fall under the AK
OF the graft prosecution.
Dinan has repeatedly made the as
sertion that he would not resign from
his position at the head OF the police
department and that only action by the
police commission. based on formal
charges against him. would serve to
separate him from his high station
The chief has confidently relied upon
the personal loyalty Of the men who
we're appointed TO the commission by
his own friend. Schmitz. but these very
men have turned against him and are
pledged TO secure his removal from Of
hce.
sONNTAG FORCES ACTION
Three weeks ago Grand Juror Charles
sonntag. acting as agent for the prose-
cution, appeared at q secret executive
session Of the police commission ard
demanded that action be taken at once
against Dinan. As an alternative he
told the commissioners that charges
would at once be fled against the chief
and that he would not only be forced
out OF his place. but would be landed
behind prison bars as we'll
An extended discussion was the re-
suit. and It was finally agreed by
soantsg and the members of the COM
mission that instead Of throwing Dinan
out OF Office the board would ask him
70 apply for an extended leave OF sb-
eence. i was also agreed at this meet
ing that Colonel wilhelm would be
appointed 70 the vacancy.
President Leahy was selected as the
one 10 break the news 10 Dinan and de-
rnand that he file his application at
once. Instead OF doing this Leahy re-
signed.
With the appointment OF John l.
Moore as commissioner to succeed
L.eahy the proceedings against Dinan
came to a sudden halt The commits
sion found itself without spokesman
10 20 70 Dinan and explain 70 him in
the amisble manner desired just Why It
was advisable that he make his request
for an extended leave OF absence. A
successor TO L,eahy IN the performance
OF this duty has not yet been appointed.
ID the meantime the prosecution has
continued to insist that steps be taken
70 get Dinan out Of the way at once
and put Colonel Wilhelm IN his place
The commission is pledged 10 act and
Il the demand is made viii act today
II Dinzn refuses TO acquiesce in the
rrozrau that has been mapped out for
him his personal feelings will be ig-
nored and formal action will be taken
against him. The only possibility of
delay is due TO the mayoralty stu
alton. The advisability Of forcing Di-
nan out at the present time before the
new mayor has been appointed has
been seriously discussed by the prose-
curion- but no decision has as yet been
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