The San Francisco call., 1907-06-14

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essarily mean a verbal threat, but any
act or circumstance that threatened in
jury to the property of Ma1fanti. Not
only may this threat be constituted by
acts but by reason of the fact that he
was in fear for his property.
1t is not necessary to believe that
Schmitz got any of the money If you
believe that Schmitz and Ruef had an
understanding by which Schmitz
brought influence to bear on Reagan
which would drive the restaurant men
TO Ruef with money because they
feared their property was in danger of
injury. then is the threat established.
DESCRIBES RESTAURANTS
Malfanti conducted Delmonico's and
had a liquor and hotel license for sew
erai years Dining rooms were on the
first floor. other dining rooms above,
and. higher up, suites of bedrooms The
New Poodle Dog was doing the same
thing; Marchand's was doing the same
thing: Adler's was doing the same
thing. the Pup was doing the same
thing. Now, let US assume that Ruef
and Schmitz made up their minds to
hold up these restaurants and extort
money from them. How would they go
about it? Do you think they would be
so raw in their plans that the mayor
would go down to Malfanti and say.
4 am the mayor: I appoint tie police
commission: Reagan will vote against
giving you your permits and I am GO
ing to tell Hutton to vote against it.
He will do as I say. But can save
you. / want $1,000 to do it,"
is that the way they would do it?
Suppose that a man is going to bur-
giarize Maffantis restaurant. would he
go TO Maifanti and tell him he was
going TO do it? Would he give him
10 rob hine
TELLS OF STAGE ROBBERS
defended couple of criminals
once. They were criminals all right
and il Is no violation of a confidence
for me to say so, for they have been
convicted. They were stage robbers
] VIII call them Jack and Bill. Jack
was 2 school teacher in a mining town
and BIZ was friend of his They
decided TO hold UP the stage, but they
did not put on masks and step out
and mold IT up as an ordinary high
wayman might do. Jack had too much
brains for that. just as this Napoleon
OF crime had too much brains to at
tempt his holdup in so easily detected
manner. Jack had a brother who
was the postmaster of this town and
VINO made up the mail sacks that were
sent out. Jack said 1--WE will hold nm
the stage when we know that the
sacks contain money" And then 10
make sure that the haul would be
worth their while Jack went through
the small towns and purchased money
orders to be mailed on that dav 90
that they could rob the sack of their
own money land present the orders to
the government for payment.
C0NCOCT HoIDUP PLOT
Then Jack said to Bill. 1--WE will hold
up the coach so miles from here: that
is within six or eight miles from fhe
railroad town at the other end of the
stage line. You have horse that can
make make inc Trip We will have ball at
midnight, and you will be there. Then
you will jump on your horse, ride so
miles. hold up the stage and be back
here by noon the next day. You will
prove an alibi."
The plan was carried out. To malxei
II more successful, Jack was a passen
ger In the stage ready to give. the tip.
IN case there was danger. When the
hoidup occurred Jack jumped down tn
the ground and helped split open the
mail sacks under the gun of his friend
Just as our friend the mayor jumped
down when this Napoleon of crime told
him to do it, and helped open the sack.
Then Heney described how as the.
stage drove along Jack told the driver
of seeing the black eyes burning
through the mask worn by the robber.
and with startling suddenness he
drove home point that was not lost
on the jury:
By the way where is that burglars mask
that was put In evidence here-that contract
signed by Pierre Priet7
WAVES. CONTRACT BEFORE JIrRy
Heney picked up the. contract from
the clerks desk and waved it in front
Of the eyes of the Jurors.
But we VIII come to that later" he
said.
Heney concluded his story by telling
how Jack suggested to the driver a
false description Of the robber, speak
ing of black eyes instead of blue and
OF short man who was in reality tall
and how the driver fell victim of the
ruse and gave the description sug-
gested to his mind to the authorities.
Heney continued:
Do you know what the school teacher was
doing to that driver thenf He was doing the
same thing that the mayer is doing to Nal
rati rant here here when hen he says The French restsu-
time. =. ''s
held up the stage! 1t might interest you and
IL isn't long, A fellow like William J. Burns
happened to be the United States marshal ut
this place. be sat down in his office and
said, 'Pshaw; it's easy TO figure this out: some
member of the Webb family did that" He
knew whom to 60 10 to get at the bottom Of
this just as you would have known whom you
must go 70 IN San Francisco to get at the
bottom OF these crimes, even II you did not
him in New York.
DETECTION OF BANDITS
The marshal went to the stage driver and
found ost from whom the description OF the
robber emanated: The driver tsid that be
thought he could identify the fobber from his
movements Then the marshal put up fob
Just as Rlef would put up Job or just as
Burns would put up q job. They got up a
mask ball The robber was there Of course and
the stage driver identifed him the minute he
saw him with the mask on. There was third
man in the case. the man with whom the men
had left the money and this man confessed to
save himself. The rest was easy.