The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-09
Thrifty E. E. Schmitz Claimed Monopoly
on Corrupting Gambling Devices


he had profits of the slot machines
and gambling dens of the city, He will complete his confession
today by informing the Grand Jury that agent
the Mayor divided with Sitz the gold scraped
tenderlon Hilbert the witness yesterday
completes testimony Jury
will be evidence Mayor
enjoyed regular income from the haunts of vice.
was revolving that Hilbert unfoded and running
through vision of the Mayor of city,
guard the municipality encouraging vice and enchng himself
through it.
Hilbert of three witnesses who told the Jury
of the slot machine traffic G. Schultz and Matt Lan
Mills Novelty Company which sold the machines
John Peters and Ned flanagan pooOom Detective George
Dr. Poheim called Jury yes
terday but did testify. They will be heard today.
sCHMITZ RICH GRAFT FROM TENDERLoN
prosecution efforts primarily
against Rue yesterday to
Mayor He represented Schmz light
will established that the Mayor regular profits
whisky slot machines and other agencies of wealth that flourish
in tenderloin
passed along line evening might
be expected during the ngnt from the Dstrc attorneys ohce
and before o'clock nearly along Golden Gate
Fillmore closed down. The lid camped
with bang and quiet rgned where nightly has been heard
whr of the wheel.
yesterday. He is young
of good height and bulky build and face that suggests
things than association with the Mayor He himself
and does resemble the endron that individual
usually painted
developed through the Mills
Novelty Company had monopoly of the slot machine
company sold the machines usually cigar
money machines generally found poooor
Of the machines estimated that the
1000 and 200 of the machines The active agents
the Mills Novelty Company San Francisco c. Schultz
Matt Larn They made their sales for the through
Hilbert Hilbert half the profits Hilbert however
agent of the administration and he allowed
only portion OF the money he received
MAYOR MoNoPoLIzED SLOT MACHINE TRAFFIC
transpes Mayor Scitz regarded
belonging himself In this traffic he allowed
part Some of the details of operation
the Mayor his personal attention the
With the force of the administration assist him It
difficult for Fred Hilbert sell the slot machines those
dependent administration
The inquiry yesterday wide in its going back the
1901 The history of the traffic traced the fire and
then the time brought that when the Police
Commissioners repealed the slot machine ordinance January
the Mills Novelty Company sold large number of the devices
and pooooms In February of last year District Attorney
Langdon conducted of raids under the State The ques
before the public when the
cussion by destroying almost all the machines
OF DEVICES ARE INSTALLED
April 1906 hundreds of
the desire of the Grand Jury through agency
this permitted and through the of Fred Hilbert
is stated solution has been found.
Hilbert followed the stand by Schultz and Lark They
denied that they had had any dealings with
strao that business they have had with Fred
Hilbert considered personal and Hilbert had acted for them
agent and nothing
Larkn asked by Assistant District Attorney Heney if he
had talked the with Abe Ref Mayor Schnz
any city official Larkin replied that he had He sought
defend the slot machine stimulus to trade --~--,r