The San Francisco call., 1907-06-03

AOnNnucC from I1Ee 1s AOluItn
sional club matter over TO Ruef, who
was only too glad Of the chance to as
sert his executive skill in the formation
OF the fight trust. Sanderson said to
the grand jury:
I knew about the amateur fight. but
regarding the professional / did not
know how to arrange that Ruef said
nc would arrange it regarding those
clubs. Then afterward he formed a
trust. and I think the trust probably
arranged dates for the other clubs
They had certain nights: we had never
one more word to say about it, one way
or another"
yes, it was program" admitted San
derson in speaking of the resolution
granting the monopoly to the fight
trust, which was passed from his COM
mittee. He could not remember, how
ever, whether the resolution was hand
ed him personally by Ruef or simply
left on his desk.
Sanderson went on to describe the
payment of the $4,000 to the super
visors after Ruef and Schmitz had di-
vided their share of $1,000. telling of
the i'll feeling engendered among the
members OF the board because Gal
lagher. who passed the spoils around,
deducted a per cent commission for
himself from each allotment and turned
over but S475 of the $500 which each
supervisor was supposed to receive.
Then ii was that Sanderson launched
into the details of the hand outs,
which came on the side to him as chair
man Of the police committee. He told
OF visit to Morris Levy's rooms and
Of numerous invitations TO repeat it,
but was loath to accept because he
didn't like the company Levy kept.
He had 20 or so pluguglies always
after me to come up and see the rooms.
where he had a sideboard and a piano"
Sanderson complained NO, l don't
remember whether he ever handed me
any money or not ! won't be sure OF
that proposition. but if 1 remember
distinctly I would say yes"
Concerning Coffroth. however, there
was no haze over Sanderson's memory
and his testimony served as an inter-
esting expose of tenderloin methods.
Several times on the previous board
Jimmie Coffroth--when / was not on
The police committee-insisted upon my
getting suit of clothes he began. T
said I could pay for my own clothes
and wasn't going to tie myself up. I
went up to his room to get extra
tickets: a-prizefight was going to take.
EAdNC anu \ W dnltu tNO tAlld liChClS.,
He put 500 in my pocket He said.
Keep that 1 told him / didn't want
It; that I hadn't done him any favor.
You've got to do It,, he said: merely
a souvenir of the club Coffroth's
room was in the Columbia building on
Market street When we came down
we went TO the Majestic saloon and he
wanted to open bottle of wine. ] said
No wine for me. I'll take a little
whisky"
Sanderson's testimony was the frsf
10 involve Harry Leap in any crooked
ness concerning fight permits Prior
10 the fire Leap had a poolhall at
Fourth and Market streets and made
several futile efforts to get into the
thick Of the fight promotion business,
bis ambition along this line being
whetted by the fact that he was for
merly Eddie Hanlon's manager After
the fire he opened a poolhall in Ellis
street near Fillmore and formed the
Central athletic club. His first fight
was an open air exhibition at the beach
on July 4 of last year and then he
tried second with such success that
he became over effusive and insisted
on including Sanderson in the enjoy
ment Of its fruits. This is what San
derson testified:
Harry Leap had a fight on the
Fourth of July. Then he had fight
after that and went up country. There
was nothing said about anything one
way or the other. He sent down to me
check for $40 to buy piece of furni-
ture, as he expressed it, because he
had good fight. Now, mind you, his
fight was lined up by the association
j said didn't want his check at ALL 1
gave ii back to him and he tore il up.
He said You have got to take it; I
insist upon your taking it and getting
yourself something He took $40 and
handed 1t out TO me-gave it to NE. I
had forgotten almost about it."