The San Francisco call., 1907-06-04
|D|NAN To STAND
TRIAL ON CHARGE
Of M|sFEAsANCE
Grand Jury Makes Formal
Accusation Against
Police Chief .
|LANGDON PROCEEDS
Immediately Files Papers
Containing Serious
Allegations
OFFICIAL CONFESSES
Tells Inquisitors How He
Used Department to
Help Grafters
OFFICIAL CONFESSES

The grand jury returned a for
NAL accusation against Chief of
Police Jeremiah Dinan yesterday
afternoon, charging him with
gross misconduct in the admins
tration of his duties at the head
of the police department. Dinan
will be brought to trial in the
superior court on this charge in a
few days, and if found guilty will
be removed from office. The
accusation was placed in the
hands Of District Attorney Lang
don and fled by him with the
county clerk late in the after
noon.
Dinan's open championship of
the indicted grafters was directly
responsible for the action taken
to depose him. Not only has he
espoused the cause OF Schmitz and
Ruef personally. but the evidence be-
fore the grand jury shows that for
the past three months policemen de-
tailed by him have at his instigation
neglected their work as peace officers
to assume the character of private de-
.4s.~. A. hoharF oF D,ae or5 cebroff~
This, however, was not the only
charge made against Dinan- He is ac-
cused of having conspired with Ruet
and several men known as the owners
and promoters OF evil resorts to oper-
ate and give protection TO the noto-
rious Pacific street brothel. so long one
of the rottenest OF the Administrations
many rotten institutions. No criminal
charge is brought against him for his
participation in the affairs OF this dive.
nor for his activity in having jurors
and veniremen Investigated IN behalf
of the indicted mayor and boss. the
form OF action brought calling for the
penalty of dismissal from Office instead
OF imprisonment.
1t was developed by the grand jury
yesterday that the Investigation cf
prospective jurors by members OF ths
police department working under Di-,
mans orders was not an innovation be-
gun since the commencement OF the
schmitz trial, but had been going on In
connection with the Schmitz and Ruef
trials for three months Since the
first jury venire IN the Ruef extortion
trial was drawn four members OF the
police department have been withdrawn
from their regular duties and have
given their entire time and energy to
the work OF securing the history and
antecedents OF prospective jurymen to
the end that the indicted chiefs OF the
administration might be provided with
weapons to fight the officials of the
prosecution, whom Dinan is sworn TO
assist
So brazen has Dinan been in his open
championship OF Schmitz and Ruef thar.
according to District Attorney Lang
don. the reports of the detectives and
policemen assigned to look UP Jurors
have been made directly to members OF
the counsel for the accused. with only
occasional supplementary reports TO
Dinan himself Following the return
ing Of the accusation yesterday. Lang
don said:
BEGUN LAST MARCH
"The beginning OF this corrupt mis-
conduct was three months ago. when
Al
James MCGOWAN was put in charge of
the investigation of talesmen in Ruefs
behalf. and with him were Detective
Sergeant Archie Hamill and Policemen
Rocca and Williams. They gave all
their time to looking up talesmen, and
instead OF reporting to Dinan Nc
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