The San Francisco call., 1908-03-19


picked while samuelson stood at a
safe distance.
The list of those accused will be filed
this afternoon with the secretary of
the police commission. All the men,
with the exception Of Sergeant Dono-
van, are members of Company A, under
Captain John Martin. Donovan for
rnerly was with that company, but was
transferred last NoveRlber to the Bush
street station and later TO the harbor
Donovan, Behan, Evatt, Sullivan
Holmes and Nelson. according to the
evidence gathered by Biggy, levied
tribute upon Samuelson's lodging house
at 7l2 Kearny street
Noting and Harrigan, according to
the same information, exacted protec-
tion money from the Hotel Wesley at
- Turk street. while Cavanaugh is said
10 have obtained his bit for not mo-
Testing the house known as the Plaza,
run by Samuelson at O,FarreA and
Mason streets In every instance the
amount exacted was s. weekly for each
watch. II is not known how the money
was divided.
Feeling keenly their disgrace, and
with eyes averted at the stares of their
more fortunate comrades, the seven ac-
cuse6 men, uniformed but without
stars We're marched from the room.
after the Identification had been COM
pleted. thence through the corridor Of
The hall Of justice and into the office
OF Chief Buggy. There they were for
lnalIy notified of their suspension and
told that charges were to be fled
against them
For the first time since Biggy's graft
Investigations were given publicity the
side OF the men under accusation was
told the first two men accused taking.
refuge behind the shield of silence.
sullivan and one or two others talked
Of their plight with utmost frankness
They also expressed their opinions
freely OF the way in which the evidence
that brought disgrace upon them had
been obtained
Nearly every one was bitter in de-
nunciation of Samuelson. and search of
The. records bore out the truth of most
Of the statements made against him.
sAMUELsoN'S RECORD BAD
~Samuelson on three occasions that
J know of made threats 10 break me,
said Sullivan. Three times / arrested
women who lived in his house, and fol-
loving each of these the threats were
made I was on the Kearny street
beat where Samuelson says he gave
me money but a short time and the
charges which he makes are absurd
AT all times I tried to do the duty
and il was my activity in doing this
that led Samuelson TO prefer charges
against me. I am innocent. and when
the proper time comes I can prove my
innocence.
I regret that l lost my head when
Samuelson accused me in the presence
OF my chief but ] was dumfounded
that I could scarcely think My only
regret is that I was not allowed
chance TO clear myself before my name
was given out TO the public
Patrolmsn Nelson, to whom Samuel
son is said TO have made the threat
against Sullivan. said:
''On three occasions Samuelson told
me he wound fix Sullivan. 1 paid no
attention beyond repeating his re-
marks TO the man at whom they were
directed. Samuelson is a low down
character of the most degraded type,
and his proudest boast is that he has
already broken a police officer in
Chicago and another in New York. 1t
seems hardly fair TO me that the word
Of such a man would be taken when a
misstatement by him would forever
blast the reputation of an innocent
man"
Two months ago Samuelson was ar
rested for selling liquor without a Ii
cense. Less than q year ago he took
Rn active interest in the defense of his
brother, who was arrested for grand
larceny alleged to have been committed
sn a McAllister street lodging house in
which the two were partners.
BIGGY SCORES DIVE KEEPER
At the time OF SamueIson's arrest
Patrolman Frank Collins was sent to
the Hotel Wesley TO investigate a
charge against Samuelson. When Col
Inns returned to the station he reported
to Acting Captain Wall that Samuel
son had offered him $40 TO SUPPRESS an
unfavorable report Frank Cummings,
. special detail man, was sent TO the
hotel and placed Samuelson under
rest Samuelson told Biggy when the
investigation of the other graft cases
was begun that Collins had accepted
his bribe. and for that reason he had
been dismissed in the police court.
Wall quickly refuted this statement.
Chief Biggy admitted yesterday that
he might have chosen a better man to
procure evidence against his patrol
men. Il am just learning of Samuel
sons past record" he said Had /
known it sooner 1 might have acted
differently"