The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15
RHef Tries to Hide Behind Schmitz

was really holder of the contract and.
besides that. he had known me at the
Good Fellows grotto' and felt that I
was throwing him down in a way
While we were talking there he no.
ticed fore quarter OF beef hanging
on the hook and he said 10 me: Jim.
/ will give you $3.50 for that fore quar-
ter OF beef. but l told him II he had
any complaint 10 make he had bet
ter go right 10 Frank Schmitz Any
way he got the fore quarter. and after
that Schrader got the meat orders for
while and we received. the proper
stuff.
THROWS DOWN CONTRACT
~Just after this a wa gon from Schra-
der's and also one from Conveys drove
into the yard at the same time 70 de-
liver meat, and when l reported the
matter 10 Schmitz ne went TO the
phone and tried 10 find out from the
board of supervisors from whom he
was 10 take the meat I heard the con-
versation over the phone and Schmitz
was told TO take the meat from Convey.
1 heard him ask. Is that o6sc:a1c' and
the reply was. No. but that is the IN
derstanding in the caucus Cor commit
tee).' or words TO that effect Then
Schmitz told me 10 order from Convey.
and from that time until left the meat
was bought from Convey.
Bills for meat and other supplies
were not sent in 10 the commissary TO
be checked TO show that the correct
amount had been delivered; all bills
were audited b. Frank Schmitz and
Currie. the assistant superintendent
One HsQTEing / went into Cu-rie's
Office to ask lin about some matters
connected with the meat business and
he said. What do you come to me for.
Rogers Schmitz told me that you did
not want TO have anything TO do with
me at all l told him that l had never
so much as mentioned his name TO
Schmitz Then he told me that he
was sure that il was Schmitz' object
to keep rs as much apart as possible.
At that time he said: Last Saturday
night they were laughing up their
sleeves because they have you in the
commissary; they think they have got
you in for it all right ] told Currie
that they could not get me into any
thing. as l was keeping a record in
the book that Schmitz had given me.
and besidesthat 1 had my private notes
in regard TO everything received by me-
He said so far as the book was con-
cerned they could fix that all right. as
there were other keys 10 the COM
missary besides mine. and If there were
any discrepancies between the books
and the bills it would be an easy mat
ter TO dispose of the book that be-
longed to me
PLAYED A SYSTEM
II remember that at ore time Julian
came to me and said that il was
necessary for Frank Schmitz to en-
tertain the members of the hoard of
supervisors. board of health. etc. and
as this was quite an expense il did
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have TO stand the expense of il him
self. therefore IL was the custom 10
buy wine. cigars. poultry. etc. and
charge them up as rice rolled oats
or other regular supplies 1 afterward
found when 1 watched this that they
stuffed the bills not only 70 cover these
expenses, but far in excess. II was a
regular get rich quick system. and
It disgusted me so that L made no
attempt after a time 10 Try and keep
track OF the hills ar all The following
will serve as instances: On one bill
dated August 6. 1906. the following ar
ticles were charged against the aims
house as delivered. and 1 know posi-
lively that they were not received
1890 pounds white beans. 10 kits OF
mackereI. $500 pounds potatoes (these
might have been delivered}. 200 pounds
pork Then gain eOn August Is. 1906
10 kits OF mackerel. 500 pounds rice.
Then in regard to the fruit. When
fruit came out ii was delivered at the
cottage and sorted over. Three-quar-
ters OF il was kept at the cottage and
the balance sent to the various depart
ments. On the following week what
was left over at the cottage. and by
that time unfit for use. would be given
out TO the different departments for
the inmates
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November went up to the Office one
morning and Frank Schmitz called me
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