The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
POLICE CHIEF
LAST OFF
Another Tragedy In San Fran
cisco
THE GRAFT PROSECUTION
Charges Made Against Him-Alleged to
Have Been Lax in Permitting
Heney's Assailant to Kill
Himself.
THE GRAFT PROSECUTION

San Francisco, Dec. 2.--William j
Buggy, for over a year chief of police ID
this city, was drowned in the bay Mon
day night. His body has not been re.
covered. Chief Buggy was returning 10
the city from Belvidsre in the police
launch Patrol, and when the boat arrived
IL was discovered that he was missing
though Engineer william Murphy, the
only other occupant of the boat, did not
see him fall overheard
According to Murphy's story, Buggy
crossed the bay in the launch to Belvi-
dere, where he went to the home of Po-
lice Commissioner Kiel resident OF
the suburb, and spent some time in con
ference with the commissioner. 1t was
nearly II o'clock when he returned to
the launch and the return trip was
started. The chief came to Murphy in
the engine room and complained Of feel
ing iii from the motion of the boat,
which was very noticeable. The engineer
advised him to 20 to the cabin at the
stern. where 1t was cooler, and Buggy
presumably followed this advice A lit
tie later Murphy looked toward the stern
OF the boat and saw the chief leaning
over the side, seemingly seasiek.
The engineer did not again look in
that direction until they were close to
the city. as his attention was occupied
with the handling Of the boat. He then
went to the stern to inform Buggy of the
reason Of slight delay occasioned by
the passage of ferryboat, and discov.
cred that the chief had disappeared.
Murphy hurried to his berth near the
harbor station and reported that the
chief had fallen overheard and was lost.
A party at once Get out to search the
bay, and this was kept UP all night
without result.
Buggy was appointed to his position In
September, 1907, by Mayor Taylor. At
that time Buggy, who had held several
political Offices, including that Of state
senator from San Francisco and later
president Of the police commission OF
this city, was elisor in cahrge of the
person Of Abraham Ruef, the ex- poIiti-
cal boss Of the city, who was under ar.
rest in connection with the graft investi.
cation.
Since the suicide Of Morris Haas, the
assailant Of Assistant District Attorney
#. j. Heney, and who shot himself in
his cell at the county Jail the day after
his attempt to kill Heney in Judge Law.
lor's court room during the present trial
Of Ruef, there has been much hard feel.
ing between the chief OF police and the
graft prosecution. Out of this have
grown many charges and intimations
showing the attitude of the anti.rraft
clements toward Biggy and charges Of
and failure to properly
guard his prisoner were pending against
the chief because of the fact that Haas
had 4 pistol with which he killed him
self in prison.
Bigey replied with similar charges
against Captain Of Police Duke. who
with Detective Burns. searched Haas in
the court room, and Detective Thomas
Burke. who was in charge of the prison
er at the jail: but none Of the charges
has yet been investigated.
Chief Buggy is survived by his second |
wife, from whom he was estranred. and |
a daughter. His first wife died many |
years ago.