The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
.LF BEUF GAMBlED
IN SPITE OF WIFE
Woman Made Intellectual At
tempts TO Keep Husband
From Fatal Tables
Charges Filed With View of
Having License of Boulevard
Park Hotel Revoked

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OAKLAND. Dec. l4.-Charges against
the proprietors Of the Boulevard park
hotel in the scenic boulevard near
Yoakum avenue where Alfred Al
phonse lie Beuf, the defaulting cashier
Of Hales. says he lost $4,000 of his
EMPLOYERS money at roulette ana faro,
were filed today with the board Of su-
pervisors by the district attorney. The
accusations allege that the place was
notorious for gambling. In reciting the
downfall Of lie Beuf the district attor-
ney lays bare for the first time the
whole story OF the efforts made by the
defaulters wife. Laura A. lie Beuf, to
save him.
II is a tragic story-one Of midnight
trips from her home to the Boulevard
park hotel, where her husband was
gambling while the attaches of the
5oint replied to her inquiries that
Alfred lie Beuf was not there 1t is
a story Of her anxious protests against
The young cashiers devotion TO exciting
games Of chance. and of suave assur--
ances by the game keepers that lie
Beuf was winning, when nightly he
was making deeper deficits in his ae-
counts at Hale's.
SIMULATED SYMPATHY
Last Of all il is a story of simulated
sympathy for her agony when she saw
ruin stalking ahead Of their little fam
fly: Of hypocritical regrets that lie
Beuf should ruin his home and fam
sly and the firm for which he was
working, and of broken promises TO
keep the husband from the games into
which he in his confession has said he
was drawn.
Others have fled affidavits through
the district attorney with the board of
supervisors and ample corroboration of
the heart broken woman's story is
given.
The revoking OF the license viii be
fought out before the board Of super
visors Friday morning at 10 o'clock,
when Pat Hayes, J. S. Harlan and ].
NJ Crane must appear and show cause
why they should be permitted to re-
tain the privilege of selling liquor.
These three men are the incorporators
Of the Boulevard park hotel, and each
is said TO have subscribed 81 of the paid
up capital stock-a total Of SO. The
Incorporation took place January 3,
1903
ALLEGED GAMBLING JOINT
According to the afidavits the gamb-
ling in which lie Beuf was involved be-
gan in October. But il is asserted as
a matter of open knowledge that the
Boulevard park hotel was a gambling
rendezvous before then. Out of this
alleged condition grows the declara-
ton made openly that the Boulevard
park hotel was running under some
ones protection. How this suspected
protection availed the proprietors in an
hour OF need is shown in the disap-
pearance Of the roulette wheels and
faro layOuts before the raid by District
Attorney Donahue and Under Sheriff
Hanif7u last Saturday night
EVIDENCE REMOVED
Shortly after the arrest Of lie Beuf
the evidence was sent to San Jose. it
Is alleged, and the case of the district
attorney in moving for a revocation of
the license and in proceedings against
the proprietors for running a gambling
place depends solely on the affidavits
and the testimony they represent
The most pathetic OF these as well as
the most specific in circumstances is
that sworn to by Mrs. lie Beuf.
Five charges of felonious enbezzle-
ment We're placed against lie Beuf in
the police court this morning by 2. H.
Waters, manager Of Hale Brothers
Oakland store. The total amount al
legged 10 have been taken in these
cases IS ss700. Bail was fixed at 81. 600
on each charge. or $4,000 for lie
Beufs release. The cases were contin-
set for preliminary hearing
Sheriff Barnet levied a garnishment
on al Oakland banks today in the in
terest or Hale Brothers. The action
vas Jaken to secure funds which lie
Beuf might have on deposit in the diff
ferent banks. Barnet said that there
was no definite knowledge of money on
deposit in the name Of the confessed
defauher.
WOMAN'S NAME MENTIONED
Captain Of Detectives Petersen has
been Investigating story that young
Le Beuf had been deeply interested in
Mrs Albert Evcrs. wife of Albert
ENers Jr. who was sent to the state
penitcntiary st San Quentin in ApriI
1907, for embezZlemcnt and was re-
leased last February.
Young Mrs. Evers had been emploved
Al Hale Brothers in this city, but She
left there several weeks ago. owing
Il was said to the attentions paid fo
her by lie Beuf She lived until ves-
terday ct the Netropole annex. Fonr
tccnth and Jefferson streets. but Inft
there. returning, according to the no.
lice, 10 the home OF her mother Mrs
Jacobs, I'm San Francisco
Le Beuf is said to have declared that
Mrs. Evers was not in need of money
when her failure to collect ali Of her
salary was remarked after she left
the store Captain Petersen oues-
toned lie Beuf closely this afternoon.
The prisoner denied, Captain Petersen
said, that he had spent any of his
stealings on her