The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
mo WAVEOFC CRIME
SAYS CHIEF COOK
Reason Figures Look So APP
paIling Is None Are Now
Suppressed" He Says
City Was Never More Orderly
in Winter Than 1t Is
Now

I am making every effort to appre-
hend the criminals infesting the city,"
Chief Of Police Jesse Cook declared
yesterday. "and to accomplish this the
patrolmen on the two night shifts have
been given special instructions to ar
rest all suspicious characters. Each Of
the night squads contains double the
number of men on the day shifts, and
recently 20 more men were added to
the night force.
By glancing back over the records
any one can see that this is an ex-
eeptionally quiet winter in the matter
of crime Never before during my
service in the police department has
winter passed with such a clean record.
The fact that / make public the COM
plants made to us may have led peo-
pie to believe that a reign of crime is
sweeping over the city. This is not so.
Look TO former winters for crime
waves.
Last winter there was all sorts OF
violence. Remember those 80 or more
saloon holdups and the prevalence of
crime of every kind. Yet the criminals
detected, as the records show, were
very few.
'All previous administrations in the
police department have concealed the
complaints of crime and given out only
the ones they wished. I give out
everything. and the number of crimes
committed now seems to frighten the
citizens. Why, there is not half or
third, as many crimes being committed
now there were at this time last year"
The arrest of four burglars and a
], s,-- -,
the beginning. Chief Of Police Cook
declares. of a campaign that will re-
suit in making San Francisco one of
the most orderly cities in the United
States. The chief said yesterday that
he would not rest his efforts until the
criminals were behind the bars, through
the cooperation of the courts. or out
of the city, with warning not to re-
turn.
The chief wished TO lay emphasis on
his statement, however, that conditions
in this city are better, and not worse,
than usual. He declares that the Bar
barry coast district and the water front
is quiet as it never was before In
the downtown sections, he says, it is
tered and robbed. In the residence por-
tion of the town, the chief asserts, vio-
lence is so exceptional as to excite the
wonder of the police
Grimes of Yesterday
Among the crimes reported at police
headquarters yesterday were the fol-
lowing: ID. J. Grammar theatrical
manager, while walking TO his home at
1922 Steiner street, about o'clock yes
terday morning was stopped by foot
pad in Steiner street between Sutter
and Post. The thug pointed a revolver
at him and ordered him TO throw up
his hands. Grammar drew a revolver
quickly from his pocket and fired two
shots at the footpad, who fed. Police
men Wood, O'Brien and Heggerty heard
the shots and ran to the scene. but
could find no trace of the footpad.
Grammar was standing with the re-
volver in his hand. AS he is a mem
Der of the Pacific humane society he is
entitled to carry a revolver.
Chan Hing. a Chinese living at 773
Sacramento street, was attacked by
several boys ranging in age from IA to
16 years in Mason street between Pa
cific street and Broadway Sunday night
and knocked down. He was robbed Of
So and his umbrella.
John tits, stableman, was held up by
four boys at Fifteenth and Bryant
streets Sunday evening and beaten, but
nothing was taken from him. His cries
for help scared the boys away.
Burglars broke into the store of L.
Hartman & Co, 206 Third street, sun
day night and took watches and other
stock TO the value of s74.5O.
Isadore Remleimer's room in the
Dorchester hotel, Sutter and Cough
streets. was entered early yesterday
morning and a gold watch and s42.5O
stolen.
August Hollins residence at 264
Guerrero street was entered Sunday
afternoon and clothing and other ar
ticles Of the value of $43.50 stolen.
The room of Leon Leondas and Leo
Constas, 375 Guerrero street, was en-
tered and a watch and other articles
valued at $34.5O stolen.
Joost Brothers store at 1884 Market
street was visited by burglars early
yesterday morning. They broke a win
dow and stole revolvers and razors of
the value of s53.
The room of J. Geinzer, 26O Kearny
street, was entered and an overcoat
two stickpins and other articles stolen.
William Johnson's residence at II
Bernard street was entered Sunday and
a gold watch, two bracelets and a dia-
mond ring stolen.
Sneak thieves stole a package contain
ing several dozen. corduroy caps valued
al $4O.50 from the store of the Helbing
day night.
While p. p. Billhorn, evangelist. was
addressing a meeting in the First Bap-
tist church, O'Farrell street between
Fillmore and Webster, Sunday a thief
stole his overcoat, valued at s35, from
the Office
The meat safe Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Mitchell, 436 Bartlett street, was visited
by a thief Saturday night and a roast
.
squares of butter were stolen.
James Grennan was caught by Joseph
Kyle, watchman, as he was looting
the saloon of Edward Franeiskovich,
Filbert and East streets, early yester-
day morning and was booked on
charge of burglary.
The show case. at the saloon of Joseph
Fetz, so East street, was broken early
yesterday morning and several bottles
of li0uOr stolen Leland Lane and