New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-01
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
A Police Scandal Stirs San
Francisco.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribunal

IBy Telegraph 10 The Tr1bunc1
San Francisco, April 51-The hrst serious
blow at Mayor AcCarthy's administration
has been delivered by joe Aobot.
notorious confidence man, who In cch-
feegion 60 the Marin County Grand july
charges that Henry P Flanuery, pTssloent
of the Police Commission. induced MIN 10
come here from Seattle and promised nun
Immunity from. arrest in return for 12l7
per cent OF the profits OF wire tapping
uooIrooms. Abbot says he received dis
patch from F1anuery the day after NC
Carthy was elected Mayor, assuring him
the promised immunity was all right ana
1t is this dispatch which forms the main
audience against the police commissioner.
Abbot came here, and before the new ad-
minIstratlon took Office opened a poolToom
In sausalfto. His place was raided, and
he and two others were indicted BY the
grand jury. According 20 his story, Flan-
merry refused to help him, and in revenge
hs confessed. lie asserts Fiannery PROM
fsed "to turn over the town 70 hfrslr and
that IL any police officer interfered ~tth
him assured him that the officer would De
transferred to the suburbs F1annery, VINO
was relieved from his duties by the mayor
when the charge was MADE was lndictea
by the grand jury on Frlday ana released
IN s2,ee0 ball.
Governor GiIlett Mayor Mccarthy and
delegation OF representative San Francis
cans will start for Washington tomorrow
I'd demonstrate to Secretary Baflinger that
the city needs the Hetch-Hetchy Valley
"a q uosstbIe site for reservoir for the
future water supply of this city. Secretary
Garfield granted permission for the use or
the Hetch- Hetshy Valley as an aGSiliaTy
water supply 70 Lake Eleanor. but Score
tary Ballinger. swayed by the protests OF
many nature lovers, has rescinded this
permission, and demanded that San Fran
cisco prove she actually needs this valley
for possible reservoir uses.
The Anglo and London-Paris National
Bank opened it's new building this week at
the northwest corner OF Suffer and San
some streets The structure IS of White
granite and the main banking room Is
IS feet high by 800 feet long and 40 feet
vide with VauIted sides and paHelled CELL
ing The bank is a consolidation OF the
Ankio-Caiifornian founded by tho 6e1iE-
mans, of New York, and the London. Paris
and American, founded hy Lazard Freres-
The suicide OF young Lieutenant Albert
3. Hatfield. OF the goth Infantry, at the
Preside this week was great shock 20
his friends He had been much depressed
recently. and on the day of his death ap-
Piled for one days sick leave. but his
closest friends did not dream he intended
taking his life He was one Of the leaders
of his class at West Point and was popular
here His father is Colonel Charles p
Hatfield. commander OF the 18th Cavalry,
now in the Philippines.
An exciting election. was held this week
at the new town OF HiIlsborouxh, adjoin-
ing Rurlingame which is largely made up
of young San Francisco miIIionaires- Wal
, ter Hobart was candidate for Town
Marshal, but withdrew on Election Day be-
cause he found his support was weak,
George A. Pope was beaten as Trustee by
Norris K Davis, OF the iusursent minority,
by two votes Temp1eton Croker, the