The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-28
In His Latest Confession
Convict Tells of Personal
Relations With Police Off
cers-Six New Witnesses
Are to Appear Before the
Grand Jury Today
EVIDENCE DECLARED
NEARLY COMPLETE
Outlook for Eight Accused
Members of Department
Regarded as Oninous by
Prosecuting Attorney and
Burns Detective Who Has
Been Working on Charges


With six new and important wit
nesses subpenaed to appear before the
grand jury at today's session. and with
reams of additional testimony OBJ
tanned from Mike Gallo, convict. all Of
il containing minute details concern
ing the alleged passing OF money be-
tween bunko men and detectives and
tallying in all particulars with pre-
vious testimony from other confessed
bunko men, the charges of graft made
against eight members of the San
Francisco police department are re-
garded by the prosecuting attorney as
ominous.
II the accused men are not guilty
as they strenuously maintain, the evil
dence piling up against them is most
remarkable in its completeness. ac-
manager of the Burns Detective
agency. who went to San Quentin yes
terday in company with Captain John
Mooney of the detective bureau and
personally heard Gallo's story.
Mundeli asserted that all attempts
on the part Of Captain Mooney and
himself to trip up the prisoner or to
confuse him failed utterly.
NOT A BRIGHT MAN
Gallo is not bright man, Mum
dell stated, land do not believe him
mentally capable of concoting such
details. They must be true
Not only has Gello's testimony cor
roborated that OF De Martini. Dubois
and Corrigan, three confessed bunko
men now in custody. but it has also
cleared UP the murder OF a bunco man
which occurred in Portland a. year or so
ago when Danny Gallo's partner was
slain according to the convict's story.
by a man named Carou. Gallo asserted
that he could place his hands on this
man within day. The murder, he
says, was the result OF quarrel over
the division of loot.
Carou, it is said. meant to kill Gallo
and fired at him as he was leaving a
saloon at Second and Everett streets
Portland.
The bullet killed Danny" instantIyf
"Carou managed to elude the police
and came to San Francisco where,
Gallo declares, he paid "hush money
TO Esola."
TRUMP CARD TO-DAY
District Attorney Fickert likewise
is accommodating evidence in the pro
tection'' charges. He declared yester-
day that his trump card would be
played today when he calls TO the stand
August Jouanou, who formerly tipped
off suckers to the bunko men.
Jouanou came to Fickert first three
months ago in regard to the Dodero
case and declared he could point out
every man connected with the swindle
IF you will stand by me-, Jouanou
told the district attorney, II can get
the men for you, but the police will
also arrest me-"
Since that time Jouanou has been
assisting Fickert in breaking up the
bunko ring and his testimony, it is
said, will be startling.
CoRRIGAN TO TESTIFY
1t is also the purpose of the district
attorney ato have Frank Corrigan, one
of the confessed bunko men now in
custody, testify concerning the con-
nection of a certain liquor man, said
to be still On this city. with the Min
mini swindle.
1t is asserted that Minnini was fieeced
out of $1,000 by Corrigan and that later
when the victim showed a disposition
to make a fuss, he was approached by
this liquor man with an offer OF $500
to keep still
The "go between" it is said, in
formed the victim that he didn't have
a chance to get his money back and
that he had better take the $500 Of
fered and shut up
Corrigan will be questioned further
concerning a similar affair in which
q. Broadway street tailor is said to
have figured In this latter attempt
the same sum was offered. but the vic
tim refused to accept the money.
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES a.
BESIDES the witnesses subpenaed Satur-
day, Caesar Ronchi.. restaurant keeped.
Mrs. Mary Pelligrini, Enez Pelligrini. a
Colma gardener named Grannuchi and
Mrs Mary Gallo, the following have
also been cited to appear before the
grand jury: A man who was present
whef Corrigan declared he passed
money to Detectives Charles .Josephs.
otto Arata, known as the italian JEFF
ries.y a go-between, John Tossetti, pro-
prietor of the Pacific cafe, alleged to-
have supplied De Martini with suck
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