The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-20
Joseph ANFOSSO
FOUND IN STOCKTON
Two Witnesses Brought Up
From South Expected to
Testify Before Grand Jury
That Protection Ring"
Has Extended It's Opera
tons Into Many Other
Cities, Including San
Diego, Los Angeles, Port
land, Seattle and Tacoma

Joseph Anfosso. who is wanted in
connection with the bunko ring prose-
cutions, has been located in Stock
ton. He is not under a criminal charge.
hut is wanted by both the Los Angeles
and the local authorities as a witness
who knows of the operations of the
gang that has swindled many members
of the Pacific coast Italian colony. He
may testify today.
Louis Gorio, now known to have been
Identified with the men charged with
graft in San Francisco, who was sem
fenced to 10 years in the state peni-
tentiary by Judge Densmore of River
side county for working confidence
game on John Ferrarf of Arlington,
Riverside county. will probably be one
of the most important witnesses before
the grand jury.
Anfosso is said to have tried to bribe
Ferrari to refrain from prosecuting
Gorio.
Captain Mooney last night verified
the report that he was not satisfied
with the police situation and that he
would nat remain in the department. if
hampered by his chief of police or any
other man.
Captain Wall. former chief of detect
ives, viii be summoned before the grand
jury today as the first witness and will
be asked to explain why his men en-
deavored to mislead him as to gambling
games that were being run in Howard.
Mission, East and other streets of the
city.
FULL INQUIRY PROMISED
Il will go to the bottom of the po-
lice investigation and I have called a
meeting of the police commission to
look into the matter. The public may
rest assured that will give both sides
a fair and impartial hearing
Mayor Rolph yesterday afternoon
made this statement The conference
with the commissioners will not neees-
sarily con1ne itself to the cases of
the accused detectives who are said
to have been in league with the Gallo
and De Martini swindlers' ring.
District Attorney Fickert, who. rumor
has it. is not as friendly to Chief of
Police White as he might be. is said to
have witness who. will go far toward
showing that the police department has
beer negligent in its duty in preventing
men like kid" Sullivan and other noto-
rious bunko men to remain in San Fran
cisco when it is very easy matter to
arrest them for vagrancy If for nothing
else.
RELATIONS WITH pfCIxPOcT<TcTs
One OF the stories that the grand jury
will investigate is the relationship of
detectives and the pickpockets It Is
said that 1t has long been known to
thYee private detective agencies that
pickpockets have operated under the
protection of some one in San Fran
cisco. but whether that person. or those
persons. responsible for this state of
affairs can pass the buck" to the minor
members of the police department is
question that the inquisitorial body
must decide.
Mayor Rolph says he desires to be
entirely fair in his inquiry into the
police scandal. and it is evident that
he will accept no hearsay.
The mayor has not followed the sit
uation for several days. he said. but
be was anxious to learn all he could
regarding the Developments that he
might take them under consideration
and weigh the value of the testimony
for and against the department
District Attorney Fickert was in con-
sultation with Chief White and MEM
bers of the grand jury yesterday after
noon.
Foreman Dumbrell of the grand jury
visited the hall of justice and made
Sknown that the jury would take up the
graft probe at o'clock this afternoon
and go into every corner in which
might lurk evidence that would either
tend to clear or incriminate the ac-
cused policemen.