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The big things of the last strange year
of San Francisco's history, which stand
out like fingers on a hand, will be found
as striking features of
The Sunday Call
VOLUME CL— NO. 130.
FRED HILBERT TELLS HOW SCHMITZ WAS ENRICHED BY VICE.
Thaw Jurors Are Deeply Affected by the Eloquent Plea of Delmas.
DENUNCIATION OF
MOTHER OF MRS.
THAW IS BITTER
(California Advocate Draws
. Striking Word Picture
of Tower Scene
REVIEWS TRAGIC LIFE
.'Says Prisoner's Love for
Wife Was Spiritual in
Character
WILL RESUME TODAY
Tury Expected to Take Case
as Soon as Jerome
Makes Reply
NEW YORK, April B.— The
trial of. Harry K. Thaw, charged
with the murder of. Stanford
White, is nearing the end. At
torney D. M. Delmas, the Cali
fornia advocate, this afternoon
began his closing address to the
jury, and after he had spoken for
nearly three hours an adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow
morning.
Delmas expects to conclude be
fore the luncheon hour is reached.
District Attorney Jerome will make
the closing address on Wednesday and
Thaw's fate should be in the hands of
the Jury by Wednesday evening.. Jus
tice Fitzgerald today ordered the Jury
locked up until the end of the trial.
The Judge's charge to the jury undoubt
edly will be delivered immediately after
the District Attorney- concludes. The
latter says his speech will occupy not
more than three or four hours.
Declaring he would not base his plea
upon the "unwrlten law," because his
client found ample protection In the
written statutes of New York, Delmas
made a striking appeal to the sympa
thies of the Jurors., His story of the
first tragedy in the life of Mrs. Thaw
deeply affected them.
Delmas based his argument solely
upon the story of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
With Cushed cheeks, but dry eyes, that
young woman heard her life history
repeated to the men who are to judge
her husband and bowed her head as her
mouier was denounced In the bitterest
terms and tones the eloquent .lawyer
could command.
Delmas. bef«re beginning his attack
upon Evelyn Thaw's mother,. ponred out
a torrent of denunciation upon the
architect rrho became the victim of
Thaw's plstoL He accused him of the
"crime of rape,** and declared President
Roosevelt , had said In a message to
CongTess that such a crime should be
visited with death., This was one of
the suggestions which Thaw himself
made to his counsel for his summing
up speech— «ne of " the suggestions
which played such an Important- part
in the procedlngs . before the lunacy
ooisxnlsslon.
Delmas declared that God heard the
cry of the' fated child upon whom Stan
ford White had flxed his gaze, and who,
he had determined, should be his. He
quoted from Scripture that "He who
afflicts a fatherless child shall perish,"
and declared that Providence had sent
Thaw to avenge the wronfc.
HI'MMEI. IS DEXOUXCED
That Evelyn Nesbif s story was true
and was" told to Harry, Thaw formed
the subject of the argument for more
than an hour.* Delmas declared ' the
only evidence the District Attorney had
to bring against the. girl was- the mis
called affidavit procured by Abraham
Hummel. ' •
Speaking of Hummel. Delmas again
drew heavily upon- his bitterest invec
tives and declared "that it would re
quire more than the word of a per
jured man to send Harry Thaw to an
ignonomous death.
Delmas devoted practically all of his
address today to a resume of the evi
dence of certain witnesses. He will
have many more comments V to make
along this line before he comes to his
plea for the defendant's life. '
The courtrooxn^was crowded. Justice
'Fitzgerald's Injunction that; absolute
quiet must be maintained was hardly
necessary, fforr r there was interest in
every utterance oi. the attorney. In the <
Continued- on._r«ce--3^-Colojna» 3 -
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 88
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— CIear; . maximum- temperature,
72; minimum, 62. ." *- •
FOBECAST FOR TODAY— Fair; fog In
morning. _ " Tf 9
EDITORIAL
The Darlß Theater Is one of the legacies of
rmft left to the city by Schmlts. Pa»» 6
The way of the franchise grabber ban always
been made smooth In Los Angeles. Pajre 6
A merchant who seeks to make trade for hlm
aelf by injuring his neighbors Is Justly regarded
as an enemj of the community. Pa»e 6
The miner* of the State of Nerada do
welL pag, 6
The Japanese do not especially commend them
selves eyen to their British allies. Page 6
GRAFT SCANDAL
Fred Hllbert tells the Grand Jury how Mayor
Schmitz wea enriched by gambling devices and
other revenue from haunts of rice In the ten
derloin. pay 8 i
Supenrlsors will complete break with Mayor
Schmlta by orerrullng his veto of the ordinance
dismissing Clerk Keane. Pages 1-2
Lawyer Ach endeaTora to gain further delay
In trial of Roef by having newspaper men
summoned for contempt and Is promptly
•Quelched by Judge Dunne. Page 1
M. A. King, Los Angeles promoter, enlightens
Grand Jury concerning the failure of hla at
tempts to secure a franchise for Home Tele
phone Company from preriona Boards of Super- I
visors and his opposition to bribe methods later
employed. " Page 1
Abe Ruef hopes In vain that. George Keane
will remain clerk of Supervisors. Page 2
CITY " j;-l>sv'
Merced carrying off Saa Joaquln Valley honors
la the California beauty contest. Pag* 14
Wife of Edgar Hobart, who went to Parts
four years ago to study music and never re
turned, granted an Interlocutory decree of !
divorce. . , Page 14 ;
Van Ness avenue merchants reply to ! scur- '
rlloQs signs pot up by Hlnes. Page 14
Klels declares wife plotted with Sllberberg
to km Mm. . . Page 14
Loula V. Eytlnge, desperate criminal wanted
for murder In Arizona, captured In Market
street store. ;, Page 14
Beal Estate Board strongly commends Torrens
title system, and plan* to conduct campaign of
education in Its behalf. Page B
Ferry steamer San Jon« collides In bay with -
steamer Ramona during fog and commuters re
ceive a bed scare. Page 9
SUBURBAN-
Aged Alamedan sues to regain hts possessions,
which, he declares, were turned over to stranger
by his slater. Page 4
Young woman of San Francisco suffers am
putation of both legs as a result of crushing
by a Berkeley local train. Page 4
Taylor Is elected first Mayor of Ala
meda. Page 4
First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, Rev.
Dr. E. E. Baker, pastor, is Involved In strife,
one phase of which has resulted In the . sus
pension of. Trustee Jenkins for slander. Page 4
Inrenior Toliver will be accompanied by wife
In trial voyage of airship. ' Page 4
COAST
Meter agent pays VaDeJo Trustee a bribe
of $50 for his vote and dumfounded official ex
poses crime. Page 2
Two Arizona cattle thieves quarrel . In Los
Angeles and each Informs the police of the
other's crimes. . Face 2
Corporation contends , in court . that California
cities cannot own public utilities because the
law granting Immunity from taxation affords
them an unfair advantage. * Page 2
DOMESTIC
Attorney Delmas makes striking appeal to
Jury to save Harry Thaw from the electric
chair. ' . \u25a0 \u25a0_, • Pagea 1-3
Blnger Hermann resumed testimony In behalf
of himself. • " Page 2
FOREIGN'
American marines take charge of Honduran
port when troops flee and notice Is. served that
bombardments - will not be permitted. , Page 2
Taft refuses to give Cubans any assurance
as to when elections will; be held 'and lfls : be
lieved that ' Americans will occupy 'island 'for
at least another year. Page 2
SPORTS
Sacred Heart ' beats * Lowell In «low - base
ball, game. . . : , vi^^"^ Page 8
Attendance at Emeryville Is above the nor
mal'and three ; favorite* Via bracket!.;'- Pag-e I
Entries 'are announced for the Acadmnic Ath
letic League field day 'on' Berkeley oral. Page 4
Warm - weather , brings sudden . revival v- of
activity by the Golden " Gate Park tennis
clubs. \u25a0 : - - ~ Psge 8
Snpeniaozs reach an agreement as to the dis
tribution of prise fight permits. Page 8
LABOR \ \u25a0.\u25a0/<.
\u25a0 Offers of . financial -. assistance to . Oakland
Lanndry Workers' Union to form co-operative
laundry plant "is refused because members " desire
to own controlling "' lnterest. • \u25a0'' • '-'Page 7
31 ARLN'E
New steamship President, on the way . hither
from Philadelphia, \u25a0 has wireless chat , with \ New
York at distance of. 2000 miles. , Page 9
mimxg \ ...' \u25a0 ...' ..';\u25a0" . ; ;;'\u25a0;;.\u25a0
. Local market for Southern . Nevada ..mining
stocks holds strong and sales are. large., Page 7
f THE €ALL r S
BRANCH OFriCES
Subscriptions and Advertise-
ment* will be received \u25a0in San
Francisco at following offices:
1651 FILLMORE STREET
» Open s until *10 * o'clock every, night;
:. : 81S VAN XESS -AVENUE . "!':\u25a0. '
Parent's , Stationery f Store. s ; >
SntTEENTH AJfD MARKET STS.
" 'Jackson's \u25a0 Branch.'. "
533 .HAIGHT.i STREET
Christian's ; Branch. " ': '
. '' 1006 iVAIiENCIA 1 -: STREET ;i-V-^; i-V-^
- Rothschild's Branch.
.1531 i CHURCH STREET ,
. Georse Prewitt's Branch. >
. 2200 FILLMORE STREET
-• Woodward's ! Branch . » ,*; i , .. ;
SAN FRANCISCO,- TUESDAY, APRIL 9, :1907.
The Stuff and^S^
Complete Break
With the Mayor.
Supervisors to Overrule
Veto of Keane's-
Dismissal
The completeness of the break be
twen Mayor Schmitz and the Board
of Supervisors, who openly announced
their repudiation of the city's chief:
executive last week, .was first, mani
fested in. official .proceedings at the
board meeting yesterday, afternoon,
when Schmitz: filed his veto of: the
resolution passed at 'last Monday's
meeting \u25a0 removing George ?B. • Keane
from-the chief clerkship of ;the board;
appointing 1 John ' H.;^. Ryan', to; ..the
vacancy and • promoting ; Thorpas 'B;
McGinnis to Ryan's place/ . .-,
There is no possibility, that the veto
will be allowed'to stand by'the-mem
bers of. the. board, , who shave ; given
as their reason for "Keane's removal
the fact that heremalns'lioyai' t'oßuef
and Schmitz, "whom they 'have .deserted,
but the action of" overruilng^the^ veto
was not^ taken 7yestcrday, Vr in" order ; to
let Schmitz down; as oasily/'as possible.
Schmiti was notpresent'.at' the meet
ing'ofthe board, and .the veto message
was" merely, read, spread upon the min
utes and ordered brought up for action
at the* next meeting. ' '' ' "^ ' .
Prior ]to .the meeting . of the "board
the Superyiaors spent over an ! hour dis
cussing the message among themselves
and the 'course of .action was -deter
mined upon. : . The <; fourteen votes neo
essary to ? overrule the veto ; were 'at
hand, not • counting ' those' c< OTNeill and
Tveltmoe, :- who announced 'at' the time
of 'the removal : that they were not =In
favor: of '. the « action, promptedrby •. the
desire to s "be good"; of ;thelr. colleagues
who have confessed. It • was 'deter
mined, . however, 'to let the matter ; go
over a iweek,, and Supervisor; Gallagher
was selected as- spokesman in the;mat
ter.".' Gallagher left the I ' chair r ,to voice
the sentiment of board following
the 4 reading •of ,;the message, and^ his
words left/, no ,'doubt: of the. intention
of \the .* board V to Insist, ,' again* upon
Keane's removal over -the llayor's^veta!
Gallagher^sald:* £ - ' ; •
spreading this matter .on the
mihu_tes to come ;up.at',the*next, regular,
meeting^ the .board'is, acting. In 'defer-
"ence |to -the Mayor's position! I am
satisfied ' that the^Mayor . has • no- power
to veto the resolution, but he is evi
dently _ not : f amaliar • with . the ,: charter,
on that point. The --. charter empowers
the \ board \u25a0, to 'appoint -a* clerk,' arid Tit
may/ be done iby resolution or; ai simple
motion. However, I" think we 'should
let' fc thls~ matter .take the ---reguiar
( course.'.' . \u25a0'4 •-\u25a0: --."\u25a0-:' \u25ba~ ' \u25a0'- \u25a0\u25a0\u0084. -J v" .1" *
'''The reasons- given by. Schmitz Itdr,
having ' vetoed . the board's action are
set-forth' ln his communication* as^fol-'
iows: : . \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. -, . .:' .'-* '\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0.. -- ". ~
Because; the insolation Idi>oß*.'not Mutate' ,ibe>
causetfot the removal^of;Oebrcp B.\ KeHne.'
. ' i If } there ; should any.Tgrounds * for /BUt'h * re- s
. Continued on. Page *2, . Column. -1
ACH^s Motions
DENIED BY DUNNE.
RueFs Lawyer Declares
Newspaper Editors
in Contempt
On account of the illness of Henry I
Ach a continuance was granted in the
Ruef trial yesterday, \ and the . case
went over until this morning. ; Ach
coupled with his request: for the
cess , a suggestion that the interval be
used for the summoning of ? " 100 'or
200" talesmen from the list -. of 2000.\ \
;• ' Johnson^who \u25a0 had \u25a0consented , to the
first request,' saw \u25a0 a trickan the double
demand 'protested. Ach was then
compelled X toj' separate '\u25a0 his \ petitions)
and ,the; one ; in 'reference -to
moning, of more^ jurors ; was 1 denied. * \u25a0;
* In order to;; further ' complicate if. the
prosecution - ,•• of ;i Ruef,. Ach - had ~ prei
pared a petition"; for) the citation of . the
proprietor and managing, editor of the
Chronicle?. to,':stiows cause \i .why r: they
should; not \ be vcommlttedi for* contempt
for. the f publication* of an, editorial ad
monishing* the!: court: to * send.; AchVto
jail if he continued' to' hls\ impertinence!'
." "I see -no reason- for, holding that the
court is }. influenced ;by anything -.whloii
may be said In the newspapers • relative
to \ this case," i said the? Jud jr«.\ \u25a0 "I /will
not • allow .the* probed are \ here! to.^b*
swerved* from the main course" by •' any
newspaper, controversy. ; . The petition la
denied."- ?y-* *';v:\7 \u25a0.;•'•/;\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 .".-; ,; '\u25a0- -,',•?.",' v».vM
:It appears *. that Aeh ; Is » not '\u25a0. the /sole
owner ' of _•"• the \u25a0 remarkable v line ' of
examination which 'he has employed
W - disqualify * J urors '\u25a0 obj«ctjona,bi«>'- to
Ruef. '"'. When \u25a0 the j matter -of > the;oon
tinuance was being discussed and It
had been'; suggested/ that ) other • of \ the
array of : ! counsel -might b»/abl©;to con
duct"the V case ;In . Ach's •absence, /that
, gentleman . insisted V that this was . his
"particularlwork.\-:v. :;>-. • ;."\u25a0 .^ /.*.-' \u0084'"V.. ;.
\u25a0 "It seems. 'that ; one other of- counsel
for. thefdefense. has-been interested ffri
this examination. '\u25a0'\u25a0 You are not tH«yau
..tho'r^^d^p'roprletor/oirJonetilnef'oYrth'e'
I examination whlch.you have employed,".
/said; the T court. "„\u25a0{' "If r I remember,! rightly,
it was first attempted- by Mr/.Falfall
before jJudge^Nutter^lmStockton.'' r .!.'. \u25a0'\u25a0 .
Ach - protested} that » he"" had used > the
method'ln'the Epplriger cases. ; )=• ..'..; \
t There jare"; now.. eleven; Jurors -in'' the
box, five fofswhom -have > been: examined:
,Three others •. remain^ on"-. this?' venire;
Ach promises ; to' use* all of his ten i per
emptory} challenges r ra ter twelve >• men
| have jbeen passed /without challenge /for
cause,- and -. his . request . fo r - the .'sum
mons of 100 or 200 more names indicates
'. that -it 7 will £ be' ieome/.tlme < before V'tfte
J uiry,; Is \ taailyj. selected.*; '\u25a0[- "\u25a0 -. . % " ;- : . .
' The casesj against^ jSchniita the
joint; case against Dlnan and Ruef were'
'called \u25a0* arid 2 coritlnued^for Uwo ;*weeks.
Schmitz -was • in- tHe • c^ourtroom^ and : in
conferehce\with;Ruef ffor, f several ?mln
,utes while they^wer e '^waiting ; for* their
I cases -to i>&- called... :^;/ :^^^>^~J^
King's Failure
to Get Franchise.
Tells How He Fought
Bribery in Home
.Company
" A history of telephone. prospects in
this city since 1901 was recited before
.the: Grand Jury yesterday afternoon
by "'M: ;Ai '. King, , a Los.AngeelesTpro
rnoter, who in himself composed the
vanguard/ of the Los Angeles tele
phone men .who will appear this week
before the inquistors in regard to\ the
operations .of the magnates behind the
Detwiler '."corporation. < King's . story
was* not; one -of triumphs; -quite* the
.'opposite, for. he related that when he
to previous boards of iSuper^
visors : , to -have a^'competing, telephone
franchise offered for-sale;by the <city
his overtures \ were unsuccessful, ..be
cause,\he'alleged, the .committees f.were
in league with the Pacific"States'Tcle
phbhe; and iTelegraph Company.
\u25a0'-'King, testified that he r was out of
the,:- Home; -.co^npany 'when, through
[Detwller'a 'bribery. It secured a fran
chise for operating- in this city. At that
,tlme he 'was interested In., an" lndepend
,ent '..telephone.:' company. , After \u25a0 the
SupeWlßoriTi had; met; on"; April 23, and,
acting,- under r ßuef 's orders, .voted : a
franchise to the Home company, . Kins
laid' plans to have the franchise : an
nulled." \He •wrote, so ; he testified, to
Attorney General "Webb asking that
•action be Instituted by "the (State" to
nullify • the '*:\u25a0 Home's • f ranchlae. He
claimed } In? his :. letter that " ; the ' award
was made while the , city was under a
'i'tata 'A of :, martial 'la w,\ de . facto \ it,-, not
de Jure,' and stated that the ordlnanoe
.was not passed in the City Hall, as had
beea^ advertised, • but-Jn^Mowry/HalL
.The^Attorney General replied 'that no
state of martial law had existed In San
Francisco and refused/ to take action.': :
'Klngr testlfled;that when he first ap
proached the Supervisors, in 1901,' and ,
later, he was. unable to get a.hearingr
for'^hls -petition. \u25a0 Then -he' "was with
thef Home" Company.'" 'Eater ; he . .was
out":, of- that: concern by Tor
rance and Phillips.
• ; He* told the'Jury^thathe had 'not tried
boo<ile -/as an to get ahear
lng;\and: that ; he, ! knew .nothingi of the
graft operations. >
- In Van interview, King said : that If the
Home j franchise is -not de
clared^ void ' by " the -courts on account
of the .bribery;, scandal ', he will [ himself
seek. to have It set aside.
! Tofrance, : Adams and; Casa.'i Los An
geles (magnates ; in •\u25a0 the) Home Telephone
Company/ are \u25a0 scheduled *.to ' appear be
fore! the r Jury today.":.? ,! ..,.'?.-;:.
MORROW fyWlTsi PRESIDELYI
;A-Wi^HmOTON,f^Aprl^B:'~;Benator
Flint\ and :- United '\u25a0; States ; Judge :W., W."
tMorrowvof.San* Francisco'; called on f the
\u25a0President jtoday. A T^eyj did" not jdlscuss
poHUcs^ JudVeJ^orrow Is \ on his i way
to- Germany, to consult an eye-specialist.
TENDERLOIN TRIBUTE
SHARED BY MAYOR.
GRAFT DEVELOPMENTS.
1. Fred Hilbert tells the Grand Jury how he acted as go-bttwwn fox
the Mayor In traffic in pilot machine*. jilinl
2. Mayor . Schmlta vetoen the resolution of the Hoard of Supervisor* by
• . which It ou.ilrd Crorse Keane from office.
.3. -'Attorney. Henry; Ach precipitates aerimonloa* debate in Jndjre Dunne's
. court by ' fresh attempt . to complicate proceeding*.
4. Supreme Court l*«ue* an alternative writ of babrai corpu* on the
latest petition of Abe Rnef.
5. AH members ot tbe fight trasrt unbpenaed to utve testimony before
. the Grand Jury ou bribery mnttrri.
6. A. M. Kins; tells of futile appeal to Attorney General Webb to besla
proceeding* to annul Home Telephone Company franchise.
Thrifty E. E. Schmitz Claimed Monopoly
on Corrupting Gambling Devices
FredH." Hilbert told the Grand Jury yesterday afternoon that
he had shared in the profits of the slot machines in the saloons
and gambling dens of the. city. He will complete his confession
today by informing the Grand Jury that he acted as the agent ot
the Mayor and divided with Schmitz the gold scraped from the
tenderloin. Hilbert was on the witness stand for an hour yesterday
afternoon, and before he completes his testimony the Grand Jury,
will be in possession of abundant evidence to prove that the Mayor
enjoyed a regular income from the haunts of vice.
It was a revolting tale that Hilbert unfolded, and running
through it was vision of the Mayor of the city, under oath to safe
guard the municipality, encouraging vice and enriching himselS
; Hilbert was one of three witnesses who told the Grand Jury
of the slot. machine traffic. G. Schultz and Matt Larkin, of the
Mills Novelty Company, which sold the machines, were the others.
John. A. Peters and Ned Lanagan, poolroom men; Detective George
Graham rand Dr. Poheim were called to the Grand Jury room yes
terday,, but did not testify. They .will be heard today.
SCHMITZ' RICH GRAFT FROM TENDERLOIN
Heretofore the prosecution has directed its efforts primarily
against • Ruef, but yesterday sufficient evidence was amassed to
warrant the indictment of Schmitz. Hilbert dealt personally v.ith
the' \u25a0 Mayor. V He represented Schmitz in the red light dictrict. It
will be established that the Mayor drew regular profits from the
whisky, Jlie slot machines and other agencies of wtalth that flourish
in the tenderloin. ,
\u25a0 .; Word was passed along the line last evening that raids might
be .expected during the night from the District Attorney's, office,
and before 8 o'clock nearly every game along Golden Gate avenue
and.Fillmore street .was closed. down. The lid. was clamped down
with a bang and quiet reigned where nightly has been heard the
whir of the" wheel. : N
. Hilbert; was the first witness called yesterday. He is a young
man, of good height and bulky build and a face that suggests better
things than association- with" the Mayor. He carries himself ue!l
arid does not resemble the tenderloin agent as that individual is
.usually v paintebv
, s \ It developed .through 7 the confession of Hilbert that the Mills
Novelty . Gfhipany had a monopoly of the slot machine business.
The- company, sold "the card 'machines usually seen in cigar stores
arid the mone^' • machines generally found in saloons and poolroor.i^.
Of the. card "machines it was- estimated that" the company had sold
up""to.^(^ ; ;and;26p-of:.^eimoney/jnachuies. The active agents of
the^Mills^Nbv|lty'CompanyJin t San Francisco were G. Schultz and
Matt "•; Larkin. |They .niade 'their 'sales for the most part through
Hflbert^an'd'.to.Hilbertt \went 'half the profits. Hilbert, however,
was > : but'an!agent of Ae^administration and he was allowed to retain
onlylar^rti6n*of ( the'.*money» : he received.; ~
SI^MAC^miE TRAFFIC f
It''jt^^xres"th^t^Maybr^Sdmitx;.'regar<led*'the slot machine
traffic] as 'belongingTto"^himself." In this traffic he allowed Ruef but a
small-part. '^nie of f the details of operation were trusted to Rutf,
but ; in I general Athe gave his personal attention to the matter.
Vi 3 v Witji "-Uhetfp! cc of . the administration to . assist him it was not
(iifficult" for Fred jHilbert to "sell f the slot machines^ to ithose . resorts
which, were; dependent^^ur^nadmiriistration favor for their existence.
'-/The inquiry' yesterday waVwide in its scope, going back to the
year 1901;^^The^histofyrof.' the traffic was traced up to the fire anrl
then- to the: present ,time:^{ lt ,\y as brought, out that wben the -Police
Commissioners repealed Tthe slot machine ;brdinance ih January, 1905.
the* Mills Novelty Company, sold al large number of the devices to
saloons and poolrooms. In February of last year District Attorney
Lahgdon conducted a series of raids under the State law. The qucf^
tion was before, the public when .the April fire put an end to dis
cussion by destroying almost; all the machinesr
HUNDREDS OF DEVICES ARE INSTALLED
Since April, .1906, hundreds of slot machines have been installed.
; It iwas -the; desire^6f the Grand Jury- to learn through what agenc}
this was -permitted, -. and through r the confession of Fred Hilbert, tt
is stated, a solution has been. found. 99|
/ ' Hilbert was followed' on the.starid by Schultz and Larkin. They'
denied Hhat they had ever had any corrupt dealings with the admir>
istraticuv; saying -that any business they, may have had with* Fred
Hilbert Avas s considered i personal, and had acted' for them
as i an agent ; and nothing'more;
.- [\- Earkin "was; askecl by "Assistant District Attorney Heney if he
Had' ever talked the matter over with Abe Ruef, Mayor SchmitzJJSll
any^city: \u25a0 official. Larkin replied-: that he had not. He sought to
defendithei slot- machine as -a stimulus to trade. .- - :: _ — :,;_"" -. '""* •
i<The cure for all the woes of a city I
which has suffered is found. You will \)
understand when you see, next Sunday, |{
the; great "Forget, lt" number of |
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