THE 'FRISCO SCANDALS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 314, 13 January 1908, Page 2

THE 'FRISCO SCANDALS

RELEASED ON BAIL. V^i New York, January 10. Schmidt has been released on bail, pending a new trial. INTENSE AND PAINFUL SISNBATION. EXTRAORDINARY JUSTICE, BLACKMAILING NO CRIME I Received 12th, 4.14 p.m. I New York, January H. The Californian Appellate Court's &. -'■ eision, on discharging Schmidt and Buefy created an intense and most painful sensation, , t The Court declares, inter alia, that blackmailing a saloon proprietor is no crime, since thero is grave doubt as t« whether a license can be described as property. , _, --(|^

OTHER INDICTMENTS. . . CONVICTION ANNULLED ON TECHNICALITIES, Received 12th, 4.28 p.m. ' ' London, January 11. The Times' 'Frisco correspondent, referring to the release of Schmidt, the ox-Mayor, and Riief, his chief henchman says that there are many other indictments against them, but the chances are that both will obtain their liberty. Schmidt's recent conviction was annuU* cd on puretic technicalities. The whole campaign of prosecution is in dancer of collapsing. (

[ln June last Schmidt wa» convicted at San Francisco for extorting money from restaurants. For thifi he waa liable to five years' imprisonment. He was detained in gaol pending decision of a* appeal The specific charge on which Schmidt was found guilty wag that he e *™ e , d funds • rangin ß fro * *«» to &m from various saloon keener. «. threat* of taking their. BceneeTV,! hem. This, however, wa/aZ* <4, least of the many accusation, Schmidt, Euef, and others, wh/were declared to have made enormou,' J2 of money by corrupt means. <A <S of years ago Schmidt was ft ph,„?h an orchestra. Now be fc JK. C worth .£600,000.] " *"* te •* . • ".-.KU