Show CHIEF OF POLICE BIGGY DROWNED Disappeared From Launch 1 chile Returning From Visit sit j Across the Bay y San Francisco Nov o 30 GWilliam William J Big Biggy BI BIg Biggy gy g chief of ot police of oC this city was drowned late tonight while returning lg across the bay ha in the police patrol launch PatroL ChieS Biggy had been at Belve Belvedere Belvedere dere a suburb to call on Police Com Commissioner Commissioner missioner who ho resides there He lie i boarded the launch to return to the city I about 10 and when the boat was I out on the bay bar complained of feeling cold to Engineer Murphy the only other oc occupant occupant occupant of or the launch Murphy advised Bigy to go to the cabin at the stern stem of ot the boat Chief Had Disappeared Murphy Murph then went forward to attend to his engine and did not see the tile chief again a ln He came on deck leek as the boat neared the city cIt and noticed that the chief had disappeared disappeared disappeared A search of oC the boat falling railing to locate him Murphy made all speed to the dock where he reported the accident and went vent out into the bay again to search for forthe forthe forthe the missing officer Numerous boats were hurried scene cene and a tul search of ot the tile bay ba begun Was Out of Favor pc Ever Eer since the suicide of ot Morris Haas as the man who attempted to kilt Assistant District Attorney Francis J Heney anc and nd later hater took his own life at the county count cou jail jall the relations between Chief Biggy and anc the graft prosecution have been strained to the breaking point Charges and coun countercharges oun have been b en filed flied by b both par parties parties parties ties to the controversy In the attempt to fix the blame for the Tact that Haas Hans had hador or secured a pistol while in jail Charges of ot Incompetence and dereliction of duty aut have been filed lied against the chief and in return he filed lied similar charges against Captain of Police Duke who searched hans Haas in the courtroom and against Detec Detective Detective i ithe tive the Sergeant Thomas F Burke Burkt who was I in charge of Haas at the jail I Had Been Chief a Year I William J Biggy was appointed chief of I police pollee by b Mayor Taylor after the latter hail had been placed ced in office following the I removal of Mayor E E Schmidt Biggy Big succeeded Jeremiah Dinan formerly a u de dc detective sergeant When hen Abraham Ruef Rue was arrested the prosecution asked that Biggy BigbY be appointed eliser and be given custody of the prisoner For eight months he held this position and at the expiration of that time was appointed chief of police in September 1907 I |