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Show REMOVED FROM OFFICE ON SERIOUS CHARGE 8AN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2s.rMayor Schmltz caused a sensation in the pollc department yesterday by . summarily removing from office Police Commissioner H. W. Hutton. The Mayor in hi communication commu-nication to the Police Commissioners assigns as-signs his reasons for removing Commls. I sloner Hutton, grossly Immoral conduct and improper practices as a public official. of-ficial. The Mayor gives minute details of alleged al-leged improper conduct by Hutton and mentions the name of a girl whom he declares de-clares was but recently in short dresses. 1 Hutton had recently been active in the 'matter of suppressing public vice. He was foremost in the campaign against certain sections of the Tenderloin district and some months ago had himself appointed ap-pointed "special chief of police," to arrest ar-rest inmates of a notorious place which had. secured an injunction against Chief Wittman. Hutton, when seen last night, denied the truth of the Mayor's allegations. allega-tions. Hutton was appointed to office by Mayor Schmltz. ' " " . |