Francisco County Jail. On January 9, 1908, the District Court of Appeals nullified his conviction. Two months later, the California Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeals' ruling, and he was released on bail pending the resolution of the outstanding bribery indictments. In 1912, he was brought to trial once more, this time on charges of bribery; however, after Abe Ruef was brought from San Quentin to testify and refused to give evidence, and the other key witness, Chief Supervisor James L. Gallagher, fled to Canada, Schmitz was acquitted. Schmitz ran for mayor again in 1915 and 1919, but was soundly defeated due to his past reputation. Elected to the Board of Supervisors in 1921, he remained until 1925. Personal life He married Julia Driscoll on June 10, 1891 in Watsonville, California and had two daughters. Literature New International Yearbook for 1907 and 1908 George Kennan, "The Fight for Reform in San Francisco," McClure's, Sept. 1907 & Nov. 1907. References External links Schmitz' "Shoot to kill" order at the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco 1907 editorial cartoon from the San Francisco Examiner Photographs related to the San Francisco graft trial, 1907–1908, The Bancroft Library 1864 births 1928 deaths 1906 San Francisco earthquake American people of Irish descent American people of German descent American violinists American Roman Catholics American male violinists Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California) History of San Francisco Mayors of San Francisco American conductors (music) American male conductors (music) San Francisco Board of Supervisors members