Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-20
Grand Jury AccusatiOns-C Charges 4 sailsi
Mayor KaIioeh and Others.

SAN Francisco, November 19th-Yester-
day the following accusations against Mayor
Kalloch, Auditor Dunn and City and County
Attorney Murphy were filed in Department
No. IL of the Superior Court by the foreman
of the Grand Jury:
The Grand Jury of the city and county present
this accusation in writing against Isaac S. kalloch
for wifu and corrupt misconduct in office, as fol-
lows: During the months OF March, April and
May, in the year $780, the said Isaac S. kaoch was
still the duly elected, qualified and acting Mayor of
the said city and county Of San Francisco, and, by
virtue Of his aforesaid ofice, member of the Board
OF Election Commissioners of said city and
county that the said |. S. kalloch in his official
capacity aforesaid procured the appointment of
one W. P. Hughey to position in the Office of
the Registrar of Voters, for the said city and
county, at a salary OF s75 per month, and
afterwards TO wit: in the month of March,
1889, caused the salary of the said W. p. Hughey
to be raised to sl75 per month. That said W. p.
Hughey held the said position during the said
months Of March, April ana May, so, and was paid
for the said months at the rate OF sl25 per month
That on about the I'd day of March, $780, the said
Isaac S. Kaoch at the city and county aforesaid for
the purpose Of inducing the said w. p. Hughey TO
devera portion OF his salary, against his will and
without lawful consideration, to him, the said
l. S. Kaloch then and heretofore well knowing
that the said W. p Hughey knew him, the SAID l. S.
KallOck, To be Mayor OF said city and county, and
by virtue thereof member and President of the
said Board of Election Commissioners, corrupty
stated and declared to the said W. p. Hughey that
he, the said |. s. Kalloch, had his, the said
W. 2. Hughey's salary raised, and that he, the
said Isaac s. Kalloch, wanted $50 out of the
salary of him, the said W. z Hughey for
| the month of March, 1850, and that he wanted
| it foi man who needed it than the said w.
p Hughey. That afterward, to wit, on the 18th
day of March, 1880, the said |. S. kalioch again
ruptly demanded the said sum of $50 from the said
w. ?. Hughey, and continued to demand and apply
for the until moved and influenced by the SAID
demands made as aforesaid, it was paid by the said
w y Hnghey In and hy i'm
the said Isaac S. kalloch, In the following manner
viz: $40 or about April 2, $780, and the remain
der OF $40 or about May l, 1SS contrary to the
form, force and effect of the statute in such
made and provided, and against the peace and dig
nifty of the people of the State of California.
Ordered by the Grand Jury aforesaid, and pre-
| sented the 5th day of November, A. D. 1880.
F. S. CHADBORNE,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury presented two other ac-
cusations against /. S. Kalloch, j. p. Dunn
and John Luttrell Murphy, as City Hall
Commissioners, charging, first, that during
February, March, April, May and June,
1880, the accused, acting as Commissioners
for the completion of the new City Hall, were
required by law to advertise for sealed pro-
posals for work to be done on said building
that, nevertheless, during said months the
said defendants, as Commissioners, had a
large amount of concrete work done without
advertising for sealed proposals to do the
same, and the omission of the said defendants,
as Commissioners, to make such advertise
ment, was willful and contrary to the form,
force and effect of the statute in such cases
made and provided. The second charge is
like the first, except that the date of the al
legged offense is put at'August and September.
Assessment Levied.
San FRANCISCO, November 19th.-South
Bodie levies an assessment of % cents.