The morning call., 1891-10-21
WHO WILL THEY Be?
The Grand Jury May File Several
Indictments To-Day.
Reasons Why Gage and Chute Have Not Been
Examined-Another Attack on the
Jury's Legality Contemplated.


On Monday night the jurors remained in
session until / o'clock, and yesterday after
noon heightened their meeting until almost
IN the evening, having convened at
o'clock.
This afternoon another meeting will be
had. not for the purpose of examining wit
pesses. but in order to present a report to
Presiling Judge Wallace. which, it is un-
derstood, will be accompanied by several
indictments
On Friday afternoon the Grand Jury VIII
resume its Investigations Of cases before it,
when possibly stephen Gage, who promised
to purge himself Of contempt and Dick
Chute. who was subpenaed seeoud time
subsequent to judge Murphy'S decision re
leasing him, viii be notified TO appear and
tell what they know Of the various sacks
used to keep up the combine at the last Ses-
sion Of the Legislature causing such wide
spread ColruVt!on.
ARB IN EARNEST,
The Grand Jurors know what the people
eKrect If them and wish it 70 be under
stood that they are IN earnest From tue
fact that no great effort has been made 10
Immediately bring Chute and Gage before
The jury. after the supreme Court upheld
its authority t. compel their appearance.
some have INDUCED in the belief that there
WIS a weakness somewhere. ms, how
ever. will soon prove 10 be an Illusion.
From statements made by partv who IS
Well informed on the dO'uES OF the Grand
Jury. j. baS been learned tAat TIE delay IN
bringing Chute ana Gage before that poIy
las been at the express desire ci one OF the
members having charge OF that branch OF
tile Investigations, aud tuat the request was
made for very substantial reasons, when II
Is stated Will soon appear.
Il Was further stated that the Grand
Jururs. knowing the anxiety OF the puollc
to have the guilty pointed ont are most
eager ~ al once begin their promised lnYes-
tlsatluu- into tie various cases OF fraud ana
bribery, which gave the last Legislature
such q malodOrOus reputation throughout
lie state.
When the Investigation begins, from the
amount Of material said to nave been col
Itcted, duplicating the principals in the va
rllUs transactions, some very decided SEN
satI0us are promised.
CAUSE OF THE DELAY.
It was stated yesterday that the reason
Why the Grand Jury has been delaying lis
summouIug OF Gage aud Chute and other
equally and even more important Witnesses,
who are supposed u know Of and to haYe
uIufted by the Legislative combine and the
matter cf tie selection Of a United States
Senator, has been due 10 the fact that the
Sacramento Grand jury has Just begun It's
sessions, and is supposed to be now lnycsti-
eating the same subjects.
Il Is not thought, however, that this Will
have any influence on the actions OF san
FT8ICiscG's jury, and that 1t will look into
these matters independently and without
regard 10 the dOinGs VI the Grand Jury OF
any ther county.
The reason assigned for the delay of the
s.. g I...H lar Of ta.n %
cluulaIed, while it was waiting for a
Supreme Court decision, and the jurors de-
sire TO have all these of their hands before
they take up the large Doodle cases OF which
51 much talk has been made.
PASS BY on THE OTHER SIDE.
When tie Grand Jury met yesterday aft
eTnUOn all tie jurors were in attendance,
with the exception of three, one Of whom,
James Deuman, IS sick in bed. There was
tAe usual crowd of politicians lettering about
the corridors. EX-Judge Dlbble and Creed
Raymond passed By several times, but they
were on their way to try case in Judge
CARRIERS court, and did not deign to even
glance aJ the Grand Jury rooms. One of
uaymCnd's henchmeD, however, was IN con-
slant attendance, ready if anything hap
peued TO buzz Ii in his maSterS ear.
a soon as the session began the bailiff
called William ID. Miller. Miller has haunted
lie jgry-rooms for some time like a bad
dream in his efforts to tell something against
Policeman Green, who was the cause OF his
being sent To the House Of Correction.
NiieT's sUjourn inside lasted but lew
minutes.
THE ELECTRIC BILL
The Grand Jury next resumed its consid-
Grafton of the CAUSES which led to the defeat
Of the Anti Electric Railway Bill in the
last Legis iatGre, a charge having been made
inHt $500 was paid TO each member OF the
Senatorial combine to have the measure de-
feaJed, and that the sack used was fuE-
nisbed by various parties and corporations
having franchises for electric roads.
Ex-senator George Il. Perry, attorney for
c. Mayne, who represents a company hay-
ing an electric franchise out Eddy street,
was called, and after a half hours eXamin-
aUun was excused. He will be called again
When Perry emerged from the juTy-rOOm be
seemed to be very mad.
C. Mayne was present while other wit
nesses were being examined and appeared
very hdgetE. lie complained OF not being
called, saying he had to 20 home. At one
time he put On his hat and rushed out, say,
ing he would go home anyhow. One of hi:
friends brought him back, counseling hin
not to place himself in contempt. The jury
occupied an hour in his examination, anC
when the door opened he rushed out, cast
ing only one look behind, as if pursued by
tle spirit OF JeTe Lynch. Like all other
witnesses who have been examined, h6
stayed not on the order Of his going.
L. :. Culver, a real estate man, and Colo
mel Joe COchranP, a lobbyist and fnancier
were also examined on the electric bill.
LITTLE BO-PEEPs.
A number of the Daughters of the Good
Shepherd we're present, and one of them was
loaned the ears Of the jury for a short while
She communicated to the jury some faeti
in her possession regarding some of thC
hospitals in the city which the Daughter:
have investigated.
During the afternoon a number of the
witnesses were temporarily excused, auC
one OF them stated that the reason wa:
that the jurors desired to consider severa
indictments. II was whispered around be
fore the session that a partial report wOulC
be made, and the impression was confirmed
by the actions Of the jury in occupying ont
whole hour without having any witness
within, and by the fact that Judge Wallace
contrary to his custom, waited in his cham
bers until long after his usual hour Be
lore O'Clock three messages came from
Judge Wallace TO the jury. but to each wa
sent an answer mot ready" At O'clocl
Judge Wallace left, and the jury still con
tlnued in session.
NO REPORT YET.
About twenty minutes of 6 o'clock tn
doors opened and all witnesses were eX
cused until Friday afternoon at o'clock
AS the jury meets this afternoon, and no
for the purpose of examining witnesses
the presumption is that the object is L
make a report and present indictments Tn
most prominent cases in which indictmentt
may be found thus far by the jury are tht
Bruner case, in which Bruner is accused o
accepting 800 bribe to secure position fO
some one on the police force; the Mccall
case, in which Assemblyman Mccall of Ala
meda is charged with proposing to Ticke
Agent Oitinger to defeat the Anti-Scapers
bill for $1,000; the case of the Electric bin
and Martin Kelly's jag and pistol episode.
A shrewd investigator has observed tina
the Grand Jury has examined into th,
minor legislative cases first in order to ge
on tue first tracks Of the bribers, to spot tn,
guilty, to become familiar with their opera
tiOns, and then to build up from this to
wide and sweeping investigation into thi
graver scandals that are understood to have
soiled some prominent individuals at tn
last Legislature.
ANOTHER TEST.
It Is stated that another effort will b
made to nullify the work of the Grand jury
One of those who have already been IN
dcted for a minor 0ffense will have hi
case pushed so that it can be taken to tn
Supreme Court, which will have to discus
and decide the question of the jury's legalit,
on an Indictment.
This question was not touched on by th