The morning call., 1891-10-29
OBSTRUCTIONISTS.
C. 2. Huntington Asked to Call
Off His MiniOns.
Creed Raymond, Steve Gage and Dick Chute
Trying to Thwart the Grand Jury.
A Characteristic Reply.
The efforts of the Grand Jury to round up
the hnndlers has deYelnned the following

tne D00QlerS mas ueVeiOp6u tu6 lolluWllS
correspondence, which fully explains itself:
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Z, 1891
Mr.. c. p Huntington, NetC YOrk-DEAR SIR:
The Grand Jury Of the cIIy and county OF San
Francisco is now sitting. | am one OF the MEM
bers and Chairman OF lie Committee on Lests-
lative Abuses This committee is specially con-
sututed to ascertain the verify OF certain state
ments affecting the honor aud probily OF sundry
members OF the last Legislature, aud possibly or
those who occupy more exalted official station.
In the course of Its inquiries Information OF
such nature was obtained by the committee
and Grand Jury that II was deemed adVlSa0ie 10
summon MeSSrS. S. L, Gage and richard Chute
as witnesses. Those gentlemen have refused 10
appear before US, and are assisted IN thelf en-
deavOr to evade The mandate OF the Grand Jury
by eminent legal advocates. Ine foremost OF
these professional personages is MIR. Greed Hay
mOud, who Is understood 10 be the leading coun-
sci IN California Of the Southern Pacific hallway
OF Kentucky.
You are lie President of that corporation and
erefOre address you, desirous to know II this
action of Mr.. Raymond is OF your knowledge and
sanction. The Grand Jury Is body OF honora-
bic men, citizens of the Commonwealth OF Calf
fOrnia, who under their oaths are compelled ITO
| inquire and decide justly between The poor and
the rich" 1t Is with regret and astonlSDment
that they find their efforts TO elicit the truth
clOgged and Ihwarted by people whose station
and position should warrant the confident asSur-
apee that they would facilitate rather than in
pede the due exercise OF the law Ut our county.
We appIehend that you may not be fully con-
versant with the acts OF your suoordinateS IN
this respect, and We suggest that you Shall In
Struct the employees ui the Southern Paclhc kall'
road Company TO render proper and necessary
assistance 10 this Grand jury in the prose
cuton Of pubic crimes We Should be glad
TO have documents and books OF the COM
pany offered 10 our inspection, and in
addition we ask that the same privilege
be accorded us with reference to certain col
lateral corporations, more especially the Pacific
Improvement Company. We do not, OF course
consider that this inspection should apply 10 any
other than actual political disbursements and Wa
should conline our Investigations 10 that branch.
We bplipVp fullV
ScOus OF the justice which impelS us 10 en-
deavor 10 fulfill this very dSag eeabe duty. We
are convinced that your personal honor and
character viii not suffer you TO hesitate and we
feel that your sympahies are in entire accord
with the purposes for which this body is as
sembled.
Awaiting your reply, beg to observe that this
Grand jury Is not a picture painted on the wall
IL Includes men who are reSOGteiy resolved 10
punish yenal and mercenary rogueS, and cleanse
California 4 ON the stain that now attaches TO
her Very respectfully, JEREMIAH LYNCH,
Chairman Committee on Legislative Abuses,
Grand jury OF the City and County of San
Francisco.