The morning call., 1891-10-20
WILL BE INDICTED.
The Grand Jury on the Trail of
the "SOlid Nine
Investigating Martin Kelly, the Imaginary
Boss"-PeEurers Had Better Beware.
Dick Chute and Steve Gage,

That the Grand Jury has not been idle is
evident from the well fortified and undenled
rumor that they have already secured sui
fcient evidence upon which to indIct the
members of the Solid Nine OF the last
Board Of Supervisors.
This solid Nine" was the last Super
yisCrs' ring that Boss Buckley manlpu-
lated in this city. Il is stated that the Grand
Jury has in its possession evidence showing
that this odd number of unsayory o1hcIals
were guilty Of every possible violation oil
their olaf,al oathS, their crimes varying IN
magnitude from the stealing City Hall
doormat TO blackmaling a corporation OUT
OF many thousands of dollars.
The board which developed the malodor-
ous 'Sohi Nine was constituted As follows:
Henry Bingham, Seiden =. Wright, Colin NJ.
Bo7d, joseph Pcscia, Charles Bush, l. Ii.
Ebert, Peter Whelau, Dedrich Becker,
Henry ! .ls.er, Vincent hinEsWell, DAVID
Barry, Patrick Noble.
Boyd and Ellelt were never accused OF being
members Of the solid NIue.
WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.
The present Board Of Supervisors have
not as vet been investigated, Tor the simple
reason tnat the Grand Jury has not been
gble to reach them through the mass ut work
in which they have been Wadng. That the
present sold Twelve viii receive all the
Consideration that Is justly due them there
can be doubt, in view OF the activity ulS-
PLAYED by the Grand Jury IN taelr pursuit
OF the heretofore elusive boodler.
1t i, Iutma,ed that the Grand Jury have
Il genuine surprise in store for certain per-
sons who have been before them as VII
uessps in their own behalf II Is said that
some of these witnesses in their anxiety to
clear themselves paid no heed To the truth.
The surprise thaI awaits these spiay-tonEued
individuals is said 10 be IN the shape OF iu-
aicmeuls for perjury committed IN the
Giald jury IuvuL
NIGHT SESSIONS.
In tile prosecution of the work which the
Grand Jury have mupped ont 1t has been
necessary TO hold night sessions Although
The majority If the members are men whose
business requires most OF their time, yet
they have mol failed to sac iltc buth Dusl-
ness and pleasure 10 tie duties VIII ch their
cElce imposes uFon them, ami which they
know vii be scrutlu,Zed by community
uIcH is hoping tuAt much good VIII be ac-
c.mplstcd boy the Investigations winch are
leuE carried on. lie Jurors lave deter
u.ueI 10 leave un case II fraud, Eruption
r. crime tILt nav ue reported 10 Them with
.-la thorough examination, and II order to
reach .Uem vs.. hold night sessions.
the room, IL the Grand jury presented
au animated appearance last evening, anu
from the udILius that was continually gong
uu tie place resemblsd more the ante
...m oj a political convention than the pre-
ciaets Of a hall II justice.
The politicians were present In full force
and among their number was Martin Kelly,
made conspicuous bg new il5ut Oyerc0at.
Daring the evening he held consultations
with Is followers IL the corridor, and fire.
qu-uty entered The room, but only to stay
81 minute, as II did nOt seem 10 possess much
attraction tor him.
INTERESTED VISITORS.
Besides the witnesses and politicians
number uf visitors were on hand attracted
by the expectation that the Grand Jury
would take up the Sacramento cases and
investigate the scandals at the last session
NJ the Legislature. 1t was expected that
Sieve Gage and Dick Chute would be pres
fut and purge themselves u contempt, 1t
being known that Chute has been again
subpeuaed since Judge Murphy's decision,
which was Overruled by the SuuTeme Court,
while Gage promised Judge Wallace to re-
suecJ the mandate Of the jury. But neither
Of them appeared, Tie reason being that
their cases we're not called. 1t IS prob
aUle that they lad information to this effect.
MARTIN KELLY WANTED.
In consequence Of the nOn-appearance
ui Gage and Chute, Martin Kelly became
tie center of observation. Interest in him
increased when it became evident that he
had been slbpeuaed, together with dozen
other witnesses, for the purpose OF investl-
eating the charge brought against Kelly by
a laCk-dTlYtr named John LaTkin, who
claimed That Kelly fired a shot al him about
81 week ago while he was driving him to his
home On Beale and Folsom streets. Larkin
was before tie Grand Jury several days ago
and told his story, also relating how he had
applied 20 the police courts for warrant
Ior kelly's arrest, and had been refused one
Ly Prosecuting Attorney Stevens because
Martin Kelly mad too strong pull in the
police courts.
The first witnesses called in the case were
Police Officers Ross, Bean and Cleary,
whose beats are in the vicinity of the spot
where Kelly is said to have fired the shot.
Fireman James Buchanan, William Cronin
aud j. Kelly OF Engine No. 8, which is
located in the same neighborhood, were
also called, and told what they knew about
the circumstances. Joseph Darlington,
Anthony Shelf barber named Russell and
William Pinto, manager OF the United
Carriage Company, also gave testimony in
IIe case.
THAT SHOOTING sCRAPE.
When these witnesses were called all
were found to be on hand and re-
sp9nded to their names with an alacrity
that was surprising. Even when the baIlif
called ont the name of Martin Kelly, TIE
imaginary boss was seen TO step forward
with a quickness not usual in his gait He
remained in the Grand Jury rooms about
half hour, and when no emerged, he drew
his oyercoat about him as if the air were
cold and disappeared quickly down the
corridor into the darkness.
He subsequently told one of his friends
that lie testified that he had lag" on the
night he rode with Larkin, that Larkin be-
came abusive and Insulting about the fare,
and knock ed him down, and that he de
Tended" himself
THE LAW OFFICERS.
The last witness examined in the Kelly
shooting case was Prosecuting Attorney
Stevens of Police Court 8, who refused to
give Larkin a warrant for Kely's arrest
after the shooting. Stevens examination
by the Grand Jury also occupied about a
half hour.
The Grand Jury next took up the case OF
the Electric Bill, which is said to have been
shelYed at the last Legislature owing to the
large sack used by parties possessing fran
chises for electric roads.
Ex-senator George H. Perry, attorney for
Charles Mayne, who has a franchise for an
electric road out Eddy street, obtained from
the Solid Nine; Z. S. Culver, j. F. Pope
and Joe Cochrane, one Of Buckley's former
lieutenants and general lobbyist at Legis-
latureS, were on hand to answer to subpe-
nas issued.
J. F. Pope was the only one called, after
which the jury adjourned at II o'clock until
3 o'clock this afternoon.