The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-06
V|N|NG TO Be ARRESTED,
Sutro Tells the Grand Jury That
He Will Swear Out
Warrants.
JAMES D. PAGE rs IN DANGER.
The Ferry Foundation Scandal to Be
Thoroughly Investi-
gated.

Mayor Sutro was called before the Grand
Jury yesterday, and the members asked
him why he had not caused the arrest of
the railroad officials for illegally tearing up
O'Farrell street.
The Mayor said it had been due to his
failure to obtain legal advice, but before
leaving the jury-room he said he had at
last secured the necessary counsel and that
he would swear out warrants this morning
for the arrest of E. P. Vining, H. H. Lynch
and E. R. Thomson for illegally tearing
up O'Farrell street. The Grand Jury will
take no further steps unless Mayor Sutro
fails to have the men arrested. In that
case the jurors will offer presentment to
the Police Court against the accused men.
Supervisor Dimond was first before the
Grand Jury. He had spoken to several of
the jurors about the street matter, and they
summoned him to tell what he knew of the
case. He outlined the streetcar troubles
and the action of the solid eight in the
Supervisors chambers. He also referred
to the fragrant violation of the ordinance
by the Market-street system on O'Farrell
street, and officially drew the attention of
the jurors to the fact that Mayor Sutro had
done nothing to the railroad officials for
their violation of the law. The jurors hur-
rledly summoned Mayor SutIo, but had to
wait patiently an hour for his arrival.
When Mayor Sutro entered the room he
was asked by Foreman Gagan why he had
not taken steps against the streetcar COM
bine. He replied it was no simple matter
to cause the arrest OF persons without as
certaining the rights he had under the
law. He said he had called on City and
County Attorney Creswell, who replied
that he was not the proper person to give
advice as it was criminal charge and Dis
trict Attorney Barnes should be consulted.
Mayor Sutro said he then sent word to Dis
trict Attorney Barnes several times, and
the only answer he got was that Barnes
could be found in his Office if the Mayor
wanted to see him as he did not consider
it his duty to act as the Mayors legal adj
wiser.
Juror Mayer asked Mayor Sutro if he
had not entered into com bination with
his enemy, the Market-street Company, so
that he would not interfere with their
octopus would not interfere with him
in building his electrician line from Cen
trail avenue to Sutro Heights.
This brought forth some violent Ian
guage from the Mayor, who entered into
long tale of woes he had suffered at the
hands of the Octopus" even in Nevada.
He then stated that he would never form
agreed to have warrants issued for the ar
rest of the t~espassers on O'Farrell street.
Upon this statement he was excused and
the Grand Jury adjourned.
Judge Levy and Cashier Hufschmidt of
the Humboldt Savings Bank were before
the Grand Jury yesterday to give testi-
mony in regard to charges against ex-Dis-
trict Attorney James D. Page, who is al
legged to have embeZzled moneys belonging
to an insane patient at the Agnews Asy-
lum, over whose estate Page had acted as
agent. The inquiry into the matter was
not completed.
"Jacko Mcnamara, bailiff in Judge
CampbelPs court, was before the jury to
give evidence in regard to the acceptance
of the straw bonds in the case of Mrs.
Fletcher, who recently fed from the city
to avoid prosecution on a charge of obtain
Ing money under false pretenses.
The grand jurors hoped to be able TO adj
journ in two weeks, but from present APP
pearances the body will be in session for
over month yet. Foreman Gagan is de-
termined to thoroughly investigate every
to have been any jobbery. In a few days
the jury will begin an investigation of the
ferry foundation. There has been so much
talk on both sides about the strength of the
foundation that the Grand Jury has de-
cided to go to the bottom of the matter.
The local Grand Jury will not take up the
matter of the legislative combine, which
the alleged exposure of "Young Dutchy"
has made more prominent, unless the Sac
ramento Grand jury refuses to act. Even
in such a case the local Grand Jury can
only take steps If they can secure evidence
that the members of the combine com
mitted any indictable act in this city and
county. 1t has no jurisdiction over what
transpired in Sacramento.