The San Francisco call., 1896-08-05
Grand Jury and Civic Federation
Will Press the ACCUSE.
tion.
ON ILLEGAL REGISTRATION
Three Cases Referred by Registrar
Hinton Will Be Considered
Next Friday.

The seven Supervisors who were re-
Gently accused by the Grand Jury of cor
ruptly conspiring to favor corporations
and defraud the City of several thousand
dollars are making preparations to leave
the City for a vacation of six weeks. 1t
seems that they have arranged to have
the City and County Attorney appear in
court on August IL TO represent them and
account for their absence.
1t is said at the office of the board that
Supervisor Benjamin is going on fishing
trip to Catalina Island. Supervisor Wag-
ner was booked to start for Milwaukee,
Wis, last evening. Supervisor Hughes
is planning for visit to the mountains.
1t NAV turn out that the court will de-
mand the actual presence of the seven
Supervisors to answer the accusation
which the Grand Jury has presented
against them. The Supervisors are In
ciined to view the complaint to oust them
from Office as proceeding which will not
require their presence in the court, or else
they accept the view that the court will
postpone the hearing of the accusation to
suit their convenience.
The Grand Jury is taking note Of pass
ing events. There may be more energy
displayed in the handling of the case than
the recreation-loving Supervisors now
apprehend. Next Saturday the Civic Fed
Grafton win hold a meeting and then the
subject of employing counsel to assist the
Grand Jury and District Attorney will be
considered. 1t is not Indicated that Dis
trict Attorney Barnes will need help, but
if he does require it he will be promptly
re-enforced.
There was no session of the Grand Jury
yesterday but a conference between the
foreman, Frank Maskey, and Theodore
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Jury are pretty well convinced as to the
identity of the Solid Seven's broker. No
intelligence has been received to indicate
desire on the part of P. B. Cornwall to
delay his return to the City. He is ex-
pected to appear as a with at the session
next Friday.
Yesterday Registrar Hinton and Dis
trict Attorney Barnes conferred on the
subject of the illegal registration case
which have been referred to the Grand
Jury. As both officers wore busy on other
matters the conference was not prolonged.
The Registrar reported last evening that
there were no new developments The
Grand Jury at its session next Friday will
take up the three cases referred to 1t and
make thorough investigation of the fac.s.
If it is found that perjury has been COM
mitted indictments will be promptly pre-
sented.
The District Attorney and the Grand
Jury gave the subject close attention at
the last meeting OF the jury, and it was
then decided that every effort should be
made to uphold the Registrar in carrying
out measures to insure honest registration.
Horace D. Dunn expert, is engaged IN
the work of preparing the final report of
the Grand Jury. The preparation of the
report does not indicate immediate ad-
journment sine die. The jury may re-
main in session until the tax levy is fixed.
1t is said that the final report will contain
some figures as to municipal expenditure
that will create surprise in the commu-
nifty. The expert has been making some
inside researches to ascertain how public
money is expended and what the City re-
ceiYes for the outlay, or rather what il
does not receive.
The statement was originally prepared
for transmission to the Supervisors in
order to assist them in making up the an
nual estimates for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1897, but after the solid sever
lowered the assessments for water, lighi
and street-rallway corporations in face o
the figures OF the jury showing that the
valuation should be increased, it was re
solved to deal with the Supervisors in
different way. The statistics and vita
facts prepared by the expert will bs en-
bodied in the closing report.