The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY. Water and Doodle Investigated by
 the Alameda County Censors.

OAKLAND. March S-The Grand Jury issued dozen or more subpenas this evening, and it is stated that some are for city officials who may know some thing interesting and others are for the officials of the water companies.
 Councilman Woodward was the most important witness to-day. He was before the Grand Jury several hours and was questioned on his appointment. his inter est in water companies and on all mat ters connected with his acts since being made Councilman.
 He said he had not been influenced by anything but his researches, and asserted that no one had attempted to bribe him
 MT. Hotchkiss, the accountant, of 664 Eleventh street, was called before the jury. MT. Hotchkiss was examined by District Attorney Shook. He was asked if he had heard on the train or on the ferries anything about poodle in regard to a passage or proposed passage of the water ordinance by the Council. He stat ed that, of course, like almost every other citizen, he had talked on the subject o1 the alleged influence which had beer T brought to bear on members of the Coun- ell in the water case, but that was all he knew about it. He had no positive knowl- edge on the subject. He did not know any member of the Council, but knew Mayor Thomas, because the Mayor was a neighbor of his.
 W. H. Davis. secretary of the Capital Loan Association, whose headquarters are in San Francisco, was called in. MT. Davis resides at 1922 San Antonio avenue Alameda. Davis was confined with the jury for about fifteen minutes. He was submitted to a variety of questions from nearly all the members, the principal one of which was as to whether or not his company, the Capital Loan Association had ever loaned money to w. J. Dingee on realty or collateral of any kind He that h his Deesn ssa any kind. Neither had the company loaned money, so far as known. to any relative. agent or employe of that gentle man. Neither had 1t loaned money to any present city official of Oakland.
 Work of the Assessor.
 OAKLAND. March s.-The Deputy As sessors are all in the field and are the same as did the work last year except those at Pleasanton and East Oakland, rolls will not differ materially. this year from those of last year. said Assessor Henry Dalton to-day. ''The valuations have been pretty tn9efIougnly, eIe my, equaiiized have remained the same, there can be no raise. My office work tells for itself and I am willing to go before the public ask ing for, reelection.
 Bridge Plans Considered.
 OAKLAND, March S.-The complaint of the expert of the Board of Supervisors was taken under advisement this morn ing after considerable talking. Peterson claims that the experts figures misrepre- sented his firm. When the firm appeared before the board to-day they desired the expert to show wherein lay the inaccur- acy of the plans submitted This the board refused to do, asserting that Peter son had made charges and should go ahead and prove them.
 Trial Progresses Slowly.
 OAKLAND, March S.-Judge Ogden took up the John McGinnis murder trial to-day, which had partially been heard by Judge Ellsworth before his illness. The prosecution examined James Holmes who sold the revolver to Bryan, and w. G. Little, who worked In the saloon at the door of which Cronin was killed. The cross-examination was lengthy and went into every detail.