The San Francisco call., 1898-02-05
Charles Bauer Suffered From a Severe Attack of Lapse
 of. Memory.
YOUNG MITCHELL TALKS.
He Enlightens the Grand Jury Con- corning the Way Boxing Per-
 raits Are Granted.

M- Oeiany attempted 10 snake down the Society for the Prevention of Cru city to Animals for $500 before allowing the society the privilege of mana ging the public pound was partly investi- gated last night by the Grand Jury. Several of the witnesses, whose testi- mony would tend to prove that Super visor Delany had an ulterior and cor rupt motive when he asked E. L. Wad- ham, one of the officers of the society, if he knew any one who had $500 to loan," were examined, but the inveSti- gation was not concluded owing to the absence of several material witnesses. The matter of the Health and Police Committee of the Supervisors attempt ing to levy tribute from Young Mitch ell'' before granting him permit to conduct a boxing contest was taken up for consideration.
 After Young Mitchell told the story of how he had been asked b dc the proper thing by the boys the hour was late and the jury adjourned until Monday night, when both of the cases will be taken up again.
 Charles Holbrook, secretary Of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was the first witness exam ined relative to the charge that De- lany had attempted to extort S500 from the society. Holbrook testified that he had no knowledge of the money part of the scandal other than what had been told him by Wadham. He said that Wadham informed him that Delany had broached the matter of "a loan in the early part of November.
 A few days later Wadham again in- formed him that Delany had said if "the loan" could be fixed there would T {y,f ha yI-o nf ha society again securing control of the public pound.
 Holbrook then gave testimony con- corning the fact that Delany had often sent orders to him to release impound- ed dogs that had been taken up because their owners had allowed them to go at large on the streets. These orders had been ignored and as a result Hol- brook believed that the Health and Police Committee. headed by Super visor Delany, felt sore" against the society.
 Holbrook said that he had number of orders sent by Delany that he re- fused to acknowledge and informed the jury that he would produce them at the next meeting, if so desired. He added that they were all similar to the fac-simile published in The Call a few days ago.
 Holbrook then added that Charles Bauer, director of the so- ciety, had informed him that Delany told him that if the society put up" $500 the management of the pound trol. Delany had the conversation with Bauer in restaurant where Bauer is employed.
 Bauer followed Holbrook into the juryroom as the next witness. He was troubled with lapse of memory. He denied having had the conversation at tributed to him by Holbrook.
 ''Is it not a fact that Supervisor De- lany owes you considerable money?" was asked by one of the jurors.
 "I decline to answer" was the re- ply.
 Bauer was thereupon excused.
 John Partridge, a director of the so- ciety, who was next called, testified that Wadham had spoken to him in November concerning the loan" of $500 suggested by Delany Wadham in addition told him that under favor able circumstances there would not be any trouble in the matter of the so- ciety securing the management of the public pound.
 E. L. Wadham was next called. He was examined at length, and under cross-examination did not vary in the least from the story first told by him and exclusively published in The Call concerning the suggestion of Supervis- or Delany relative to the $500 loan."
 Wadham said in addition that he had spoken of the ''loan" matter to James s. Hutchinson and A. H. Lissak, who are directors of the society. They em- phatically refused to listen to any sug- gestion of that nature.
 Samuel Seymour another director of the society, testified that Delany was antagonistic to Charles Holbrook, sec retary of the society.
 The investigation then concluded for the night owing to the absence of Lis John Walton and F. B.. Gibson, who are expected to prove that the committee headed by Delany had been acting in an antagonistic manner to the society
 The jury then took up the investiga- ton of the charge that permits for boxing contests can be secured from the Supervisors on recommendation of the subcommittee providing that there is something in sight"
 John Herget, more popularly known as Young Mitchell" was the only wit ness examined last night on that branch of the Grand Jurys investiga- tion. He repeated the story of how he had been expected to put up $500 for the Walcott- Lavigne fight and be- cause of his refusal to do so had been refused other permits.
 Mitchell testified that it had been un- derstood when the former fights were pulled off that there would be some thing in it for the boys" meaning the Health and Police Committee, if there was any profits to be divided
 Were there any profits?" was asked by one of the jurors.
 Tn the Walcott-Lavigne contest the club cleared between s2000 and $2100." replied Mitchell, "and it was then that the attempt was made to shake me down. When tried to get another per init was informed that ] had not been acting on the square and that about s250 would be required to make the thing a go. I was told to do business with Ned Lanigan, and that spot cash