The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
SCHOOL DIRECTOR
 WALLER INDICTED BY
 THE GRAND JURY Formally Accused of Asking a Bribe From Eli T.. Sheppard for Placing His Daughter
 the Substitute List Which Will Be Furnished Thomas Burns of Board and Joseph Naphta1y-Some
 he the Rack.

of Schools; Eli T. Sheppard and the de- fendant. Miss Fowler and MT. Web ster. were not examined directly upon the charge brought, their testimony be- ing as to the general workings of the School Department Their evidence was given some time ago. It was thought, however, that to insure the validity of the indictment all witnesses examined by the jury upon the school matter should be included.
 There was quite gathering of well known people in the anteroo;l of the jury chamber Supervisor Delany warmed himself before the fire with a very much at home" expression on his face. Supervisor Haskins was also present. Judge Low came early and was rewarded with a prompt release Jim Groom and his partner in the Ma tional Athletic Club, J. D. Gibbs, were on hand with no complaint except at the delay in their summons to the se- cret chamber, and Auditor Frederick and Treasurer Widber made up the list of notables.
 Next in importance to the school matter was the investigation into the charges against the Health and Police Committee of the Supervisors. The members of that committee had asked for an early hearing-before the jury became prejudiced." They were called yesterday afternoon and they told their stories and denied all that had been published against them. Supervisor Delany was given first chance, and Su- pervisor HaSkins, and then Supervisor Devany came after. A number of the jurymen had expressed themselves in such a way, however. that it seems likely more indictments, with Supervis- ors as subjects, may be found.
 (HT0Or11 md cly all manner of questions regarding the possibility of him having a "cinch" on all fight permits given by the board. He was also asked if his club had any such dealings with the Supervisors as Young Mitchell claimed to have had. but to all these questions he answered no or its equivalent. His partner, Gibbs, was not called.
 Auditor Broderick's business with the jury was in regard to the method of the payment of court stenographers' fees, which Is done by order of court and not through the regular channel of the Auditors office. It was the fees of the Police Court stenographers that was under discussion, and that accounted for the presence of Judge Low.
 Under the present method all that is necessary is an order of court for the amount, and this is payable on pres entation to the Treasurer. The Au- ditor has no chance to investigate any of these orders of court and as a con- sequence large sums of money are paid out without any proper check being kept upon the payments. The Auditor advised that these payments be made through his office. as in that case he could compel each stenographer to show that he had done the work be- fore he could be paid for it.
 The Auditor and the Treasurer were examined at length in the jury room upon the subject.
 J. w. Bonney, grocer, against whom there is a complaint of obtain ing money by threats and extortion, also spent a few minutes in the com pany of the jury. He said he was sure he could produce a witness on Monday