The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
Young Has Evidence
of Extensive
Stealing.
DECLARES LICENSE
OFFICE Is ROTTEN
Bonds Furnished AS
serted to Be In
sufficient.
. POLICE WATCHING
ALL THE SUSPECTS
Startling Developments
Are Now Hourly
Expected.

The crimes of Edward J. Smith con-
stitute municipal scandal of small de-
gree compared with what viii be re-
vealed II the evidence now in the hands
of Foreman Andrews of the Grand
Jury is worked out 70 a conclusion.
He expects TO uncover an astounding
state Of affairs in which the city's
none1 has been used and manipulated
by private IHdfvf0uaFs FOR private in
restments and that Tax Collector Smith
was only one of gang of conspirators.
According TO Expert Douglas Youngs
figures the graft in the license Office
has been far in excess of $4,000 He
turned in a report to the Finance Com
mittee Of the Board Of Supervisors last
December. giving figures to show that
the license Office should be gathering
100000 more than the books showed.
Why il did not and where the money
went is a matter that the Grand jury
viii now sift to the bottom.
Il is certain that several municipal
employees implicated with Smith in
tentionally. or through carelessness.
Will be indicted to-day.
When the examination of the tax
office, begun yesterday, is finished,
fun meeting Of the Grand Jury will
be called That viii mean that sew
eral men connected with the Tax Col
lectOr's Office and possibly two or three
ia the Treasurer's office will be in
VOlved in charges IF conspiracy.
District Attorney Byington and
Foreman Andrews held a consultation
with Captain Burnett yesterday and
asked his assistance TO see that the
men upon whom a cloud rests should
Dot leave towr The men to be in
cicted are now under surveillance.
Among the facts that developed yes
terday was Z Il many clerks IN mu-
nicipsl Offices are under insufficient
bonds or no bends at all. Louis A
Devote, who cashed Smiths personal
check for sl5,290, is under bond for only
$4,000. One Of the first recommenda-
tiOns that viii be made by the Grand
Jury is that the city's money should |
be better protected in this regard
Mrs. James B. Smith lies dangerously 1
ill al her home on Fair Oaks street /
She had been sick before the news of |
her husbands peridy. The shock Of |
the disgrace brought upon her by the /
man she loved has made her condition 4
critical At late hour no change for |
the better was reported.
The counting Of the money in the |
joint contingent fund was completed /
yesterday. The money was all there |
with the exception Of the SIS, ,2e0 given
10 the defaulting Tax Collector by
LOUIS A Devote.
Q Foreman Andrews has ordered q
watch put over the safe where the
Tax Collectors records are kept.
he was warned to do this An Incl
dent that occurred during the O'Brien
regime was the cause Of this precau-
tion. During the investigation of A
shortage al that time certain import
ant records disappeared. James Nc
Cabe. who is now temporarily in
charge of the tax Office, was at that
time a trusted clerk Of O'Brien's
Foreman Andrews is still skeptic re-
earding the story OF Smiths alleged
shortage Of S165. 900 Of a year ago. John
r. Smith maintains stoutly that such
q shortage did exist and that IL was
covered by his brother. James B.
smith. He declares that several per
sons connected with the Treasurer's Of
fee could corroborate this il they
wanted 10.
The brothers Of the defaulter will be
MADE 10 furnish complete proof Of this
story TO the Grand Jury. In the course
Of the investigation they Will be made
10 tell what securities were given to
raise the money.
Foreman Andrews and Jurvnan
gurdschu will resume the investigation !
Il o'clock to-day. The Grand jury J
viii meet at o'clock