The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
FRAUDULENT REGISTRATION
FOUND BY GRAND JURY.
Discovers Names of Dead
Men on Roll.
Asks Registrar to Act at Once

Registration frauds Of considerable ex-
tent have been uncovered by the Grand
Jury, and 8 report Of the names Of those
illegally enrolled has been turned over to
Registrar George p. Adams by Foreman
Andrews This investigation is a partial
one covering only the places in San
Francisco where special attention was
called 10 the conditions. Foreman An
crews says that he believes that a thor
ough investigation Of all the registered
names OF this city would reveal frauds
far more startling than those which he
exposes.
The work OF the Grand Jury covers the
City and County Hospital, the Aims
mousse several hotels and apartment
houses and the officers Of election The
- total Teglstra ton at the City and County
Hospital is l53. OF these twenty-eight are
not TO be found there and twenty-five are
employees who have not yet been disoov-
cred by the experts
According 20 the opinion given TO the
Grand jury by District Attorney By1ng-
ton yesterday none OF these patients at
the hospital are legally registered, be-
cause their residence is only temporary.
OF the 2SS names on the register at the
Almshouse ffty-one are found TO have
moved away and fourteen are dead Yet
their names appeared, evidently regis
tered by some one The Grand Jury also
incapable Of Judgment
Thirry-nine Illegal registrations were
found n hotels Twenty-one officers Of
election are not or the assessment rolls
and are therefore ineligible TO serve.
The Grand Jury has issued a number
Of badges which VIII be distributed 70
bona Sde citizens who wish to watch the
booths and are not on the list of officials
Foreman Andrews addressed three sep
crate letters to Registrar Adams inclos-
ing the unlswfully registered names Of
voters and asking that they be stricken
from the rolls
The sub5oined list includes the patients
al the City and County Hospital who, &C
cording 10 the opinion OF District Attor-
ney Byington, are not legal voters, and
those so-cane6 employees and patients
whose names are on the register but
whose presence at the hospital could not
be discovered by the Grand Jury expert
who looked for them
FEW CAN BE FOUND.
The following report gives some light
as 70 methods in vogue as TO registra-
ton from the hospitals:
Michael KellebeT-The receiving clerk says
~ is not there; the chief orderly says he Is
working there; his name does not appear on
-re Nv roll Tor the month OF July 1903
Henry John Ryan-The receiving clerk says
be Is not there: the CHIEF orderly says Dan
Ryan works there; Daniel Ryan appears on the
FOR the month OF July. 1905. IS. i is impossi-
BE TO determine 81 Daniel Ryan and L. J.
Ryan is one and the same person 1t is doubt
ful
Thomas SuIlivsn-The receiving clerk says
he - not there. the CHIEF orderly says he is
work ne there A Richard sullivan appears
on the pay roll for the month Of July, 1908,
salary $40 There is no other Sullivan on the
pay roll A. T. L Sullivan Is in the contagious
ward
Giuseppe Bresa-This man Is there and stated
when intervIeUed that he had been there about
four years and that he would leave when he
got better.
Anthony Bennett Conroy-1'his man is there
ard has been an inmate since the l4th OF
April. 1908. He ssys that he VIII leave as soon
he RECEIVERS.
William Henry Devlin-This man is there.
has been q patient since MAY 4, 1903. Says he
viii leave as soon as he RECEIVERS.
william Fitzgersld-The receiving clerk
states that he IS NOT there, but there Is a
william Fitzgerald IN the hospital who has
been an occupant about three years be is IN
he'd and being treated daily
John Martin Barnes-This person is there as
g patient and incurable.
Bernard William Clark-The receiving clerk
says he is not there, the chief orderly says W
clark works there now and William Clark
appears upon the pay roll for the month OF
July 1908. salary SO. II IS impossible 70 de-
ternline II 3 " Clark and William Clark are
one and The same person.
Raymond Hurley DE Nite-The receiving