The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
INSTRUCTS NEW
GRAND Jury
Graham Swears In Nine
teen Members and Makes
John e. Brannan Foreman
CERF CHOSEN SECRETARY
His Qualification Is Ques-
toned and Fairfax Whee-
Ian Barely Gets a Place

The formation OF a new Grand Jury
for San Francisco was conducted yester-
dsv afternoon before Presiding Superior
Judge Graham. The selection Of the jury
occupied but a short time, during which
the new jurymen were instructed in their
duties and John z. Brannan, retired
real estate dealer. was appointed fore
man. The Grand Jury then retired 10
The rooms on the second floor OF the
City F5iu and selected MYRTLE Cert. an
employe in the Bureau Of Public Ac-
counts, secretary. An adjournment was
then taken until $3.50 O'Clock next Friday
afternoon.
The selection Of MYRTLE Cert for jury
man at first raised some discussion at
the City Hall, and there was a hasty
eourrying on the part Of District Attor-
ney tangdon and Judge Graham to con-
suit section zoo Of the Civil Code to see
whether a city ofiiceholder is eligible for
5ury duty. The law was construed by
them 10 mean that should sn oficeholder
be chosen 10 serve on the Grand Jury
he might claim the privilege Of with
drswal on the ground that he holds mu-
nicipsl Office.
The section referred 10 reads that such
efhceholder is exempt from serving,
and therefore It is interpreted that he
may serve IL he wishes Similar to this
IL the case OF E. ". Joy, who is drug
gist. According to the code he may also
claim exemption, but yesterday he did
not DO so. The fact that Thomas Nor
Ton, the former Supervisor, who is coal
dealer, may have contracts with the city
will not. in the opinion OF Judge Graham
and District Attorney Langdon, affect his
eligibility.
The jury was taken from a special
panel OF thirty men, who in turn
had been chosen by lot from the hundred
and forty-four citizens named by the
twelve Superior Judges. In the names
that were put in the ballot-boX yesterday
were those OF Fairfax H. Wheelan and
Mvrtile CERT Wheelan stood during the
last campaign opposed to Ruef, while
CERT was an active partisan of the attor-
ney.
Cerfs name was early taken from the
box, but il was not until the eighteenth
name was called that Wheelan was Sc
lected. At that. had IL not been for the
disaualifying Of two men preceding the
appearance Of Wheelan's name, the re-
former would not have secured a place
on the jury. With two men opposed 10
each other politically on the Grand Jury
The politicians predict some strenuous
times. The following is the complete
Grand jury:
John E Brannan. foreman. lO14 Page street;
MYRTLE Csrf. secretary, Crossley building; r
T. sullivan, 2lS California street. Thomas
Morton. 6I4 Geary street; Z. J. simon o<V
Sacramento street; John & McElroy. 5S5 cas-
tro street; E W JOY, 2l05 Pine street; James
Butler 1864 Twenty sixth street; captain r
a Kuhl. 40 Fell street; Matt 1. Nunan, 4S2
oak street; Thomas J. Maxwell. 191sB Taylor
street: E. p Farnsworth. 3O19 Washington
errset. charles n Kane. 543 Ellis street; Ar
thur Wagner. $40 Chestnut street; Henry g.
shaw. lll6 Devissdero street; ". ?. Scott
Eaguna and Clay streets; Fairfax h Nheelan.
1Tl5 Baker street: Harry II. Cosgrin. NILS
building: John ". Murphy. 4Os Bush street.