The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
BILL DARG|PS
!. LATEST LIE IS
QUICKLY NAILED
Oakland Sheet Publishes Libel
on Councilman Harold
Eyerhart
Grand Jurors and District AT.
torney Promptly Brand Graft
er's Statement as False
Charge That Official Was to Be
Investigated Arouses
Storm of Wrath

OAKLAND, April 6-wi1liam e
Dargie's Oakland Tribune has been
officially branded by District Attorney
Everett ]. Brown and the grand jury
as lying sheet City Councilman
Harold Everhart was the victim Of an
outrageous publication in the Tribune
Saturday night, which not only was
pronounced false by Everhart. but
was denounced by the grand jury as
without the slightest foundation in
fact.
According to the published state
ment in Dargie's Tribune charges
were fled against Councilman Ever
hart with the grand jury. rejecting
upon him IN his professional capacity
as an expert accountant
LIE ARoUsEs INDIGNATION
The publication, made under a two
column headline on the first page OF
Darsies Tribune. conspicuously dis
played. reads as follows:
COUNCILMAN EvERHART AND THE
GRAND JURY
Charges have been hled against
Councilman Harold Everhart before the
grand jury. and he will be summoned TO
appear before that body and make an
explanation-
Mr.. Everhart is an expert account
ant. 1t is stated that he exported the
books Of local corporation and that
the charges grew out Of that tr--sae-
ton"
AS soon as Councilman Everhart's at
tention was called to the article he got
into communication with District At
torney Brown. That oficial denied any
knowledge OF any such accusations and
prefessed great surprise
Everhart was unable 70 follow the
subject further Saturday night. but he
lost no time this morning in getting
into action His first demand was TO
be allowed TO go before the grand Jury
and earn for himself whether there
was any ground for the published state
menfs of Dargie's Tribune.
PROMPTLY BRANDED As FALSE
Very speedily. at Everhart's request.
District Attorney Brown called ses-
sion OF the grand jury. Everhart was
permitted to question each member in
the presence OF the district attorney.
with the result that the district attor-
ney, on behalf OF himself and the grand
jury. issued his signed oficial statement
Gilman Everhart was false to the letter.
District Attorney Browns statement
follows:
'Tne members OF the grand jury were
subpenaed this morning to be present
in the superior court In the case OF the
people versus Isabella Martin At the
request OF CounciI-non Everhart cail4ds
an informal meeting OF the grand jury.
The statement maee IN a newspaper
that Mr. Everhsrt was 10 be called be-
fore the grand jury was read TO Ghs
jurors. They stated in my presence to
Mr. Everhart that they did not know
anything whatever of the matter. that
the matter had not been brought before
the jury, that no member OF the jury
knew anything abe Ut it except that ons
or two had read the article in the
paper, that no person Whatever had
brought the matter to the attention OF
the jury or 10 any member thereof.
aEvETETT j. BROWN,
District Attorney"
Eve.hart declared that the article waa
published in Dargie's Tribune without
the slightest foundation in truth or
fact, that he was not asked about il
before publication and was given no
opportunity to deny il before il ap-
peared under naring black headlines in
! the Tribune He has not decided what
further action TO take.