The San Francisco call., 1909-01-27
MAGISTRATE MUST
EXPLAIN CONDUCT
Justice of Peace Mccormick
Summoned to Appear Before
San Mateo Grand jury
County Architect Expected to
Give Details of Alleged
Shady Transaction
Special Dispatch 10 The Call

LSpecidl Dispatch 10 The Call
REDWOOD CITY, Jan. 26.-Justice of
the Peace Mccormick of Pescadero
township is next to go on the carpet
before the grand jury of San Mateo
county. He has been summoned to ex-
pain tomorrow why he had utterly
laiieo TO make report of the business
OF ms court for the last six months.
Glenn Allen, the county architect has
also been subpenaed and is expected
TO be an interesting witness. He will
divide honors with Mccormick, unless
some OF the county officials and former
off1cIals already formally accused of
misconduct in office turn states evil
dence and expose the entire workings
OF the notorious ring. They have little
time for the coup, as the jury begins
It's last sessions tomorrow.
architect Allen will be called upon
20 explain the ugly rumor that Super
Vlsors John III. Coleman and d. E.
blackburn and ex-Supervisors ]. c..
E1kerenkotter and Joseph Debenedetti
shared IN division of the $4,000 COM
mission which Allen received as a first
payment on account of his commission
for supervising the construction of the
courthouse.
ASKED FOR BOOKS
caIied upon several months ago by
r. j. White of San Francisco. expert
Tor the grand jury of San Mateo county,
TO produce his books in order that they
might be examined. White wrote a.
letter to the peace officer Mccormick
aid not answer the letter nor send in
the books. Then White tried to get
INTO communication with him by tele-
pnone. Mccormick evaded the sum =
mons. The matter was reported to the
grand jury and Monday a summons was
issued commanding Mccormick to ap-
pear before the grand jury Wednesday
A fresh matter which may be investi-
gated tomorrow is the alleged findings
or members of the grand jury that
Sheriff Robert S. Chatham has been
making demands for sustenance for
prisoners supposed to have been con-
fined in the jail, but who had escaped.
The allegation that Supervisor Black
burn received $500 from John Bennett
for the sale of liquor license near
Pigeon point is also to be examined
into
MAY REVEAL DETAILS
| 1t was reported in Redwood City
tonight that District Attorney ]. ].
Bullock and former Supervisor Debe-
nedetti Were considering the question
of gcing before the grand jury and ex-
posing Wnat they Know of the county
corruption. Bullock is under accusa-
tion for willful misconduct in office
and faces removal. Debenedetti is also
under accusation for misconduct.
With Bullock and Debenedetti, d. E.
Blackburn, John H. Coleman and j. C.
Eikerenkotter were also accused. Their
alleged offense consisted of irregularly
awarding a contract for S2,991 for
work on the courthouse to the J. j.
OBrien construction company.
Glenn Allen, the architect, was be-
fore the grand jury last week. He
was given the contract for supervising
commission of per cent. The original
contract price was 100000 and Aliens
compensation would have been $4,000.
Under the terms of the contract he re-
ceived $4,000 of this sum at the time
the work was started. The grand jury
will today investigate what happened
to this $4,000.
Attorney Brown of South City is
shortly to be called before the grand
Jury on matter in connection with
the recent Incorporation of that place.
The prosecution of the charge against
District Attorney Bullock will begin
February T. It is understood that AS
sistant District Attorney Robert w.
Harrison of San Francisco will act for
District Attorney Langdon in the case.
Judge Buck will call the next grand
jury February 4. On that day, too, the
board of supervisors will hold an in
vestigation into the courthouse scandal.
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