The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-31
1SpsciaL Dispatch 10 The Call

Redwood CITY, Jan. S0.-with a
= report that, literally speaking. win be
teard into the farthest recesses of San
91ateo- county and even into the sport
lag clrc1es Of san Francisco, the most
e effective. grand jury that this county
ever had adjourned at 3:l5 o'clock this
= aftern con. Superior Judge George II.
Buck received the report of the body
from Foreman George r. Sheath and
...7varmly. thanked the jurors for their
labors.
: Before adjourning the grand jury re-
.furned q second accusation. charging
: willfuI and corrupt misconduct in Of
nee against District Attorney Joseph }.
Bullock. Bullock was in the court
r5om when the count was returned. but
did not betray that he knew what
was. being done. although the document
was handed over his shoulder by the
foreman. This count accused Bullock
OF neglect Of duty IN falling to bring to
trial James Powers. who was arrested
on October 10. last
IT further. developed during the day
that the National surety company had
cancelled the official bond of Sheriff
Robert S. Chatham, one Of the accused
officials. The board OF supervisors.
Judge Buck and Chatham received a
Communication today from Frank L.
Gilbert resident vice president, and c.
i. Oberg, resident assistant secretary
: q the company. dated January %. stat
Sng that the surety would withdraw
cbatham's bond as sheriff was $40, 900
56 stated this afternoon that he would
.E1Rply a personal. surety bond during
the 10 days which the law allows him
l. procure a bond.
The report Of the grand jury was
drawn UP by NJ. +. Brown, secretary of
LIE" body, and was unanimously APP
- nored by the jury. Attached TO it was
@ttte startling report Of E. J. White Of
san Francisco, the accountant who ex-
ported and audited all the county rec
'1NDFGENTs IN DEPLORABLE STATE
#lle report Of the visit made by the
}irs..-to the county farm shows that
: TIE. county indigents were kept in
-daplorable condition.
Ihe1ury also recommends that the
IS superior court appoint a guardian for
i-eMTard r. Hart. a veteran soldier and
ltfmate.' Of the county farm. who is
mentally incompetent.
The conditions at the county Jail
'.Eefe. foind 10 be filthy. according TO
~ report and new furnishings are
ssked' for.
REVOKE COFFROTH's LICENSE
: The jury strongly recommends that
..ts9e supervisors revoke the license of
games Cohroth's arena. where the big
igliss are held. as ii is alleged To he
detrimental TO public morals.
FRANK j. Minor and n T. Brown
3sye grand jurors. ia discussing This
recommendation. said today that the
a1lry' was not adverse TO the fights
which Were held in the arena. but .yore
decidedly opposed TO the way in which
be crowds outside the grounds were
slandled They both cited the instance
81 I'd Heany. a San Mateo county resi-
dent, who was severely beaten at one
fight by Police Sergeant Shanahan of
san Francisco Heany went before the
grano jury and complained that he was
unable TO get District Attorney Bullock
- prosecute Shanahan.
Tie report Of the finance committee
which was approved by the jury, recon-
legal proceedings TO recover the amount
due as interest on money deposited by
the treasurer. 7. p. Chamberlain. in
tile First national bank OF Redwood and
Inc Rank Of South San Francisco The