The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29
BULLOCK ACCUSED
OF MISCONDUCT
District Attorney Charged With
Not Filing Information
Against Youth

REDWOOD CITY, Jan. 2S.-A second
accusation against District Attorney
Joseph J. Bullock of San Mateo county
will be returned Saturday, when the
grand jury makes what positively will
be its last appearance, according to
members Of that body. Bullock will be
accused of Wilful and corrupt miscon-
duct in Office. it is asserted, because he
has failed TO file information with the
superior court against James Powers
an Is year old youth charged with an
Infamous crime. Three months ago
Powers was held to answer for an as
sault committed on the young son of
r. Wentworth a clerk in the Wells
Fargo express Office of this place. Since
then Bullock has taken. no action in
the case, although section SO9 of the
penal code provides that the district
attorney shall file information against
a prisoner within 80 days of his COM
mitment. This information shall
specify the offense charged.
No information has been fled In the
Powers case. Wentworth, the father
of the lad who was assaulted, appeared
before the grand jury this morning and
demanded that Bullock explain why he
has taken no action. Sheriff Robert S.
Chatham appeared as a witness this
afternoon and testified that Powers had
been in jail since October.
BULLOCK DELAYS TRIAL
Bullocks delay in prosecuting Powers
for the crime which it is said he COM
mitted has a parallel to his slowness in
bringing to trial N. Hail. a govern
ment Lighthouse keeper, charged by his
stepdaughter with another infamous
crime. Hall recently pleaded guilty to
the crime and was sentenced to 10
years Imprisonment.
Bob" Carroll Of Colma, constable for
the first township of San Mateo county.
will be under fire Saturday, when the
jury meets again. Carroll is held by
the grand jury to be responsible for
the notorious presence of the pea and
she'll game" men, "klondyke" and crap
operators who infest the vicinity of the
Mission street arena at every boxing
match held there. 1t is not yet decided
what action will be taken in CarrolTs
case.
NO CASE AGAINST BLACKBURN
The major portion of the jurys time
today was devoted to listening to hear
say evidence against Supervisor d. Z.
Blackburn of Pescadero, accused by
popular rumor of having sold a LIQUOR
license to Antoine Bennett of Pescadero.
Matt Callan. one of the jurors. said
this evening that nothing was proven
against Blackburn.
The witnesses who were examined in
the case-Dr. A. E. Banks of Pesca-
dero; Carl Coburn, an ex-supervisor.
and John Perry, Benefits brother in
law-were only able to say that they
had heard the report that Antoine Ben
nett had paid Blackburn $3.50 for the
license IN addition to the regular fee
OF s120..
COMMISSION NOT DIVIDED
The charge that Architect Glenn AL
len had divided the $4,000 he received
from the county as commission on his
contract for supervising the construc-
ton of the courthouse also fell through.
6. A. Dodge, Aliens former partner.
testified that at least half of that com
mission was turned over to him.
The investigation into the dereliction
of duty on the part of Justice Of the
Peace Arthur Mccormick of Pescadero
would not be pressed today.
County Treasurer p. p. Chamberlain
and the First national bank of Red
wood City have not yet informed the
grand jury what will be done in the
matter of the illegal deposits of county
funds which Chamberlain has made in
the bank.