The San Francisco call., 1909-03-24
May INDICT 3 FOR
CITY CASH DEFICIT
Urand Jury Viii Finish Treas
ury Shortage Inquiry
Thursday
Missing Sum of Money Mounts
to 100000 With Experts
Investigation

l7oicru--nts against th-eo o. tle en-
ployes ot the city treasurer's ohce dur
Ing the Bsntel administration are ex-
pected when the grand jury concludes
ITS investigation ot the 100000 short
sge THURSDAY Il is known positively
tlat the inQuisitoriaI body is OF the
opinion that Il Tomalty profted by the
ensures which he admits he made II
the records Of The once he must have
had acconp,ices. With grueIing
cross examination OF James C. Tomalty
and the testimony OF John z. NeyIan. g
CaL reporter. the inquisitorisI BODY
practically concluded its investigation
yesterday afternoon. although no vote
vas taken OF the indictments.
since The present grand jrry took up
t1e task CT probing the shortage IN the
treasury The experts retained BY the
e-rE discovered that the shortage. in
stead q being only s62.ooe. was more
rlsn 100000. and that some Of the
changes IL The books were made in
December of 1907. less than z month
prior 70 the tine when Bantel went out
~ once and 8IcDougald assumed
csrSe- There has been no satisfactory
explanation Of these erasures. by means
cf which tLe book balances were made
- conform with Chs amount OF money
Sd rle treasury.
The discovery CT the additional loot
led 20 more thorough investigation
llsl was carried on by the previous
grand 5urT which indicted Tomslty-
Al yesterdays session John F Nc
G.Enn and La5cr II. 7. SINE. who were
clerks IN TIE once were questioned II
regard 70 -he routine work but eX-
plsined rEsr they had no knowledge o.
t1e erasures or why tley were made.
as those affairs were lot IN any way
connected with their duties
Tonalrv was recalled and was put
through E-uel5-g cross examination.
Wllcl lasted for more than an hour
Es was questioned closely IN regard
re his personal affairs. ard u regard
70 r-e amount of money whfch had been
expended hT his sister in law, Mrs
&srr Devlin. In the purchase OF G
res lGerce Immediately after the fire
Ts is The residence which Tomalty
u1w occupies in Ashhurv street
John F. Neylsn was then questioned
T. regard 70 various incidents con
-ecre6 E-t- The irvescigatiou imme-
Lsrel- after . became known that
there was shortage IN the city
treasury.
Il has Seen stated positively bv the
district attorneys once that none of
.Loss who are supposed 10 have been
irrliczre5 IN TIE mulcring Of the city
have made 2 Confession. as has been
repo-reE-
The adjournment q tas grand jury
yesterday without returning any in
5t-tueurs hss been taken IS an indics-
sior tha- re BODY may Intend still fur
-ler 10 question some OF the employees
w-o were il the once with TouaIty.
Deep interest has been shown bE
a0ne % The jurors IL TIE fact that
Frank 3 Lorigsn was summoned 70
ste TousIrE home as soon as the lat
ser knew -hsr he was being shadowe6.
80 rlaC lie has been IN conference
v-irh -He chief book keeper on nuuer-
Gus occasions since that time. L is
slso known that the inQuisitors are
showing g great deal OF curiosity II
regard q property possessed BY David
Davis cashier OF the once. and vii
lisz Winter. who acted as receiving
teller
Tonsltys assertions that he made
changes IN The books in accordance
with tie directions OF his superiors
have served 10 make the 5ury inquire
more closely into the affairs OF former
--es sU-er Ban-ei