The San Francisco call., 1910-03-11
PERJURY CHARGES
ARE INVESTIGATED
Grand Jury Takes Up the Com
sideration of Conboy Trial
Accusations

Having completed It's permanent or
ganization the grand jury yesterday
took up the preliminary consideration
of the charges of perjury directed
against certain witnesses in the trial of
former Police Captain Michael Joseph
Conboy and also investigated at length
the swindling of Mrs Marguerite Fan
tina out of $4,000.
j. II. Shaw, proprietor of the Con-
gress hotel in Ellis street; T. w. G..
Lyons, who was a guest at the hostelry
on the night Conboy shot Bernard La
gan. and T. F. Judd. formerly manager
of the Merritt hotel in Geary street, ap-
peared as witnesses. The shooting
took place directly in front of the Con-
gress house and the inquisitorial body
sought enlightenment as to the persons
who might have witnessed the affray.
Lyons was able to shed but little
light on the matter and Shaw's testi-
mony was mainly directed to the iden-
tiication of handwriting in the regis
ter of the hotel
Subsequent to the adjournment of
the body Assistant District Attorney A.
R. Cotton, who has the case in charge,
said that yesterdays inquiry had
merely been preliminary.
In the case of Louis Testa and Rafael
dSqdiHi, WIlO are ducSeu TO nave
swindled Mrs. Fantina out of $4,000
on December 13 of last year. the grand
jury considered the evidence against
Pasquini, who has so far eluded the
police. His partner is now in the
county jail awaiting trial.
Mrs. Fantina was defrauded by the
two men by whom she had been per-
suaded to draw her money from the
bank to prove that she was financially
able to look after the interests a
child which was to be intrusted to her
care. She was persuaded to place the
money in tin box and while she was
in store the two men disappeared
with her money.
The following standing committees
of the grand jury were named yester-
day to act during the ensuing year:
Board of public works. streets. sidewalks,
sewers and street railroads-F. L. Turpin tchair-
mani. George D. Clark Louis Gassner.
Treasurer and auditor-Lawrence Arnstein
(ehairmanl. George d. Clark, f. L. Lowry.
Police. department and police courts-Isador
Laventhal. William Lane. George ]. Olivia.
Coroner and public administrator. j. Writ
Laventhal.
Department of public health. almshouse, re-
ceiying hospital. city and county hospitals and
ST. GATHERINGS home-Eernando Nelson (ehair-
man, Lawrence Arnstein. F. L. ,Turpin.
registrar Charles Mccarthy (chairmanl, Ed
ward MeDevitt. ]. j. wtrtner.
(chairman). Isador Laventhal, William Cronan-
Water front-John Cronin tchairman), Andrew
j. Gallagher. Fernando Nelson.
Tax collector and assessor-Andrew J.. Gal
lagher (chairman), T. S. Williams, ]. ]. Writ
County clerk and recorder-William Cronsn
(chairman). f. L. Lowry, John Cronin
Parks public squares and Fairgrounds. s.
Williams (ehairman). John Cronin George j.
OLIVIA.
Sheriff and county jail-wiIliam Lane (chair-
mani, Max Sommer, William Cronan.
Public morals and places OF amusement-Louis
Gassner {ehairmanl, William Lane, Charles Nc
Cartby.
Schools, public library and reading rooms
George J. Olivia (chairmanl, Max Sommer, Louis
Gassner.
Fire department and department of electricity
Max Sommer (chairman), Lawrence Arnstein.
F. l. Turpin.
Superior courts and justices OF the peace
+. l.. Lowry tchairman), Edward McDeyitt,
T. S. Williams
District attorney and city attorney-George
ID. Clark tchairmant Charles Mccarthy, Fer
nando Nelson.
Isaac Goldman (foreman) and Frank j. Jewell
(secretary) offcio members of all com
mittees.
The members of the grand jury will
be the guests of Foreman Goldman at
a dinner to be given in a downtown
restaurant Tuesday night