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Show FOUND A BOGUS CHECK. Treasurer Cashed One for Former Tax Collector. SAN FRANC ISCO, May 4. Ths committee com-mittee of the grand Jury which after the defalcation and flight of Tax Collector Smith, was appointed to Investigate the condition of Treasurer McDougal s office, met today and e-xrtmlned a number of witnesses wit-nesses The result nf Its work has not been revealed, and the members of the committee will neither afilrm nor deny the report that Indictments arc to be rendered. The count of the money In tho tre-asury showed no shortage except that caused by the cashing of a bogus check for lfi ?30.os. offered to Deputy Devoto b the former Tax Collector. As the cashing of checks and the changing of money by the Treasurer Treas-urer If an offense under ihe State laws, action by the grand Jury is considered pmbable. Treasurer McDougal today removed De-voto De-voto from the position of chief deputy, ordering him to exchange places with Bookkeeper " R Perkins This action was take,) after a conference with District Dis-trict Attorney Bylngton and Foreman Andrews An-drews of the grand Jury. |