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Show DEST DAY. IN ' GRAFT PROBE i Attorneys Question Twelve Witnesses in San Fran- , cisco and Say They Se-cured Se-cured Information. SAN FRANCISCO, CaL, March 28 Twelve witnesses were examined by the grand jury in its investigation of bribery and graft during a session which lasted from 2 o'clock in the : afternoon until after (J. These were, in . the order named: Dr. Ferdinand But-terfleld, But-terfleld, representing interests allied with the United States Independent Telephone company, the concern which desired to bid, but did not, for the competitive franchise awarded to the - Home company, it is charged, after approximately ap-proximately $200,000 of Dribe money ' had been paid to administration officials, offi-cials, $25,000 to the city of San Fran-. Fran-. ' ' cisco, and $75,000 to the earthquake and fire relief fund; . Oppenheimer ' of San Francisco: William Mead, president presi-dent of the Central bank of Los An geles and a stockholder in the Home Telephone company of that city; Mr. Sloan of Los Angeles: Frank M. Brown, a broker of Los Angeles, . |