Show JURY DISMISSES BULLETIN I San Sati r- r fresco Francisco Newspaper per Fight right Assumes a New Aspect 4 EDDIE GRANEY ON STAND Attempt to Withdraw Case I Results in Failure for Older r J r f n By Francis J J. J San Francisco April 13 TI The gran grand JUI jury t today day discredited the charge chan e that the he Examiner p ld to E Eddie Eddlo dle with which to bu buy votes at the Democratic primary of 1904 B By a unanimous US vote the thc grand Jurors decIded de- de to Ignore and dismiss s the thc charges that have haie been filed with the district by Fremont Older Ider edItor editor ed- ed of the BUlletin Older addressed a communication to foreman of oC tho the grand Jury jur of or whom he asked that the thc charges formulated b by him be withdrawn hut but the grand jury JULy refused to permit the thc withdrawal of oC the thc charge and took the thc most radical course po possible with the matter dismissing tho the charge as beinE being be be- ing inE entirely without merit The Thc allegations against the I ner rier were filed flied with the thc district no ncr ney several da days s 's ago Older in a statement asserted that Eddie Graney l had ad confessed to him that J. J P P. Barrett Bar- Bar f rett news editor of the Examiner had given gi him with which to bribe floaters to cast fraudulent votes The Examiner It itself elf demanded that the grand jury take up the thc investigation of I the thc charges and though three sessions were held and ever every opportunity was given to the tho makers of the tho charge not nota a thing thinS to substantiate th the tho un v wr I un w. w forthcoming Eddie Grano was called as a witness witness wit wit- ness ncsa but took refuge behind the tho plea pica of oC a a. criminal that evidence he might give I e might tend to Incriminate him hint It was as expected that Fremont Older would also be called as a n. witness Coffroth Coffroth Cof- Cof froth the thc other witness mentioned b by Older refuted Older's statement San Francisco April 13 13 1907 To To n B. B P. P Oliver el Esq foreman of the thc grand Jury My 1 dear s Your lr Your letter dated April 11 ii requesting me mc to produce witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses ses to substantiate the thc accusation made against J J. J P. P Ban Barrett one of the thc editors of tho the Examiner has been re received re- re Since accusing Mr Ir Barrett of conniving con con- Hiving with ith E E. M. M I. I Graney Grane and Jamesw Jamesp James James' W W. p. Coffroth to cause illegal megal voting a athe at atthe r the primary prIma election of August 11 11 1904 which was done by filing an accusation ac ac- ac with ith the thc district attorney on April 6 last I have been convinced that at tho the present time to pursue this r inquiry to 10 a definite conclusion might I hinder tho district attorney and his n assistants In the tho important lant Investigation In tion Into the thc corruption o of thc municipal r ff pal government go which thc they are arc now maJ making Therefore I rc respectfully withdraw V the tho accusation I made against J J. J A A. Barrett Darrell Very ti tl uly y yours lit lit- 4 4 FREMONT OLD OLDER OL n Mona Managing in editor the tho Bulletin 1 |