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Examiner Staff Writer aay: ‘lashed: a at ‘the Santa ‘uz County Grand Jury wale Sf accused’ him of miscohduct'*. Ine ae ies & By, ERNEST LENN ntfice by asserting he would ¢ “ne body into session fora" investigation of vice, and extortion. Ts Moore's announcement' oi the heels of his appera superior court, where he: ‘ bilben som inaglice. if Mooré: ‘also “snapped back. at “inferences by the State attorney general 's office that the district tariney. was -“overrating”.. the fed: conditions.“He is.-pre-|| A -to’ docume ent and to back ¥-9 grand. jury. inquiry high-| fie a day.in which fresh tur- Rote Hey iMtepforence.” lon : charges, oore' said; ré’s- ‘announcement of. the ing countywide contro- nantly: dghied “each and! nt Vepsy.; There, were, these other actusation” Jeveled against . hv: ‘the ‘grand-jury and aime hist duster from office. noxt week, tended ments: CITES. BAR ‘PAYMENT. AD. press | hard, for Although: Moore deélined, to new " material’: he he-“‘declared flatly, that it'concerned “vice, ‘bribery pinpoint the - says he has,- in and extortion,” In the me cifie {nstance she. cited, sald he would seek’ indictng involving aa a Watsonyille police aa EPARATE-ACTION.:. 0 a week,: wee meee tee cert iane remer rat as a ease: ZS. F- SAW Fitnde (G23 bn eae Ne AUR MATTOS BUEN ge Ne oH 5 The ‘district attorney saidine y waquldcall upon the grandsja Wals ‘begin. thes new, inquiry pide ty 23 SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER San Francisco, Calif. . December 9, 1955 Page 2M Col. 1,2,3 we } SEARCHED —__INDEXED.__. 7 SERIALIZED..___FILED. “1 W929 OO A ar ws ee one eee tMoore’ “mond Jehi, tang a pinball ’ distributor,” also. ‘appeared before Superior; dge-James Atteridge andi; -ifssued- blanket denials . tov Moore declared “that new'in- “| bribery tand extortion ‘oemation concerning conditions had come to his attention inére- cent day$, and indicated heyin- det: "| developments: ormer dide Raye “and Samr] charges: brought by the grands} jury. sagt rnse~ counsel egrand jury. Depo tidhs}: three members of the jury, Foreman.Gorly | e Blodgett. et oF ey wok yep. fF takings. — 3. :;Jehl,* in the i bribery and extortion, county, 2 Crue ae A. \ a New Vice : F el which “the “youthful prosecutor. “charges. against. the “districtifinds. himsclf to a : attorney? béegart dEstiinig SSub- CHARGES MADF. . poenas'to -a-large-number-of county? residents, includin former. consultant on-vice con- fire Wp spetice chiefs, two: foxm ditions ‘|Soperators of houses of prostit ‘Mano, the pinba ylation, and .three _mem eh ile ion éd presumably at s a - Watsonville “bart siffg Moore's vice char operator whom he said has, been’ “to be” Sought. new high. the district - attorney's and ‘i No game dis- ef3{ tributor, were charged with ree, Both pleaded not guilty and aoe ¢ir.trial wag set for January 4. 4 Their indictment grew out of a Hestimony before the grand jury ‘including the charge that Miano gave Jehl $4,000 to “protect” ,Miano’s pinball machines, . Moore was arraigned on. a ‘non- criminal accusation of conduct in office that eae Z ; “seri sult In his removal from if he ig found guilty. It was brought by the grand jury before which he appeared shortly after he took office last January to charee that vice was flourishing in the county, Subsequently Moore accused; sayee —— I “nes attorneys,’ Mel- es Francisco oceardo of | San. Jose, made it clear that they! ° regarded the two forthcoming; activities as separate under. ‘In. spearheading the grand| ‘jury inquiry, the attorneys said,: Moore ‘will be acting to “dis-! charge the duties of his office.” In issuing subpoenas for dep- ositions, they added, the attor-; npys are acting ag the district} attorney's defense counsel. — But ‘there also ‘were. indica- tions that a rough road lies| ” ‘Jahead,- Sources close ‘to the grand jury indicated that body jmay balk at undertaking.a new inquiry and broad hints” were ‘dropped around the courthouse ‘that Judge Atteridge may’ have! ; ssomething to say about the ma- lteriality of the depositions, : Phe appearance of Moore, Jehli'¥ ° fend. ‘Miano in super ior Court'# a . ff Br. Ni-hat, _ fr. Bonrdine yo ‘Mr. BR. baer Nese Afi. Mola, teoemes Mr. Parsons, a Dir, Rosen Liven Mr. Tarn. Ha Nesse fs, Winter -9;7 Tele. Room. one Hr. Nelloman___ Misa Géndy__ BEST COPY AVAILABLE ee ee re aren’ é oe eet