The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09

FLOOD TELLS OF
De LANCEY'S FEAR
Indicted Attorney Said to Have
Made Threats to Silence
Confidential Clerk

OAKLAND, Nov. S,-Threats which
have made when reports were circu-
lated that he was short in his accounts
with former Public Administrator
George Gray were prominent features
in the testimony given by A. J. Flood,
former clerk in the Office. during De
Lancey's trial today
Somebody is circulating stories that
[ am short in my accounts" Flood testi-
fed that De Lancey said to him. Il
believe that il is my brother in law.
George MacKinnon. If he is the man
] am going to kill the - -
De Lancey is alleged 10 have said.
Again De Lancey was quoted as say
ing. Nobody knows it but you, Flood,
and If you say anything ! will get you"
At another time: Keep your mouth
shut, Flood. Rather than lose my job
as attorney for the public administrator
1 would commit suicide"
THREATS ARE ALLEGED
Flood said that the first threat
against George MacKinnon was made
when there was criticism of the delay
in obeying Superior Judge Browns or
der to deposit all cash belonging to
estates in the county treasury. The
other threats were made later when the
criticisms continued.
The former clerk also testified as to
entries to the credit of the George Hite
Cook estate. De Lancey being on trial
on a charge Of embezzling $4,000 from
that estate. Flood said that he and
Gray had drawn out a certificate Of de-
posit for that amount from the German
Savings and Loan society of San Fran
cisco, that Gray had indorsed Il and
given il TO De Lancey with instructions
70 bank ii TO the official account. In
stead De Lancey was said to have in
lorsed IL and put il in his own private
sccount
Carl Eisenschimmel. handwriting ex-
pert exhibited Photographic enlarge
ments Of the record Of the Cook estate,
showing the traces OF the process by
which De Lancey was said to have
changed an entry of sl0,7s2 in order to
conceal his alleged embezzlement.
Eisenschimmel testified that acid and
india rubber had been used TO make the
srasures. but that the original entry
was made by De Lancey, as the traces
Of the pen pressure on the paper al
lowed of the Identification. Photo
graphic copies were exhibited to the
jury.
SIMILAR PRACTICES ALLEGED
Similar practices in conceaIing the al
eyed diversion Of $1,000 from the estate
Of c. Arnaud by erasure OF the figure
- from an entry was shown TO the
jury by Eisenschimel with a similar
identification.
After Judge Brown had ruled that he
could not permit Of the introduction in
evidence of the watch said to have be-
longed 10 Cook without record being
made Of its existence, Attorney A L.
Frick for the defense withdrew the OBJ
lection Miss Marian Stevenson, De
Lancey's stenogrspher, was unable to
state that the watch belonged TO Cook
She was also unable to say where pri-
Vate sheets on which settlements were
effected between De Lancey and GRAY
nad gone after their reported disap-
pearsnce from Grays private desk
Judge ogden in the probate depart
ment today continued for four weeks
The hearing of City Auditor Gross OBJ
lection to the final account Of the Cook
estate. Gross alleged that the estate
was assessed before the additional
$4,000 was restored and that the right
ful tax was sl20 instead Of one-tenth
that amount.