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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30

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.sten ,taken. The other members of the
body who voted for the Indictment
were Foreman E.. H. Samuels, Secretary
Hans Christoffersen, George f. Butler,
: /. C. Bailey. Peter McLaren, II. Ru-
d: dolph, Robert Pearson. Peter Williams,
Charles CT. Martin, J. Fred Selling
man, T. Bowers, A. Coutts, Fred Croker,
James H. Kelley, @. Codoni, w. T. Price
and John Dias.
- Another brief session of the grand
$ jury was held at 1870 o'clock. in the
afternoon, but Joseph Abbott was the
only witness examined He was
asked concerning his knowledge of the
alleged connection between Super
visor Pistolesi and Frank McSherry
or any of the other gamblers, but de-
clared that he knew nothing about the
matter if any such connections actually
existed. This ended Abbott's eXamina-
ton. District Attorney Boyd an
nounced that he had no other matters
in shape to be taken up Immediately,
and an adjournment was taken sub
ject to the call of the chair with the
understanding that there will be no
further meeting of the grand jury.
until after next week
Armed with the warrant for Flan-
nery's arrest, Sheriff Taylor and Dep
uty Sheriff George A. Martin left San
Rafael at o'clock and came to San
Francisco, the intention being that if
Flannery was found too i'll to be taken
at once to San Rafael Martin would be
left in charge of him at his home. This
proved unnecessary. however, as the
receipt of the $1,000 bail by bank
transfer led TO the making of an order
by Judge Lennon for the defendants
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
Marin County Grand Jury Returns Indictment AGAINST Far1ery
FLANNERY'S EXPLANATION
REFUTED BY PERCY TREAT

Police Commissioner FIannery's
only attempted explanation concern
ing the meaning of his telegram to
Joseph Abbott in Seattle November 3
or last year, in which the phrase,
Joe, my promise is right" occurred,
has been directly -contradicted by a
statement made yesterday by Secre
tary Percy Treat of the New Cali
fornia jockey club.
Following the exposures made last
Wednesday by Abbott before the
Marin county grand jury, at which
time the copy of the telegram sent
( by Flannery to Abbott on the day
after election last fall was put in
evidence, Flannery at first stated
that he did not have any distinct
recollection of the telegram or what
was meant by its wording.
However, when pressed more par
ticularly for an Interpretation of the
meaning of the words, Joe, my
promise is right" Flannery eX-
planned that the reference was to a
promise he had made Abbott to as
sist him in being reinstated at the
Emeryville track, from which he had
been debarred
Abbotts own explanation of these
words in the telegram. as given in
his confession before the Marin
county grand jury, was that they
referred to the promise which he
said FIannery had made him to the
effect that if Mayor Mccarthy was
elected and Flannery became presi-
dent of the police commission he
would turn the town over to Alb
bott and his pals and give them
protection in any kind of gambling
or swindling games they might wish
to introduce.
Treats statement yesterday was
positive contradiction of Flannery's
explanation. as Treat declared that
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
LEGAL BATTLE ON
FOR CITY OFFICE
Filing of Election Contests in
Redwood City Marks Open
ing of Hard Fight
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

BURLINGAME, April 29.-With the
filing of election contests against Eric
LANCE and Albert A. Meyer. two of the
new town trustees, in Redwood City
this morning the signal for a long
drawn out legal battle between the
Burlingame property owners asSocia-
ton and the good government league
was sounded.
August Berg and J. p. Cheese, candi-
dates on the property owners ticket,
and Lange and Meyer OF the good gov
eminent league were chosen for town
trustees by majority votes at the cleo
ton of April II. For the fifth position
on the board G. 6. McGregor, good
government man, and Edward /. Shee-
han, property owner, tied with As
votes each.
McGregor. through his attorney. J..
F. Partridge, filed a contest against
Sheehan at the meeting OF the town
board April IS.
Sheehan filed a contest the following
day in the superior court at Redwood
City. which comes up for hearing to-
morrow at 10 o'clock.
AS a result of the contest ii became
necessary to name fifth person to act
on the board until such time as the tie
could be decided upon. The former
board of trustees appointed Edward f.
Treadwell. the recest chairman, who is
good government leader. to fill the
vacancy. This put three good govern
ment Anen on the board to the property
owners two.
By skillful legal move. Edward
Stack. a property owner, filed contest
against Eric LANCE in Redwood City
this morning r. L. Stone did the same
against Albert A. Meyer. AS result of
the contests Edward +. Treadweu, J.
p. Cheese and August Berg remain eli
gible to act on the board, which gives
the property owners the governing
hand until the contests are decided.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
"HAVE NO ORDERS FROM
FLANNERY," SAYS MARTIN

Regarding Flannery's statement
that an order was on file at 1.-the
central station by his instructions
to run Abbott Hazel. McSherry and
others out of the city. the chief said;
ITO the best of my knowledge no
such order is on file at the central
station OF anywhere else. If any
such order had been issued it would
have been signed by me. but no such
order was ever signed by me. L
never had any orders to my reeoI-
lection from President F'Iannery
about ordering these men out of the
city or on any other police bust
ness"
Captain Anderson. former head eff
the detective bureau. was asked If
he remembered any such order. and
he replied in the negative.
Captain Wall. his successor. could
not remember any such order being
issued, remarking that if issued ii
would have come through the chief
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30

wen Chief of Police Martin was
asked yesterday regarding the state
ment of Harry P. Flannery in the
interview published in The Call to
the effect that people connected with
the police department were eircu-
lating scandalous stories about him
(Flannery). he said:
IF President Flannery meant that
for me 1 can truthfuIly say that L
have never said anything in criti-
cism of him in connection with this
case or any other case, and L have
never given any assistance TO any
one in connection with this case,
but, on the other hand, I have said
that owing to the relative positions
of Flannery and myself it would be
extremely ,inadvisable for me TO say
anything. I have absolutely refused
to make any statements that could
be warped into criticism of the
president of the commission"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
PUBLISHERS REFLECT
ALL THEIR OFFICERS
Herman Ridder of New York
Again Chosen President

NEW YORK. April 2s.-The Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers association
at its annual meeting at the Waldorf
Astoria today, elected the following of
ficers:
President-Hermsn Ridder, New York Stsat,
Zeitung.
Vice president-Bruce Haldeman, Louisville
Courier-Journal
dealer.
Treasurer-WiIliam j. Pattison, New York
Evening Post.
Directors-Hilton U. = Brown indianapolis
News; F. p. Glass, Montgomery Advertiser
Condo Hamlin. New York Tribune; Charles "
Knapp, st. Louis Republic
All of these officers served last yea r
the entire ticket being reelected with
out opposition
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
JAPAN AND KOREA

The Undersigned would take charge
of party for trip through the orient
Have been employed by the Japanese
government teaching English for some
time. j can easily secure economies
that will save my charges. / will go
for $50 month. Berkeley references:
Rev Father McKinnon. pastor of the
Alcatraz Roman Catholic church; Rev.
Earl M. Wilbur. Hillcrest road.
Address Col. g. w. Turner, 2642 Ban
croft way, Berkeley, Cal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
THAW MUST STAY IN
MATTEAWAN ASYLUM

NEW YORK. April 29.-Harry n.
Thaw. who killed Stanford White. must
remain in the Matteawan insane asy-
lum.
The appellate division of the su-
preme court in Brooklyn handed down
a decision today, which sets aside the
appointment by Justice Tompkins of the
supreme court as referee to take
testimony bearing on Thaw's possible
transfer.
The court holds that Matteawan is
the proper place for Thaw.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
INCREASE ASSESSMENT
TO MORE THAN $4,000, 900
Western Union Will Have Large
Bill in Kansas

ST LOUIS, April 29-The United
states circuit court of appeals in de-
cision handed down here TODAY daciSed
that the Western Union telegraph com
pany Will have to pay taxes on s3.159.-
80 In Kansas instead of on 1855, 100. 80.
Inc company made a sworn statement
that the value of it's property was
put $SoS,lo0.3O. but the state commits
SION increased II to more than SO 900 600
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
SUES DOCTOR FOR SIS
FOR ABSENT TREATMENT
Physician Denies EMPLOYING
Wireless" Faith Healer

SEATTLE, April 29.-Stella Ross
Cameron, a faith healer, sued DR.. A. Il
Loder, regular physician, in a justice
court today for $75 for absent treat
ment which she had given to cure the
doctor of rheumatism
Doctor Loder protested that his
rheumatism had increased in severity
that he had never seen Miss Cameron
until today and that he had not or
dered the absent treatment, though
some of his friends may have done so.
The court did not rule on the efficacy
OF absent treatment. but nonsuited the
healer because she was not licensed to
practice medicine.
KILLS SONS AND HIMSELF-Chicago. Anil
29.-Harry Dahl, a carpenter, respondent be-
cause of Ill health, killed himself and his two
young sons here today by turning on the gas
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
AWARDED sl5,OOOAS
RESULTOF ACCIDENT

Los ANGELES. April 2s.-SIrs Mel
lie X Smith was awarded $4,000
Judgment against, the Pacific electric
company today by a jury in the supe-
Fior- court for injuries suffered in a col
lision of two suburban cars. She asked
for $4,000. The company admitted
negligence. but fought the claim as be-
ing excessive. 1t was alleged by the
plaintiff that she would be cripple for
life
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
DISEASE DID NOT
end SWOPE'S LIFE
Pathologist Who Performed Au=
topsy So Testified in the
Trial of DR.. Hyde

KANSAS CITY, April 29-With the
| calling of DR.. Frank T. Hall, a patho-
gist, to the witness stand today the
Hyde murder trial entered the COM
plicated realm of expert testimony.
Doctor Hall assisted DIR. Ludwig
Hekteen of Chicago to make the au-
topsy on Colonel Thomas II. Swope's
| body January IL, and later conducted
an investigation to determine, if pos
sible, the source of the typhoid cpl
demic in the Swope residence. Practi-
cally all the examination of the patho-
logist dealt with the condition of Col
onel Swope's vital organs at the time
of the postmortem.
| On redirect examination Doctor Hall
said he believed there was nothing
about the organs to indicate a death
from natural causes.
DOUBTS NATURAL DEATH
do you think Colonel Swope died Of
apoplexy?'' asked Attorney Atwood for
the state.
Il do not" replied the pathologist.
Prompted by Doctor Hyde and bring
ing into use scores of medical terms,
Attorney Frank z. Walsh cross exam
ined the witness. He developed the
fact that neither of Colonel Swope's
kidneys were normal One had a tumor
two inches in length upon it. Both
were congested, atropied and granular.
If Colonel Swope had died from
uremic poisoning there would have
been commissions and it would have
been impossible to have located the
poison. The symptoms of uremic pois-
oning closely resemble those Of cyanide
poisoning.
There was humorous growth in the
intestines of Colonel Swope.
Colonel Swopes aorba was hardened
from the arch to below the diaphram.
In closing the cross examination
Walsh asked Doctor Hall if he did not
tell him a few weeks ago that If he
had been called upon to give death
certificate in Colonel Swope's case he
would have ascribed the cause to senile
debility.
Il did, answered the witness
BELIEVES PATIENT POISONED
After presenting long hypothetical
question in which the sympstoms of
Coloney Swope were fully described,
Mr. Atwood asked:
Now in such a case, what would
you say?"
4 would say that the patient had
been poisoned" replied Doctor Hall.
Walsh then asked a hypothetical ques-
ton emphasizing the old age and
weakness of Coloney Swope and asked
if, provided it was not known poison
had been administered the witness
would say death had resulted from
poisoning.
No, l should not say 1t In that case"
responded Doctor Hall
The witness said he was unable to
locate the source of the typhoid cpl
demic in the Swope residence 1t
seemed to him, he testified, the germs
had been introduced in a mass by some
one bent upon scientific experiment.
This suggestion, made to Mrs Swope
shocked her, said the pathologist.
Mrs. William Beebe, wife of one of
the Jurymen, is in critical condition
at local hospital 1t is feared the
trial may be postponed on account of
her illness OF. death at any time.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
Wood Adds New Details

- Wood again went over his story, Of.
the manner in which lie was sWindled
r out Of $500 in the bogus pooTroom by.
heing Induced 10 bet on fake race tips,
supposed TO have. been secured by wire
tapping. He added several details
which had not been discussed at the
time he was first called as "a witness
and cleared up a number of points con.
corning which questions. had been
raised by the grand jurors --'-
Joseph Abbott and Frank: McSberry;
the two bunkomen who are still in the
Marin county jail under. .jndictmeut,
were rushed upstairs to the grand jury
anteroOm while Wood was before the
inquisit0rs and We're kept waiting for
a considerable time, but finally were.
sent back TO the jail without being
called as witnesses. Both of them con-
tiHued their avoidance OF public notice
as much AS possible, covering their
faces as they passed the group Of news
paper photogra pliers at the door of the.
courthouse and refusing to indulge in
any conversation relative to the case
Theodore Kytka, the handwriting
expert. was recalled following. the ex-
animation Of Wood and produced en-
IarEed photographs Of the telegram
sent by Flannery to Abbott in Seattle
November , Of last year and the en-
velope containing Flanerys address in.
his own handwriting, which. according
To Abbott, was given to him. by Flah-
merry.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
Fail TO Find Telegram

Efforts have been made by District
Attorney Boyd 10 secure. the. original
copy Of the telegram which is alleged
to have been sent by Fiannery to sum-
mon Attorney James W Cochran from
the north 10 defend Abbott. NcSherry
and HAZEL after their arrest in the
poolrOom raid. but if the document has
been discovered it has Eot been. put. in
evidence. superintendent O'Brien Of
the Western Union telegraph. office I'm
this city. who produced the copy Of the
telegram from Flannery to Abbott re-
ported that the other message was not
10 be found in his companXs files. a
subpoena was ISSUED to secure the tele-
gram from the Postal telegraph com
pany records. IF it. should be found on
file there. but no official of the latter
company appeared yesterday before the
grand jury. ::..:
1t was shortly before ~ o'clock
that District Attorney Boyd withdrew
from the grand jury room: and a. quar-
ter OF an hour later when the: an
nouncement was made that the grand
jury was ready to: report; lin the mean
time the rumor, had spread that the
session was about to. end. and Judge
Lemons. courtroom was well. filled With
spectators when the. grand jurors
filed in: -:
The proceedings in court were de-
cidedly brief. in answer te-@flle courts
Interrogation as .te~ :WhetheE a, report
was to be made, Foreman e r. Sam
uels announced that. a III indictment had.
been found, and handed the documen
in. question TO Judge Lemons: The lat
ter Scanned it while the roll of the fury
was being called and then handed it
10 tie clerk TO be. placed. on the secret
file. made an order. setting the defend
ants bail at s2,9oe and dismissed the
rHasrHr
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
POLICE BOARD
Head To FACE
FELONY Charge
Accused of Grand Larceny in
Connection With Bunko=
mems Dealings
District Attorney Fickert An-
nOunceS That Local Inquiry
VIII Be Started

pressed excitement about the court
house in San Rafael from earliest
morning yesterday. as it was generally
believed that the grand jury, after its
adjournment over Thursday, would
conclude its investigation quickly and
that definite action would result. At
torney Robert W. Harrison. formerly
an assistant district attorney of san
Francisco under William II. Langdon.
was at the courthouse early in the
forenoon and was closeted for an hour
with District Attorney Boyd before the
grand jury itself was convened at 10
O'Clock.
Harrison has represented the Good
Government league while the investi-
cation has been in progress. and it
was announced yesterday afternoon
that at Boyd's personal request he
would be associated in the conduct of
the prosecution Of the Flannery case
when il comes to trial He will be
enEa ged TO assist Boyd by the man
. cement Of the public welfare fund.
PiStOleSi in Evidence
Supervisor Louis Pistolesi of Marin
into the scandal growing out Of the
raid upon the fake poolroom at Sausa-
Ito and who has himself been under
inpestlg CATION by the grand jury. re-
maLued around the corridors of the
courthouse while the grand jury was
IN session and even until late in the
afternoon. taking the liveliest interest
IN all the proceedings II came out at
one Of the earlier grand jury hearings
tlfat Pistolesi had been introduced to
Frank McSherrY, one Of the indicted
bunkomen, by William Israel, but the
supervisor has strenuousiy declared
ti5at he had no Illicit dealings with any
Of the crooks.
3 only two witnesses were called be
fore the grand jury a the morning ses-
sion. prior to the time the indictment
gaiust Flannery was returned. the
first of them being Robert N Wood,
the complaining witness in the cases
against all the poolrOom men. Wood
IS still being closely guarded by Sheriff
TAYLOR to prevent the possibility, of his
being kidnapped. and never leaves the
sheriffs Office without a deputy at his
side.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
Conclusions Quickly Drawn


Although no official admission was
made until date in the AFTERNOON, fol-
lowing the receipt of Flannery's bail
money, that he was the defendant or
regarding the exact nature. of the
charge against him. the finding of the
grand jury was generally known with
in Q minutes of the time the true bill
was filed. So closely had the trend of
the case been followed and the nature
Of the charges against F'lannery dis
alfssed that the deductions drawn from
the fling of an indictment were the
only ones possible.
Two members Of the grand Jury.
n Herzog and Fred 'Mehl. voted
against the finding of the Indictment.
but the remaining. II voted solidIy in
favor of it There was no quarrel or
discussion in the grand jury room
over the matter however. HerzQg and
Meill simply stating that they did not
believe the evidence warranted the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-05
Mystery in Loss of Liner.

The loss of the liner Waratah Is
still one of the many unsolved mys.
teries of the sea. The boat, IL will be
remembered, after being sighted,
three days out from Durham, vanished
from human ken last year, with her
freight OF over two hundred passen-
gers, aud not a trace of her has yet
been found. Another search has been
made by the steamer Wakefield. which
arrived at Melbourne recently. Her
route was by way of Crozet, Heard
and Macdonald islands and Kerguelen
land After finishing her search
among the islands the Wakefield fol-
lowed a zigzag course to Australia, but
saw not the slightest trace of wreck
age. She experienced heavy gales and
seas almost ceaselessly. A large sec
ton of her course lay in uncharted
waters and the frequent surveys which
were made will add considerably TO
the existing knowledge of the seas
traversed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-05
HANCOCK BRIEFS.

Attorney w. G.. VanSlyke of Ontona-
gon was in Hancock yesterday on
business.
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"
will be seen this evening at the Ker-
redge theater.
Michael Conway of Denver, Colo.
has returned home after a seven
weeks visit with his parents in this
city.
A consignment of about a hundred
new books was received this week at
the Hancock high school for the pub
lie library.
The public schools of Hancock will
be closed on Friday to give the teach
ers an opportunity to attend the insti-
tute at Calumet.
Mrs. Roy Ingram leaves this after
noon for Saginaw to attend the grand
lodge meeting of the Pythian Sisters.
which convenes there on October
and 8.
Wilbert Goldsworthy. who was re-
Gently taken III at Minneapolis with
appendicitis. for which he was sue
cessfully operated upon, has returned
home.
The entertainment committee of the
Hancock lodge is engaged I'm prepar
ing for the big social session which
is to follow the initiation of class
of candidates next Thursday evening,
City employees yesterday made
shallow drain on the east side of Ryan
street for the purpose Of carrying off
surface water and preventing its over
flow into neighboing premises.
The Kannel singing society of
Franklin Is preparing a concert pro-
gram to be given at thier hall on Sun
day evening. Vocal numbes by Abel
Lewaien will be n feature of the con-
cert.
l.. p. Gilman. of Detroit. auditor for
the Singer Sewing Machine company
Is In the copper country this week and
while I'm the upper peninsula will
spend several days partridge shoot
ing.
A number of the members of the
Hancock council of the Knights of
Columbus will go TO Escanaba on &C.
tober 8, To attend n big initiatory
meeting to be held there on Sunday.
October 9.
A number of the local Jewish
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-05
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.

Tonight is the date of the first reg
ular council meeting of the month. al
which the monthly grist OF bills will
be audited. and other business tran
sacted including routine matters and
several questions of considerable in
terest. The new pump house and the
fire hall, rs well as the garbage can
matters are among those on which
discussion is expected. and various
committees to which subjects of in
terest and Importance We're referred
at the last meeting will have some
thing to report. At this session bids
will be received from contractors for
the erection of a building to house
the new pump, which will first be
acted upon by the board of public
works, by whom a recommendation
will be made to the council. The
building is to be of brick, concrete or
concrete block construction. 2S by 80
feet, and consist of one story and a
basement.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-05
NEW GLEE CLUB.

"A new glee club, with John Surbeck
of Hancock as director. has been or
ganized in Houghton with Joseph
Winners as president and Albert
Hanke as secretary and treasurer. The
club will meet once each week and
during the winter will put on one or
more concerts.
The Arion Maennerchor society. of
which Mr.. Surbeck is also the director.
is planning to hold its second anniver-
sary concert on November 8. This
will really be the first celebration. that
to have been held last year having
been cancelled owing to the death of
a member. The members of the Han
cock. Laurium and Houghton Maen-
nerchor societies will be invited. and
following the concert will be dancing
with music furnished by members OF
Surbeck's orchestra.