The San Francisco call., 1910-05-14
PROSECUTION SECURES
SOME NEW EVIDENCE
Judge Announces That He Will
Hold Night Sessions Next
Week
JEROME BASSTTY HAS
DROPPED FROM SIGHT

-HE first real sensation in the
trial Of Harry P. E1annery, un-
der Indictment by the Marin
county grand jury on charge of
grand larceny, occurred at 3 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon in San Rafael,
when the jury charged with the re-
sponsibility of determining the guilt
or innocence Of the defendant was
ordered into custody.
Rumors Of attempted interference
with the jury followed close upon the
action taken by the court. Although
Judge Lennon declared that he had
given the order only as a precaution,
the matter became doubly significant
in view of the fact that never before
during his occupancy of the superior
bench has Judge Lennon ever put q
jury in a criminal case under the
guardianship of the sheriff. More
over. the court had declared Thurs
day that he had no intention of having
the jury locked up unless unexpected
developments should arise.
New Evidence Secured
Sheriff ". p. Taylor was absent in
san Francisco until the middle of the
afternoon yesterday on mysterious
errand which District Attorney Boyd
admitted was in relation to the case
on trial. and it was because of his ab-
sonce that the actual time given TO
the hearing OF the case was brief. Boyd
ninted that some new and important
evidence in the case had been found,
and said that if would be impossible
for him to proceed with the presenta-
tion of evidence before Monday.
Immediately following the final ad-
iournment of the court at $3.50 o'clock.
Bovd came to San Francisco with
Harry Wilbur, detective who has
the Ssusalito fake poolroom cases and
who has been with Joseph Abbott dur
ing much of the time since the latter
made his confession involving Flan-
merry to the Marin county grand jury.
Boyd refused to discuss the purpose of
known to have had to do with the in
vestigstion of the new evidence.
The taking of testimony consumed
but an hour and half yesterday
morning At II O'Clock, following the
examination Of two witnesses. District
Attorney Boyd asked that a recess be
ssken until , o'clock in the afternoon.
sheriff Taylor as the next witness. but
hsd supposed that the cross examina-
hon Of Robert \. Wood, his first wit
aess, would extend over. until after
aoon, and that TAYLOR was away from
san Rafael on business pertaining to
he case
Orders Jury Locked Up
This first continuance was granted,
5ut when court reconvened at 2 o'clock
Taylor had not returned. 1t was then
ention Of putting the jury under the
.ustody Of the sheriff and keeping it's
members together until the case was
concluded. Another recess was taken
Intii 3:l5 o'clock, but although Tay-
or had returned at that time Boyd
said il would be impossible for him to
proceed either during the afternoon or
his morning. and asked for another
ielay until Monday.
We have no objection, said George
A. Knight, chief counsel for Flannery.
We wish TO give Mr.. Boyd all the
line he needs TO get his witnesses"
Under Sheriff Lichtenberg and Deputy
iheriffs George Taylor, George Martin
md Peter Crane were sworn to take
'harge Of the jury, and late in the
fternoon the Jurors were sent to the
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