The San Francisco call., 1910-05-19
.FLANNERY CASE
TO BE ARGUED
THIS MORNING
Testimony Concluded Yesterday
and Defendant Makes COn=
tradictiOfs
Explanation of Telegram Not in
Accordance With His First
Statement
oontinued From Paee ono

brother OF Juror Henry v Genazzl;
Miss Marie Genazzi. a sister of the
same juror. and William Elliott. Flan-
nery-s night manager ef the Richelieu
saloon, who is said 10 have made state
ments regarding the trial within the
hearing Of Juror Genazzi and to have
asked Miss Genazzi to use her inhu-
ence to have her brother "go light" on
Flannery
FARRELL EXPLAINS
Detective John l. Farrell of the San
Francisco police department was re-
called for further cross examination by
Boyd at the outset of the session yes
terday morning and was asked if he
had made the statement TO Arthur Law
renee, a san Rafael newspaper man,
that the reason he had been transfer
red TO the Park district was because
he had been accused of doing politics
for Flannery. Farrell said that he had
told Lawrence that this was the reason
for the change attributed by the news
papers. but that he had no personal
knowledge Of it.
took but few minutes. and Knight
then called the defendant TO the wit
ness stand. The important part of the
examination was led up to through
Flannery's statement that he had an
Intimate acquaintance Of several years
standing with Joseph Abbott, Yir-
ginia City miner. who is the father of
the prosecutors star witness. Joe
Abbott. The defendant said that he
had only known Joe Abbott the younger
for about five years and that this ac-
quaintance was due TO his intimacy
with the father, but never amounted to
more than a mere passing friendship.
DENIES BUNKO KNOWLEDGE
Flannery declared that he knew
Abbott only as q tipster on the races
and never at any time had any know
ledge Of his fake poolroom or bunko
operations. He said that Abbott had
introduced him to Frank Hazel. and
admitted that he had become acquaint
cd with William MacSherry through
an introduction by Abbott three or
four months ago. Flannery's account
Of his meeting with Abbott last Octo-
Der was radically different from Abb
botts version. which was to the effect
that Flannery had then proposed to
Linn that he should come to San Fran
cisco and open any kind of a gambling
house or bunl1o game that he might
wish.
AS nearly as can recoIIect what
happened" said Flannery, Abbott
wanted to settle in San Francisco and
told me that. in the event we were
successful in the election, he wanted
TO open a poker room and club if he
could do so within the law, or a cafe
or penny arcade"
LAWFUL POKER CLUB
Flannery said that be told Abbott
that he would have to incorporate his
poker club TO make II lawful. and that
he would help him. or would assist
him in any other enterprise, but did
not think he could open saloon or
a penny arcade because Of the years
residence requirement necessary to Sc
cure license. Flannery identified
the telegram sent to Abbott on No
vember 3, admitted that he had writ
ten and sent ii and asserted that the
reference TO a promise related to his
pledge to assist Abbott in establish
ing his poker club"
Flsnnery said that Abbott called
second time in December. after his
return from Seattle. and asked Elan
nery TO make good his promise to assist
him in opening a poker club or sa-
Loo hn
was gone over again, he said. and he
Informed Abbott that the soloon would
be out Of the question because of the
lack Of the residence qualification The
defendant asserted that he knew abso-
lutely nothing Of the opening Of the
Sausalito fake poolroom, that Abbott
never told him that he wanted to omen
a poolroom in San Francisco, that he
never received from Abbott a list of
''steerers" for the poolroom and that
Abbott never in his life spoke to him
on the subjects Of -'steerers" or pro
lection"
DENIES IN DETAIL
Along this same line Flannery con-
tinued to deny in detail every portion
of Joseph Abbotts testimony concern
ing the alleged connection between
them. He said that he had not in
troduced Detective Farrell or any other
policeman TO Abbott nor that there
had ever been a conversation between
himself and Abbott In which it was
arranged that he was TO secure l2h
per cent or any other amount
from Abbott's winnings. His whole de-
nial, summed up. was 10 the general
effect that he had never in any way
shape, form or manner aided or abetted
the operation Of the Sausalito fake
poolrOom.
Flannery admitted that he secured
an attorney, in the person of Assembly
man Al Wheelan, for Abbott after his
arrest and prior TO that for Clark and
Bull. the two Sausalito steerers who
were arrested in San Francisco. He
declared. however, that he did no more
than introduce Abbott to Wheelan on
one occasion and Roland J. Hazleton to
Wheelsn on the other, without know
ing the nature of the cases for which
an attorney was wanted either time.
When Hazelton came to him on the day
OF the poolroom raid, he said. he sug-
gested NJ. r. Cochrane, whom he be-
lieved TO be the attorney. but knew
nothing more about the matter after
ward.
NEVER TELEPHONED MRS. ABBOTT
Flannery directly contradicted the
testimony OF Hazelton and Mrs. Abbott