The San Francisco call., 1910-05-19
cused of receiving protection money
from the Sausalito poolroom men.
PISTOLEsI INVOLVED

cused of receiving protection money"
from the Sausalito poolroom men.
PISTOLEsI INVOLVED
Did not you and District Attorney
Boyd, a week ago Thursday, go to the
Glenwood apartments in San Francisco
and attempt to induce Mrs. MacSherry
to intercede with her husband to tell
what he knew?" demanded knight.
What he knew on Pistolesi-yesv
cried Sheriff Taylor, leaning forward in
his chair but Mr.. Flannery-noi We
had already told MacSherry while he
was in the county jail that We would
do what we could for him If he would
tell the grand jury what he had told
us privately about Pistolesi. 1t was
Pistoles we were after"
Taylor's outburst of confidence
brought his examination to an end.
Knight did not ask another question,
but excused him from the witness
stand. Boyd's next witness in rebuttal
was John c. Neylan. newspaperman,
who secured the interview with Flan-
merry published in The, Call on the
morning that Flannery was indicted.
FLANNERY CONTRADICTED
Neylan positively contradicted two of
Flannery's assertions. He said that
Flannery had told him at that time that
he did not know either Hazel or Mac
Sherry and had explained his famous
telegram to Abbott by stating that the
promise contained in it referred to his
efforts to secure the latter's reinstate-
ment at the racetrack. Yesterday
Flannery admitted that he had known
both Hazel and MacSherry for several
months, and his version of the tele-
gram was that 1t referred to a poker
club. He also admitted yesterday that
his efforts to reinstate Abbott on the
racetrack took place at least a year
and a half ago, and long before the
telegram was sent.
Fremont Older, managing editor of
the Bulletin, who was subpenaed by the
defense, but not called as a witness,
was put on the stand by Boyd as the
last witness in rebuttal. Objections
were made to Boyd's attempts to secure
from him the details of the conversa-
tions he had with Abbott in San Fran
cisco, despite the district attorneys
statement that he was taking this line
to refute the claims of the defense that
plot existed between Abbott, Older,
Sheriff Taylor, William MacNevin and
others TO railroad Flannery to the
penitentiary.
Older fatty contradicted MacSherry
by stating that he had never entered
Abbott's cell in the Marin county jail
until after Abbott had been released,
that Abbott did not Introduce him to
MacSherry and that ii was either by
Mrs. Abbott or Mrs. MacSherry that
he was originally introduced to Abb
bott, whom he met for the first time
on ferry boat. Knight asked Older
on cross examination why he had taken
Abbott in his automobile to the Mark
West springs.
TO KEEP CROOKS AWAY
II took him to Mark West springs
in an auto to keep the crooks away
from him." answered the witness.
who do you refer to as crooks?"
"It would be long list
Older said that he had put up the
money for the bonds of Parry, one of
the men indicted as a result of the
poolroom raid, but explained that he
had done SO a. Abbott's request and
that it was Abbott's money with which
Parry's bail was secured Knight per-
sisted in questioning. the witness about
his reasons for having. taken an in
terest in the Flannery case, after Older
had explained that he held no animosi-
ty towards -Flannery but had become
suspicious Of him.
what made you suspicious of him?"
questioned knight.
For one thing" answered the wit
ness, "Flannery sent man to me and
offered to cut up the town with me If
would let UP on him. The man came
day after day, and I naturally got sus-s
picious. He came as Flannery's ennis
sary, and made the offer to divide the
spoils. l never saw Flannery until
yesterday here in the courtroom, and
have no animosity toward him at aIk"
knight asked a few more questions
and excused the witness.
The people rest their case de-
clared the district attorney.
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