The San Francisco call., 1910-05-17
MISS GENAzzI
IS APPROACHED
in RESTAURANT
Night Manager of FIannery's
Saloon Asked Her to In
fluenCe Brother
Family Party at LOmbardi's
Develops Attempt at Jury
Fixing

matter. and Friday noon Judge Lennon
upset all precedents Of his own court
by ordering the Flannery jury into
custody. Friday night WILDER learned
that William Elliott. Flannery's night
manager and chief bar tender at the
Richelieu saloon. had been present at
Lambardis during the dinner Thurs
day night.
Elliott according TO the information
secured. entered the restaurant while
the dinner was in progress and talked
at length about the Flannery case in
a tone loud enough to be heard plainly
al the table where Harry Genazzi and
the other juror was sitting. Elliott
has been a friend of the Genazzi fam
fly for several years, and finally Joined
the party at the table, where he con-
tinued to discuss the case.
Following the dinner, Elliott called
Carrie Genazzi, the younger sister, who
is q girl of about 20 years, TO one side
and asked her directly to speak to her
brother and request him ito go light
on Flannery, because If the latter were
convicted he probably would lose his
own Job as night manager of Flan-
nery's saloon. While this latter state
nent was made only in Miss Genazzi's
hearing, ElliOtt's prior conversation in
the restaurant was overheard by
Thomas Klein. book keeper and
cashier for the New England Mutual
life insurance company, who was din
ing at a nearby table.
Saturday morning Wilber and Boyd
called upon Miss Genazzi, who at first
refused TO affirm the statements she
had previously made TO WILDER or to
admit that the dinner table incident
Thursday night actually had occurred.
She was induced to go to San Rafael,
however, and it was there that she
finally repeated her statement in the
presence Of BOYD and Judge Lennon.
EXPLAINS THE MYSTERY
II was Miss Genazzi's appearance at
the San Rafael courthouse Saturday in
company with Thomas Klein. who also
made a statement to the Marin county
authorities. that led TO stories of the
visit Of a mysterious woman to Boyd's
office in connection with the Flannery
case. After her first refusals to verify
the story she had already told Wilbur.
Miss Genazzi made to Judge Lennon
and District Attorney Boyd a detailed
statement covering all the facts of the
case. and Klein again gave his account
of what he had Overheard in Lombardfs S
Immediately following the eXamina-
tion Of Miss Genazzi and Klein Saturday
afternoon a subpoena was issued for
William Genazzi and later a bench war
rant for his arrest. WILDER and Deputy
Sheriff Schafer of san Rafael were sent
out To find Genazzi. but their quest was
in vain. It was learned that William
Genazzi is tho husband of Madam Lilly.
who conducts a dress making establish
ment in the Whitney building in this
city and that il has been his custom to
spend most Of his time in her shop.
lie did not appear Saturday morning.
however. and ii was announced that he
would be there later in the day He
did not return. nor has any trace of him
been found since that time. The search
was continued yesterday and last night.
Instead of convening court at 10
o'clock Yesterday morning. to which
time an adjournment had been taken,
Judge Lennon summoned District Attor-
nev Boyd and George A. Knight of
Flannery's counsel into his chambers
and the Genazzi- Elliott matter was
discussed for more than an hour. FL
lott who had been taken to San Rafael
under subpoena, was called in and ex-
amined at length and is said to have
admitted a large part OF the serious
charge that was laid al his door.
JURY u RETAINED
At the conclusion Of the examination
Of Elliott, Boyd suggested that, as a
result Of the disclosures already made
the present jury in the Flannery case
should be discharged and n new one
drawn. knight did not support this
request. however. and after a lengthy
discussion Judge Lennon announced
that the case would continue. and AT
1915 o'clock the jury was called into
nd q fri al WAS
Following adjournment yesterday af-
ternOon, BOYD. Taylor and WILDER hur-
ried TO San Francisco TO renew the
search for William Genazzi. but he had
not been located AT a late hour last
night. Elliott also returned TO San
Francisco during the afternoon, but
probably viii be subpenaed for attend
ance at the session Of the grand jury
Thursday.
Flannery was accompanied to San
Rafael yesterday by Harry Osgood, also
known as Harry White, q former
Chinatown guide, who has been in con-
stant attendance upon him since the
trial began, and also by Al Healey, who
formerly conducted q place in Kearny
street.
Nothing ia relation to the conference
between Judge Lennon, Boyd and
Knight was given out by any of them
and no reference was made to the cause
of the delay when the jury finally was
called into court. While refusing Ia
discuss anything that had transpired al
the conference, District Attorney BOYD
made the statement that none Of Flan-
nerys active attorneys was in any way
connected with any disclosures that
might have been made regarding jury
tampering.
ATTORNEYS ABSOLvED
"Au the attorneys directly interested
in the case have acted throughout in a
highly honorable manner" he said
There is absolutely no imputation IN
connection with anything that has oc.
CURED that they are in any way in
volved."
Boyds first witness yesterday morn
ing was Sheriff Taylor. who was called
upon TO tell Of the raid of the SausalitC
pOolroom on March and to describ,
and identify the paraphernalia. which
had been taken as evidence against the
operators of the place. The painted
charts Of the United turf exchange
which had been taken from the wall,
Of the fake poolroom, were produced
and hung in the courtroom, and upor
the top Of the table carried away from
the poolroom were spread the othel
things captured in the raid. These ex
hibits included the sack of iron wash
ers, covered with a few gold pieces
the bundle of currency amounting II