The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

ney James W. Cochrane, but F'lannery
testified that he had not been present
al such a conference. It is understood
that Bassity is to be asked If such
conference occurred and what its pur-
pose really was, and also to explain
why he became a fugitive as soon as
subpoena was issued to bring him be-
fore the Marin county grand jury.
BAsSITY QUESTIONED
Bassity was not called into the
grand jury room, but was questioned
privately by Foreman Z. r. Samuels
and instructed to return when the
grand jury is again called next week.
briefly were those Connected with the
alleged jury tampering incident last
week at Lombardrs restaurant in San
Francisco, when William Elliott, night
manager of Flannerys saloon, is said
to have discussed the case at dinner
in the hearing Of two jurors and to
have asked Miss Carrie Genazzi to pre-
vail upon her brother, Juror Henry V.
Genazzi to "go light on Flannery."
The witnesses examined were Harry
Wilber, a detective who investigated
iff w. P. Taylor; It. J. Clyne, an insur-
ance man, who was present when the
alleged conversation took place; Will
liam Elliott, who is said to have dis
cussed the case; Miss Carrie Genazzi,
and William Genazzi. a brother of
Juror Henry V. Genazzi, who is said
to have taken. the latter and another
juror to dinner.
District Attorney Boyd began his
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ately upon the convening of court yes
terday morning. He went very little
into the detail Of testimony in this
speech, contenting himself with a rapid
sketch Of the evidence and pointing out
the theory upon which the defense
claimed to have established F'lannery's s
connection with the robbery of Robert
n Wood in the Sausaiito fake poolroom.
He limited at jury tampering at the very
outset by expressing his regret that a
necessity had arisen that required. that
restrictions be placed upon the jury.
An UNUSUAL CASE
"Of course, this is an unusual case, .
he said, in explaining why the grand
larceny charge had been made the basis
of indictment instead of a charge of
conspiracy to defraud "It is always
unusual to reach out in the dark and
find the man who has been skulking
and hiding-the real criminal, whose
brain conceives the crime-but IT is
fortunate that sometimes the law can
reach and bring this criminal trembling
and covering into court"
Boyd pointed to Flannery's admission
that he had told Abbott he would as
sist him in opening a poker club" to
his telegram to Abbott and to his va
rious conflicting statements as to its
meaning as evidences of his guilt, and
i aff To he
corroboration of parts of Joseph Alb
| bott's testimony. He referred to Flan-
nery's testimony on the witness stand
as ''hypocritical reasoning that couldn't
stand the test Of cross examination, :"
and to MacSherry's testimony as COM
mon. ordinary perjury.
State Senator z. B. MartinelH, who
made the, opening state lent in behalf
/ of the defendant, had a bad start
through conflict with the noise of bands
an da calliope in the circus parade
which was passing the courthouse and
a short recess was taken until the
parade had gone beyond the building.
Martinelli summed up the evidence in
/ Flannery's behal fin a skillful manner,
attacking the evidence introduced by
/ the prosecution and declaring that no
/ case had bean made.
Joe Abbott attempted to get out of
/ the scrape he was in first by bunkoing
/ Flannery, his fathers friend, and when
FIannery wouldn't aid him he turned
against him." asserted the speaker. IF
Flannery had been guilty he would not
4 have refused to aid Abbott, but would
have assisted him by shooing him out
of town"
KNIGHT GROWS ELOQUENT
knights address was eloquent and
Of a dramatic nature. He denounced
Abbott as IAN informer, whose throat is
a sepulchre. whose heart is ink and
who is now trying to write with a
| felonious finger desolation over Flan-
nery's home" Referring to Fremont
/ Older and Abbott in one breath, he said
that it was a case of putting thug
against thug" He did not follow up
his former attack on Sheriff Taylor, but
made a strong appeal to the. prejudices
! of the jury.
'eWho in the name of God Almighty
| is Fremont Older. that he should come
over here and put his hand into the
| judiciary and the affairs of the sworn
| officers of this county?" demanded
Knight. You jurors must say to your
selves, Let US remember that this is
Marin county, and let San Francisco
| wash her own dirty linen Every so
often band of reformers sweeps
through the land, and when they do
upt your hand down on your pocket
book and get a god hold on your watch.
DETECTIVES ATTACKED
Knight made violent attack upon
detectives and gum shoe operators" as
class" and in closing his argument
said:
I'D be willing for Sheriff Taylor
| himself to write the verdict in this
case from the evidence brought out, or
I'd be willing for the newspaper men
here TO write it"
Knight occupied an hour and ten
minutes in his summing up, and then
was succeeded by District Attorney
Boyd, who promptly complimented
| Knight upon his eloquence, but then
branded it as "eloquence intended to
| delude his listeneres, to charm mems
minds and to raise false issues" He
went deeper into the evidence again
and closed with an appeal for a corfvic-
tion. He occupied only 35 minutes in
the rebuttal argument.
LAD BECOMES TRAMP