The San Francisco call., 1910-05-16
court TO HEAR
ABOUT FIXING"
FLANNERY JURY
Trial Will Be Postponed Pend
ing Inquiry Into Charges of
Attempts at Bribery
Marin County Authorities Ex-
pect Witnesses to Make Sem
SatiOnal Disclosures

Pending q thorough airing of alleged
attempts at jury bribing, the trial of
Harry p. Flannery, former president
OF the san Francisco police commits
sion. viii be postponed when called
before Superior Judge Thomas J. Len
non i'm San Rafael this morning. That
sensational disclosures viii attend the
examination Of many witnesses who
have been subpened is confidently ex-
pected by the authorities.
Under the direction of District At
torney Thomas Boyd and Sheriff Will
liam p Taylor, deputies have been
searching San Francisco and the bay
cities for certain persons believed to
have been implicated in the attempts
10 "hx~ the jury panel Among those
most wanted and most elusive is
jerome Bassity, the dive keeper. whose
name has figured prominently in the
investigation since Joe Abbotts con-
fession involved Harry P. Flannery in
the operations OF the Sausalito bunko-
men.
EVIDENCE OF INFLUENCE
Bassity has disappeared with several
Of his satellites who were quite active
In San Rafael several days last week,
but il is understood that Boyd already
has suffcient evidence 10 establish the
fact that while Flsnnery was defended
in court by an imposing array Of at
tornevs, his interests were furthered
outside by another attorney in charge
Of an unscrupulous gang.
That influence from many different
directions has been brought to bear on
certain members Of the jury is well
known. The details Of at least one Of
these attempts are already IN the
hands Of the district attorney and he
IS in possession Of a mass of evidence
10 prove that certain persons in San
Francisco eNerted the influence of re-
Iationship and Of business connections
10 secure favorable consideration Of
Flannery's case.
EVIDENCE KEPT SECRET
Boyd and Taylor are guarding with
the utmost secrecy whatever evidence
they have unearthed, but they admit
that their activities Of the last few
DAYS have been directed toward an eX-
pose Of the facts which led Judge Len
non 10 order the jury into custody Fri
dav for reasons which appeared ade-
Quate to him.
one Of the women interrogated by
non Saturday afternoon was a relative
of a member OF the jury who had been
approached in san Francisco and per
suaded to use her influence In behalf
Of the former police commissioner II
is also known that she made full
statement to the court, in which she
outlined the course she was asked to
pursue in approaching the juryman TO
whom she was related
Immediately after her statement a
large number of subpenaes were issued
by Boyd and are now in the hands of
sheriff Taylors deputies. Several of
the persons wanted have disappeared
entirely, but others have been located,
nd viii appear in court this morning.
Among those summoned was Attorney
Jim Cochrane, Vho has been closely
Identified with Flannery since the ar
rest Of the bunkomen after they had
feeceI Robert \. Wood
NEW JURY MAY BE IMPANELED
These witnesses will be placed on the
stand when court is convened this
morning and if il is esta blished that
evil influences have been effective with
those sworn TO pass on the case it is
proba bic that hey viii be dismissed and
new Jury impaneled to try the former
police commissioner.
Joe Abbott, the ringleader of the
bunkomen, arrived in San Rafael last
night. accompa panied by Detective John
Mccarthy. He is ready to take the
stand against Flannery and repeat the
confession which brought about the sa-
loonman's Indictment, but in view OF
the investigation of the jury tamper-
ing charges he probably win not be
called today.
The jury, members Of which appear
10 be oblivious OF the storm raging
about them, witnessed a ball game al
san Rafael yesterday in the custody OF
several sheriff's deputies, and were
then escorted back to their quarters in
the Marin hotel