The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
THREE JURORS CALLED
INTO JUDGES CHAMBER
One Said to Have Admitted That Attempt
Had Been Made to Influence Him

side Of the door Of the juryroom and
It was announced that g verdict had
been reached.
In the interval that elapsed while the
jury was out Of court Flannery LETT
the courthouse with his attorney and
took short walk His bail was or
dered released and he was technically
in the custody Of the sheriff during the
half hour period, but no actual re-
straint over his movements was ex-
ercised. He had returned and been in
his seat less than 10 minutes when
The Jury filed back into the courtroom
To report its verdict.
CoNGRATUIATEs HIS LAWYERS
Before receiving the verdict Judge
Lennon gave a warning that no mat
ter what decision was announces, any
derronstra ton in the courtroom would
be met with severe punishment AS
result the reading Of the formal YER
dict was greeted in absolute silence,
the only stir being at the DEFENDANT s
counsel table when Flannery, with his
face beaul1ng, arose and shook hands
first with George A Knight and then
with the other members of his counsel
two before it was officially announced,
owing 10 a slip by Foreman Peter w
Hamilton Of the jury, and so it hap
pened that Flannery received the con-
g-a latfons Of his attorneys and
friends about him before the decision
actually was recorded. The roll of the
jury had been called and the court
asked the formal question whether
a verdict had been reached.
yes. your honor. II is Not guilty "
answered Foreman Hamilton.
Read it," answered Judge Lennon
quickly, but the reading had lost its
Jury box TO overhear what the foreman
had said.
SUMMONED BY JUDGE
Hamilton fumbled for a minute with
the paper ana then read the forma
finding. The necessary technicalities
were quickly concluded and the jury
was dismissed. but as its members filed
out Of the box a deputy sheriff spoke
quietly to the three who followed him
into Judge Lemons chambers, where
they were Joined Immediately by the
court and District Attorney Boyd. At
t0rney Charles Heggerty of Flannery's
counsel was sent for few minutes
afterward, but only remained with the
statement concerning the purpose of
his visit.
According TO the statements made by
several Of the jurors. the verdict was
based on the general belief in the minds
Of all the members of the body that
the connection between Flannery's
dealings with Joseph Abbott in San
Francisco and the actual robbery of
Robert n. Wood by the pOolroom gang
IN Sausalito had not been shown suf-
nciently to warrant conviction on the
grand larceny charge. The specific
charge, it was argued in the jury
room. was too remote from the alleged
conspiracy claimed by the prosecution
10 have been entered into between
Flannery and Joseph Abbott in San
Francisco.
Interest in the trial reached It's
climax yesterday. and the spacious
courtroom was packed from morning
until the case was given TO the jury
by crowd anxious to hear the sum
ming up arguments of the attorneys
The space inside the rail behind the
attorneys table and the newspaper
desks was filled with extra chairs, and
the aisles and rear Of the courtroom
were packed with those who had beer
unable TO secure seats. One OF the Sar
Rafael schools was dismissed for the
day in order that students and in
structors might visit the court and lis
ten to the arguments, and even a circus
that visited town failed to prove OF
equal attraction.
WOMEN AND POLITICIANS
Fifty or more women were in the
courtroom during the day, and there
were also the familiar faces of a num-
Der Of San Francisco politicians and
courtroom hangerson. Jerome Bassity
was accompanied by a coterie OF
friends, among whom was Meyer Cohen
at whose home Bassity was found IL
hiding a few nights ago after having
successfully evaded subpoena servers
from Marin county for nearly a week
Bassity was present as q grand jurl
witness In connection with the jur!
tampering investigation that has be
gun. It was limited by District Attor
ney Boyd IN his cross examination o.
Flannery during the trial that he hat
knowledge Of a purported conference
between Flannery, Bassity and Attor