The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
TRY TO BRIDE
SHERIFF With
$4,000 OFFER
Efforts Made to Thwart Inquiry
That Led to Accusation
Against FIannery
Taylor Says Money Was Prof
fered by Prominent Official"
but WithhOIds Name

Who were the men, including a
prominent official" that tried TO bribe
Sherin William P Taylor of Marin
county, TO aid the fake poolroom gang?
Personal friends" is the nearest
Sheriff Taylor viii come to identifying
them He even says that he viii not
tell the grand jury the names of these
men
This chapter in the poolroom sensa-
ton was enlarged and intensified yester-
day by Sheriff Taylor's declaration that
he had repeatedly been offered brides
10 drop the cases against Abbott Mac
Sherry and their companions and to
secure immunity for the ringleaders.
He had previously said that overtures
had been made TO him. but his asser-
lions yesterday were Of the most def
rite nature
3 II can't tell how many times since
these cases began I have been ap-
preached with offers of brides if 1
would help TO secure Abbott, MacSherry
and the others immunity" said Taylor.
In fact, the offers made TO me ran all
. the way Up the schedule TO $4,000. and
then I was told to name my own price.
within z day or two after the raid Of
the Sausalito poolroom was made / was
p offered $4,000 by a prominent official IL
J. would see TO it that immunity was
given or that Abbott and MacSherry
. got away.
WOULD REPAY VICTIM
After refused this first offer I was
.told that If I could arrange matters
Robert n Wood, the young boy who
was robbed at the poolroom and the
. complaining witness in these cases,
would be given back the $500 which he
lost and 1000 in addition. All I had
70 do was TO let Wood get away and
the. offer made me was gradually in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000. One Of
the men who came to me told me later
that q rich racehOrse man from Mon
fana who was a friend Of the Sausalito
poOlroom men was back of this offer"
In connection with these charges of
attempted bribery, however, Taylor
3 posi- lively refused TO divulge the names
OF any Of the men who, he said, had
. approached him. He stated that the
.o5fers were made by persons whom he
considered personal friends and that he
looked upon these conversations as con-
. hdential matters. He said that he had
mot been asked by the grand jury to
'.dtvUlge the name Of any one connected
, wi1h this phase OF the matter. or. in
fact 20 tell OF the proposition at all.
Headed that if the grand jury Ques
toned him he would relate the details,
bat would. not give the names Of those
. v-irh whom he had talked if he could
help st.
:. .2umors that District Attorney Boyd
. had been offered money to see that the
combating witness. Wood, was al
.fo7ve6-rO get away were denied by Boyd
. Himself He said that he had heard that
gis naale had been mentioned in such a
. ofuMection. but that. as a matter Of
feet he had not been personally ap-
- preached At any time He also declared
that .3e understood that Sheriff Taylor
Had been approached in San Francisco.
but did not know who had spoken to
WOOD CLOSELY WATCHED
: Wood the young man who viii ap
pear as complaining witness in all the
cases against the pOolroom men, is be-
- Ing kept under constant surveillance
8 ana no one is allowed TO converse with
him alone. Everything within the
.-r5ou-eF Of the authorities is being done
To see. that no outside influence can
.TrsSioiy be brought to bear upon him.
--Fe. is not in JAIL but is never out Of
lEe sight Of Sheriff Taylor or one Of
HIS deputies.
3: -: p. e Marin county grand jury held no
+session-- yesterday. having adjourned
.7.f-tTi this morning. and Abbott. whose
:: confession Of the day before caused a
Tremendous sensation, spent most Of
:. The day in solitude pacing the corridors
..of.-t5e san Rafael Jail The trial Of his
<cofefendant, Frank MacSherTE, who
was indicted on charge Of grand lar
;ceriy. was continued before Judge Len
non. but the day was taken up with the
termination Of prospective jurors, and
q. .s7c-opportunity was afforded for the de-
z.e1oprnent Of evidence relating to the
: charges made by Abbott in his confess
sion,
EXPECT FLANNERY INDICTMENT
That the conclusion, Of the grand
sury's investig cations today VIII result
IN the return, Of an indictment against
FIaunery is a matter regarding which
little doubt was expressed yesterday by
those IN close touch with affairs in San
Rafael District Attorney Boyd said
that Flannery had pot been subpenaed
10 appear before the grand jury. but
that in the event that no action was
taken By the inquisitorial body Of
Marin county he would refer the testi-
mony taken there TO the San Francisco
grand jury.
The resumption Of the grand jury in
vestigation at San Rafael today prom
fses 10 develop several new sensations,
but the conclusion Of the investigation
Of the poOlroom cases should be
reached before night.
Both Attorney James ". Cochrane
and his brother. Mike Cochrane, are
wanted as witnesses. James Cochrane
has disappeared, detectives having been
unable to locate him yesterday after
etrick search. AS for Mike Cochrane
the belief that he had discreetly with
dra WI from these parts proved TO be
17nfounded, when. late last night, he
returned from Newman. Stanislaus
county. and declared his readiness and
.eagerness 10 appear before the grand
Jury today. The Cochranes are want
ed to cOrroborate those portions Of
Toe Abb0tt's confession relating 70 GER
tain conversations with Flannery. An
other subpoena is out for prominent
san Francisco man, whose name, it is
said. has not yet been brought into the
case. but no information concerning
thfs prospective witness could be Sc
cured last night
WITNESSES TO BE CALLED
District Attorney Boyd and Sheriff
.ravlor were again in conference with
Frank MacSherry for more than an
hour last night, attempting TO induce
,1-fra to become a witness and corrob-
CRATE the confession made by Abbott,
but he steadfastly refused to talk
Among the witnesses who probably
viii be called before the grand jury to-
dav are Mrs. MacSherry, Roland J.