Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-30
SHERIFF ARRESTS
FLANNERY As He
LIES Ill IN BED
Grand Larceny Charged Against
Head of San Francisco
Police Commission
BAIL SUPPLIED BY FRIENDS
Doctors Certify Accused Man Is
in Such Condition He Can
not Leave Home
Associated Press1

| q AN FRANCISCO, April 29.-Henry
IN p. F1annery, president of the
~ board of police commissioners of
San Francisco, was today indicted by
the Marin county grand jury on a
charge of grand larceny.
Flannery was formally placed under
arrest by Sheriff w. P. Taylor of Marin
county and Deputy Sheriff Martin, late
this afternoon. The warrant was
served upon the police commissioner
as he lay in bed at his home.
Doctors certificates We're shown by
Mrs. F'lannery stating that the pa
tient was still too i'll to leave his room
and Sheriff Taylor announced he would
remain until Flannery had recovered
| sufficiently to accompany him across
the bay to San Rafael.
Taylor had been in the house only
short time when he received word
from his office that bond for $1,000,
the amount required by the court for
Fl1nnery's release, had been filed with
the county clerk of Marin county. The
sheriff was satisfied as to the legality
of the procedure and left Flannery's s
home.
Captain of Detectives Eugene Wall
was with Flannery for some time to-
day. Ed Kelley, a politician, was also
visitor, and Secretary Charles Skel-
ly of the board of police commission
ers called during the afternoon.
FOLLOWS POOL ROOM RAID
The indictment of Flannery followed
an investigation of the Marin county
grand jury into the operations of a
gang of alleged poolroom bunco men
and wire tappers who were arrested
in raid on their headquarters at
Sausalito by Sheriff w. p. Taylor and
District Attorney Boyd.
The men were arrested on complaint
of Robert w. Wood, a young Fresno
rancher, who lost $1,000 to the pool
room operators after winning a num-
ber of minor bets which he had placed
with them.
At the time of the arrest of Joseph
Abbott, Frank Hazel and Frank Nc
Sherry, 1t was charged that Flannery
had interested himself in their cases
to the extent of securing legal serv-
ices for them.
Later the arrested men denied this,
and the story was not revived until
Abbott testified before the grand jury
Wednesday that he had come to San
Francisco relying on a promise that
police protection would be extended to
him by Flannery.
CONSIDERING OTHER EVIDENCE
When the news of the confession be-
came public, Mayor Mccarthy sus-
pended Flannery from his position as
head of the police commission of that
city. The Marin county grand jury
met again today after a recess of one
day and the indictment of Flannery
quickly followed. The grand jury is
still considering the evidence regard
ing Flannery, and it is reported that
other indictments against him on diff
ferent charges may be brought.
Flannery is the proprietor of a sa-
loon and was a Democratic presiden-
tial elector in the last national cleo
tion. He was appointed a commits
sioner of police by Mayor Mccarthy,
and was in charge of the financial
part of the latter's campaign.
District Attorney Ficl1ert today said:
"If we can find that bribes were
taken for the purpose of giving free
dom or immunity to such men in San
Francisco, that would constitute brib-
cry for which an indictment could
issue.
"The evidence in the hands of the
Marin county authorities may lead to
much more sensational charges and
may form the basis for a wider inves-
tigation in San Francisco. The oppo-
site also may be true, though.
1--WE will use the Marin county evil
dence as the foundation for such an
investigation of criminal acts COM
mitted in San Francisco. for which
Flannery as police commissioner could
be indicted"