The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29

date; that affiant denies that he
ever gave an interview to a re-
porter of the Bulletin, or any other
person or persons, as set forth in
the columns of said paper, or any
interview whatever, or at all; that
affiant in particular denies in toto
the purporteJ interview as set
forth IN said paper; that affiant did
not make the statements as pub
lished therein in said Bulletin while
he was confined In the county jail,
or any place else; that aff1ant de-
MES that he ever stated to a re-
porter of said paper, or to any
other person or persons whatso-
ever that Harry Flannery engaged
ATTORNEY James w. Cochrane to
defend himself or his codefendants,'
or that he ever used the name of
Harry Flannery in connection with
said cases in any shape or form at
all; that afhant has no personal
acquaintance with Harry Flannery,
and that while confined in the
county jail affiant did not COM
municate with him, either directly
or indirectly, concerning the charge
against afflant or upon any sub
Ject whatever, or at all. / further
state and declare that every word
set forth and contained in said
article aforesaid as being an inter
view with me, or as having been
stated by me 10 reporter, or any
one else, is false in every particu-
lar and is without any truth or
foundation in fact l further state
that while confined in the county
jail, or elsewhere, the name of Mr..
Flannery was never mentioned
either by myself or my codefend-
ants to Mr.. Cochrane at any of
our consultations with him.
l make this statement voluntar-
Mr.. F,lannery's name has been
wrongfully drawn into my case
and the cases of my codefendants.
FRANK McSHERRY.
Subscribed and sworn TO before
me this 18th day of March, 1910.
HOWARD VERNON,
Notary Public in and for the City
and County of San Francisco,
State of California.
State of California,
city and County of San Francisco.
Joseph A. Abbott being duly
sworn deposes and says: l am a
resident of the city and county of
San Francisco, state of Califor-
MIA. and have been such for more
than six months last past; that l
am one of the defendants in the
cases now pending in the superior
county of Marin. state of Califor-
mia, entitled The People of the
State of California VS.. Jerry Will
llams ct al; that / have read the
d A4tiS pdDilSHSQ III the bulletin
OF san Francisco on Thursday even
ing. March II, 1910, entitled .'Bunko
Men Talk of Their Friend Harry
Flannery. wherein is set forth a
purported interview with me.
desire to state that the interview
as published in that paper as hav-
ing been had with me is false in
every particular, as ! never gave
an interview or statement to a
reporter of the Bulletin, or to any
nRrCOn uyt, afo
and that while confined in the
county jail in the county of Marin,
or while out of jail, l have never
mentioned the name of Mr.. Harry
Flannery in connection with my
case or the cases Of my codefend-
ants, for the reason that Mr.. Elan
merry has had nothing whatever to
do with our cases: that I did not
while In the county Jail communi-
cate in any manner with Mr.. Harry
munication whatever with him since
have been released from said
county jail on bail. I further de-
clare that Mr.. Flannery had moth
ployment of James w. Cochrane
as my attorney in said case, and
that his employment was entirely
independent of any action on the
part OF Mr.; Flannery; that while
confined in the county jail, or else
where, the name of Mr.. Flannery
was never mentioned by either my
self or my codefendants to Mr..
Cochrane at any of our consulta-
tions with him.
l make this statement voluntar-
lily and of my own free will. as
Mr.. Flannery's name has been
wrongfully drawn into my case and
the cases Of my codefendants.
JOSEPH A. ABBOTT.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18th day of March. 1910.
HOWARD VERNON:
Notary Public in and for the City
and County of San Francisco.
State of California.