The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
FLANNERY DEFIES
ALL HIS ACCUSERS
Intimates That Others Will SM-
fer When He Is Able to
Leave His Sickbed
Gives His Version of Relations
With Abbott, but Fails to
Explain Telegram
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AoSIS was eHLlIeIy ulWdrfanted and I'M
just" said Flannery, discussing the
matter at his home, 2121 Devisadero
street, where he was still confined to
his bed. Il thought the mayor had
more backbone than that, but his
course stamps him as a coward, willing
to give aid to my enemies while 1 am
lying here unable to defend myself.
The action of the mayor was keen
| disappointment TO me, because it came
at time when / think he should have.
at least in deecncy, refrained from Civ
ing comfort to those who have assailed
in my person his administration. The
general public will not stop to consider
| that my suspension was no proof of
wrong doing, but. on the other hand,
will take the view that the mayor
would not have taken such drastic ac-
| ton without giving me an opportu-
nifty to defend myself. This I did not
| have, and I had right to expect it of
Mr.. Mccarthy.
Il have not yet seen the mayor. but
within "a hours after I am able to leave
! this bed I will pay my respects to him
! in no uncertain language. I will let him
| know and let the general public know
what 1 think of his course"
Little Use for Him
| Asked if he expected to see the mayor
last night, Flannery continued:
No. l will not see him, and l do
not care if L never see him. 1 have
| little use for a man of the caliber that
| he has shown himself to be.
But | will serve notice on those
engaged in rigging up these SANDER
Gus charges against me that 1 will
| fight them to the bitter end and will
show the public that l am guiltless of
wrong doing L will also make it in
teresting for those who are 'dogging
it and adding to the impression that [
am guilty before l have had a hear
| ing"
! Turning his attention to the declara-
| lions of Abbott before the Marin
| county grand jury the commissioner
confessed crook and intimated that the
swindler had received money for his
part in the expose.
There are people in the police de-
| partment who would be more than
| glad to have these or other ISLANDERS
circulated about me, and in due time
| l will turn my attention to them"
SILENT REGARDING MARTIN
| Asked if he referred to Chief of Po-
lice John Martin. who is known to be
unfriendly to him, Flannery said:
ON that point ! do not want to go
into details for the present, but at the
proper time all these matters will be
| shown in their true light
In regard to this telegram on which
these people have erected a mass Of
accusations against me- I have never
denied that l sent it and do not deny it
now. l discussed that very matter
with Mayor Mccarthy Tuesday night
! We had received an intimation that
Boyd had been talking~a great deal in
| San Rafael about some telegram which
| had sent TO Abbott. and the mayor
asked me about the matter. told him
| that if l had sent a telegram to Abbott
| it was at election time and was prob
ably a message of thanks for congrat-
ulations, but that it contained nothing
which would incrininate me or reflect
discredit upon the administration. He
was satisfied and dismissed the matter
without paying further attention to it.
SAYS 1T WAS INNOCENT
This telegram was then produced as
a sensational piece of evidence that
had been engaged in the swindling
business with a gang of cheap crooks.
I think the public at large will at least
give me credit for having common
sense and will realize that if I had been
trafficking with these individuals while
holding an important position in rela-
ton to the mayor elect 1 would not be
fool enough to send an open telegram
telling the INTO come here and take
charge of the city. That telegram re-
ferred to Abbott's request that 1 Sc
cure his reinstatement on the race
track.
engaged in operating a swindling
scheme. but thought that he was run
ming poolroom under the firm name
of George Cole & Co" and supplying
tips on the races or something of that
character. did know him and knew
his father well years ago, but I never
knew these men Hazel and MacSherry
They might have been in my place of
business. Any one can come in there,
and they may have addressed me, but
I never knew them"
HAD NO EXPLANATION
Flannery's attention was drawn to
the fact that in his telegram of No
vember he wrote: Regards to Hazel,
Anderson and all our friends" On this
point he had no adequate explanation
to offer.
THAT I knew nothing of the nature
of the swindle being perpetrated by
AbDOtt In SduSdlllO, r ldnnerY wen on,
lis proved by his own statements to
Assemblyman Alfred Wheelan. who
talked to this bunkoman concerning
the retaining OF an attorney Wheelan
was surprised whe nhe learned of what
Abbott was involved in and said to
him;
docs Flannery know that you are
running this kind of gamer"
my God, no. Abbott said, don't tell
him anything about 1t. He thinks l
am running a poolroon1.'
.As soon as | learned of this from
Wheelan I saw that this mans com
ing to my house would place me in
false light When he came to me and
asked me to furnish a bond or secure
bondsmen for him I refused. I told
HON that If he had violated the law
he would have to suffer the conse-
quences. that would not protest him
or be identified in anyway with a mat
ter of that kind. His audacity in com
ing to my house again and asking me
to go on his bond angered me greatly.
and I was losing control of myself
when my daughter stepped into the
room and pleaded with me not to be-
come involved in any rumpus with this
man 1t is too bad that she inter-
fered, for I would have fixed that crook
,,1 he mould NOT have 49,