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Show SCANDAL ON THEC0AST San Francisco's New Administration is Involved San Rafael, Cal.. April 29 Henry P. Flannery, president of the board of police commissioners of San Francisco, Francis-co, was today indicted by the Marin couuty grand jury on a charge of 'giand larceny. Bench warrants have been Issued and the bail bond flxd at J2.000. The indictment of Flannery followed fol-lowed an investigation by the Mariu country grand Jury into the operations opera-tions of a gang of alleged pool room bunco men and wire tappers who were arrested in a raid on theiheadqu8r-t'-is In Sausallto. At the time of the arrest of Joseph Abbott, Frank Hazel and Frank Mc-Sherry, Mc-Sherry, it was charged that Flannery had Interested himself In their cases t othe extent of securing legal gC.r. vices for them. Later 'ho arretted I men denied this and the story was not 1 revived until Abbott testified before the grand jury, Wednesday, that fie had come to San Francisco, rclylag on a (promise that pejllcc- protection would be extended to him by Flau-i nery. When the news of the confession confes-sion became public, "Mayor McCarthy suspended Flannery from hL position as head of tho police commission of that city. The grand Jury met today after a recess of one day. and the indictment in-dictment of Flannery followed. The grand Jury i stlH considering the evidence regarding Flannry and it In reported that other Indictments nrainst him on dit'i'?Bt charges may be brought In. |
