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Flannelly, the rt esat ora son of Patrick Flannelly, one of the most
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prominentand respected citizens—of—edwood-Cityv,Calif.,,-and—his
father frequently quarreled because both were determined men and
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Thomas refused to do as his father wished, Finally, the ®atrick
Flannelly ordered his.son fromthe ranch which-he owned and-where
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the nmleht On eur ee, antisera he went to Redwood Cityx where he en-
tered his father's home and-killed- him-with—a-shotgun..Thomas
then
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returned to the ranch where he had been forbidden to live and
there the next dairy when a SheriffSs posse arrived to take him
custody. _He_fired_on-the-possee-from his-eabin-and hit the
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ff in the arm. Ihe posse returned the fire and Flannelly was
struck several times but he was not B&RASNSXEN seri ously injured.
Convicted of his father's Mmanddegad murder, he was sentenced to
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Thomas had been living because of his Recessed igoeen ence. On
the night of Oct. 26, 1897, he went to Redwood Cityx where he en-
tered his fa ther's homeand killed him witha shotgun. Thomas
: sn returned to the ranch where he had been forbidden to live
was there the next day when a Sheriffs posse arrived to take him
into custody. He fired onthe possee-from his cabin-and hit the
Shex um. The posse returned the fire and F
struck several times but he was not B&#XSNEXER seri ously J
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