Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-31
He Snubs the Board of
Supervisors
And Coolly Ignores Their Re-
quest for His Resignation.
The Justice Does Not Mind Their
Unofficial Opinion.
What Is Likely to Happen if He Should
Persist in Forcing Himself Upon the
Communicates Examination.

Yesterday afternoon while the board
OF supervisors was in session Justice
Lockwood popped into the room, thrust
q paper into Chairman Perry's hand,
saying in an off-hand way, "A communi-
cation, SIR" and the justice then disap-
peared as fast as he had arrived.
Clerk Blake gave lecture to the board
ofLockwood' communication, which was
rs follows:
Los ANGELES, Cal, July 80, 1890.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Los angeles, Cal:
GENTLEMEN-I have this day received
a notice from your clerk of the passage
by your honorable body of the following
resolution:
s'Be 1t resolved, That we hereby ask of
Mr.. Lockwood that he forthwith resign
his Office of justice of the peace"
You preface that resolution by the fol-
lowing charges:
"WHEREAs, Justice of the Peace w. G.
Lockwood has been arrested upon a
criminal charge amounting to a felony !;
and
"WHEREAs, From his own admission it
appears that he has violated in serious
degree the law he has sworn to uphold !;
and
WHEREAS, The attempt to preside over
and administer the laws, civil or Grim
inal, by an officer who is himself so man
ifestly involved in the violation of our
laws, seems to us cOntemptuous of law
and an indecent indignity to the
people,"
The law has provided remedy for
such condition of affairs as you enum-
crate in your first charges. l do not
find in such law any clause vesting in
your honorable body authority to make
such request.
In your third whereas" you make no
charge, but enunciate a sentiment to
which can heartily subscribe, and here
let me suggest to your honorable body
that l have not done nor have l had any
intention of doing anything inconsistent
with that sentiment.
therefore understand your commu-
nication to be the formal and unofficial
opinion of five gentlemen, who have
publicly condemned man upon rumor,
and without hearing, and as such it
shall receive my consideration.
Respectfully yours,
w. G. LOCKWOOD.
Upon motion of Supervisor Martin
the communication was placed on file.
1t is stated that an effort will be made
to have Justice Lockwood's official acts
investigated by filing complaint in the
superior court under section III of the
penal code, which provides for the man
ner of removal of certain officers not
liable to impeachment. The rumor has
not as yet taken a very substantial
shape, but it is very probable that the
action spoken of will be taken.
Justice Lockwood on Tuesday stated
in court that the press was manufactur-
ing unfavorable public sentiment against
him, but that the citizens were in a
large majority favorable to him. A
HERALD reporter yesterday very impair
TALLY inquired into the sentiment of the
people of this city respecting that asser-
tion, and is bound to say that Justice
Lockwood was not justified in making
such statement. While some persons
take it for granted that he could hardly
refuse his particular friend a harbor O
refuge, even if the crimes alleged agains
Damron are at all true, the greatel
number seem to believe that, as an off
Ger Of the law, such loyalty to fugitive
from justice, though he was his friend
shows want of legal sense which dis
qualities him as a dispenser of justice
and law.
Today alto O'Clock the examination
of Mr.. Lockwood will be commenced ir
the township Justices court, and Justice
Savage expressed his determination no
to accept any further pleas for the pur
pose of extending the time of the de
fendant's preliminary examination.