Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-03
FREDERICKS AND
NJ 'ALEER CONFER
MYSTERY OF LETTER NOT
YET SOLVED
Mayor Maintains He Did Not Receive
Summons Sent Vim by District
Attorney-5ribery Charge
May BE Probed

In spite Of the fact that Mayor Nc
Aleer vehemently denied the report
that he had received a note from Dis
trict Attorney Fredericks requesting
an explanation of his statement regard
ing an offer Of an $4,000 bribe, the
mayor yesterday held a conference
with the district attorney and, although
the result is being kept secret, 1t is
reported that some action will be taken
In the affair.
Early yesterday morning a number
of citizens assembled at the court house
in expectation of watching the entry
of the mayor. Many of them even
waited in the ante-room of the district
attorneys office in the hope of getting
some insight into the cross-examina-
tion of the city official.
But the mayor did not come and the
hands of the clock crept toward the
noon hour and still the long looked for
mayor was conspicuous by his absence.
Monday Mayor McAleer announced
that he had received no communica-
tion from the district attorney and that
therefore there would be no confer
ence. He stated that the report regard
ing the sending of the note from the
district attorney was without founda-
ton.
Fredericks Sent Note
District Attorney Fredericks, how
ever took a different view of the case.
He asserted he had given the note re-
questing the mayor to appear before
him to his special detective, George
Longfellow, and that Longfellow re-
ported having placed the note in the
mayors hands. 1t was further stated
that Longfellow had watched the
mayor open the note
The mayor denied this positively, but
admitted Longfellow had called on him.
He asserted the detective had entered
his office and said hello" and then
left.
But the district attorney was not to
be denied, and since 1.-THE mountain
would not come to Mahomet, Mahomet
went to the mountain"
The interview was a private one and
is supposed to have taken place during
the district attorneys lunch hour, prob
ably at some club. At any rate the
mayor did not visit the court house,
and shortly after noon Fredericks
stated he had held a conference with
the mayor.
Further than that the district at
torney would make no statement.
Have you seen the mayor and
talked with him?' was asked
Il have" answered the laconic at
torney
Silent as to Prosecution
"Will there be any prosecution or any
investigation ?''
The district attorney shrugged his
shoulders and smiled at the question,
but he would give no answer to it
Later, however. he asked for a copy
of one of the evening papers in which
the statements of the fire commission
ers regarding the alleged Offering of
bribes had been printed.
"These statements will save me some
trouble in this business" said Fred
ericks as he entered his office with the
copy of the paper.
Mayor Snyder has now come for
ward with the statement that Nc
Aleer's assertion regarding alleged
monstrous bribes offered former COM
missioners and mayors of Los Angeles
is reflection on Snyder's administra-
tlon and explanations by the dozen
may be necessary to clear up the little
remark made by the mayor in defense
of Chief Lips.