Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
EDITOR CITED
FOR CONTEMPT
IS. 7. GLOVER MUST EXPLAIN
TO COURT
Albert e. Lane, Cause Of Newspapers
Comment on Judge Smith, Sem
fenced to Penltentiary for
Five Years

| Charged with contempt of court,
Samuel r. Glover, editor and general
manager of the Los Angeles Evening
News, will be compelled to appear in
department one Of the superior court
Wednesday morning at ten O'Clock and
explain there why he should not be
fined for making sighting remarks
about Judge B. ~ Smith.
The citation was sworn to by 1, court
officer, late yesterday afternoon follow
ing the trial Of the Lane case and the
young mans sentence to states peni-
| tentiary and forthwith the warrant was
served on Mr.. Glover and the time of
examination set for Wednesday MORN
ing. At that time according to present
arrangements the unusual courtesy of
having the case heard by an outside
judge will be extended and Mr. Glover
will be required to make explanations
to Judge Bledsoe Of San Bernardino.
Objects to Rhyme
The citation was issued yesterday
after Judge Smith had carefully con-
sidered a little Jingle in Saturdays
edition of the News. In that edition,
in connection with the statement made
by Albert E. Lame, recently convicted
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the effect that his fathers money could
secure his release, a little verse was
written beneath cartoon. The car
toon showed figure of Justice show
! ing Judge Smith the way out of the
door of law. The heading was mot up,
but out" referring to Judge Smiths
candidacy for the appellate bench.
To the cartoon being a political
move, Judge Smith takes but little
exception, but to the rhyme beneath
in which certain insinuations about the
verdict in the Lane case are made,
Judge Smith takes exception on the
ground that the Lane case had not been
finished and therefore the editor was
infringing on the rights and dignity
of the court.
Judge Smith will step down during
the trial of the case and Judge Bledsoe
will take charge while the contempt
matter is under consideration.
Yesterday afternoon after a long
fight in department seven of the SUI
perior court, Albert e. Lane, convicted
of the killing of John H. Smilde, a
chauffeur, on the night of July 81,
was sentenced to five years imprison-
ment in states penitentiary at San
Quentin.
Blow Breaks Neck
The case in itself is well-known to
the public. Lane, a butcher boy, fol-
lowed Smilde, who had been his friend,
to a place on San Fernando street.
Smilde was accompanied by two Wo-
men, also of Lanes acquaintance, and
Lane followed them with the idea of
teasing them about their carryings-on
with a married man.
At San Fernando street and the
Plaza the men met and Smilde refused
to have anything to do with Lane,
whereupon Lane hit him on the chin
and the chauffeur dropped dead with
a broken neck
Lane was held for trial in the su-
perior court on manslaughter charge.
His father, retired merchant liv-
ing at Fruitdale, arrived in Los Angeles
short time later and put up the bail
for his boys release. Upon his promise
to take the boy north Judge Smith
gave the lad chance and released him
on five years probation.
The young man had been released
less than an hour, when, according to
the statements of witnesses, he went
to the home Of his former sweetheart
and there Dragged that his father had
come to Los Angeles with 100000 in
his pocket to see that he, Lane, was
kept out of the penitentiary, no matter
what the cost might be.
| His remarks were repeated and a
story printed in one of the evening
rested and held for further examina-
ton and contempt of court.
Has Police Record
When Lane was re-examined and his
record looked into, it was learned that
once before he had been fined for slug
ging q Mexican. 1t was also learned
that he had drawn a revolver and
threatened to do harm to Mrs. Gertrude
Willcott, with whom he had been keep
ing company. According to the report
of officers who Investigated, Lanes first
wife died some years ago, while he
deserted his second wife and her baby
girl to run away and come to Los
| Angeles with fast women.
| Those details were not known at the
time of the first trial, but began to
develop rapidly when a real investi-
CATION was made.
Lane was examined last Saturday
morning and at that time Mrs Hum
mer, the mother of Mrs. Gertrude Will
colt, whom Lane had gone to see,
stated that Lane had made the boast
relative to his fathers money. Lanes
attorneys asked time to answer and
were given till yesterday to prepare a
defense for their client. Yesterday
morning the case was again taken
up Many of the fast" women with
whom Lane had been keeping COM
pany while in Los Angeles were pres
ent and listened eagerly to the case.
Attorney Chester Smith, who repre-
sented Lane, was called to the stand
and required to explain all he know
! of the case. 1t was Judge Smiths
complete exoneration of any reflections
which might have been cast upon him
and Smith in detail was told to explain
his and his clients actions relative to
a certain visit made Judge Smith by
| them.
Visited Judge Smith
The young attorney stated that he
went with Lane to Judge Smiths
house and that there he was rebuked
for having brought man under con-
viction to judges home. He further
| stated that Judge Smiths reception