Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-26
DRAVADO PUTS
LANE IN CELL
BOASTS OF SLAYER ENDANGER
PAROLE
Judge Smith Orders Rearrest, and on
Monday Defendant Must Ex-
plain Why He Should Not
Go to Prison

Because Of what the police term his
love of display and bravado Albert T.
Lane, convicted slayer Of John II
Smlde, is under arrest at the county
jail awaiting his call to court Mon
day morning. when Judge Smith OF de-
partment one will decide whether or
not the young man has violated the
parole so generously bestowed upon
him.
In case the decision is against Lane
the parole will probably be raised and
he will be sent to the penitentiary.
Lane made certain remarks, accord
ing to statements of witnesses. yester-
day morning in court tending to cast
reflection upon Judge Smith. Those
remarks were printed. and as soon as
Judge Smith heard of them he promptly
raised the parole and remanded Lane
to the custody of the sheriff to answer
charges of breaking parole.
Lane was arrested on the night Of
Smilde's murder. Smilde, chauffeur,
had been driving about the town with
some women of Lanes acquaintance.
BoastfuI Butcher Boy
Lane, who is butcher boy and used
to settling his troubles with his fists,
followed the girls, and when he caught
up with the machine he met Smilde
and offered to shake hands with him.
At the same time he laughed at the
girls. with the remark that he knew
they were good fellows"
At that Smilde refused to shake
hands with Lane, and the youth with
the ready fists swung a hard one to
Smildes chin and the chauffeur
dropped dead a vertebrae in his neck
having cracked.
Lane was arrested, charged with
manslaughter. Throughout the trial
his manner was insolent and he paid
little or no attention to the court pro-
ceedings. He refused to accept pro-
baton sentence and ordered the case
to go to trial.
But there was a surprise in store for
him when a jury in department seven
of the superior court turned in a Ver-
dict against him, convioting him of the
crime of manslaughter In the mean
time, Lanes father, retired capital
ist according to his statemenD of
Fruitvale, appeared in Los Angeles and
went on the lads bond,
Goes North With Father
On Wednes day Lane was taken be-
fore Judge Smith and placed under
five years probation and further al
lowed to go north with his father.
Judge Smith at that time stated that
he did not think Lane had intended
murder and that therefore the court
would be lenient.
Lane left court in company with his
father and as soon as he found he was
free he made an engagement with Mrs.
o. t.
the Bishop cracker factory. He went
to her home and there, according to
the statements of Mrs. Gertrude Hum
mer, he stated that his father had come
to Los Angeles with $4,000, prepared
to get him out of the penitentiary,
which could easily be accomplished
with money.
Mrs. Hummer reported the case to
reporter and it was published and
Lane was rearrested. Yesterday Mrs.
Hummer told Judge Smith that Lane
had made the statements accredited to
him
The court adjourned long enough to
allow a deputy to serve a bench war
rant on Mrs. Wilcott, and she then ap-
peared i'm court. She denied having
heard Lanes statement that his father
could find a way to keep him out of
the penitentiary with 100000 She said
about $4,000, but supposed 1T was
boys brag of how much his father was
worth.
One Point Favors Him
One point in Lanes favor is that
his fathers fortune is estimated to be
about $4,000.
Mrs. Wilcott then gave other evil
dence against Lane. His police record
was said to have been clear, but she
alleged that on one occasion in quar-
rel with her he had drawn a revolver
and threatened her. 1t was further
stated that Lane had been fined before
on charge of having severely beaten
Mexican.
Yesterday Judge Smith was asked to
hold the case over until Monday, when
Chester Smith. attorney for Lane, will
appear i'm court.
Attorney Smith stated yesterday that
the present charge against Lane was
simply a conspiracy, He stated that
at the time of the preliminary exami-
nation Mrs. Hummer stated in court
that she intended seeing that Lane
was sent to the penitentiary. so she
could get even for the unpleasant no.
toriety brought upon her relative, Mrs.
Wilcott.
Smith states that he will present his
proof of that statement in court Mon
day and that he THINKS he can produce
enough evidence to overburden that of
the uncorroborated statements of Mrs.
Hummer.
AS for any reflections upon Judge
Smith in his decision in the case, when
he put the boy on probation, business
men and attorneys Of Los Angeles who
have known and fought for Smith for
years laugh at any such allegations as
being rot
Judge Smith, according to the state
ments of his many friends, tempers
justice with mercy.
Mutiny Evidence ls Stolen
Special Cable to The Herald.