Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19
May Take No Action


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May Take No Action
Evidently the authorities have deter
mined to take no action toward prosecut-
ing Lanterman on any charge whatso-
ever.
Deputy District Attorney G. Ray Hor-
ton reported to District Attorney Fred
ericks that an examination of the Cali
fornia code failed to reveal any specific
section that could apply to Lanterman's
case on the ground that the coroner was
charged with a misdemeanor and not
felony, and for this reason could not be
ousted from office by legal proceedings.
DR.. Lanterman remained in the
tanks at the city Jail until o'clock
yesterday morning, when his friend, At
torney Earl Rogers, appeared on the
scene and bailed the coroner out on $3.50
cash bond. -Lanterman and Rogers then
entered an automobile and went to the
ranch in La Canada valley owned by the
| coroner,s father.
There the attorney and his client passed
the day in earnest consultation, return
ing to Los Angeles late yesterday after
noon. DIR. Lanterman then went to his
home and went to bed early in the even
ing.
Ida Hastings, the woman in the case,
at first signified her intention of swear
ing out complaint against Lanterman
charging him with assault and battery.
But Lanterman's agents appear to have
reached her early in the day. and when
City Prosecutor Fleming called the
woman up on the telephone she said she
was unable to leave her bed.
Woman BIames machine"
When interviewed at the house Of which
l.. boo T1-
who is Familiarity known in the UNDER
world as Suicide Ida,' appeared in
negligee costume and looked much the
worse for her encounter with DR.. Ian
terman the night before.
II do not care to discuss the subject"
she said, "but L believe this whole thing
came about because the machine was
tired of the doctor and wanted to throw
him. | think he has been bilked."
Ida Hastings is a small woman, stands
about feet in french slippers and
shows traces of her former beauty. The
left side of her face was swollen to three
times it's normal size yesterday afternoon
and her eyes were black and blue and cut
In several places.
"Dr. Lanterman did not strike me on
the jaw she said, 'and my face was
hurt by falling out of my automobile last
night. L own this house myself. DIR.
Lanterman has no pecuniary interest in
1t whatever l had not seen DIR. Lanter-
man for several months-or rather for
several weeks-before he came here last
night.
~ won't say how the trouble started.
wouldn't have had this notoriety for $4,000.
Denies Coroner Owns Place
81 started this place four months ago.
1 got permit and placed $1,000 into the
hI1ginpGS i had IN S0000 inst NV
lease. Dr. Lanterman did not give me
any of that money. We are merely
friends-that's ALL"
When asked directly whether she would
swear to a complaint of assault and bat
terry against DIR. Lanterman, Ida Hastings
refused to answer either in the affirma-
tive or negative.
When seen at his home last night, DR..
.Lanterman was in bed.
Dr. Lanterman said: This is a deplor-
able affair, 1 know that The whole mis-
cradle business is explained by three
things-a hysterical woman, Ida Hast
ings; a green cop, whose name / do not
know, and hot headed Dutchman, who
is myself
II have no connection whatever with
that house or any of its inmates. 1 Wis
tied a patient-not Ida Hastings, but an
other woman-in the place about Z clock
Tuesday night
II left some medicine. went to the prize
fight at Maud Junction and then returned
to the house before the main event was
put on at the pavilion.
Returns to House
81 came back simply to look into the
condition of my patient. but several of
my friends had told me this Ida Hastings
had put up two Of my pictures on the
walls OF her room, and this infuriated me.
resolved to get those pictures and I
got them
"They were not original photographs
and had not signed my name nor had
written any inscription, affectionate or
otherwise, on them. AS matter of fact,
before my election as coroner, when l
was running for the office, got out some
campaign literature in the form of a
folder, on one side of which was printed
some political matter and on the other
side was cut of me. This woman had
obtained possession of two of these fold
ers in some mysterious manner and she
had deliberately pinned them on her