Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-20
DISQUALIFIED
FOR OFFICE IS
IN COMPLAINT
LANTERMAN'S PROSECUTION
WILL BEGIN TODAY
coRoNER's JOB VACANT If CON-
WcTED
Fleming, with Flrmness, Rebuffs
overtures of "De Gang," and
viii Fight Case to the II
Bitter End

Dr r & I,anterman, coroner OF Los
Angeles county, who was arrested by
Patrolman Clifford last Tuesday nignl
after he had beaten Ida Hastings IN q
disorderly house called the Navajo at oos
Ord street, and was then thrown INTO tiie
tanks at the city Jail as a plain drunk,
faces Summary punishment in court as
well as disgrace in the public eyes.
City Prosecuting Attorney Flemins liils
morning will file complaint, sworn 10
nv Officer Clifford, charging DR.. Lanter-
man with drunkenness and specincany
stating that "by reason of such intoxi-
cation he was disqualified for the as
charge of the duties of his Office ol coio-
ner of Los Angeles county
When asked for statement ae
whether Lanterman would be ailoWeu "
go unpublished City Prosecuting AttorheS
Fleming said yesterday: ~
because the police officer Whom ue
sire to swear to the complaint is not
available now, he being on duty, no action
can be taken today.
Complaint This Morning
But the desk sergeant on duty tns
night Coroner Lanterman was arreseeu 80
and the police OFFICER VINO ar ,,. at
official have been directed TO appear a.
this office tomorrow morning at O'CLOCK.
"At that time q complaint will be lssueo
and fled against Coroner Lantermaii'
charging HIM under a state law win
intoxication and the complaint wiz O.
lege that by reason of said intoAieaM'ioi' M
he was disqualified from the ulscnalse
of the duties of the coroner OIL tne county
of Los Angeles ~, =, t,,ros-
eorted is to be found in the statutes Oh
california of the year 1885, page u, Whicn
nrovides that the offense with Which Ian,
terman is charged is a misdemeanor anu
that on conviction the onlcer siiiii ii'
mediately forfeit his OFFICE
According to high legal autnori.y, ~
sar tbe statute cited by City Prosecutor
rr,i.S u1l ~ I'anterman will instantly cease
- hold offioe the moment he is adJudge'ai
sniitv' "on conviction the officer snan
Forfeit his Office says Mr fleinins.
aconviction'' will end DR.. lanterliiari AZ
oase as far as the people OF Los AnseieS
county are concerned.
Similar to Schmitz
z,,s case according to high legal au-
.,.a.,tv &c similar to that of Eugene
Schmitz. the convicted extortionlse ma " ~
~ san francisco, in that no appeai y
nossible. When he is convicted tiie. 49,
Il Under the wording OF the statu.e Iii
sunreme court or any other court wa
have no jurisdlctloh' .oa Tho San
TarI Rogers, who represented tEe Dan
,,aa anc,sco grafters and bribers, is repre-
,st;ng Dr I,anterman. Rogers mover
toe;,ated in taking up the coroner cause,
Si,,.ad tbe $3.50 bail necessary 10 &c.
,;,,, ant of the drunk tanks at tne ci'S
an and then whisked him away IN an
automobile to the ranch In La oaiiaua' na.
belonging to Dr. Lahteriiiah
Wednesday morning. - ala oil
80 ,.,,,Id he done by an influential ma
shssa,, nolitician and lawyer. rogers
toa,r I'm his quarters in City Prosecutol VI
1r,oroinp,s private office and remained III
conaultation with Fleming TOT houis ,.
what threats, cajolery, promises prayeis
and other means of persuasion were useu
habind the closed doors none knows W.
Rogers ana Fleming. But when nJsec ,. ns
~ length came out bis customary ar VI
tss.yado and self-assurance hao heo'
pogers was worried and nervous, IL was
arly ZOO plain from his countenance anu
,,aar;ne, that he had failed to influence
Fleming to neglect his duty
Fleming Is Determined
,,,...,;ne,s face was white and set and
Ia a,yas cleaned with fierce determine
~ E,very person in the room knew
srom Flemings tightly closed lips ana
Arm, law that there was nothing ooihs
for Rogers, and that Rogers coulo not
.snuare" Lanterman.
What city Prosecutor Fleming expert
enced yesterday afternoon was not sur-
prising a~,, A.
+inoes high, excited voices penetrated the
closed doors, and once disgruntteo poil.
tician from the lower wards stepped out
of ISleming' room and slamming the uoor
he turned and shook his clencheu rs.
,eWe'll get, you for this, Fleming You
are no friend of minel" he shouted ana
strode infuriated from, the office
NJ FLEMING stood all Of the buffing
and threats and haggling, and even Earl
Rogers, "the wise guy of the machine
AZ Earl Rogers left Fleming's private
roonn and walked into the outer office ne
angrily addressed a party OF newspaper
men who were awaiting Fleming's de-
cision in the case,
Calls Reporters vuItures
.Ab vo,i - - yulturesi Waiting for
+be carcass. hey? Well, he isn't dead
vetr' Rogers said, hotly. His blasphemy
was plainly heard by several persons who
were in the corridor,
"rhe machine was out in force to save
I.anterman yesterday. Never did cor
noration tool have better support for his
faithfuI services in the guise of a public
officer. ,..,.
every machine politician, big or little
Who could get away to "see" Fleming did
90, But all the efforts of the machine
were useless
When the word went out over the city
+bat CITY Prosecutor Fleming had deter
,,ined to 'go down the line" and do his
hest to convict Lanterman. there was a
weeping and wailing and gnashing of
teeth among the gang.
The spectacle of Ida Hastings, Suicide
Ida. " as she is familiarly known in the
haIf-world testifying to the drunken row
in which she called for help to a police
was NOT pleasing prospect Tor Walter
Parker and his henchmen in the Repub-
lican county convention who nominated
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