Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-20
DISQUALIFIED
FOR OFFICE IS
nv COMPLAINT
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Lanterman for cononer against the pro-
tests of the decent element in the party.
Ida Hastings will be a witness for the
prosecution.
Coroner Lanterman Wednesday night
vigorously asserted that he visited the
place not in the capacity of guest or a
proprietor, but merely through purely
professional motives. 81 had patiens
there" he said, and then admitted that
the row was caused because of struggle
in which he engaged with Ida Hastings
for two photographs of himself which
she had on the walls of her own room.
Coroner Lanterman Is married and has
two children.
Basis for Prosecution
The law under which City Prosecutor
Fleming will prosecute Coroner r. S.
Lanterman is to be found on page $50 of
the penal code of California, 1903. 1t is
in the appendix and is entitled IAN act
in relation to the intoxication of officers. "
1t went intoA effect April Is, 1880, and is
included in the statutes of 1880. u, Ban
croft's edition, 265.
1t is as follows: ANY officer of town,
village, city, county or state who shall
be intoxicated while in discharge of the
duties of his office, or by reason of in
toxication is disqualified for the discharge
of or neglects his duties, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and on conviction of
such misdemeanor shall forfeit his office;
and in such case the vacancy occasioned
thereby shall be filled as IL such officer
had filed his resignation In the proper
office, and 1t had been accepted by the
proper authority; provided. such accept
ance shall have Leen necessary to make
the office vacant"
Following | sa verbatim copy of the
complaint which will be issued and filed
against Coroner r. S. Lanterman this
morning in Judge Frederickson's court:
in the Police Court of the City of Los
Angeles County of Los Angeles, State
of California.
''The People of the State of California,
plaintiff. VS.. r. s. Lanterman. defendant.
Complaint-Criminal.
Personally appeared before me this Goth
day of December, 1907. - Clifford of the
city of Los Angeles. county of Los An
geles, state of California, who, being first
duly sworn, on oath complains and says:
That on the 18th day of December 1907,
at and in the city of Los Angeles, county
cf Los Angeles, state of California, a
misdemeanor was committed by r. 8.
Lanterman. who at the time and place
last aforesaid was the duly elected. quail
itied and acting coroner of the county of
Los Angeles, state of California, and
while so being the duly elected, qualified
and acting coroner of said county of Los
Angeles state of California, as aforesaid,
he, the said r. 8. Lanterrnan, at the
time and place last aforesaid, willfully
and unlawfully became and was intoxi-
Gated, and then and there willfully and
unlawfully by reason of said intoxication
was disqualified for the discharge of the
duties of his said Office of coroner of the
said county Of Los Angeles, state of Cali
fornia.
'All of which is contrary to the form
of the statute In such cases made and
provided, and against the peace and dig
nifty of the people Of the state of Cali
fornia. Said complainant therefore prays
that warrant may be issued for the
arrest of the said r. S. Lanterman, and
that he may be dealt with according ia
law.
Subscribed and sworn to before ME
this Goth day of December, 1907.
"WALLACE w. STOCKWELL,
"Clerk of the Police Court of Los An
geles City, County OF Los Angeles, State
of California"