Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
HART WELL
is ELECTED
AS CORONER
OFFICE VACATED BY LANTER-
MAN FILLED
NEW OFFICIAL APPOINTS HIS
DEPUTIES
Many Changes Take Place as an OUT
come of the Arrest of For
ner Coroner in De-
cember

| The board of supervisors yesterday
morning by unanimous vote accepted
the resignation of Coroner r. s. Lam
terman, which, although dated Deem
Der IS, was only filed with the county
clerk late Saturday afternoon.
Almost Immediately following this
action by the supervisors Calvin Hart
well of Pasadena, undersheriff of Los
Angeles county, was chosen to fill the
vacancy
Later in the day two deputies from
the county clerks Office administered
the oath of office to Hartwell who is
confined to his bed on account of ILL
ness, the result of a severe attack of
grip.
Coroner Hartwell a short time after
taking the oath of office announced the
appointment of Fred J. Williams as his
chief deputy, and later the selection of
H. F. Mcdonald to fill the position for
merly occupied by williams, that of
coroner's clerk. was announced.
L. Vaillancouer, stenographer in the
coroner's office, will be retained, 1t is
said, Notwithstanding reports to the
contrary.
The above changes are the result of
the dTT6Sl VI AdillStlldll oii 1CSNiAlDNt
II, when he was taken from a resort
on Ord street and placed in the city
TAIL, charged with being drunk.
A complaint was issued by the city
prosecutors office the following day,
the day on which the ex-coroner is
said to have written his resignation.
Tie has not up to this time been tried,
the delay being caused by the petition
for a writ of prohibition which was on
Friday last argued before the appellate
court.
Will Not Drop Fight
Following the arguments ten days
were given each side in which to hle
briefs. SO that the case may come up
within the next ten days
City prosecutor yesterday declared
that Notwithstanding Lanterman's res
jgnation he would not drop his fight
on the wri of prohibition sought TO
prevent Police Justice Predecessor from
r ling on hfs case, but that he intend
ed to obtain q ruling on the law, which
had not been tested since It's passage
in 1880.
Calvin Hartwell has been under
sheriff OF Los Angeles county since the
first Monday in January last year
The EFFICIENCY with which he has full
filled the duties pertaining to his office
NAV be understood when it is known
that everybody who has been assoc
ciated with him in that office, from
Sheriff w. A. Hammei down, yesteT DAY
expressed the sincerest regrets when
the news of his selection to fill the
coroner's office reached them.
Hartwell is q man of sterling lntes-
rity and will bring to his new office
qualities which peculiarly mt him tor
thar position. Prior to becoming
undersheriff Hartwell was county re-
corder for a period of four years, COM
ing to that office after serving term
as mayor of Pasadena, to which office
he was elected after being president or
the Pasadena school board for two
terms.
Deputy Coroner Williams has recent
" finished two four-year terms as
coroner's clerk and has record above
reproach He has lived for twenty
five years in Los Angeles. is a Repub-
licau and has taken a prominent part
in the work of his party.
H. T. Mcdonald, VINO will fill the
office of clerk vacated by Williams,
has been acting as a deputy clerk in
the office of the board of supervisors.
to which he was assigned some time
ago.
The selection of Williams as deputy
coroner will displace Clyde M. Sage.
who has been Lanterman's right hand
man since he was elected.
No announcement has been made
concerning the person who will be
chosen to fill the vacancy created by
the selection of Hartwell as coroner.
Sheriff Hammel, who will make the
appointment, said yesterday he had a
number of names under consideration
and had decided on one man. This
person, he said, had asked for time
in which to consider the appointment.
and an announcement may be expected
at almost any time.
For many days there have been
rumors in circulation that the grand
Jury was carrying on an investigation
into the coroner's office, and per sons
who would be most likely to have in
formation of what was going on in
that office have been seen going into
the grand jury room. 1t was said the
/ body was seeking to secure evidence
on which to base custer proceedings
but it is believed Lanterman's action
in giving up his office has done away
with the necessity for investigation
along that line.
Statements that Lanterman and some
of his subordinates have charged the
county for street and railway travel
which cost them nothing, however. may
still be the subject of investigation. and
! little surprise would be created should
| indictments be returned in connection
with these charges.
Four indictments were returned al
late hour yesterday IN Judge Con-
rey's court. No arrests had been made
on these indictments at a late hour
and it was impossible to learn the
names of those against whom the re-
| turns were made