Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-10
DIPLOMAT GETS
OUT OF PRISON
MEXICAN CONSUL SUPPLIES
GARLAND'S BAIL
CLAIMS HIS WIFE is NIECE OF
BoNAPARTE
LandIady Gives Graphic Account OF
Continuous QuarreIs and of Fight
in Which Woman Welded
the Razor

of the Peruvian legation at Washlng-
ton, who with Mrs. Louise Garland or
Louise Scott as she is sometimes
known, was arrested Saturday on
charge of disturbing the peace, was re-
leased on bail yesterday furnished by
Antonio Lozano, Mexican consul in Los
Angeles.
The troubles Of the Garlands began
| Thcrsday over the possession OF some
letters said to have been received py
Mrs Garland from prominent men III
| Washington public life. WheE they
were arrested Saturday, at the insti-
cation of neighbors who could endure
the tumult no longer and were taken TO
central police station, Mrs. Garland
who was well supplied with funds, gave
$50 cash bail for herself but refused TO
assist her husband, who remained In
Jail over night. When released Mrs.
Garland went at once to the apartment
house at 452 East Twentieth street,
conducted by Mrs. Emily Brown. Where
the two had been living, and on being
refused admittance thrust her parasol
through the plate glass door.
AS there is no Peruvian representa-
tive in Los Angeles Senior Lozano
agreed to furnish bail for the young
man. Lozano visited the police station
about o'clock and had talk with
| Garland. after which he effected his re-
lease. When leaving the station Gar
| land said he would return to the East
Twentieth street address and try to
find out what had become of Mrs. Car
land. He expressed great surprise
when told of the havoc she wrought on
her last visit to the house. Il did NOT
suppose she would do such thing as
smash in the door," he said
Garland was very reticent In regard
to the true reason for the difllcultles
| =. 1, e,,If nd 15f
81 shall say nothing that might in
lure her reputation i'm any way or cause
her pain. She is a niece of Attorney
| General BCnaperte and is well known
in the east. We have been married
for some time, though do not care TO
say just when the ceremony was per
formed | was secretary of the Peru
Wan legation at Washington until May
a year ago, when l was suspended on
| account of an alteration With Colonei
Charles A. Edwards in which l was
stabbed and went to the hospital tor
several weeks. When Mrs. Garland
| came TO Los Angeles to see her sister,
who is i'll at the Angelus hospital. l
followed and then came the trouble
over the letters. l am glad l VIII NOT
| have to speid another night in the JAN
and l will be around early tomorrow to
answer to the charge against me ana
clear my name.
near today before Justice Austin to an
swcr to the charges of disturbing the
The Landiady's Views
Mrs. o. e. Brown, 453 East Twentieth
street, has one of the incest houses In
the neighborhood, and the loss OF hel
front door is a catastrophe she VIII MOI
soon forget.
When visited by reporter yesterday
he found bits of broken glass all oVei
the front porch and down on the slue-
walk; scattered on the lawn, lying OF
the steps, and even in the corners OF
the reception nan. , -,
It was an awful blow, followed by
several more equally as awful, Whicp
the dashing Mrs. Louise Roberts, alias
Scott. Alexander, Garland, struck the
plate glass door at the Brown mouse.
Mrs. Brown was too disguised &c
clean up. With her two pretty daugh
tiers and a visiting sympathlzer, Whc
became amusingly fldgety at sight OF q
renorter. Mrs. Brown was looking the
nicture of bereavement when called on
The only thing she seemed really glao
of was that Mrs Roberts Scott Alex
ander- Garland, etc, had departed; una
she was no longer in their MIDST tC
heat the atmosphere with lurld streahs
"Oh. it was dreadful" Mrs. Brown
exclaimed. letting the reporter INTO
her confidence with sudden loquaclty,
despite the admonitions of the ndgety
visitor who warned her all reporters
were dangerous distorters VINO ought
to be avoided. 81 never saw such q
couple in my life!" Mrs. Brown auaeo
earnestly. 1.-THE way those people
quarreled and disturbed our peace was
never before heard of!
1.-THE morning that razor hght oc-
Cured 1t was horrible We heafd Ter
rible noises coming from their room
upstairs. and then a sound as OF some
thing crashing-a body -alling INTO a
jardiniere, or something of that sort
Then there were more noises, ana SUI
denly the man shouted down Tor me
and nv daughter, Jessie. to come to
the rescue. We went upstairs ana
there stood Mrs. Garland, still holding
the razor. tn.
"She shook the razor in his face with
the edge toward him and exclaimed:
"'Don't touch me, or I'll carve your
face to pieces -.
she shut him UP. Oh, her temper was
violent! 1t was devilish.
81 don't know much about the couple
except what they told me. The woman
arrived in Los Angeles the day petore
she came to my house Tor room,
which was two weeks ago. The next
day Garland came and rented room
also, giving his name as Alexander.
He said they were married, out oid
not care to have it known. He stared
also that he was an attache OF the
Peruvian embassy at Washington and
that the woman was cousin or MRS.
Ronaparte. wife of the attorney gen
eral. Each paid his and her own room
rent the first week, but the second
week Mrs Scott, as she called hersell,
paid for both rooms except that not
having change enough she SAID she
would owe me 81 on her husband
room. 1 agreed to this.
At Once Start QuarreIing
"Then they began quarreling. That
quarreling kept up TIL FRIDAY AFTER
complain. and things became so dread
full the whole neighborhood was
wrought up.
II had to telephone to the police.
The next-yesterday- Mrs.
Scott got after her husband, as she
called him, with his razor. She still
had 1t in her hand when the officers
arrived.
II don't know whether she is a
cousin of the wife of Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte, but | do know sno mas
a terrible temper. She is Spanish. You
reporters call her good looking-l don't.
"She is not homely, but she Is not
handsome She has sharp nose,
sharp chin and black hair. She has
piles of money, though. The reason she
couldn't pay the 81 was because all
her money was in 500 and $50 bills, OF
which she displayed number.
yesterday morning Mr.. Garland, or
whatever his name is, called and