Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13
UNDER ARREST,
MAKES ARREST
OFFICER ON ROAD TO JAIL
CAPTURES PRISONER
p,,,-Ls REVOLVER AND coMPELs
HOTEL MAN TO HALT
TrouhIes of j. Garfield Clarke Lead to
Guests Baggage Being Attached
and Inextricable tumble OF
Complications
Especial to The Herald ]

SANTA MONICA, Oct. 12.-Belhs
nlaeed under arrest by an OFFICER OIL one
township, while that officer was the
,,risoner of a constable from another
fownship. was the peculiar sltuatloI,
in which ]. Garfield Clarke, hotei
man of Venice, found hlmseH plaeeu
today. ,,,,,;no+;on
of a series of charges ana couhtei
charges. alternated with Warrants, d..
tachments and affidavits, lntersperseu
in turn with numerous SITUATIONS VIII WIZ
changed with the rapidity OF kaIeluo-
scone' until it would take Phlladelphla
1awver to unravel the tangle ana eH-
Main the status of any one OIL the
narties concerned. In fact, there are
ai~ LAWYERS mixed in the affair already
with rumors of six or seven more u
ioin in the case tomorrow.
Clarke, who has been running tne
Hotel de Novo at Venice for the pas
summer. was attached some days ago
for a laundry bill of seventy-odd ool-
lars. and a custodian was placed IN
charge of the house. Other attacn-
menfs followed, and, to make douply
sure C. w, Spranklin, deputy con-
stable. attached the baggage OF some
of the guests of the house IN oroer, ne
claims, to prevent payment OF tnelI
bills to Clarke. Among those @ mus
served was Mrs T. E. Horn, from
Pittsburg. Mrs. Horn showed receipts
for the major portion of her bills' put
If Is alleged, was forcibly deferred by
Spranklin from herself leaving the
house this afternoon while in company
with her attorney, B. S. Hunter OF
Santa Monica.
A felony warrant was Immediately
sworn to in Justice Steele's court
illnUQl de-
tainer of person. The complaint was
sworn to by Elmer ]. Graham, clerk
of the hotel Spranklin was placed un-
der arrest by Deputy Constable Rooln-
son of this city, who brought him to
santa Monica, where his bond was
fixed at $1,000.
Meanwhile the affair had become
further complicated by the Issuance
of a warrant for Clarke, sworn to by
DR.. A. Merriman, who holds mortgage
on the property involved, the doctor
alleging that he had obtained money
under false pretenses.
Prisoner Takes Prisoner
While on the way to the city jail IN
the custody of Constable jackson, there
to await the arrival of his bondsmen,
Snranklin espied Clarke running bare
headed down an alley back of the post
office. Evading Jackson, he went after
the flying hotel man and, pulling his
revolver, which had not been taken
away from him on his arrest, ordered
Clarke to halt or be shot.
Clarke stopped and the Off or calm
ly proceeded to place him under arrest
and then turned him over to Police
officer Ingram of the Ocean Park
force, who had been on still hunt
for the hotel nun most of the day. He
then surrendered himself to Jackson
and was taken to the city jail.
City Recorder Rogers and City At
torney Hanna of Ocean Park visited
the Jail, and, after a consultation with
Judge Steele, Spranklin was allowed to
d part in the custody of the city re-
corder, who will act as his jailer until
his trial, which is set for october 10.
Clarke was held this evening in de-
fault of bail to the extent of 5000 and
taken to Los Angeles for safe keeping.
His liquor license was raised at the
last meeting of the city trustees from
500 to SIS per month, the police depart
ment claiming that he was violating
the ordinance. The following is a copy
of a letter addressed to the trustees at
their meeting this evening:
ITO the Honorable Board of Tustees
of the City of Ocean Park-Venice.
Gentlemen: Owing to the cold
blooded, inhuman persecution to which
] have been subjected by some of the
band of specialized and unspectacled
cut-throats, crawling rats and skulking
skunks, my continuing to try to do
business in Venice is out of the ques-
tion. / therefore decline with thanks
the new license granted me and l also
herewith surrender the old one under
which the De ->ovo has done business.
Thanking you for your courtesy
remain yours very truly,
81. GARFIELD CLARKE"
Needless to ny the communication
was ordered laid on the table.
Two More Arrests Made
To complicate the situation still fur
ther, Spranklin upon his release, with
City Recorder Rogers as surety, went
to the hotel and found Graham selling
liquor. He Immediately procured the
latter's arrest for selling liquor with
out a license. Graham was released
after depositing 500 bail for his APP
pearance October 10.
The final and closing chapter of this
strenuous day in modern hotel life was
the arrest of Frank Ryan, erstWhile
porter of the hotel, charged with being
intoxicated, he having improved the
opportunity offered by the general con-
fusion to tap the sideboard of the un-
lucky hostelry. Being in no &C .dition
to appear for a hearing he spent the
night in the Ocean Park city Jail.