Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-29

GIVEN BAIL
FORMER coRoNER suRRENDERs
TO SHERIFF
SEARCH BEING MADE FOR CLYDE
M. SAGE
Charges of False Statements of Ex-
pense Made in Indictments and
Men viii Appear Monday
to Answer

IL. >. LdnIer0dn, former coroner OIL
Los Angeles county, whose resignation
was accepted on Monday by the board
of supervisors, was arrested yesterday
morning following the return of two
indictments against him by the grand
jury. Lanterman is charged with per-
jury in making false affidavits as to his
election expenses in 1906, and with pre-
senting a false account to the county
treasury for street and railroad fare
in January and February of the same
year.
An indictment was returned at the
same time against Clyde M. Sage, who
has been Lantermans deputy. Sage
is accused of keeping in his possession
a diamond taken from the body of
woman whose death he Investigated.
One indictment was returned by the
grand jury shortly after 5 o'clock yes
terday and this also is believed to con-
tain charges against Sage, but the
nature OF the accusation will not be
made known until he is arrested.
Up to a late hour last night Sage had
not been placed under arrest. He is,
however, believed to be in the city and
where the officers can easily place
their hands on him.
Lanterman came to Los Angeles early
yesterday and gave himself up to Sher-
iff w. A. Hammel. Later, accompanied
by his attorney and in charge of N. G..
Aguirre county jailer, he appeared
before Judge Conrey and was released
on $4,000 furnished by his brother,
Frank Lanterman, and John Mason.
He will appear in the same court on
Monday to plead.
Perjury First Charge
The first charge against the former
coroner, that of perjury, is that he
swore falsely to an affidavit before
e. e. Bostwick, a notary, concerning
the election expenses incurred by him
while he was a candidate for coroner
in 1906. The statement was rendered
on November IT of that year, and calls
for $631.5O
The district attorney is said to have
information that much larger sum
was expended. The affidavit shows
that Lanterman spent $3.50 as a contri-
button to the Republican county central
committee; $114.50 for printing and adj
vertising; $40 for postage, and $1S for
watchers at the polls.
The charge contained in the second
indictment is that the former coroner
on February 26. 1906, unlawfully pre-
scented to the board of supervisors for
payment by the county treasury a
statement calling for $40. The period
during which this money is said to
have been spent runs from January Il
to February q, and includes travelling
expenses and meals.
The items included in the statement
include trips to Long Beach, Naples,
Pomona, Pasadena, San Pedro and Re-
dondo, and the indictment declares the
statement to be fraudulent and that
Lanterman did not pay these fares and
that no sums were paid out by him or
any other persons for this account.
The same names appear as witnesses
on the two indictments against Lanter-
man. They are Joseph Boyleson, M. A.
Bresee, Robert Sharp, E. II. Bresee,
P. w. Bresee, N. w. Balch, A. Gentry,
C. NJ. Hitchins, S. T. Gee, George Oh
son, N. w. Finckenstein, Fred e.
Pierce, C. M. Sage. Miss Wells. N. r.
Emery, F. J. williams, Louis H. Sails
bury and A. w. Smith.
Several of these are employees of rail-
roads and others are undertakers.
When Lanterman appeared in court
yesterday he lacked the self-confidence
which has marked him during the past
He appeared nervous and i'll at ease,
although declaring the indictments to
be ridiculous on their face.