Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-04
TWO MORE FOR
BROADHEADCAS
WILL END JURY
TAKING OF TESTIMONY MAY
BEGIN TODAY
RECALLED MAYOR TAKES DEEP
INTEREST
Defense Exhausts Ten Peremptory
Challenges and Prosecution Has
but One Left-Venre Bor-
roWed by Judge Davis


eeeding With a squirt which seemed tc
surprise even those actively engaged
i'm the conduct of the famous case, the
trial of Thomas II. Broadhead, former
chief of police, on a charge of accept
ing bribes from keepers of the red
light district under the administration
of the recalled mayor, proceeded yes
terday almost to the point of taking
testimony.
At the time adjournment was taken
there remained but two places on the
jury to be filled, the defense had ex-
hausted the ten peremptory challenges
allowed and the prosecution had but
one remaining of the five men it is per-
mitted to exercise. Two men, H. G.
Fink of Los Angeles and N. II. Hughes
of Norwalk, had taken the two places
vacated by w. c. Benedict of Pasa-
dena and w. w. Bacon of Duarte
through the exercise of the final per
emptory challenges Of the defense, and
their examination was begun.
At this mornings session, unless the
array of noted counsel appearing fol-
the defense of Broadhead should de-
eide to make the most of their last two
chances to exclude veniremen from
service on the jury for cause, the TAX
ing of testimony will begin.
Borrows Venlre
The filing of the jury box yesterday
afternoon was effected without delay
by Judge Davis borrowing the venire
from department eleven of the super
ior court, from which to select the two
ft,BY fttt.z n
for a special venire. Ten jurymen had
been secured from the regular panel
of department twelve, where the case
is being tried.
All through the long day the little
courtroom was well filled with specta-
tors, coming and going, hour by hour,
few except those especially interested
remaining very long to listen to the
examination of veniremen.
The recalled mayor. Arthur c. Har-
per- sat through all the proceedings
stolid in his expression, staring moodi'
ly in front of him except when some
acquaintance would comment jokinglS
upon some phase of the situation, wher
he would give vent to a cackling
chuckle in sorry stimulation of mirth
once, while a venireman was being
examined at length regarding his ac-
quaintance with Arthur c. Harper, and
was telling of business dealings with
Harper as a hardware dealer, before
the beginning of his catastrophe po-
litical career, the stolid expression OF
the recalled mayor lost it's tensity, be-
coming reflective, as his mind seemed
to turn back to the quiet days of his
business life. But then a joke was
made for him to laugh at, and, as he
responded with his cackling chuckla,
his mind came back to the present and
the mask OF stolidity returned to his
Redeemed face.
Perkins Is Rejected
Though Attorney Appel, for the de-
Tense, challenged George w. Perkins
for cause, after a lightning play of
questions with answers indicated, he
seemed sorry to see him go when Dis
trict Attorney Fredericks, with slight
smile, informed the court that he would
not resist the challenge.
Perkins, who looked much more like
a good fellow" than stern moralist,
had declared himself IAN independent
prohibitionist" in answer to the ques-
tion regarding his politics. In further
explanation, answering another ques-
tion, he said: "I don't believe in alb
solute prohibition, but I give my vote
to encourage them. Yes, 1 am inter-
ested somewhat in other reforms"
1t was at this point that Appel an
nounced his challenge, which the dis
trict attorney so readily refused to
resist.
In the examination of w. W. Bacon,
one of the men. on whom the last two
peremptory challenges of the defense
were expended, Appel again found him
self hot on cold trail.
"Do you know Mr.. Earl" he asked
the |enireman.
"What?" responded Mr. Bacon. "Is
that the fruit MANI"
,"Yes," answered Mr.. Appel in the
soft, purring manner he displays when
he thinks he has discovered something.
you've had some dealings with him,
eh?"
with the Earl Fruit company, yes,
I made one shipment through them. .
Slightly disappointed, but still eager,
Mr.. Appel persisted: when was this,
Mr. Bacon?"
The venireman considered, carefully
counting the years.
"About twenty years ago." he an
swered finally.
Broadhead Interested
Mr.. Appel did not assume the entire
but left a considerable part of the
work to Judge Mckinley and some of
it to Attorney Paul Schenck.
The defendant displayed a boyish in
terest in all proceedings, leaning his
ear close to his counsel when they put
their heads together over some point
of the examination. He gave his opin-
ion, too, in an animated manner, of
each venireman called to thes jury box
In further examination of Mr.. Bacon,
the venireman, answering questions re-
garding the recall movement, admit
ted that he had formed his early views
from reading the headlines in the
Times.
Later on" he declared, 81 came to
think the Times had fooled me, and
that the recall was all right"
The ten jurymen selected and sworn
to try the case of the People of Cali
fornia against Thomas Fl. Broadhead
are; William H. Lynch, Santa Monica;
George L. Hasson. Los Angeles; George
Lamp, Los Angeles; Charles Sheets.
Nowalk; ]. e. Hodges, Covina; N. H.
Mitchell, Los Angeles; r. d. Tinkle-
paugh, Los Angeles; ]. e. Stones, Ar
tesla: o. d. Conrey, Los Angeles; My
ron Bates. Pasadena