Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21

| of the persons against whom the in
dictment bad been returned. Harper
and Kern received the information with
expressions sof relief, while Broadheai
greeted the news whit smile and, in
response to a question concerning the
charge, snapped his fingers derisively
| and remarked, There's nothing to 1t. +"
This was his only reply to questions
| propounded by a large number of re-
| porters, Mr. Appel instructing him to
refrain from making any statement.
While awaiting the arrival of a rep
| resentative of the district attorneys
| Office the members of the little party
apparently took a lively interest in a
civil case, the trial of which was then
| proceeding, and smilingly listened to
| the positive statements of a woman
| witness. Ten minutes after they ap-
peared in court, Deputy District Attor-
ney Paul J. Mccormick entered the
| room and the hearing was interrupted
by Attorney Appel
Broadhead Gives Ball
"If your honor please" he said, "Mr'
Broadhead is here under the jurisd1c-
ton of the court-under a bench war
rant. We are here to give bail.
THE bail has been fixed at $5OOo,''
said Mr.. McCormick' addressing tne ie
court II understand the Defendant Is
ready to give $2500 cash bail, and that
will be satisfactory to our office"
Judge Davis announced that the de-
posit of the amount stated would De
sufficient to secure Broadhead's release,
and DR.. Quint drew two small rolls OF
bills from his pocket and handed them
to Clerk James Reagan. After count
ing the money several times 1t was DIS
covered the required amount was $l00
short, and scurry was made to make
up the full sum. DR.. Quint round $b5
In a pocket of his vest, and the remain
der was contributed by Kern ana At
torney Appel. Broadhead was then re-
leased, and after a short consultation
with those who had accompanied him
to the court room he returned to the
police station, where he was relieved
of his duties as captain.
In performing this duty Chief of Po-
lice Dishman said: Captain Broad
head, inasmuch as 1 have been offclaliy
informed that an indictment has peen
returned against you by the grand
Jury. 1t Is my duty under the law to
relieve you of your position as captain
of police. 1 regret the necessity for this
step. and would not have taken 1t II
the law did not require It,"
Chief Dishman Immediately MADE an
order detailing Lieut.. Charles e. Dixon
to command the central division and
Lieut.. A. w. Murray to take charge or
the east side division as acting captain.
This probably will mean the promotion
Of Dixon to captaincy at 1uture
meeting of the police commission and
result in the elevation of Sergeant X.
S. Uaupt to the rank of lieutenant.
The bribes alleged to have been paid
Rroadhead for protection of denizens
of the redlight district are said to have
been received from Nick Oswald during
the month of June, last year. The IN
dictment returned against the FORMER
police official is as follows:
Text of Indictment
1.-THE grand jury of Los Angeles
county, In the name and by the author
ity of the people of the state of Califor.
MIA, accuse Thomas H. Broadhead or
the crime of bribery, committed as fol-
lows: That, heretofore, to VIII, on ooo or
about the 24th day Of June, A. ID. 1908,
in the county of Los Angeles, state of
California, and before the finding OF
this indictment the said Thomas II.
Broadhead was then and there an eX-
ecutive officer of the city of Los An
geles, county of Los Angeles, state OF
California, to wit, a police officer OF the
said city of Los Angeles county and
state aforesaid, and the duly appointed,
qualified and acting captain of the
police department of the said city or
Los Angeles, county and state afore-
said; that said Thomas H. Broadhead
did then and there wilfully, unlaWfully,
corruptly and feloniously ask, agree TO
receive and receive of one Nicholas u;
Oswald, a bribe, to wit, $1,000 lawful
money of the United States of America,
upon the agreement and understanding
and with the corrupt intent that said
Thomas H. Broadheads action as such
officer would be influenced by such
bribe and that he. the said Thomas II.
Broadhead, would not arrest, prose-
cute, molest, prevent, restrain or other
wise subject to police interference py
the said police department OF said city
of Los Angeles, county and state afore-
said, or cause to permit to be arrested,
molested or otherwise restrained by
police interference by the said police de-
partment of said city of Los Angeles,
county and state aforesaid, certain per-
sons whose names are unknown TO the
grand jury, who We're then ana tnere
at said time engaged in keeping houses
of i'll fame in said city of Los Angeles,
county and state aforesaid, which said
houses were resorted to for the purpose
of prostitution and lewdnesS and GER
tain persons whose names are unknown
to the grand jury who wilfully resided
in other houses of i'll fame in said city
in violation OF section 315 of the penal
code of the state of California, ana
certain persons whose names are un-
known to the grand jury who were then
and there engaged in letting apart
rnents and tenements in said city,
knowing that said apartments and ten
ements were to be used for the pur-
pose of assignation and prostitution, In
violation of section BIG or the penai
code of the state of California, and GER
tain persons in said city whose names
are unknown to the grand jury who
were then and there common proSu-
t,ltes in violation of section 647 of the
penal code of the state of California.
Contrary to the form, force and eff
feet of the statute in such cases made
and provided and against the peace
and dignity of the people Of the state
(Signed) j. D. FREDERICKS,
District Attorney.
Witnesses Who Testified
The names of the witnesses whose
testimony resulted in the finding OF
the true bill and which accompany the
indictment are as follows:
T. F. Savage, William L.. Fetter,
John Fohl, Nicholas d. Oswald, W. ].
BENJAMIN Levy, R. v. Miner, August
Edward Morro, c. w. Bonypge, A. o.
Suden,, Tracy @. Hall, Miss Susan
Dean, Howard v. Kelly and Alex Ak
man.
A number of these persons are bank
employees. Alex Aiknan is a saloon
keeper, and the statements he made
to the jury are believed to have had
more to do with the making OF the
indictments than those of any other
person.
This indictment is believed to have
been based, primarily, upon the state
ments of Oswald, as related to the jury