Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
SEYMOUR WILL
STAY IN OFFICE
ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR NOT
TO RESIGN
Alleged That Affldavlts Have Been
Prepared to Impeach Moral
Character of Guy w.
Eddie

An air of intense suspense and deep
mystery pervaded the offices or the
court attorneys at the Los Angeles
police headquarters yesterday DeVel-
opments followed each other In rapid
sequence relative to the allegation OF
George p Arnerich, proprietor OF the
Good Fellows Grotto, 341 South Main
street. that he had paid Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Joseph f. Sey-
mour, jr., $50 to quash the liquor case
against Arnerich.
AS a climax to all came the dis
duieting and persistent rumor that az
fidavits had been prepared impeaching
the character of Prosecuting Attorney
Guy W. Eddie, although this matter
is entirely foreign from the Seymour
matter. The alleged affidavits against
Eddie are relative to his moral con-
duct and 1t is believed by those in a
position to know that the affidavits
are the result of conspiracy against
Eddie by tools of corporations, against
which Eddie has been instrumental in
securing evidence of violation of the
law.
Mr.. Eddie stated that he had heard
of such rumors. but regarded them
lightly and stated that he was pre-
pared to meet them, and that he real
lied that certain persons or corpora
tions would stoop to any MEANS even
that of perjury, to blacken his char
acter.
Officers Character Attacked
The most startling development in
the Seymour case is the statement or
E. J. Fleming of the law firm of Hun
sacker, Britt & Fleming, counsel for
Arnerich, that he has positive knowl-
edge of the fact that Patrolman f. II.
20 hA nnT MI a
of bribery against Arnerich and who
first told OF the alleged bribery of AS
sistant Prosecuting Attorney Seymour.
is not a fit person to remain on the
Los Angeles police force.
81 have investigated the record OF
Patrolman Brown said Attorney
Fleming. land have information which
will show that prior to his appoint
ment to the Los Angeles police depart
ment in 1906 Brown had served two
wear term in the Kansas penitentiary
on a charge of burglary, and that ne
gave a false affidavit when he went
before the civil service commission to
PASS the examination required for pa
trolman. He is not fit person to re-
main Oh the police force.
The attorneys for Arnerich will en-
deavor to show that a conspiracy eX-
listed and that Arnerich was the VIC
tim of a malicious trap, for Arnerlcn
and his three walters have all along
maintained that on the night that Pa
trolman Brown and the man named
McDonald entered his place they We're
served with food as we'll as beer and
that no violation of the law was made.
Chief to Investigate
It does not, however, disprove the
fact that four witnesses were in a po>
sition to see the transaction when
Arnerich handed the 500 to Brown.
hut they will try to show that Arner-
ich was intimidated and fell into the
trap.
Just what effect it will have on the
Seymour case is uncertain, for the
bribe is alleged to have been given to
Seymour on the afternoon previous to
the bribs declared given to Patrolman
Brown.
Chief Of Police Dishman is person
ally investigating the allegations
against the character of Brown, and
some startling developments are likely
to ensue.
The investigation In the Seymour
case which was to have been conduct
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