Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-13
Transcript of E. t. Earls Testimony Before
the Grand Jury Relating Confession of
Tenderloin King Is Made Public
INDICTMENTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
In His Statement Before Inquistorial Body Publisher
of Express Explains Why Officials Resigned
Under Fire-Large Sums Paid for Protec-
ton of Notorious Resorts 1t Is Said


Ii transcript Earls testimony before grand jury was
Nick Oswald who is charged with perjury
pay detailing the revelations him by Oswald his
asserted he had been partnership with former Mayor
notorious the redght district and that from the
Of these houses large of paid Mayor Harper
Mr. Earl while before the grand jury related fully the details
of his conversation with Oswald and the manner in which the latter
make the revelations regarding the protection of vice which
involve city Oswald generally believed yes
ted before the grand his return from hiding and
given by Mr. Earl.
INDICTMENTS EXPECTED
testimony expected
returned against of the pillars Mayor Haper admin
istration.
After the grand jury had examined Joseph Duand regarding
the ownership and occupants Of the notorious brick houses Edwin
After relating when his with Nick
wald and Paul Blair the detective took place Mr. Earl told of the
by Oswald Mr. Earl said when Oswald
his office he told Mr. Earl certain facts which Oswald would bring
concerning the withdrawal OF Mayor Harper from the recall ticket
Proceeding with his statement the grand jury Mr. Earl said
while partnership with Tom Savage
Angeles Commercial during Mayor Harper
campaign for in 1906 short time after he elected
he out that Tom Savage had put out of
fix Tom Savage will just up little scheme and go into
business ourselves with A. Harper words to that effect At
schenck had number conferences the mayors
office relative putting Mr. Savage of business and opening
DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS
The they should control that business the
wad profits equally. part program was
they should Chief of Police Kern $3.50 month"; Captain
$3.50 month"; divide remainder profits
Working that basis Oswald said he steps open
the old Ballerino cribs which then vacant.
after Oswald had leased the cribs he spent
dollars fixing them When the cribs ready be opened
they and decided they would try
public along the lines that would be better permit
district of that kind to exist than the
They laid plan whereby they put
cribs supply them with the chief of police
every night take them jail and they would deposit SIS go
the cribs proceeding
the night Their idea that the would
allow district of that kind than
but Oswald the damned didn't work
as they wanted it,
SCHEME FoILED BY PAPERS
H said the newspapers instead of advocating the segregation
abused the officials because they did the with the
women They the Baerno cribs wouldn't 60 was
prominent and the reputation of the place bad that they
decided they couldn't work that
Ater conference which Mayor Harper Sam Schenc
present they decided call
the office order line the newspaper
up with them Oswald stated that after the conference he
papers would proposition
but they decided to go ahead with it anyway.
Oswald and others then secured property the north
south sides Of Commercial street and fixed the cottages there
redight district
"They began business there May June 1907
After the buildings finished it decided they would again
tcted raid Tom Savage and they aded everything They
went district This apparently mistake,
intended they should go into the district In the
Sam Schenck had retired from the board police
ers, but he was still member of the syndicate
OTHER PARTNERS ADMITTED
Mr Oswads conversation indicated that that time he
Schenck the the only
they the police department certain
Oswald said Chief Kern told him day. Nick
down there you will have to bring $500 month
will handle the financial end of it. will $500 to the
$500 Broadhead. Oswald said Kern also said, Nick
you pay Tom Savage $500 month You you
iamn please about Sam Schenck'
Oswald said the they wanted pay Savage $500