Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-27
BROADHEAD HAS
ONE WEEK MORE
BEFORE TRIAL
FORMER POLICE CHIEF GIVEN
A CONTINUANCE
ATTORNEYS DEMAND PRESENCE
OF REDMOND AND E. r. EARL
Affidavit of Accused Official Declares
That Testimony of Oswald Was
the Result of a. Old and
Bitter Feud

A TTORNEYS for Thomas II. Broad
! N head, former chief of police, in
IA dicted on q charge of accepting a |
bribe from Nick Oswald to permit the
latter to conduct his redlight district
! houses without molestation, were, in a
measure, successful yesterday in their
efforts to secure a postponement of the
| trial which was set to begin at 10
| o'clock in Judge Davis department OF
! the criminal court. A delay of one week
was granted after several hours de-
! liberation on an affidavit from the IN
| dicted man, in which he averred that Z.
j. Redmond, former sergeant OF ponce
and f.. T. Earl, publisher of the EX-
press, could not be located and that
| their testimony was absolutely neces-
sary in his defense.
H. Fl. Appel, Broadhead's leading
counsel, appealed for postponemenL
of a month, but District Attorney Fred
ericks. who, with w. j. Ford, is hand
ling the prosecution, stated his unWlll-
ingness to delay the trial more than a
week, and the same view was adopted
by the judge, who continued the matter
| until 10 o'clock next Monday. go
| The courtroom was thronged WIN
Witnesses. members of the jury and
panel and friends of Broadhead When
| the session began. Among those present
were many city officials, VINO came III
| response to subpoenas, and sitting IN
side the railing near the chair occupied
hy the former police official were former
Mayor Harper and former Chlet OF
Police Edward Kern.
Two Witnesses Missing
Attorney Appel in requesting a con-
tinuance said diligent search had been
made by the sheriff for Earl and Red
| mond, but nothing could be learned as
to their whereabouts. He expected 10
prove by Redmond, he said, that Us,
| wald's testimony before the last grand
Jury which returned the indictment
against Broadhead was due TO ms
hatred to the then captain of police pc
! cause the latter interfered with his
conduct of houses in the redlight dis
| trict.
BY the testimony Of Earl, he SAID,
he would prove that money had oeen
| Maid by the latter to Oswald in order |
to induce him to appear before the
grand jury and that immunity hau
been given the former redlight boss
after he testified. =.
| "NiclS Oswald is the principal VII
ness for the prosecution in this case, |
said the attorney, land we are de-
termined to prove that his actions were
animated by hatred of Broadneao, anu
to prove this we must have the tesu7
mony of Redmond, who received IN
structions from Broadhead to close up |
! Oswald's houses. We are ready TO
meet this charge when we have our
witnesses here, and our only plea Is
for reasonable time to summon tnem'
The affidavit from Broadhead in sup
port of the motion for continuance
was read by Attorney Appel.
Redmond's Presence Demanded
After stating that diligent search had
been made for the two absent wit
nesses, the affidavit continues:
IN 1.aA~. -.
| that during 1907 and 1908 and at times
referred to in the indictment Redmond
was well acquainted with Nick oswald
and had conversed with oswald con-
cerping the keeping of houses OF pros
! titution and assgnation; that ne eN-
poets to prove by Redmond that Us
wald complained to Redmond and told
| him that -affiant was persistent and
| anxious to prosecute Oswald for keep
| ing houses of prostitution Wlthln the
! city of Los Angeles and that atf1ant
was persistent in and was attempting
to prosecute and convict persons living
! in, freuuenting and having business re-
! lations and connections with these
| houses: that Oswald complained that
affiant was altogether too otf1c1ous ana
! that he desired Redmond to speak TO
afiant and request him to desist from
| interfering with the business of Os-
| wald in maintaining the houses.
Furthermore says Broadhead In his
affidavit, he expects to prove by Red
mond that the latter was given orders
to watch Oswald and obtain evidence,
| if possible, in regard to Oswald's busi-
ness. Redmond, he says carried out
| his instructions and notified Oswald
from time to time that he must close
his houses or he would be prosecuted.
Threats Are Mentioned
In July, 1908, says Broadhead, when
| Z. mi in |
ing him to desist from his efforts to
close the houses, the redlight boss said
| he would "get even," and during the
grand jury session last fall he told
| Redmond he "Would be very glad If he
had the information or evidence upon
which he could base an accusation
against Broadhead and cause his re-
moval from the police force" adding
| he would be id glad if he could
get the grand jury to return an indiet-
ment against the captain of police.
| AS late as January, 1909, Broadhead
AYERS, he telephoned to Oswald that he
| must keep his houses closed, after re-
! ceiving information from Redmond
that they were running in defiance of
orders.
Broadhead also contends that Red
mond, if he is found, will testify that
| Oswald expressed the greatest bitter
ness toward Broadhead when the lat
ter requested the district attorney to
close the houses in the redlight dis
trict. Oswald, on this occasion, he
AYERS, said he would "get even if it
took all his lifetime to down Broad
head"
Finally, he AYERS, he will prove by
Redmond, who, as sergeant, was in
charge of affairs in the redlght dis
trict, he never gave instructions not to
molest Oswald's houses.
May Be in Mexico
Redmond, according to Broadhead
is believed to be in Mexico, leaving Los
Angeles for the southern republic last
Thursday
Regarding the necessity for the pres
ence of E. T. Earl as a witness in his
behalf, Broadhead, in his affidavit,
AYERS that he expects to prove by
Earl's testimony that the latter made
an agreement with Oswald whereby