Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

fidavits from fallen women which prove
that those who employed detectives to
ruin my character through false testi-
mony sought to make a sure case
through the multiplicity of witnesses.
Here is one from the negress
Howard, who confeSseS her part in the
plot which Capt. Lehnhausen declares
to have been an infamous deal An
other, the contents of which cannot be
read in a public meeting, says in part:
Scott Sense came to my residence with
another man 1 do not know and tried,
by offering me rewards and by intimi-
dation to induce me to sign -. l
cannot read to you the disgusting
proposition made. This woman's af-
fidavit adds that Sense, among other
things, said: Guy Eddie is no friend
of yours, because when you were ar
rested he could have helped you out
You ought to help us get him out of
office. We want to get him and Alex
ander and lot Of those - long hairs
out of Office.
This affidavit reveals the fact that
Sense did accomplish his purpose this
time. He secured an affidavit against
Guy Eddie, who did not dare to run
for office Listen to this portion of
this woman's testimony under oath: I
protested against signing any state
ment and told him IVwanted him to get
out and leave me alone; that he pro-
duced a writing and that he just made
me think had to sign, and by his force
and menacing manner made me yield
and sign; that when L signed did SO
with the intent to injure Mr.. Eddie be-
cause the said Sense made me believe
he represented a strong power here in
the city which would be more friendly
to me than Mr. Eddie; that next day
after I had signed said trumped up
statement I felt strongly inclined to
go to see Mr.. Eddie and tell, him about
the wrong I had done him and the
crooked work that was being done
against him, but was too weak to do
so; that now want to do him justice
and undo my own wrong so far as 1
can
COIN OFFERED FOR CHARGES
"How much was it worth for my
enemies to secure one of these affi-
davits in cases where intimidation
failed? 1 have here another affidavit
which says: THAT said Sense offered
me as high as $400 to swear to such an
affidavit; that he had the affidavit al
ready written out when he came to me;
that he brought a notary public with
him; that he said he was employed to
get ~affidavits from fallen women
against the said Guy Eddie, and that
he showed me bunch of about twenty,
1 should judge, blank affidavits which
he said he was to get signed up; he
said there was good money in 1t for
him, and that he needed the money
and that he wanted me to help MIN
out
"And further along in this remark
able confession I read: He (Sense)
further said: "It will be easy to get
the blank affidavits signed up, as the
girls want an open town." and that he
had dozen or more aftidavits signed
up already
Now, ladies'. and gentlemen, there
are more aff1davits in my possession
further revealing this dastardly. plot
They are for the inspection of any
voter who cares to read them.
'|But where are the dozen or more
affidavits' which this last affiant says
Detective Sense secured, according to
his statement? Where did District At
torney John d. F'redericks secure the
affidavits which he told Long Beach
citizens would drive them all out or
the hall? -r.a
"John d. Fredericks has made this
filthy matter a part of his campaign Of
defense. He has sought to discredit
me, as the maker of the affidavit used
so effectively to further expose the
cunning politician who is endeavorlng,
by every means in his power, to re-
tain his office.
"It is time for John D. Fredericks to
explain.
DENUNCLATION OF DETECTIVE
TT was a willy trick for my enemies
to employ Detective Scott Sense to pur-
chase or secure by intimidation false
affidavits against me from fallen
women. 1 had employd this same de-
factiva to search out evidence In this