The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-01-10
To the Citizens Of Los Angeles

The undersigned in n circular issued
some time ago said: "On October "a,
I 1908, at 1850 a. m. a son Of tho under.
signed, by the name of Victor Lamar,
fifteen and one.half years Of age, n pu-
I pil of the Custer avenue school was
found dead at the bottom Of the Bimini
bath pool. At S:3O a. m. he went there
/ In the company Of L. V. Reynolds, n
I Catholic priest Of Chandler. Okla, who
I paid tho admission for both and took
| the boy, contrary 20 the rules Of the
/ place, with him 20 the dressing-room he
occupied. At the time, according 20 the
statements Of the attendants there were
IN the place from twenty 10 thirty boys.
mostly small, nearly all Of whom bathci,
in the first section, where the water was
warmer, but Reynolds took Victor 20 the
other section. After that they were seen
going together 10 the dressing room.
And also: "Astounded at the result
Of the coroner's inquest the undersigned
retained DIR. Warren y. Horton, Of III
Crosse building, who assisted by DR.. Ter.
ing made post mortem examination and
ascertained positively that Victor had been
butally murdered (the record of his an.
topsy was published in the Los Angeles
Herald Of October 3lst) There were
twenty distinct wounds found upon Vic
tors body. Upon this determination Of
the true cause Of death the undersigned
hoped 10 be able 20 secure a warrant
against Reynolds and went from one Of.
feer 10 another, but failed in his efforts -
Ny appeal TO the Just and thinking
people of Los Angeles has had no effect
in the way Of securing a warrant for the
arrest Of +. V. Reynolds, who murdered
my son, Victor Lamar, in the Bimini
baths October "a, 1905. Can the people
Of Los Angeles calmly look On and see
how the authorities they themselves have
elected fail TO do their duty and call the
coroner, c. Hartwell, TO answer for con.
eealing the murder from the jury, who
from such lack Of knowledge could not
hold Reynolds to the grand jury. The
people Of any civilized state would not
leave the officials in their Offices If they
had such evidence Of their guilt. No
medical board in any state on earth
would leave a Doctors diploma in the
hands Of such man as DR.. Garrett, who
together with the coroner, @. HartWell,
concealed the murder. 1 wrote a letter
to President Roosevelt and the governor
Of the state Of California, J. n. Gillett,
the -sth OF january, lsUs, asking them
10 help me 20 get justice, but both re-
ferred me 10 the district attorney Of Los
Angeles, and he does not want to issue
a warrant for the arrest Of +. v. RAY.
nolds. He does not want 10 sec the crime
done by Coroner G. Hartwell, and his
physician, DR.. Garrett, exposed. And
the people Of Los Angeles calmly look
on while the district attorney fails to act
according TO law. II the district attor. |
ney would investigate the matter and con.
Wet the murderer, and also investigate
the past life Of f. V. Reynolds, instead |
Of willfully disregarding the laws, he |
would do the public a great service by
protecting the homes Of the people. as |
this most surely was not the first murder /
Reynolds committed. From the evidence |
I have, he brutalG misused and mur.