Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-22
|ND|CT MAYOR Of
Los ANGELES ON A
CHARGE OF BRIDE
To SHIELD VICE
Two Men Alleged to Have
Given Bride Also Indicted on
Charge of Paying $1,000
Month for Protection,
BONDS ARE FIXED AT
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
Attorney for Mayor Issues
Statement That Indictments
VIII Serve to Force Enemies
Of Mayor Into Open,

Los Angeles Calf, March 21.-
Mayor Frederic T. Woodman of Los
Angeles was indicted by the county
grand jury here tonight on charge
of receiving a bride for the protection
of vice. George Brown and George
Henderson were indicted on a charge
of giving bride in connection with
the same transaction.
The indictment against Mr. Wood
man, stripped of its legal verbiage,
charges him with the crime of ask
ing, receiving and agreeing TO receive
a bribe," a felony.
1t recites the fact of his official
position and charges that on or about
January ], 1919. the mayor agreed to
accept from George Brown and
George Henderson the total sum of
$25, 600 in monthly payments of 81
500 each, and that $4,000 was actual
ly paid to a former newspaper man
for the mayor, the payments being in
return for protection to Brown and
Henderson in unlawful sales of liquor,
in conducting houses of Ill repute
without interference and IN conduct
ing gambling places and games.
Bond Fixed at $4,000.
The indictment goes into detail as
to show the mayor was to furnish the
IlOLFCblOl dllSSCu w nave pCNh 'S-
cured.
The bond Of each of the defend
ants Mayor Woodman, Brown and
Henderson was fixed at 10000.
Brown and Henderson already We're
in Jail. Brown being held on a pref
vious indictment charging him with
intimidating a witness before the
grand jury, and Henderson being held
without the filing of Il formal charge
pending action by the grand jury.
Thomas Lee Woolwine, district at
torney, stated tonight that warrant
had been issued on the indictment for
the apprehension of the mayor and
that II was in the hands of officers
for service. Belief was expressed
about the grand jury rooms that the
mayor would appear tomorrow morn
ing with bondsmen and submit to ar
rest.
The mayor was in seclusion tonight
and declined to be seen or to make
any comment on the action of the
grand jury. Capt, John d. Freder-
ticks, attorney for Mr., Woodman, is
sued this statement;
Will Force Open Fight.
THE return of the Indictment
against the mayor will at last fur
nish an opportunity to get out into
the open all these charges of graft
and bribery 1t will put an end to
these irnucndocs involving the name
of the mayor. AT the proper time
and place the mayor will appear and
state the facts lie is entirely inno-
cent of these charges"
Mayor Woodman was selected for
that office by a vote of the city coun-
Gil September 6. 1916. to succeed c.
+. Sebastian, who resigned from the
mayoralty. Mr.. Woodman was, prior
to that time. president OF the Los
Angeles board OF harbor commission
ers. He had been named to that po-
sion by Mayor Alexander and
had served through the terms of
Mayors H. p. Rose and c. e. Sebas-
tian, until the resignation of the lat
ter
Mr.. Woodman came to Los Angeles
about ten years ago from Concord,
\. H. In Concord he served for a
time as attorney for the Boston &
Maine railroad and was also sent to
the New Hampshire legislature for
two terms. in 1900 and 1901.