Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel], April 05, 1907, Page 5, Image 5

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MANY WOMEN
ARE UNJUSTLY
INCARCERATED
Police Methods Cause
Protests
Manner of Locking Up Mexican Pr!«.
oners on Suspicion May Result
in International Com.
plications
ln retaliation for the recent frequent
arrests of Innocent Mexicans by tho
local police and the Incarceration of
men and women several days at a
time on "suspicion" allegations, Attor
ney Horace Appel, working In con-
Junction with the Mexican consul, yes
terday began an Investigation of the
"suspicion" system which, if not ex-
p lained, may result In a straining of
diplomatic relations between the
United States and Mexico.
The "suspicion" system nt tim po«
lice station him resulted in untold
trouble during tii<> past few mouths.
Prior to that time more experienced
officers were bolng used to do plain
clothes work. Recently scores of per
fectly Innocent people are Hiild to havi>
been Inken to the police stntlon,
looked up and hold there for a week
Of more at a time, while only a "sus
picion" charge rested against thorn, and
they were released with no examination
when the police had gotten tired of
keeping them there. According to tho
statement of Attorney Appel, who has
represented tho Spanish population of
Los Angeles for many years, the police
have always stated that if false arrest
has been made the victim always has
the right to sue the police officer for
that false arrest, but this plan has
proved a failure because of the fact
that most of the police officers would
be unablo to pay judgments against
them.
Friendless Woman Arrested
The recent arrest of Junna Maclas
by Detective Rico has proven the im
mediate cause of the starting of an
investigation. The woman is a poor,
friendless little person and was un
fortunate only in that she happened to
live in a part of the same shack where
a man named Estrada lived.
Estrada was arrested charged with
the murder of another Mexican, and
Officer Hico went to tho house and
took Juana Macias to the police sta
tion. She wns kept there six days,
not knowing what was to become of
her, fearing the unknown, and with
out friends; and on the day she was
finally released one of the detectives,
according to her allegations, told her
that if she mentioned the fact that she
had been locked up the police depart
ment would persecute her by frequent
arrests until she would be forced to
get out of town.
As soon as the little Mexican woman
was released from the city jail she
went to the Mexican consul and asked
him if it was necessary for her to
leave town, and she was told that she
might remain, while Attorney Appel,
who had been at work on an Investiga
tion of similar cases, took up the Ma
clas case with Mayor Harper.
Yesterday Attorney Appel was at
the court house preparing affidavits in
the case and collecting evidence.
Says Laws Are Violated
"It seems a shame that theso poor
peoplo receive the treatment they do
at the hands of some police officers,
who try to bully them," said the attor
ney. "This thing has been going on
for a long time, and certain Mexican
officers have been most instrumental in
the intimidation of men and women
of their own race. This woman, who
1c a friendless, dependent sort of a
little creature, lived in a part of the
shack where the alleged murderer lived.
When they arrested her, If they had
anything against her why didn't they
file a complaint. It Is a misdemeanor
in this state for an officer to hold a
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FERRIS COMPANY TO REPEAT "THE
HOLY CITY" FOR ITS FINAL WEEK
MISS FLORENCE STONE
IN response to practically an uni
versal demand, DICk Ferris has an
nounced that tho Ferris company
will devote Its last week, which will
begin a week from Monday, following
"Fedora," to a revival of "The Holy
City," the most phenomenally success
ful play ever given In Los Angeles. Al
ready four weeks of "The Holy City"
have been played to houses packed to
the doors, extra matinees, even in the
morning, have been givon to accommo
date the pressure for tickets, and yet
though 10C, 000 saw it, every day there
are numerous inquiries as to the possi
bility of its repotition, and requests for
another week of It.
This demand had to be heeded, and
Mr. Ferris decided yesterday after a
general consultation to revive it as his
finale for the season. It will be put
on exactly as before, with the same
wealth of sevnery and effect. It will
permit tho company to depart in a
blaze of glory such as is seldom allotted
the most celebrated Thespianic stars.
Mr. Ferris also has signed contracts
for next season, whereby his return is
assured. This will be glad news to the
throngs of friends he and his company
have made. The date of his reappear
ance has not been made public.
The first performance by The Cali
forn.'an, the opera company which
will succeed the Ferris company, is an
nounced for April 29; the opening opera
will be "Robin Hood."
Miss Carroll McComas Tonight
This evening at Simpson auditorium
Carroll McComas' many friends will
have the opportunity of enjoying a
program presented by this charming
entertainer, and a quartet of premier
Los Angeles artists. Carroll McComas
is not only a whistler in the usually
accepted sence, but she Is a finished
person prisoner without taking them
immediately before a magistrate, and I
intend .to see hereafter that the law is
fulfilled. When this woman was re
leased from Jail an officer told her to
get out of town or she would be sub
ject to arrest. Now that sort of bully
ing and intimidation has got to stop,
LOS ANGELES HERALD: FPTDAY MOPNTNG, APRTL 5, 1907.
musician and her work has been taken
seriously. The assisting artists this
evening will be Harry Clifford Lott,
baritone, Ludvlk Opld, 'cellist; Will
lam Mead, flutist, and Archibald Ses
sions, pianist. The program numbers
are as follows:
Scherzo, (Archibald Sessions), Schubert.
Voce di Prlmavera, Strauss.
Serenata, Op. 15, Moskowakl.
Nightingale polka (Miss McComas), Ed.
Mollenhauer.
Sur le Lac, cello solo (Ludvlk Opld),
Godard.
Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2, Chopin.
L'Ete, Chaminade.
Cavatina Op. 86, No. 3, Raff.
Elegie. Massenet.
Cello obllgato, Mr. Opld, Miss McComas.
Mine. Max Bendix.
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes. Forrtc
Love Me if I Live, (Harry Clifford Lottj
Foote.
Fantaslestuck. flute solo (Wm. Mead)
Julius Wuerst.
Valse Brllliante, David Foote.
Serenade, David Foote.
"Berceuso," Jocelyn, Godard.
Thou Brilliant Bird, Perle dv Bresll,
David.
Flute obligate Mr. Mead, Miss McCo
mas.
Nat Goodwin In "An American Citizen"
Nat Goodwin rather returned to first
principles last nigiit when at the Mason
he presented his great ouccesa of by
gone years, "An American Citizen."
The play is standard; so Is his inter
pretation of It, and his company ap
peared to good advantage in It. When
the last curtain is drawn and the last
ezit of Nat Goodwin is made, it will
be in plays of this 3ort rather than by
his incursions into Shakespeare that
Nat will be best and most lovingly re
membered. He will repeat this play to
night, and will give a potpourri of acts
from various of his plays Saturday
night.
for the Mexican consul here Is making
a complete Investigation, and he will
demand an explanation of such con
duct. Because a man or 'voman is a
Mexican of the illiterate class Is no
reason why they should be bullied.
"When an officer is sued because of
the false imprisonment, if you make
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The entfre stock
on sale l>y tlm firr
insurance adjust-
ers, bought by us
for spot cash.
For May & Co. Methods
Again — We can prove to you that our prices on turn's, youths' and hoys' clothing, furnishings, hats ami
shoes cannot be equaled for genuine lowness. The fire adjusters holding a sale at 420 Smith P.roadway
found they could not compete with us on price and quality and askrd for a hid on the entire stock. We
made an offer and it was accepted. We offer you the entire combined stocks at both stores at less than
factory cost.
FRIDAY, April 5, and
SATURDAY, April 6
We Will Actually Offer You $3.00 lor $1.00. Spring
and Summer Suits Less Than Cost of Fabrics
$7.50 Suits marked down to $2.95
$10 Business Suits cut to $4.45
$12.50 Spring Suits going at $5.75
Boys' Spring Suits
I3.EQ values for *1.03
$4.00 suits marked ft 1.05
$5.00 suits cut to *2.45
$6.00 suits for , *2-»5
$6.50 and $7.00 suits at »3.23
ODD PANTS . FOR COOL EVENING
$1.25 values now 60c WEAR
$1.50 and $2.00 values. .%\sa OVERCOATS AND
$2.50 and $3.00 values. .$1.35 .. . . „,.. „.■..■>.,.
$3.50 and $4.00 values. .»2.<W V^^rnZJt
$6.00 and $6.50 values. .52.03 RAINCOATS
$15.00 garments now'
MAMMOTH SHOE for only »0.75
VALUES $18.00 garments f0r... 58.65
$2.00 shoes $1.25 $20.00 garments now
( 2.50 shoes $1.6.1 for only $0.85
$3.00 shoes $1.03 $22.50 garments for. . .$ll.OO
$3.60 shoes $2.2.1 $25.00 garments now
$5.00 shoes $2.05 for only $11.05
TWO STORES
ZLfiO South
uv Spring Street
/LOO South
■n^vr Broadway
the suit good, why, you Son't get any
thing. These officers in most cases
cannot stand a judgment, and it is not
worth while suing them.
"I purpose to make every police of
ficer put up bond, and have already
taken up that proposition with Mayor
Harper. In that way an officer will
think twice before he makes promis
cuous arrests of Innocent people."
Following is a copy of the affidavit
Mr. Appel has had this woman make
regarding her treatment. He has sent
the afflidavlt to the mayor: r
State of California,
County of Los Angeles, ss.
Juana Maclas being duly sworn de
poses and says that she resides at G43Vi
North Main street; that on March 2»,
1907, she was placed under arrest by
Detective Rico, and said Detective Kico
took her to the city jail and locked her
In said Jail until the third day of April.
1907, when she was taken out into a
court and Bhe was told to go.
That so far as she knows there was
no chargo pending against her of any
kind shape or manner, and she was not
arraigned before any court or judge,
upon any charge, and was not tried
for any offense. That one Talamantes,
who calls himself a detective, at the
police station on the third day of April,
1907 said to this affiant that she
should get out of the city of Los An-
Kcles- that if affiant remained In the
city without leaving said city that they
would arrest her affain and put hei
back in Jail, and that they would give
her until today, the fourth day of April,
1907 in which to leave town.
Affiant says that she went to the of -
(left of H H Appe!, esq., on this day to
"sk hinV whether they had any nuthor
'uv to order her out of town and com
municated to him the foregoing facts.
JUAN X MACIAS.
mark
this 4th day of April
Notary Public In and for tho County of
N L os y Ange,es. State of CaUfornia^
G F. BECKHAM.
Wants Officers Bonded
Mr. Appel also based his request for
the bonding of officers, together with
a statement or the facts of this case, In
the following letter: .
"Hon. A. C. Harper, mayor of the City
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Cal.
"My Dear Sir: For a great many
years It has been the habit of some
policemen and officers to arrest men
and women and place them in the city
jail and hold them there for a consid
erable length of time, upon the pretext
that they are either witnesses or that
they are held under suspicion.
"A great many of these cases have
come under my observation, where the
arrest and detention have been most
unjust. I call your attention to one
that has come to my knowledge today;
a poor woman by the name of Juana
Maclas, who was taken in charge
by Detective Rico, and confined in jail
five days without any charge against
her and' without any prosecution of any
kind, and she was set free yeHterday.
She Is without friends, destitute and
helpless. It is this kind of people who
are abused and taken advantage of by
unscrupulous officers. Her arrest Is
nothing more nor less than false Im
prisonment, but she has no redress, as
the habit above referred to has been so
continuous that It Is impossible to ob
tain any complaint or any redress at
all.
"I" I call your attention to the fact that
the officer in question has no property
to amount to anything, has no money
with which to respond to any damage 3
and has no bond upon which the pub
lic could rely for a redress. 1 enclose
you the affidavit of this woman.
"AH" AH the good citizens In this city
know that your determination as a
mayor Is to stop all abuses and to
have the laws of this city In so far as
they have come within your Jurisdic
tion, properly observed. We think that
the law should first be observed by
your officers and that under the guise
of belncr nollco officers, they should i»*t
Two Days Only
$17.50 Tailored Suits now for $8.45
$20 Latest Style Suits sacrificed at $9.25
The Very Latest $25 Hand-Tailored Suits at $11.95
SUSPENDERS
20c suspenders Re
35c suspenders 15c
50c President-like suspen-
ders 10c
A mammoth swell line of 75c,
$1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 fancy
dressy Hllk suspenders with
gold-platod buckles, that
can be engraved; your
choice 85c
HATS
$1.50 and $2 hats now 05c
All the novelty shapes in
gray, tan, black and
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$2.50 and $3.00 hats; all
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$3.50 and $4.00 hats; thou-
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/ OPEN TO
/ Searchlight, Nevada
/ OPEN TO now operating trains into and
' Searchlight, Nevada
The Santa Fe is now operating trains into and
/ out of Searchlight
/ FYfllDQinM dail^' except Sun
/ LAV>UIwIV/l\ day. Trains leave Los
/Jt\/ FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Angeles daily, ex-
BPfffPVSS' cept Saturday, at 8
fS^^^U£wu^9\9 \ On the above date the Santa Fe will con- A ' *-
iT^^TH^^^^/ \ duct an excurslon to Searchlight. The p- HI., ana arrive at
\ . H J \ round trip fare from Los Angeles will bo Q»oTV»l-i1io-1-if of 11• QH
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.A triangle of Nevada." turning train leaves
\ Searchlight daily, ex-
\ cept Sunday, at 3 p. m. and arrives in Los Angeles
\ next morning.
\ Get Further Information From
\ E. W. McGEE, 334 South Spring Street
\ f Home A 9224 Sunset Main 738
bo permitted to violate the law and to
commit crimes themselves.
"It Is only sympathy for this woman
that induces me to write to you. and
without any desire on my part to inter
fere with any duties devolving upon
these officers, or upon your administra
tion.
"I can give you many cases and ob
tain the proof for you of the conduct
on the part of other officers.
"Would it not be a good idea to re
quire all police officers by ordinance to
give a bond for tho faithful perform
ance of their duties, so that the puOlic
may have recourse for damages against
them when they violate their duty."
LOT ON SIXTH STREET
SOLD AT S7OO-A FOOT
W. W. Middlecoft, tho attorney, has
told to Dr. Ralph Williams a lot on
the south side of Sixth street, betWMtl
FlOWtr and PifUeroa streets, the con
sideration being $35,000, or at tho rato
of $700 a front foot. The lot is 50xl')0
feet. W. H. Allen & Son and John
D. Foster & Co. negotiated the sale.
BUILDING PERMITS
Following are the permits issued from
the building superintendent's office
Thursday and classified according to
wards:
Wards. Permits. Values.
First 2? $1,350
Second 2 '40
Third 8 1,600
Fourth 2 3,100
Fifth 12 26.775
Sixth 8 2,625
Eighth 2 ' I 100
Ninth ... 2 2.200
Totals 34 $38,890
Homeless children .received ana
placed In bouses for adoption. Apply
•V O. V. Hlce. Superintendent Chil
dren's Horn* society, 134 Urudburjr
building, I."* Anvelea.
Kverythlng you want you will nud \n
ihH ,'lniuiltWd MM. One cunt it word.
HANDKERCHIEFS
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15c colored border handker-
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20c linen handkerchiefs. .. .Oc
60c silk handkerchiefs. .. .19p
25c string ties * . . . .8 l-3c
35c four-in-hands 15c
50c stylish neckwear 22c
10c arm bands 4c
50c arm bands 10c
25c Boston garters >5c
NIGHTSHIRTS, SWEATERS
75c values outing flannel or
muslin nightshirts 45c
$1.00 wool knit sweaters. . ,60c
$1.50 wool knit sweaters. . .85c
Ssc bibbed overalls 43c
DONTM
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ment of new spring and summer woolens in the city and tho
$25.00 suits we aye turning out have the appearance at regular
$35.00 suits; and our terms remain the same — a small deposit
down and the balance in weekly installments of
$1.00
After you have ordered your suit and everything Is satisfactory,
present this "ad" and you will be credited $1 00.
We are open evenings till 7 o'clock; Saturdays till 9.
Fletcher Tailoring Co.
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5
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, 25c fine hose 120
50c fine hose 17V4c
6 00 fine h05e..... 230
LAY IN A BIG SUPPLY
60c medium weight un-
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7 6c heavy ribbed un-
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$1.00 wool underwear. ,400
$1.25 wool underwear... 6oo
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scores of different
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$2.00 values in all the
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2 5c rubber collars. . . 150
50c and 60c work -
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60c and 60c golf shirts.. 3So
7 5c golf shirts 30a
$1.00 golf shirts 4Bc
$1.25 golf shirts ..63c
$1.50 — big assortment, in-
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