Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-04-21 | Page 10 | Indicted by Grand Jury

BY GRAND JURY Former Fo er Chief of Police of Los An Angeles Angeles Angeles geles Accused of Accepting Bribes While in Office Los Angeles Cal Cat April 20 Thomas ThomasH H Broadhead for a short period chief of ot police pollee of this city was indicted by a special grand jury on a charge of hav hay having havIns hayIng ing Ins accepted bribes from the keepers of ot houses of prostitution Former Mayor A C Harper and for former former former mer Chief of Police Pollee Edward Kern whose who e actions were under investigation by the grand jury jul were not Indicted The grand jury adjourned sine sin ine die Captain Broadhead will be arraigned tomorrow He is at liberty on bonds in the sum awn of or Broadhead is one ne of or the oldest officers on the force The grand jury concludes its report in the following language Froin the evidence adduced during this investigation it is the unanimous belief beliet of this grand Jury that large amounts of or money were paid for the protection of prostitution in the so called red light district to certain public and officials of or this city un under under Under der investigation other than those in indicted indicted However owing to the lack of ot sufficient corroborating evidence we are arc of the opinion it would be impossible to convict such officials if Indicted Finally FI all it is the opinion of or this grand jury that investigations into of or official official misconduct can best be Carried on secretly by the district attorney without the aid of the grand jury