Show WITNESS TELLS OF 1 I I POLICE GRAFT IN I I LOS ANGELES I Testimony Brings Out the Names of Men of Prominence LOS ANGELES GELES April I 23 Horace Horace I W. W newspaper man and alleged 1 accomplice of oC Mayor F F. T T. Woodman of this city te testified In the mayors mayor's trial tria on the char charge e of accepting a bribe that when he learned a grand jury was to investigate in alleged graft craft here he In Instructed instructed In- In the mayors mayor's secretary tho the I Rex Rev HeGlen Glen MacWilliams to destroy destro letters letters let let- I written written to the mayor maor b by Karr Karr also said he urged the mayor maor to deny knowledge of or a telegram from him LEADING CITIZENS Karrs Karr's testimony brought in the names of several prominent men In Including Including including In- In that of Thomas Hughes who managed Mayor Woodmans Woodman's campaign n here two years ears a ago o and the gubernatorial campaign n of or Governor Go William D. D Stephens last fall Karr said that In a discussion at Hughes Hughes' home a proposal proposal proposal pro pro- by hy George Crown Brown and George e Henderson to raise a fund Cund of oC monthly or more for COr the mayors mayor's campaign earn cam contingent upon protection of their gambling Interests was mentioned mentioned men men- Hushes Hughes promised to consider Karr said a proposal that he ask GO f Governor Stephens to appoint John L L L. Butler chief of police of oC Los LoJ Angeles Angele warden of or a state penitentiary in order to re remove remove re- re move mo Butler Dutler from a position where ho he could coul 1 oppose appointment of oC A. A W W. Hackett as head of DC the purity squad in lit Los Angeles THOUGHT IT ODD Hackett later was appointed head of the squad but hul complained to Karr Kair that Duller Butler was suspicious of him and had detailed an officer to trail him and andone andone andone one of ot his subordinates Karr testified testified fied Cled adding that thal Hackett elt told him this subordinate was collecting money mone from gamblers Hackett wanted the mayor maor to have ha Butler cease this surveillance surveillance sur sur- Karr Karl testified saying Hackett Hackett Hackett Hack Hack- ett said I 1 consider It poor policy for forthe forthe the mayor to allow a n. man to be de detailed detailed detailed de- de tailed to catch men who are collecting his campaign Cun fund Hackett also complained of the of officer officer of- of fleer collecting for him him saying this man kept kepl more than 25 per pel cent the I amount a agreed ree upon but hul added he hc previously pre- pre I had had difficulty with other men who retained an even exren higher her percentage perI percentage per per- of the collections Karr said I |