Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-12
THE RETURNED EXILE.
Speculation Rife as to What Lau-
teFfO Will Say.

lHe drfesG VI frdGk LduterlO Saturday
evening and his incarceration in the
County Jail after he had successfully
evaded capture for nearly two months
furnished topic which was discussed
everywhere in the city yesterday. The
fact that Lauterio refused to make any
statement except to Sheriff Aguirre was
commented upon, and all sorts of con.
lectures were made as to who would be
implicated in his forgeries. Con-
trary to expectation. Sheriff Martin
Aguirre did not visit the Jail
Yesterday, but went down to Redondo
Beach, consequently it could not be
ascertained whether or not he had OBJ
tanned the desired information from his
prisoner. At any rate no further arrests
were made, and for this reason it was
generally presumed that no new devel-
opments had occurred. 1t was currently
rumored that four prominent county
officials at least would be placed in an
awkward predicament by Lauterio's con
fession; and that under these circum-
stances and the uneasiness exhibited by
two or three of them on hearing of Lau-
terio's capture and return, it would not
occasion much surprise were they to be
numb bered among the missing on Sheriff
Aguirre's return from the beach, All
sorts of theories we're advanced as to the
manner in which the steals were effected,
hut the one which appeared to meet with
the most credence was that in addition
to those in the County Auditors office,
there was one accomplice at least in the
employ of the County Clerk he, it was
rumored, had not shown up round his
usual Sabbath haunts yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Captain Thornton was
interviewed upon the question last night
by HERALD reporter, but beyond the
fact that Martin Aguirre had gone to Re-
dondo Beach, he was unable to give any
information. He stated, however, that
it was his idea on hearing of the arrest to
keep it quiet until after Lauterio had
made his statement to the Sheriff, so
that all the parties implicated
might be placed under surveillance
before they heard of it and had
a chance to elude the officers.
As, however, he went home at 2 a. m.
yesterday morning, leaving the Sheriff
still in his office, he of course could not
state what had been done after he left.
He was of the opinion, judging from the
course heretofore adopted by the Sheriff,
that he had already made his arrange
ments before leaving for the beach,
though as far as he WAS concerned no in
structions had been left.
A large number of friends and &C.
quaintances OF Frank Lauterio called at
the Jail yesterday in the expectation of
being allowed to see him, but with the
exception of his wife none were admitted.
Lauterio's adventures after leaving the
city on the afternoon of the 18th of June
last, when he was last seen driving in a
buggy near Pasadena, we're as follows
After leaving his residence on Buena
Vista street, disguised, he drove in the
direction of Monrovia, but missed the
road twice. He passed through
Azusa at daylight, and finally
reached Lordsburg, about O'Clock in
the morning Of the 10th, just about the
time his case was being called in Judge
McKinley's court. Here he discarded
the vehicle and took to the mountains,
where he met with some woodcutters.
He remained with them for two weeks,
after which he tramped forty miles to q
placer mining camp on the MoJave
river. He soon returned to his former hid
Ing place, anu Walteu III tIe expeethtioh
of receiving money from his friends to
enable him to get into Mexico. For
weeks he worked for the woodchoppers,
and several times narrowly escaped ar
rest. On the Goth of July last Martin
Aguirre passed within $50 feet of where
he lay hidden in tie bush. Finally Sheriff
Seymour posted two of his deputies
in the DEVILS Canon, and Lauterio
being forced to come from his hiding
place for water, was captured, and taken
down to San Bernardino, about twelve
miles distant. He was kept in Jail for
an hour while waiting on train, and
brought up to the city.