Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-03

air in as many seconds. The Frenchman
did not appear to have been touched,
for with the pace of a hunted
deer he darted into the shadows of the
trees and disappeared. Then
HOT PURSUIT FOLLOWED,
Glimpses of him, made discernible by
the light of the burning house,
could occasionally be seen, and shots
followed him thick and fast, he return
ing the fusilade, however, in a man.
ner that showed that he was well
armed. Soon he got out of the light
altogether and then the chase became
harder than ever. He ran faster than
his pursuers and the sound of his retreat
was soon inaudible, tue only evidences
of his whereabouts being the whelping
of startled dogs as he ran by the settle
ments. He was headed northwest for
the Rosedale Cemetery, beyond which
are the mountains. and in twenty
minutes after he had sprung from the
burning house all traces of him were
gone. The posse strengthened by
number of citizens kept on, however,
and when the HERALD man left
the scene at l o'clock this MORN
ing they were still securing the
surrounding country, though with little
hopes of success in the darkness of thu
night. The firing had awakened the
whole section and the lights glaring from
the windows of houses round about
showed that everyone was on the alert.
THE sHERFFs S STATEMENT.
On the way home the reporter
called at Station G, on Washing
ton street whittier Martin Aguirre
bad been taken after he was shot down.
There was a curious crowd outside, and
within stood the wounded Sheriff with
bloodstained shirt and arm bent across
his breast. DIR. T. J. Mccoy, the sur
geon in charge, was just finishing
dressing the wounds, which he
said are not dangerous unless con-
tinued hemorrhages takes place. The
Frenchman's bullet had passed through
the forearm, cutting one of the main
arteries, and had then struck the
Sherif's side, not inflicting any wound
there. however. Martin related his ex-
periences as follows: "When 1 arrived
at the Frenchman's house the only sign
of life was a lantern burning on the
porch. l instructed my deputies to
watch the building and then went in
alone to make the arrest. l had heard
that the fellow was in room at the rear
end of the house, 80 l walked right
through and soon came to a chamber
with the door locked. I guessed my man
was in there. 80 said, Come out Tha
only response was bullet which
came through the partition and struck
me on the arm, knocking my pistol out
of my hand. 1 stopped to pick it up and
again shouted, Come out, or I'll shoot
you.' Another shot came and could
not return his shot for l am left
handed, and his bullet had gone through
my left arm. then turned to
kick the door in, but failed in this, 80
decided to leave the house as was get
not do any good, being unable to shoot"
"Can ride horse tonight, Doctor"
asked Martin, when the HERALD man
told him the story of the escape of the
Frenchman. The medical man said,
F." Certainly not" SO with a look
of disappointment on his face, Martin
resigned himself to the hands of his
friends, who placed him in a hack and
brought him down town.
ANOTHER POSSE STARTS.
As soon as the news of the affair
reached the headquarters at the County
Jail, another posse of Deputies was sum-
moned, and left at an early
hour this morning for the scene.
They are all mounted and will
scour the country all about with the
hopes of locating their man after day
break. Whoever finds him will have to
be sure shot, forsthere is no doubt that
the fugitive will fight until he drops.
WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE.
The following is his description, left
at the Police Station at 2 O'Clock this
morning:
ga French Canadian, aged about S5
years; 5 feet 10 or IL inches tall; weight
about 200 pounds; has bushy black hair
and full beard of mixed red and black
color. Wore, when last seen, a light
check jack coat, light wool shirt and
necktie. Lost his hat and one or both of
his shoes. Carried a Colts 45 calibre
revolver. Speaks English very little"
CAN IT BE THE MAN?
At 2:30 O'Clock this morning, Officer
Fay, whose beat is on Ninth street,
rushed into the police station with a re-
markable statement. He said that q
few minutes before gentleman who re-
sides in brick house at the back OF the
Nlnth-street Engine House had sum-
moned him. The gentleman stated that he
had, within the course of the preceding
five minutes, noticed man bareheaded
and in his stocking feet run into the yard
at the back of his house. He went
down to see what was the matter and the
fugitive, in excited tones, said that soma
men were shooting at him and
asked if he could hide. The
resident left him there and went
out for policeman, thinking that the
man was crazy.
A search was at once instituted, but it
was as unsuccessful as the preceding one.
1t was discovered, however, that the
man in question had run in a westerly
direction up Ninth street. This would
indicate that after reaching Rosedale the
Frenchman had turned down one of the
streets paralleling Washington, and gone
that way until he reached the city.
Tynan-keatfng.
In the Catholic Cathedral, at 5 80
O'Clock yesterday evening, Mr.. Edward
lyman was united in marriage to Miss