Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-11


Nothing yet has been heard from Will
lett, who was snatched away from Nor
walk by Sheriff Aguirre and his deputy
Hammel, in sight of his wife and his
home, few days ago, conveyed to Los
Angeles and turned over to the tender
mercies of Texas sheriff, to be taken
far away in custody like sheep or dog,
without chance communicating with
those who loved him.
The admirers of Sheriff Aguirre, rely
ing on the prestige of one or two pre-
vious captures, Spuffed up to heaven by
the Republican papers, until they smelt
nauseous, pretend to believe that Will
lett's escapes indicates sufficiently that
he was very dangerous man. Ii any
man. with the spunk of a horned toad,
had been dragged away from happy
the sense of degradation, despair and
misery that must have entered his SOUL
would have nerved him to more desper-
ate deeds than that of exposing his life,
for the sake of escaping such duress and
of seeing his loved ones again.
But many people do not believe the
story of the escape. They still insist
that Willett has been hidden away in
San Bernardino. From several officials
who went out to Norwalk yesterday, on
business, it is learned that the feeling OF
indignation in that township is intense
and still increasing. They say that Will
lett was so little feared and universally
liked that ten-year-old boy could have
placed him under arrest. Another point
is this: Willett married, a number of
years ago, the daughter of Judge Holi-
day, a respected member of the COM
munity at Norwalk, who came to that
place from the same part of Texas that
Willett did. If Willett had committed
a crime out there, Holiday would have
known it, and could never have permit
ted his child to marry a cold-biooded
desperate, as Mr.. Aguirre makes him
out to be.
Willett's sister married the man Ball,
who seems to be the prime mover OF all
this trouble, and it is alleged that his
i'll treatment of her, and Willett's sub
sequent protection of his abused sister,
caused Ball to seek revenge. He went
to Texas, hunted up some old indict-
ment for crime alleged to have been
committed over seventeen years ago.
and brought back with him sheriff to
cause his brother-in-law's arrest and
return to Texas.
The feeling against Ball is intense. For
his i'll treatment of his wife. a COM
plant was issued against him couple
OF days ago, charging an aggravated as
sault upon his wife before she left him.
He was arrested and expected to be
brought back to Norwalk late last
| night.
The city officials who returned from
Norwalk last night said that it was very
possible that if any hot-headedness pre-
vailed upon the return of the constable
with his prisoner, the latter might be
taken in charge by the excited grangers
and tarred and feathered for his conduct
in the Willett business.
Mr.. Martin Aguirre may have be-
lieved until yesterday evening that
Democrats were the only ones who
deprecated his singular way of arresting
and railrOading man away, but the
| following telegram sent him last night
by prominent Republicans of Norwalk
will probably cause this illusion to van
| ish more or less:
"NoRwALK, Oct. 10, 1890.
Martin Aguirre, Sheriff, Los Angeles:
"We, your political and personal
friends, will hold you in a manner re-
sponsible unless the body of Nathan
Willett is produced on the writ OF
habeas corpus.
[Signedl sc. G. TABOR,
go. VANCE,
"THE. DAw,
Glen STRONG,
'L. HARRIS,
"W. BOWERS"
The following dodger was being dis
tributed broadcast in this city, Norwalk
and that neighborhood yesterday. 1t
speaks for itself and needs no COM
ments:
| MASS MEETING.
All good citizens are called to meet
in the town hall, Norwalk, where they
will be addressed in Spanish and En-
glish on the arrest of Nathan Willett.
Meeting called toa order at 7 80 p. M,
Saturday, October IL, $780,"
The handcuffs which Willett had on
at the time of his escape were said last
night to have been found at a deserted
blacksmith's shop, near Arrowhead
Springs. 1t isspresumed that he found
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