Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-14
WILLETT AT HOME.
SHERIFF BExLEY'S PRISONER
COMES BACK TO HIS RANCH.
Where Were the Four Deputies on Friday
Night-Ball Not Molested = Bexley's
Actions on the Train-Did He Get
Doodle?

A prominent resident of Norwalk was
interviewed yesterday at the First Ma
tional bank by HERALD reporter, re-
specting the Nathan Willett escape.
The reporter opened the conversation
by asking whether the indignation meet
ing came off Saturday night, as adver-
tised.
eyes, sir" was the reply, cit came
off, and assure you that it has lost
Martin Aguirre every vote around Nor
walk at this coming election. Aguirre
received many Democratic vote-mine
too, last election, but he will never get
one again down my way. He will not
even get Republican vote. He may
think that it is not so, but he will find
out to his cost at the polls, that the peo-
pie of Norwalk will bitterly resent re-
newal of la Santa Inquisicion in free
America.
down four deputies on Friday to prevent
Ball. "Well, sir, they must have got
no one saw them down our way. When
Ball arrived at the depot with our little
deputy constable we received and es-
corted him to the Justices Office, where
he was admitted to bail. No violence of
any kind was offered him and he left
for Los Angeles totally unmolested the
following morning. 1t was reported that
some fellow, professor of something or
other, was to have come the next even
ing to address us at the meeting to adj
vocate Aguirre's action. 1t is fortunate
that he failed to do so. There are some
very hot-headed people at Norwalk, and
if he had appeared it is probable that an
unguarded remark of his would have let
loose pent-up feeling and caused regretta-
BILE actions"
"Now, SIR" said the reporter, 81 have
it on good authority, that Willett has
returned home, and is now at his
farm" e
"Well"-after considerable pause
sit is true. Nathan came back on
Sunday night and is with his wife and
babes"
HAS he no fear of re-arrest?"
mot Just now. Sheriff Bexley, of Lee
county, Texas, left Cotton on the 10th
for home by the 7 AS train, taking with
him his requisition papers. Do think
that Willett paid him to let him'go? 1
cannot tell. Nate certainly had, the
money to do it; he had nearly $1,000
with him. But it is very possible that
he just escaped from him without
putting up a cent. 1t is hard to say
what happened. There is one thing,
however, that know Conductor Cur
tbs, of the train on which Bexley and
Willett were, told me that if Bexley was
playing part, after his prisoners
escape, he ought to quit being a sheriff
and become an actor. He could not
remain quiet in his seat for more
than few minutes. Then he would
get up excitedly and talk to anyone in
the car. by c. he would exclaim,
this will defeat my reelectionp"
swell, Willett returned on Sunday
night. He will not be taken away again
in the fashion he was some days ago,
assure YOU. If he has to return to
Texas, we will see that he does. We do
not judge people before hand and
do not presume to pass on this mans
guilt or innocence. All we want is fair
play. If Bexley returns for him with
his requisition papers in the proper
shape, and gives Willett show to ar
range his business before returning to
the Lone Star state to stand trial, you
may rest assured that the little fellow
will 60 with him manfully and do what
is right. As far as Aguirre is concerned,
he has irrevocably lost the sympathy of
every voter of our community"