Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-26
GIRARD'S TROUBLE.
ARRESTED YESTERDAY FOR AN
OLD oTFENSE.
Locked Up for Crims for Which He Has
Been Punished-An Arrest in Which
There is Large Mileage for the ofacer.

III. g. Girard, former Arizona pros
pector, who has resided in Southern
California for the past three years, was
arrested yesterday on warrant from
Florence, Ariz.. for robbing the United
States mails away back in 1884. The
robbery took place near Pinal, on the
.Fiorence and Pinal stage road, and Girard
was assisted in the job by young
Mexican boy, who was the originator of
the scheme. -
The arrest was made by Deputy
United States Marshal F. B. Goodrich.
Deputy Marshal L. K .sDrais, OF Flor
ence, brought the warrant to Los An
geles, having made rendezvous with
Girard, with whom he was we'll ac-
Quainted, to meet him at the Nadeau
Monday night. He wrote Girard that
he had chance to sell some Of the
latter mining property IN Arizona, and
If he would give him authority to act in
the matter he could make good sale.
Drais got local deputy marshal to 60
with him to the hotel and make the ar
rest, but Girard did not show up. The
warrant was served yesterday, how.
ever, and Girard is now at the county
Jail awaiting transportation to Flor
ence.
Girard, who is well-appearing mar
of perhaps 30 years of age, was seer
yesterday at the county Jail by a HER
AID reporter. He at first refused td
make any statement and did not want
the case to get into the papers. on ac-
count of the effect it would have upon
his relatives. He finally, however, told
the following story:
In 1884 he was induced by the Mexi-
can to accompany him on an expedition
to rob stage on the Pinal road, al
though when he started he did not
know the object of the trip. The Next
can had q shotgun and Girard had a
pistol. A man named Miller was driving
the stage, and, at the Mexican's order,
he halted. The mails were thrown out
and one of the five passengers was re-
lieved Of . purse, but the whole amount
of the Doodle was very small.
Girard and the Mexican were ar
rested soon afterward. The former was
tried under the territorial laws and SEN
fenced to eleven years at the territorial
prison. The Mexican was also SEN
tenced, but was later released on writ
of habeas corpus, and left the country
1or. Mexico.
Girard got a new trial after he had
spent about fourteen months at Yuma,
and was again convicted and sent back
for twenty months.
He was at the territorial prison dur
ing the memorable outbreak of 1887,
and when Superintendent Tom Gates
was dangerously hurt by the convict
Puebla, be nursed him back to health.
Gates proved grateful, and obtained
Girard's pardon from the governor.
The ex-stage robber then came to
Los Angeles, and has been working in
the neighborhood ever since, leading an
honest life. More recently he has been
employed as cook at Spadra, where he
has relatives.
Girard says that after his coming to
California he went back to Arizona and
asksd the marshal ct Florence il thers
! Neg13 oainst him on ztha part
Of thA govesnmcut. He vas told that
the Law was through With hfnK and
came back satisfied that he was free.
He believes that he was not arrested
then becanSe there was nothing in it
for the marshal, and that after be came
back 10 this county he was arrested for
the fat mileage which the government
pays.
He denies having tampered with the
naile, which he said were merely de-
layed.