Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-01
THE WOMAN GOT away,
Detective Bosqui's Efforts to
Arrest Her Failed.
A Case Which Presents Some Very
Peculiar Features.
A Charge of Felony Brought by the
Keeper of a House OF Ill FameB
Against Ono of the Inmates.
An Exciting Chase.

.sYou can't take her. I will protect my
passengers" pugnaciously rema arked
Conductor House of the Santa Fe over
land train, Tuesday, to Detective Bosqui,
of the police department.
They stood in the aisle of the last car
of the train, which was about to pull
out, and in seat before them sat
Young woman. with defiance written on
her face, and her feet braced around the
seat legs, while number OF passengers
were starting to their feet, and looking
on with considerable excitement at the
unusual scene.
81 have put this woman under arrest,
upon charge of felony" replied Officer
Bosoui, "and while have no warrant
with me, want your assistance in re-
moving her from the train"
81 won't do it," said Conductor
House.
"And won't 60 without warrant"
said the woman, tossing her head back.
Just at this moment the train began
to move, and an animated discussion
took place between the officer and the
conductor, during which the woman
slipped out of her seat and locked her.
self in the closet.
Mr.. Bosqui explained to Conductor
House that the woman had been an in
mate OF house OF i'll fame at the corner
of New High and Marchessault streets,
conducted by Daisy Foster, and that she
had stolen number of articles from her,
which would constitute felony if the
facts we're proven. He had been in
formed SO late that she was on the train
that he had not had time to get war
rant. After his explanation, Conductor
House said that he would assist him to
secure his prisoner when the train
reached Pasadena.
At Pasadena, however, the conductor
kept out of the way o, the officer, and as
station after station was reached, De-
tective Bosqui could not understand
what his sctions meant. The woman
still remained locked up, and no at
tempt had been made to take up her
ticket.
When Pomona was reached, Mr.. Bos-
uui found the conductor, and asked
him what he meant. The latter eaid he
could not get in when the woman had
barricaded herself, but that at San Ber-
nardino be would see that she was dis
lodged. The train went rushing along,
and the officers feelings were anything
but comfortable. He informed Con-
ductor House that if he did not assist
him at San Bcrnardido he would break
in the door. The interest of passengers
in the affair was at fever heat by this
time, although both officer and conduc-
tor had only spoken in ordinary conver-
sational tonee.
The woman, who has gone by the
name of George, still remained mistress
of the situation, and it looked very much
as if the conductor was not exceedingly
anxious to place her within the strong
arm OF the law. She had bought 8
ticket to Arizona. and was booked
through, SO that the arrest, If made al
all, must be before the train left the
state.
Finally the train pulled into San Ber-
nardino, and Officer Bosqui prepared for
business. Conductor House left the
train, and Officer Bosqui, following him,
asked him if he was going to open the
closet door. The conductor replied that
he would not.
I We'll" remarked Bosqui, 81 will be
compelled, then, to break it in."
He went back to the train and braced
himself to force the door, when brake.
man approached and said:
"If you break that door, will smash
you"
"We will not have any trouble," re-
piled Bosqui. snow, I have got the
whip hand of you all. I will not break
the door. You and your conductor
have interfered with an officer in the
discharge of his duty"
He then left the train, and Conductor
House came to him and asked him to
come upstairs and see the superintepd-
ent, which he did, and was introduced
by the conductor. Their stories were
told, and the superintendent asked
House if be had taken up the woman's
ticket. He replied that he had not
done so. The stories of both were iden-
tical, save that the conductor said that
he did not know Detective Bosqui. He
based his action on the officer not hav-
ing warrant.
The conductor was directed to open
the door and allow the officer to do his
duty, and they went back to the train.
House knocked on the door, but the
woman refused to open the door, and
tried to pass her ticket outside under
the door.
At that moment the train began to
move, and Mr.. Bosqui declined to 60 any
further and got off the train and came
back to Los Angeles, arriving here at
night. warrant having been procured,
a telegram was sent to the Needles to
have the woman arrested, but no answer
was received yesterday, and she has
probably escaped from the state.
The case js a most extraordinary one,