The herald., 1893-12-08
AGUILAR CLAIMS AN ALIBL
The Second Act in the Tragedy
Of Wednesday.
The Man Charged With Burning His
Wife Lodged III Jail.
Arrested at His Place in Anaheim while
Working-He Protests His limo
cencs-A Lynching Feared.
Tho Story.

y
ing some kind of infammabe material
upon her. was arrested at Anaheim yes-
terday and brought to this city and
lodged in the county Jail last night.
The arrest was made at Kraemer's
ranch, about six miles east OF Anaheim,
by Constable John Landle. Aguilar Of
fered no resistance.
Sheriff Cline received word about
To-: 80 o'clock yesterday morning to the
effect that Aguilar was at Kraemer's
ranch and would be arrested.
Deputies w. II. Cline and M. 7.
Bowler Immediately left by the IL
o'clock train for Anaheim. They reached
the town about noon, and inquiry de-
veloped the fact that Aeuilar had
not yet been brought in from
the ranch. A large crowd, composed
both of town people and residents from
the outside districts was gathering, 30
the deputies thought that Constable
Landle would not bring Aguilar into
Anahem. Accordingly Mr.. Cline drove
over to Fullerton thinking to catch
Landls and his prisoner and leaving
Bowler to discuss the price OF hemp
with the crowd. 1t was Mr.. Cline's in
tention to have put Aguilar on the train
at Fullerton 80 as to avoid the Anaheim
people.
HE WAS NOT THERE.
On reaching Fullerton he found that
the desired parties had not been seen.
He soon received message from Ana
helm. stating that Landle had arrived
n Il. ,r,e
turned and met them.
Aguilar was brought into Anaheim
between and O'Clock and was greeted
bv q large crowd. He was not locked
up but was kept ON the street until
train time.
BAYS HE is INNOCENT.
The preponderance OF opinion was
that he was innocent. Mr.. Cline, how
ever, hardly knew how to take the
crowd and assured them that Aguilar's
vile was not dead, the true facts of
. Which he did not learn until he reached
Los Angeles.
HIS HOUSE GUARDED.
Constable Landle had number of
deputies guarding Arguilar's house all
OF Wednesday night, and they claim
that he did not come in or go out during
that time. In some manner, however,
he eluded them in the morning and
hitched up a iour-horee team to haul
grain.
When caught he was driving the load
to Olive mills. As the constable did
not care to compel him to desert the
team, he was allowed to go to the mill
and unload. he then drove back to
~ nd fah To
neim.
I'm ROUTE TO THE CITY.
The two Los Angeles deputies took
care OF Aguilar and got on the $50 p.
m. train to come to this city. They
were accompanied by Benjamin Krae-
mer, brother OF Aguilar's employer, Jose
Maria Aguilar. brother OF the accused,
and Jesus Corona, friend OF Aguilar.
Mr.. Cline had received information
that they would probably be received
by large crowd here, SO he used a little
strategy in getting the prisoner safely
in the county jail.
The Southern California RAILROADS.
tracks run parallel with the Los Angeles
river from Manhattan junction. two
miles out. clear to La Grande depot.
The situation was explained to the con-
ductor. who stopped the train at Sew
enth street. and allowed the deputies,
the prisoner ani his friends to alight.
The crowd Immediately marched up
Seventh street clear from the river to
Main street, where they took a Main
street car north.
A CROWD IN WAITING.
There was qnits a crowd waiting st
the junction of Main, Temple and Spring
streets, SO Cline told Bowler to go
ahead with Aguilar's brother, as some
body in the crowd would be sure to
know and follow him. Bowles and the
false Aguilar struck up Temple street,
followed by the crowd, while Cline and
Aguilar Jagged behind.
BY THE SIDE DOOR.
Bowler went up the court house steps
the crowd after him. During this little
coup Cline went clear up Temple street
and brought his prisoner into the Jail by
the eide entrance.
When at the door he told Aguilar of
his wife's death. The man showed no
emotion, and exclaimed in Spanish:
Poor thing how did she come to get
herself mixed up so?"
AGUILAR INTERVIEWED.
He was taken into the Office and
searched, and allowed to rest before
being locksd up. While here he was
questioned by HERALD.representa
Aguilar, however, refused to throw any
light upon the tragedy other than to
assert his innocence and his ability to
prove an alibi.
He is quite large, heavy set man,
over medium height, with dark COM
plexion and eyes and black, curly hair,
His forehead is very narrow, his face is
full, and in general appearances he ia not
such fend as would be looked for to
commit such crime as that with which
he is charged.
His manner was certainly not that of
criminal, and he did not appear to
have passed any recent sleepless nights.
He frequently laughed, and seemed to
be not in the least cast down over his
arrest. He does not understand En-
glieh we'll.
"Aguilar. what have you to say in re-
gard to the charge against you ~ asked
the reporter.
"What charger"
THAT You threw oil over your wife,"
l am innocent. I have not been in
Los Angeles for over two weeks and
know nothing about it,"