The herald., 1894-05-26
AND THE BABY WENT TOO.
Result of a Santa Ana Trip by
Gay Young People.
Grand Larceny Charged Against Two
Women and Two Men.
William Lucksnbach and william Nc.
Gresl Take Mrs. ID. A. WatteII
and Miss Josie white
for q Ride.

Two giddy young women, two reckless
young men. q baby and fashionable
livery rig are the subject OF sensational
affair which developed yesterday after
boon. The young women and one Of the
men are locked up in the county Jail on
q charge of grand larceny. The baby is
In Santa Ana, the livery rig when last
beard from was in Norwalk, and the
other youag man is keeping out OF the
oficers' sight.
| The two women in the case are Mrs.
B. A. Wsttell and Miss Jeoie White,
who resided at the corner OF Los Angeles
and Thirty-second streets. The young
men in the case are William Luckenb bach
and William McGreal; and Luckenba bach
Ia in Jail with the women, and McGreal
ia busy keeping out OF sight.
The inception OF the trouble occurred
Thursday afternoon, when Mrs. Wattell
called at the Grand avenue livery stable,
between Eighth and Ninth streets, and
asked for stylish surrey fer couple OF
hours, as che wanted to drive out to
beautiful Pasadena with some friends.
She addressed Mr.. Wethern, the pro-
prietof, in q manner which indicated
either lots Of wealth or none. The aver
age person would have chosen the lat
ter side OF the question. but az she
wanted the rig for only two hours, the
proprietor thought he could risk 1t.
With q nonchalant air and digni6ed
hoist of her pretty blonde head, she
seated herself in the surrey and sped
away down Grand avenue with the
style Of an heiress. Broadway was
| reached. and here che Was joined by Mr..
Luckenbach, and little further on
BILLY" McGreal took place on the
rear seat by himself. They drove
around the city. and talked over the
prospects OF ride into the country and
about other things.
About this time McGreal got lone
some and suggested that il a ride of any
length was to be taken he would like a
lady companion with him on the rear
\ eeat. This was an easy matter. for Mrs.
Wattell at once suggested Miss White,
land away they drove to the place. The
Iyoung lady was staying with Mrs. Wat
tell but her home lie in Tropico, where
her parents reside.
By some Arrangement it also hap
pened that Mrs. Wsttell wished to take
her baby TO friends or relatives at Santa
ANA, and she thought OF no better
kcheme then to persuade the other gay
young persons to accompany her. The
two hours' trip to Pasadena was fogot-
ben and the quintette were soon ON their
WAY to Santa Ana.
Somehow or other, despite the quality
bf the liquid used en- route, the party
Feached Santa Ana, where the night was
Epent In the meantime Proprietor
Wethern Of the livery stable became
Uneasy about his team and surrey, and
made some investigation. He found the
bersons did not 20 to Pasadena as was
represented to him; and, becoming
omewhat alarmed, he swore out com.
blaint before Justice Bartholomew,
harging Jane Doe ct al. with grand
hrceny.
The matter was placed in Sheriff
fines hands. and yesterday afternoon
Q located the parties at Norwalk, on
hsir way back to the city. When they
bached Norwalk the horses got sick; IN
lct, they were more 80 than when the
snta Ana-were in Ansheim. Further
possible. When Deputy Sheriff Hol.
ate OF Norwalk offered his assistance to
ring them into the city, to make
pore emphatic his willingness to assist
hem into town, he exhibited warrant
the arrest of the four persons.
B lilly" McGreal, being accustomed to
ch hospitality on previous occasions,
eided to seek other scenes and fed. and
to a late hour last night he had not
n apprehended. The officer brought
other three persons to the county
and last evening the livery keeper
At to Norwalk to get his winded team.
ich had the appearance Of having
N ountered a Kansas cyclone.
hen the big iron doors OF the county
closed on the trio Miss White broke
n and wept, but Mrs. Wsttell and
ng Luckenbach were OF calmer ma
Luckenbach told HERALD re-
er there was no intention OF stealing
rig. as evinced by telegram he sent
livery keeper from Norwalk upon
party's arrival at that place. When
4 case is summed up it shows how
less and indiscreet one can be under
ain circumstances.