The herald., 1898-02-14
The Rivera Rapist Brought
to the Jail
He coNFEssEs HIS CRIME
AND ExoNERATEs HIS BROTHER
WHO rs IMPRISONED TOO
Details Of the Crime, the Arrest and
the Positive Confession OF the
Youthful Brute


was caught yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock at Nelson's ranch, about halfway
between Rivera and Downey, by Con-
stable Taylor, as the young brute was
making his escape from the vicinity OF
the scene of his crime.
He knew that he was being pursued
by posse of deputy sheriffs with blood
hounds, and in order to throw the ami
mails Off his scent had changed his shoes
and trousers. hoping thereby to elude
his pursuers. The hounds went over the
tracks left by Bailey three times un-
erringly, but lost the scent In the willows
where he made the change Of clothing.
If Bailey and his older brother, Louis.
had been caught on Saturday night they
would undoubtedly have been lynched by
the exasperated Riverans, and yester-
day, when they were brought up before
the justice of the peace for arraignment,
1t was toss UP whether Henry were not
strung up or shot before he could be
taken away to Los Angeles by the ofii-
GERS. One word would have famed the
flames, but that word never came, and
it is due to this that one and possibly
the two prisoners did not forfeit their
lives at the time.
AS it was, when John Eaton was driv-
ing his horses at their best gait, and
Taylor watched the prisoners, these rlen
were entreated by the excited ranch
ers on the road to stop, and had they
done so a hanging bee could not have
been averted. But Eaton whipped his
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the prisoners should not be taken from
him. And he finally landed them safely
in the county Jail last night at : o'clock.
Henry Bailey is youth whose downy
lip has never been touched by razor
He claims to be only II. but is undoubt-
edly older, and is built on heavy, al
though not fully developed lines. He
was coarsely dressed and looked just
what he is, sometimes laborer, more
frequently hobo. The alleged brother,
Louis, is much older, between 25 and &c.
and he is the moneyed man Of the con-
Germ, his purse containing over SIG AMI a
couple of chip diamonds, whereas Henry
had nothing.
These two men are not believed to be
brothers. but are probobly hobo and
his kid, who have been picking oranges
for a change. The appearance Of neither
is to their advantage.
Little Mamie Woods-she is only 9
years and, although well formed. is so
small for her age that she comes nearer
looking 7-had been to a birthday party
at Tom Palletts, in Rivera, on Satur-
day afternoon, and it was not quite dusk
when she proceeded homeward She
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carried into the Burke orchard, where
the outrage was committed. While she
was undoubtedly hurt to some extent.
her injuries yesterday were not con-
sidered very serious and she was not
confined to her bed.
When the news of the crime spread
Constable Taylor's suspicious were
aroused that young Henry Bailey was
its author. Under Sheriff Clement, with
Deputies White, Woodward and Barn
hill and the bloodhounds, Immediately
upon receipt of the telephone from Rive
ra, late at night, proceeded to the scene
and would undoubtedly have succee led,
as previously stated. in effecting The
young fellows capture had 1t not been
for his cunning.
1t was due to the knowledge of the
identity of the culprit that his alleged
brother Louis was arrested, although he
can have had no knowledge Of the crime
which Henry intended to commit. be-
cause before and during it's commission
he was lying drunk and sick in his bunk
at Burke's bunking house, where both
men had been grading and cleaning
oranges. He was arrested, nevertheless,
and charged jointly with Henry on COM
plant of William Woods, the father Of
the poor little girl, with rape. But the
officers are of the belief that he will be
released when his examination is had at
Rivera the day after tomorrow.
Henry Bailey's examination is set for
Thursday and he will surely be held, in
view Of the confession that he made at
the county Jail, in the presence of a re-
porter, to Jailer Kennedy and Constable
Taylor.
II was coming along the road" he said
rather idolently, land passed the little
girl. She was only so high"-putfing
down his hand to within three feet of
the ground. II came back upon my steps
after had gone few yards. picked her
up in my arms, crossed fiume and car
ried her into Burke's orchard, where l
tried to accomplish my purpose, but