The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-30
WALKER LOSES
BITTER FIGHT
Ascending Bank Treasurer
Exhausts His Legal Rights
In Mexico and Must
Return,
EXPECTED BACK VERY SOON
State Attorney EgElcston, OF Hart.
ford. Receives Word from
Ambassador Thomp.
son.

William r. Walker, the absconding !
II easurer OF the New Britain Savings
bank who Is In Ensenada, Mexico,
fighting eytradition TO the United
States, has apparently exhausted ev-
cry effort 10 prevent the officers from
bringing him back to Connecticut, and
he will doubtless arrive In Hartford In
few weeks In charge OF Superintend.
ent Of the State Police Thomas r,
Egan
state Attorney Arthur r Eggleston
telegraphed to Ambassador Thompson
at the City Of Mexico, saturday ask
ing when he could expect the surren-
der OF Walker To the United States au-
thorities, Judge Eggleston received
! telegram from Ambassador Thompson,
today In reply. which ~lys:
Expect him soon, but cannot give
exact date"
Judge Eggleston also received
telegram from the state department NJ
Washington stating that the supreme
cour of Mexico had decided against
the appeal Of william r walker On
hts writ Of amparo and that the de-
cision ~ the Supreme court orders
that Walker he turned over 10 the
United States authorities Judge Egg
gleston saws there is nothing left that
Walker can resort 10 10 delay his SUR
render To Chief Egan and with the de-
livery and signing Of the necessary pa
pers, which will Of necessity take some
days, chief Egan and his prisoner can !
start for Connecticut
Bank Has Same Information.
f. n. Stanley. the present treasurer /
Of the New Britain Savings hank also |
received word that the Mexican SUI !
preme court hsd decided agains, wal
ker The information came through
telegram 10 Governor Woodruff
which was as follows:
The Governor ~ Connecticut De-
ipartment advises by telegraph from
Ambassador Thompson dated eth in
slant Mexican supreme court has
granted ex'rsdtion OF walker and tel.
him over 10 American officers
ALvA ADEE,
Assistant Secretary Of state
Treasurer Stanley has also receiv-
ed q telegram from Jose Jiminez. the
chief Of the rurales who went out with
Detective Hoffman and captured Wal
ker His telegram Is In Spanish and an
unsatisfactory Interpretation has been
obtained as follows
Ensensda. Mexico. Lower California.
= r. y. Stanley. Treasurer. New Britain,
Conn.
, Supreme court has denied Walkers
writ OF smparo. Walker will he deliv-
|, cred after Ave days.
JOSE JTMINEz
. Strenuous Fight for Delay
! Walker has made q great fight to
delay his return to the United States.
and II has been few DAYS over six
months since his capture was nm
nounced in the mountains near En-
v senada In Lower California. Walker
V defaulted to the extent Of over half
d a million dollars and disappeared from
q New Britain on February 2. 1907. The
4 Pinkerton detective agency was put
!, on trail and although AZ intervals his
u capture was reported the real Walker
!. failed 10 he located until last Deem
Il, her 70 his arrest ny Detective Hoff.
= man was announced In Ensenada, and
he was put in jail there.
n Long Wait for Walker.
!, Chief Egan started for Walker On
!. December 81, but after getting as far
|. as Washington was called back to
:. wait until the extradltion papers were
i correct In every small detail Chief
e F,gan started again for Ensenada
d early in February, but after his arrival
there found there was 10 he consider
4 able delay over technicalties and that
d Walker would fight extradition
'e Walker did interpose every delay pos
Q sible and as q last resort prayed out q
writ NJ amparo, similar 10 the habeas
6, corpus In this country and on the
lower Mexican courts deciding against
m him on those grounds he appealed TO
10 the supreme court OF the country.
. which has Just decided against him.
II Chief Egan has remained at En-.
N senada since February waiting for
Walker to be turned over to him
1t Is a coincidence that the news
of the action Of the supreme court
of Mexico should be received on the
eve Of the day that the superior court
n. Of this state, adjourned to, hoping TO
r have Walker here for trial It Is also
m the eve of the day when States Attor-
4, ney Arthur + Eggleston of Hartford
I county retires and he had secured ad
h iournments Of the superior court on
" different occasions with the hope of
= ending his thirty years of vigorous
r prosecutions, with the trial Of this
r. case--.one of the most important in
~ many years
l. The criminal superior court, which
81 had been adjourned two weeks ago in
o, Hartford till yesterday, at the sug-
.. gestion Of States Attorney Eggeston,
under the possibility that Walker
would arrive in Hartford by this date
- was opened at o'clock Yesterday aft
n ernoon by Deputy Sheriff c. P Trum-
RI bull on the order of Judge william
s. Case Assistant States Attorney J.
n, Buck asked Judge Case that the
court might adjourn to Wednesday
july s at .. M, The state attorney
Office expects by that time II will be
known on what date to expect Walker
In charge of Chief Egan
The prosecution Of the Walker case
will fall to the lot Of Hugh M Alcorn