The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-25
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 Walker, were arrested in different places early in February, 1907. One of them was w. Harper who was talk en at Opelika, Ala, and he was ac- companled by a woman. A man sus- pected of being Walker, but later proved to be George Copley of New Britain, was arrested in Galveston, Tex, and at the same time a Walker suspect was being shadowed in New York. Chief Rawlings took a midnight trip to New York to identify the sus- pect. The suspect was not Walker and the chief started to Identify the Alabama suspect, but was called back.
 Actually Located.
 A few days later came the news that Walker was seen in hotel in Portland. Or, and that he was identi- fled there by an acquaintance. Walker 1t was sald registered at the hotel as W. G. sether and a hotel clerk who was shown a picture of Walker said that 1t was Walker who was at the
 
 at this time that Walker had shaved his beard off When he left Portland 1t was said that he was bound for Van couver, E. C., and probably from there to the Orient It was said that 1t was not known until after walker had left Portland that he had been identi- fled, While In Portland Walker had 
 the best the hotel omered and the next report was that he had been traced through Nebraska, Montana and to Puget Sound and 1t was also said that he had been In Spokane. The Pink ertons next got information that he had been in the town of Ontario in the remote southwestern section of oregon. Then 1t was said he was seen in Spokane after doubling on his tracks and that he was headed for Seattle to take ship for Japan. There was another report at this time that he was in the Cascade Mountains and this gave another impression that he intended to go north to Victoria.
 Dupc of Big Bill Whitney.
 Big Bill' Whitney, a well known wire tapper,' had been in New Bri- tain the fall before Walker abscond. ed and when this was learned the belief was that he called on Walker and that Walker had fallen into the hands of sharpe. that they had got him to take money from the bank to bel on the horse races and that his meet ing of Big Bill'' and his gang wa! the cause of his downfall
 Arrested in Enscnada.
 On December 12 came the news, sup. ported by the Pinkertons, that Walk. CT had been arrested in Ensenada The tip which led 10 the arrest of Walker came from United States Consul Bailey nt Ensenada. He was taken by the ru. rales and Detective Hoffman of tn, | plnkerton agency, and when captured he made an attempt to drink from { small vial supposed to contain poison He had a revolver which he attempted to use to take his life. Walker hat but one dollar on his person when ht was arrested and he broke down com pletely It ls believed that he ha( bought some mining property at Skid doc, Cal, md his capture was partly due 10 his drawing check on a Ne. vada bank which was refused. At the time of his arrest he confessed to talk. ing S20,000 in money and $325,000 fir | securities. He travelled under the namt of Morrison. At the time of his ar rest he declared that he would not return to Connecticut without extra ditlon, and he has kept the officials in this section guessing a great dea since he was taken into custody. Walk. CT had been 10 Consul Bailey's office al different times. He represented to the consul that he was interested in mines and ne asked the consul about the pros poets in that section of the country MT Bailey believed the man was Walk CT so he gave the tip. When the news of the arrest of Walker came. Julius Pease as representative of the bank went to Ensenada. and identified Walk CT and then the necessary steps to ex- tradlte Walker were taken.
 On His Way Home.
 Thomas F. Egan, superintendent of the state police, started from Hartford for Mexico on December 24 to brina Walker hack. Mir Eagan had to mako a stop at the state department As the papers were not in the form the depart ment thought they should be. he return. cd to this city had the papers prepared and later started out again. He hat been in Ensenada since February 8.