Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-20
WALKERS LAWYER.
Does Not Know Where His Pay Is
 Coming From.

San Diego, Cal, March 12.-Grow-
 ing paler with the passing weeks be-
 cause of his confinement in the~Ass senada cuartel, w. F. Walker, the
 alleged defaulting treasurer of the New Britain, Conn, Savings bank, is
 awaiting whether he shall be turned over to the Connecticut authorities for punishment for his offenses. He is making hard fight against ex- tradition and his attorney, F. P. Ramirez, who is making the legal part of the fight, is confident that his client will not leave Mexican soil for several weeks, if indeed, he ever does.
 The defense of Walker by Rami- rex is somewhat puzzling in that 1t is claimed that he has received no money for his services and does not know where any pay is coming from. At first Walker had another lawyer, but that lawyer would not work for client in the air. It was at this stage of the game that Mir Ramirez ap- peared, took the case and has been so successful thus far that the off cers who came to Ensenada several weeks ago to take the prisoner back on the next steamer and train have become tired of waiting and seem likely to get still more tired before the end comes.
 The attorney is a peculiar individ ual in many particulars. He is only about half the weight and statue of man, but he has had much exper- fence in the practice of Mexican law and in the days of the first boom in this section, which spread across the border to the land below the line, his best and biggest client was a citizen of Hartford. Conn.,. at least corpor- ation of Hartford. though 1t is be- lieved that very little of the stock was owned there.
 The International company of Mex leo, formed under the corporation laws of the state of Connecticut, sometime in the middle sos, was at one time the owner of all the land in the upper portion of the lower Cal ifornia peninsula and expected to see 1t settled with more people than there are now in the whole of upper tor AltaD California. Then the whole | region about the bay of Todos Santos (AlI Saints) was laid out in town lots and much of it was sold for more per lot than 1t would now bring per acre. That, however, is partially | true of some portions of upper Cali fornia and of some other cities that have had boom.
 All the concessions. all the lands | and mines and all the good will of the old Hartford company have long since passed into the hands of the Lower California Development company i which still owns and operates it's | steamer line and carries on other busi- ness below the line.
 It was in that time of the greatest | activity that AIr Ramirez had his best clients. When the boom broke most of the boomers moved away from Ensenada. but Ramirez stayed and dried up with the country.
 From his study of the laws of Con necticut, in connection with the fact that that was the home of his best client. he learned some things that have made him particularly valuable to Mir Walkers case. It made him aware of the fact that at least one of the corporations accusing his client of embezzlement could not get him extradited under the terms of the treaty.
 He is confident that the decision of the foreign office will be in favor of Mr Walker. but nevertheless he will be prepared with his next step If it Is necessary to take it. and with the announcement of the decision at Mexico City he will be prepared 10 ask for a writ of ampara. which will mean another delay of at least six weeks
 The reference to one corporation accusing Walker not being able to ret him extradfted means the Bsp- list state convention Walker could not be sxtradifed for embezzIemeut Df Its funds under the treaty be- -zuts ks vas not paid -ozcer. He