Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-28
MOB PURSUES MAN
IN WOMAN S DRESS
Walter Waller, Ticket Agent, Has
Exciting Experience on the
Streets at Night
COMPANION MAKES ESCAPE
MaSguerader, After Arrest, Tells
Police He Took Sisters
Clothes for Joke
COMPANION MAKES ESCAPE

Attired in handsome hobble gowns,
stylish black hats and dainty patent
leather shoes, two young persons at
tracted much attention at the Los An
geles-Pacific depot near Fifth and Hill
streets last night, and were having
considerable fun until they We're recog-
niZed as being young men in women's
clothing One of the pair boarded
moving car and escaped. The other
was pursued several blocks and cap
tured on Broadway near Fourth street.
At the police station the masquerader
gave his name as Walter Waller and
said he is a ticket agent at the Ma
jestic theater.
The masqueraders appeared on the
downtown streets some time after 9
o'clock last night and paraded along
Broadway. They visited a dance hal,
dancing several times with different
young men. Finally they again sought
the streets.
This time they extended their opera
tions to Hill street until they passed L.
b. Delano of 2610 West Eighth street,
who recognized Waller, despite his dis
guise.
BLONDE CURLs ARE SEIZED
without hesitating, Delano seized the
pretty blonde curls worn by Waller.
The masquerader screamed as the
black velvet turban and the wig parted
and was retained in the firm grasp OF
Delano. without waiting to see the
fate of his companion, the other mas
ouerader. whom Waller later said was
Tom Ferrell, who lives in Alpine street
near Grand avenue, ran into the street
and leaped aboard a Hollywood car,
making his escape.
AS soon as Waller found he was
recognized, he drew up his hopple SIXTY
as hight as the narrow folds Woulu
hermit and essayed a record-breaklng
mace down the street. He was close
ly followed by Delano and the latter s
two companions, H. F. Peterson and
Joe Swanson of COL West seventh
street.
numbered with the narrow, awkward
skirt and his movements were consid-
erably hammered by a quantity or I'M
gerie and high-heeled French shoeS'
Waller made a remarkable showing in
his race for freedom.
At Fourth street he was slightly IN
advance of his purSuers, who gathefeu
recruits along the way until Broadway
was reached when the crowd numbered
more than a hundred persons.
srUMBLEs BEFORE MOB
Waller kept on running, hopping,
leaning, stumbling and skipping along.
He made a quick turn at Fourth street
and broadway to elude his pursuers,
MANY of whom continued down Fourth
street, but he lost his grip on the tight
skirt and staggered and fell.
"Show him no mercy" roared sew
eraI men. Tear off his clothes and we
will show such persons how to mlslead
gallant young men,
With that they made rush for the
masquerader, and he would have Jared
badly had it not been for e. c. Het-
ner of 92S West Fifty-second street.
who broke through the crowd of youths
that surrounded Waller and dragged
the latter away from them. Then, as
sisted by Delano, Peterson and swan
son, Heffner escorted the bedraggled
one to the central police station. There
waller adjusted the frilled lace collar
he wore and smoothed a small black
beauty patch on his left cheek, al
lowing the officers to view two gold
bracelets on his wrists.
SAYS CLOTHES ARE SISTERS
When questioned by the detectives,
Waller declared that he took his
sisters clothes and donned them to
have a little fun with Tom Ferrell,
who also secured a full outfit of feml-
nine attire He declared to the officers
that this was the first time he ever
attempted to masquerade as woman.
When it came time to place waller
in Jail on a misdemeanor charge the
detectives were undecided where TO
place him. Some argued that persons
attired in a full outfit of women's
clothes always Were placed in charge
of the matron, but it finally was de-
cided to lock up the accused in a cell
by himself in the mems part of the
Jail.
Waller is II years old and lives at
1905 West Eighth street