New Britain herald., 1915-12-02
HOW WALKER WAS
 CAUGHT IN MEXICO
Chief ESan Of State Police Had His Troubles Getting Him Back

SSIte was entrusted to LnOnaS E Egan, superintendent of state police MT. Egan left Hartford January 23 1908, to secure the fugitive, and six months later, almost to a day, he ar rived with W <ker. The evening of the following uay Walker occupied a cell in the state prison.
 Referring to the circumstances of the arrest of Walker ry the Mexican auth horities Superin ndent Egan said Walker. when he left tho east had with him about $l,200. He spent some time in the mining sec tfons of Nevada and California and invested s1,0OO in mining property.
 On a sea trip from Santiago Walker became acquainted with a miner named Lewellyan. whose father was Welshman and his mother Mexican. Ijt>an inter- ested Walker in d mining enterprise in-LoWer California. Walker left the boat at Er Enada, a small seaport of absHt SOu inhabitants, where he lived for some time under the name of Morrison. He called on MT. Bailey. United States consul at En- Senada, to consult him about the mining laws of Mexico, giving his as- sumed name. A few days afterward Walker called again at the consulate and asked the consul to write to the agent of his mining property in Ne vada about it's COT tion. When Walker left the consulate Consul Bailey said to his clerk a MT. Gold baum:
 'Who is that fellow?"
 Walker had left a statement in his own handwriting with the con- sul. and to this simple fact was due his arrest. The consul recalled hav- ing seen the handwriting before and searched throuh the papers in his desk for anything that would sup port his suspicion. He found the circular which he had some time before received from the Pinkerton detective agency giving particulars of Walker and a facsimile of his ths, handwriting and recognized the similarity. The communication from the Plnkertons also contained a pie ture of Walker with a beard. But Walker had shaven his beard and thus changed his facial appearance, which prevented the consul from Identifying him from the picture.
 The consul at once telegraphed they officials of the New Britain Savings bank. and to the states at torney. Steps were imm mediately 1 taken for the extradition of Walker. l The late Judge Arthur F. Eggles- ton was then states attorney and he took the precaution of having Walker indicted before application was made to the Mexican authori- ties for his extradition. If it had | |beea overlooked the extradition pro- |ceedings would have failed. The | Federal authorities co-operated with the state officials in securing the lextradition of the fugitive. Tn the meantime Walker had left the lodging in Ensenada where he Ewas stopping under the name of Morrison and took up his residence lin small hut in bleak, rocky lection, where his neighbors were In dians. Walker lived as a prospect ing miner and used the miners pick IS he wandered through the region. Ie lived alone. Walker afterward Faid that he believed the place was rich in copper and if he had been eft unmolested he would have de- keloped mine from which he would lave ,realized enough money to pay back the amount of his embezzle- nent.
 Walker was alone in his hut when he was arrested by the chief of police of Ensenada, Jose Jiminez. With Walker was found a revolver,
 half pint of whiskey, pack of laying cards, a briar pipe and obaceG. He was taken to jail, and emained there until his journey orth began.
 Walker told MT. Egan he used the
 icIr layed the game of solitaire with the ards, and that though he had not cen accustomed to the use of to- acco, he smoked as relief from the pneliness of Ensenada.
 Walker resisted extradition and xhaasted every means to defeat the forts of the federal and state au- horities to have him returned to this ountry. Mr. Egan advised him to ibmit to extradition and save the late the expense which his opposi-
 on entailed, but Walker persisted.
 IT. Egan heard in Ensenada that
 Falk~r's brother-in-law, Judge John
 oats of New Britain, who was the
 ben judge of the court of common
 eas and who is now a state referee
 hd engaged counsel in Mexico for
 Falker, and he wrote a letter to
 Eatcs Attorney Eggleston to that
 feet.
 Some time after the return of Mr.
 gan from Mexico Judge Coats de-
 ed tp Mir. Egan that he had inter-
 ted Himself in securing counsel for
 Falker.
 MT. Egan insisted on the author
 es surrendering Walker to him on
 bard a vessel, and on a Saturday
 fa1ker was marched from the
 tison to the boat. One of the off
 IFS who took part in the procession
 hs Captain Felipe Alverez who was
 forwards killed in an engagement
 tn Mssdero's troops.