During the afternoon of February 19, 1913, Deputy Sheriff William Bouett, 53, captain of the county chain gang, along along with other deputies, oversaw the work of sentenced county prisoners on a road in the Azusa area. As the afternoon progressed, one of the prisoners, a man named Palmeras, serving six-months in county jail for burglary, attempted to run off.
Deputy Bouett noticed the fleeing prisoner first. He headed toward his horse, Dick, at a run and attempted to mount him. The horse was Bouett’s regular steed and very familiar with his rider. He started after the prisoner, but Bouett’s attempt to mount him proved unsuccessful and he hung-up in the stirrup. Dick continued his pursuit of the fleeing Palmeras despite his rider’s plight. Bouett fell off the galloping horse and struck the ground, breaking his neck. Dick continued after Palmeras biting at him which eventually caused the man to stop until other deputies responded and returned him to custody.
The other deputies summoned a nearby doctor, but he succumbed to his injuries.
William Bouett was born in Los Angeles in 1857. He began his career in law enforcement as a Los Angeles City Marshal in 1891. After returning to work in the trades, he joined the Sheriff’s Department as a jail guard in 1905, and by 1907 was a deputy. He served as chain gang captain for six years.
His wife Maria and children survived him.
Sources: Los Angeles Herald, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Register Book 47, Page 255, LASD
Deputy Sheriff Bouett will be added to the County, State and National Peace Officer Memorials this May, 2020
.
Deputy Bouett noticed the fleeing prisoner first. He headed toward his horse, Dick, at a run and attempted to mount him. The horse was Bouett’s regular steed and very familiar with his rider. He started after the prisoner, but Bouett’s attempt to mount him proved unsuccessful and he hung-up in the stirrup. Dick continued his pursuit of the fleeing Palmeras despite his rider’s plight. Bouett fell off the galloping horse and struck the ground, breaking his neck. Dick continued after Palmeras biting at him which eventually caused the man to stop until other deputies responded and returned him to custody.
The other deputies summoned a nearby doctor, but he succumbed to his injuries.
William Bouett was born in Los Angeles in 1857. He began his career in law enforcement as a Los Angeles City Marshal in 1891. After returning to work in the trades, he joined the Sheriff’s Department as a jail guard in 1905, and by 1907 was a deputy. He served as chain gang captain for six years.
His wife Maria and children survived him.
Sources: Los Angeles Herald, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Register Book 47, Page 255, LASD
Deputy Sheriff Bouett will be added to the County, State and National Peace Officer Memorials this May, 2020
.
During the afternoon of February 19, 1913, Deputy Sheriff William Bouett, 53, captain of the county chain gang, along along with other deputies, oversaw the work of sentenced county prisoners on a road in the Azusa area. As the afternoon progressed, one of the prisoners, a man named Palmeras, serving six-months in county jail for burglary, attempted to run off.
Deputy Bouett noticed the fleeing prisoner first. He headed toward his horse, Dick, at a run and attempted to mount him. The horse was Bouett’s regular steed and very familiar with his rider. He started after the prisoner, but Bouett’s attempt to mount him proved unsuccessful and he hung-up in the stirrup. Dick continued his pursuit of the fleeing Palmeras despite his rider’s plight. Bouett fell off the galloping horse and struck the ground, breaking his neck. Dick continued after Palmeras biting at him which eventually caused the man to stop until other deputies responded and returned him to custody.
The other deputies summoned a nearby doctor, but he succumbed to his injuries.
William Bouett was born in Los Angeles in 1857. He began his career in law enforcement as a Los Angeles City Marshal in 1891. After returning to work in the trades, he joined the Sheriff’s Department as a jail guard in 1905, and by 1907 was a deputy. He served as chain gang captain for six years.
His wife Maria and children survived him.
Sources: Los Angeles Herald, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Register Book 47, Page 255, LASD
Deputy Sheriff Bouett will be added to the County, State and National Peace Officer Memorials this May, 2020
.
Deputy Bouett noticed the fleeing prisoner first. He headed toward his horse, Dick, at a run and attempted to mount him. The horse was Bouett’s regular steed and very familiar with his rider. He started after the prisoner, but Bouett’s attempt to mount him proved unsuccessful and he hung-up in the stirrup. Dick continued his pursuit of the fleeing Palmeras despite his rider’s plight. Bouett fell off the galloping horse and struck the ground, breaking his neck. Dick continued after Palmeras biting at him which eventually caused the man to stop until other deputies responded and returned him to custody.
The other deputies summoned a nearby doctor, but he succumbed to his injuries.
William Bouett was born in Los Angeles in 1857. He began his career in law enforcement as a Los Angeles City Marshal in 1891. After returning to work in the trades, he joined the Sheriff’s Department as a jail guard in 1905, and by 1907 was a deputy. He served as chain gang captain for six years.
His wife Maria and children survived him.
Sources: Los Angeles Herald, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Register Book 47, Page 255, LASD
Deputy Sheriff Bouett will be added to the County, State and National Peace Officer Memorials this May, 2020
.
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