New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-16
THE ATTACK ON MIR. SEARLES
mo INTENT TO KILL" SAYS THE PRISONER.
1T WAS HIS PURPOSE TO ROB TIE HoUSE~TIIE
CASE IN COURT.

1T WAS HIS PURPOSE TO ROB TIE HoUSE-TIiE
CASE IN COURT.
The man who gave tie name Of George Carpenter
after lie arrested for attempted burglary and
san IN the FIRST degree at the fine hOuse OF John T.
6earcs. 1r., Ne. $40 St Mafk's-nvc. BrOolNn. on
Tuesday night rs told In detail IN The Tribune Nestcr
day, airalgnet In the Gates Avenue Police Court
yesterday. lie admitted that the name be gave WAS
net his real one. but said my people are respectable
and do moi wish u bring them into the affair." lie
had full set OF burglars tools In his possession IN
cludng Jimmy sixteen inches long which hno
been used before. He also had several false mustHches
and beard In his pockets. and was armed Win sc'
Of brass knuckcs. besides his revolver. lie sAid MS
business that OF u stonc-cuttcr and that lie WAS
thirty years Old. When arra!gncd he waived ioflhI
examination aud was held for the action Of the Grand
Jury.
The prisoner made this statement regarding the
affair: I entered Mr. scsrles's house with the pur
pose OF committing burglary. have been out Oh
employ ment for some time and nv pal and / wanted
money. 30 we started ont to crack II cnb.' Inc
house in Ct Mark save. attracted our attention rs
wa saw the door open and no one in sight. The hall
WAS as dark as pitch and CROPPING our wav to
the stairs when the old man appeared. lie "a"'ea
10 know our business and my pal said Are Won
the proprietor Of the house p He said he WIS ana
pointed revolver at him and said our business wss
with his money and grabbed at his watch chain. lie
But up his fist and fired gun over his head TO
intmidate him. | had intention OF shooting nm
and only wanted to frightcn him TO have an Cd
portunity TO get ] would have SUCCEEDED II the
two other had not rushed ont. fired The second
shot to frirhten the three, but nj myself don
think n night 70 accuse me Of irving Kill Mr. Searcs
as l could easily have done II il had wanted TO- as
he stood only three feet from when fired. The
charge ought to be attempt al burglary at the
point of a pistol. Ny pal became excited and ran
away when he saw We two against three but he
Is no coward
Mr. searles was accompanied TO the courtroom BY
the Rev Dr. James NJ Chadwick and W. W. Bowdish.
The latter talked with the prisoner and said he was
q bright man, but devoid of religious belief and an
ayowed atheist Mr.. srares said that he was mere
frightened after the encounter with the burglar than
while engaged In IL. lie counted himself fortunate
I'm escaping 81 easily. and in securing his assalant
qne police are searching f0r the companion OF the
prisoner and expect TO secure him. They believe tno
prisoner TO be an ex-cOnvict lie was asked at the
fall yesterday afternoon If it true that he was In
Sing Sing Prison for eight years and got ont two
years ago lie replied: II is a - lie. 1t wasn't
two years ago. lie then rccollected himself ana
denied that he had ever been in prison. lie showed
great familiarity with the penalty likely to be I'M
posed upon him, and gave the Impression of being
desperate criminal, familiar with criminal ways.
Mr. Scarcs said to a Tribune reporter yesterday:
1--WE were sitting quietly in the drawing room Win
the doors all open while The shower was coming mp,
when between the pcals of thunder, heard footsteps
In the hallway. The men evidently made no AT
tempt to keep quiet and when went out 10 meet
them it was so dark that stumbled over rug and
nearly fell against them. When tley made the'i oe'
mapd II struck me us ridiculous and as one Of tae
men raised his revolver ! knew must get 1t from
him. Whether lie fired to kill me or miss me ana
only brighten me, h. could set away, do E"t
know As | heard the shot / closed I'm on MN ara
the struggle was IA desp eiate one. My sorIil-laW Mr.
Tutt,c and Mr. sand, came to my aid III the h'h
of time and we speedily overpOwerd him. ana Ills
COMPANION fed The man We captured was cool and
desperate lie must be experienced burglar OF
else he was drievn by dire necessity 10 attempt 50
desperate deed. My wife and daughter behaved
with admirable cOOlness. and while We men "erc
strurrlInr with the burglar they elrphoncd to me
uoUce station for aid. / Solry fr the ho'o'lr'9
we gained this affair. bnt I'M .lad the ouVonc was
no worse"