Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-12-20
CHESTER CARSTON
JAILED AT LAST.
The Young Thief Makes a Bold
Fight, but is Finally Landed
in Jail and is Now Securn

in Jail and is Now Secure.
For some weeks the aut lorities have
been actively engaged Ia apprehend.
log the whereabou's of young Ches er
CaFsten, who is charg with COUNT.
ting numerous burglaries about town.
AID down around Fair'on.
Some two we ks ago Constable Davis
came near catching the young man,
ou5 q friend prevented the capture by
giving Carsten informe ton of the
movements of the f1;er.
Then the young fellow left town.
and on Monday last was seen In Cam.
den.
On Wednesday Csrsten was back In
this city. Inform alton as to this fact
was cleaned by Off ser John Woodruff.
and be displayed true detective duty
10 working up the case. The scheme
Carsten intended to work was to keen
himself iu hiding all of "Wednesday
night and drive from this city Thursday
morning at five o'clock and take the
early train from station up the road +.
The plan miscs,ried In some way.
however, and Carten did not get out OF
town. Const aole Carman was given
some information, and he went up on
the first train Thursday morning
but Cars an did not board the train.
This was due, however, to the fact
that the young man did net get on the
train. He was seen In the vicinity of
Irving avenue station, but too late to
reach the train.
Carsten then went In hiding again
and Was not seen during the day.
When off1,er Woodruff went on duty
last night at six o'c eek, he again
started to work up the case,
He was not long in satisfying himself
that tle man had not left town. and
he began working up cert Ain clues
which would establish his where
atc te. About half.past eight O'Clock,
possibly alit,le while before, be located
his man. He was obliged to work
quickly and he called upon Seoriam
Dubois to give him assistance. The
latter was obliged to submit to tae
authority of the officer and accem.
panied him.
Cars an was believed to be In the
house of Myro Wildly, on Orange
street, and ne officer went there, Du-
Bois was at the front door, and the
officer went around back.
When officer Woodraff peered In
10 the wiodow he saw Carsten sitting
In the kitshen reading a paper.
When the officer entered the back
shed, Carstsn hearing the foot steps
started and ran into the front room.
The officer quickly followed, and
found the young man engaged In try
ing to get out of the front door. This
was tempered impossible from the fact
that the door was held from the out
side by Dubois.
The officer made a spring for Car
stem and caught him by the collar.
Then commenced long struggle. Car
stem was desperate. He knew his
crime and instantly he understood
that capture meant a long term In
prison. He fought like demon, but
the officer was as earnest In his eff 1rt !
to secure his man, and he pulled him
from the dark front room to the light
ed rear room.
Then the officer clabbed Carsten
but did not subdue him, and finally he
struck him knockout blow with his
fist In the face. By this time Mr.. Du-
Bois got into the house and the young
man was manacled, and was taken
over to Jail.
The young criminal refused to say a
word to anybody, further than deny
that he had been out of town at all
Ofieer Woodruff deserves great
credit for the able manner In which he
worked up the case, and for the
bravery he displayed in making the
fight which resulted In his Incarcer.
alton.
Carsten Is wanted upon several
charges OF burglary, and If he is con-
victed will serve a considerable time
In State Prison. Some of his alleged
crimes are OF most serious character.
The Mayor may be able to give him a
hearing some time to day, upon the
charge of stealing from Councilman
J Johnson thesum of $25.
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