Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
A Talk With the Criminal in His
Cell.
PHOTOGRAPHED and MEASURED
Exciting Chase by Officers During
Last Night.
T A K E N I n TO cot r Il

James, alias Patrick, Carr, charged with
| having committed feloniouS assault on
| little Rosa Robinson, is no longer A fugitive
| from justice. He was captured this morn
| ing, a few minutes before o'clock in a
stable in of the house of Mr. Joseph O.
| Fowler, No. 229 l. street northeast. The
| arrest was the result of possibly one of the
| most exciting pursuits ever engaged in by
members of the police department. All
| night long the officers were hot on Carr S
| trail, and he was crowded to EARTH" so to
| speak The fugitive realized, when he went
| to the home of Mr. Fowler, that his only
| hope was to effect thorough disguise and
speedily transfer himself to another part
OF the city, or even get out of the District
entirely, and the result was an appeal for
| aid, based upon his helplessness and lack
| of friends. For the first time since the
commission of the crime the second pre-
cinct officials many of them, believed
! last night that Carr was really in the CITY,
| and they strained every nerve to apprehend
| him.
my God, joe" exclaimed Mrs Stack to
her son-in-law, Joseph Fowler, there's
Carr in the yard
This was the first Mr., Fowler knew of the
| presence of the fugitive on his premises
His wife had been confined only few
hours before, and her mother had been up
all night waiting on the sick woman. She
could not be mistaken in the identity of
the one she saw in the yard, for she was
as familiar with his face as she was with
the faces Of her own children. During his
boyhood days he had delivered milk at her
house. and she had seen him too often to
be mistaken.
Carr Was There.
Mr.. Fowler hastened to the window, and
heheld Carr with his own eyes.
Hello. Carr" he said, and the man out
side answered the salutation.
I'm poor orphan boy" the fugitive eX-
claimed, land am without friends. For
Gods sake, Mr.. Fowler. give me a dress,
SO they won't know me-"
Il haven't any Dress" the man of the
house told him.
Then give me a shawl" pleaded the
young man. who then believed he was soon
to fall in the hands of the officers. For
Gods sake give me something, or I'm
gone.'
Mr.. Fowler says he told him to go to the
stable and he would do the best he could
for him. Carr, who was in his stocking
feet. had entered through the open door of
the stable and had not taken the precau-
tion to close the door behind him. He was
SO thoroughly frightened that he scarcely
knew what to do. While he was proceed
ing from Mr.. Fowler's back window to the
stable, Mr.. Fowler asked a neighbor to
send for the police, as he intended holding
Carr a prisoner until the arrival Of the Of
hcers. Carr, however, thought Mr.. Fowler
who had been SO well acquainted with his
(Carr's) parents, would befriend him when
he was most in need, and he went to the
stable fully under the impression that he
would soon be given a dress and perhaps a
lat or bonnet He was evidently certain
he would get the shawl, and it is supposed
he then intended to walk boldly through
the streets and escape.
But Mr.. Fowler had no such intention
He is a man of family, and he realized to
the fullest extent the seriousness of the
crime alleged against Carr. When he went
out to the stable therefore, it was with his
mind fully made up to hold Carr a prisoner
until the officers came in response to his
message.
Hts Hopes Blasted.
Then give me a pair of Shoes" Carr
asked Mr.. Fowler when the latter reached
the stable. without any female wearing
apparel.
Il can't give you my Shoes" was the re-
sponse. Il have got to go to work, and
these are all the shoes l have"
AS he said this a change came over Carr
for he realized then that he had no chance
to escape. and that in a few minutes he
would be in the hands of the police. Any
doubt on this subject ne may have had was
dispelled when he saw Mr.. Fowler pick up
his pitchfork. This was done for the rea-
son that Carr was probably armed and
might show fight.
You needn't grab me-" Carr remarked
"I'm willing to give myself up.''
Just then there was a noise made by
the tramping of feet. and several men.
each Of whom had in view the 500 reward |
which had been offered. rushed into the |
stable and grabbed for Carr. At the head |
Of this delegation was Frank ]. Beuchert,
who lives at No. 1106 Sd street northeast,
and he, 1t Is stated. was first to lay hands |
on the trembling culprit By this time the |
excitement was intense. Where the several |
hundred people came from in so short a |
time the police could not imagine. No one |
in the crowd attempted to injure the pris- |
oner. nor did any one even suggest vio- |
leEce So intense was the interest mani
tested that Mr.. Fowler allowed those who |
first came into the stable to take charge |
of Carr and hold him until Policemen |
Donovan, Raedy and Trumbo arrived. Dom
ovan was In the lead. and he was the one |
to take Carr into custody.
The appearance Of the three policemen ]