Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-09
CRlTCHFIELD WAS CAUGHT.
But Not Before Several Shots Were
Fired at Him.
Tried 20 Enter the Residence of VII
lard Garter unrEIar Wen hn"wn
la ihr Vicinity.

William CritchfislI who was ar
rested early Sunday morning ior AZ
tempted Lurgi@ty, was aT9Rishei ne
fore Justius WsnSer today. but as
both sides were lot ready 20 proceed
with tue case,a continuance was taken
until tomorrow at which lime tn.
defendant will have to either explain
away his alleged cOuuuct or lerhaIs
20 to jail for trying to enter the home
VI Willard Carter.
At2p.lA ILL.,, Mrs. Carter, who lives
at 343 West Fourth south sttest, was
aroused by II noise at the back door.
She listened moment, suspecting
burglars, for the placed had been
robbed twice recently. S1On the dis.
ufbap nee was transferred to the WIN
dow, wnich was raised slowly. She
started to get out OF bed, but the
sight OF masked man
way In the winuow stoppsu
her, ana she sliced her husband anu
whispered "Buiglat" IN pis ear. Car
ter was waiting fer burglars, anu tue
woru aroused him. He sprang Ire m
bed, with pistol Ia hand, for he had II
unuer his pillow, ready for Euch
visit.
The burglar spraDg back aud
dropped The window. Carter was nut
well awake, but was sufficiently
arousad to realize that through tue
front door was way 10 neRu
the intruuer of, go no dashed
that way. When he teachej the
porch the burglar, who had red
handkerchief yer 10 lace. with holes
cut Tor noae and eyes, was passing the
end of the porch Garter fired, anu the
masked man croucned. Garter de-
olareu he woulu Kill nm II he moved,
ana approached TO seize him. AT tnIs
mcm ant the the burglar started agaiu,
anu second onot rang out.
Other people wers gathering, anu
the burglar kept an. A third snot iol'
lowed, then u fourth, the latter passing
cIose to the fugiuve's ear. Carter was
uIon him by this time, anu now was
awake 30 he could use mis- pistol better,
and was taking deliberate aim for IA
fatal shot. AT tnis point n MIR, Wright,
neighboT, appeared Ia q position 30
that the burglar was intercspt i.
The latter backed to the fence
and threw over 1t a large hs;chet and
a hickory cub, his weapons. A bot.
tie OF chloroi0rm and o caHdle were
afterwards ionnd In nis pocket. When
he was taken back he was found to be
a man named William CriIcbf fell,
who is well known in that neig hbOr,
hood as u peduler. A partner in the
intended burglary had climbed into n
tree, and was seen by several OF the
women, but escaped In the excitement
There were several interesting
episodes connected with the chase.
One was that the women OF the
neighborhood would not let their hus.
banda rush out, lest they should lie
taken for the burglar anu shot; but
they rushed out themselves. One
woman got to her gate when her SOD
called her back; she retired n couple OF
feet and just then tuilet plOwed
through corner of the post where
she had stood ana where, II che.
had not obeyed the iniuuctio II
OF her sop, she would have bssn severe
ly wounued. Perry Fenstsrmsker
half brother OF Carter, rushed down
the street without Il stitch OF clothing
on him, but discovering the gathering
women, hastily retired anu got a shirt
One Of the women in the Carter house.
hold got into the street with such al