The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-23
HIM Il MILES
Deputy Sheriff Avare's Pursuit of
an Escaped Burglar.
HE GOT HIM IN THE END
Phil Carr Put Up a Clever Scheme to
Get Away-He Jumped on a Horse,
but Aware jumped Into a Pass
ing Grocery Wagon.

A well-laid plan LOT tne escape VI
the notorious Phil Carr, horse thief.
burglar. ex-convict and cattle rustler'
came very near being carried out sue
cessfully yesterday. but Carr and his
friends found in Deputy Sheriff Aware
an officer equal to the occasion. n
although Carr led him a chase for IL
miles or more, the criminal was over
hauled. brought back to Butte. and Is
now thinking about 1t in the deep
dark dungeon of the county jan.
Cars latest crime was a burglary
80 which no was arrested. A stolen q.
watch and chain were found In his
possession. but the proof was not con-
sidered strong enough TO convict OF
burglary. and a charge or receiving
stolen property vas made against MN
An Inflammation was filed in Judge
Ifndsay's court on Monday. On Tues
dav he was a%rraigned, pleaded not
guilty and on the application OF MS at
torney. Thomas Campbell, the court re-
duced his bail from $500 to $500. yes
terday morning a woman. VINO clalmeu
to be Cars mother. called at the sher-
ifrs office and begged n pleaded that
an officer be sent out with her son 10
get bail. She represented that a man
named Stickler would sign the bond "
an officer went TO his house with carr.
The sheriff yielded to the woman 5
pleas and shortly after noon detailed
DEPUTY Aware to take the young GRIM
inal to Stickler's house on south Nam
street, below the b.. A. q r. track.
The officer and Carr walked TO the
pIace and on arriving the officer was
somewhat surprised to md that the
Mace indicated was nothing but a barn
and that several Of Cars crooked
friends were standing around there
San - usaG not GlGniCiOuS. StltklfT
was to meet them there. so Carr said
hint had not yet arrived. The deputy
agreed to wait a few moments ana
Carr leisurely and in an aimiess way
walked toward the edge of the barn.
As he reached the corner he went be-
hind II Xix a fash and the next instant
, he was on the back of a horse and NY
ing toward the country southwest oi
: the city. The deputy sheriff had peer
! taken by surprise, but he had his WITS
about him. He could nave brought
/, carr down with a shot, but he die
q not care TO take a human life, so M
looked about for another horse witt
? which to give chase. but there was
none in sight. Some grocery hrm
=, delivery wagon just then came by an'
Aware chartered IL. The driver wa
ready to assist justice, but his wagoi
was loaded with potatoes. The ONCE
tcId him TO drive for his life and fol
low the escaping crook. The drive
obaved and while the team was fNln'
along the deputy sheriff unloaded IN
l. potatoes. ,
Aware succeeded in keeping Carr b
sight for four miles. and when n
\. reached MCOre's milk ranch. the ON
:, Ger discharged the driver and borrowe
= a saddle horse. Moore told Aware tina
!. n was useless to follow Carr. as h
, knew every mountain trail like an IN
- dian, but the officer said he would CIV
him a run for it anyway. lie ROC
y, about five miles further. and aEal
caught sight Of his late prisoner. II
= also met a cattle herder on a fires
u horse and exchanged with him an
=, then gave another hot chase. AFTER
"a short run he saw Carr In 2 band
~ horses. trying TO cut out a tresh an
IN NAL but ne was unsuccessful, an
ne saofpg the officer coming over the hi
n he started of on his jaded horse agar
~ But the horse was worn out ana J
OF abandoned him and took 10 the M
u on foot and was soon lost 10 sig
again. Aware ncountered an lnula
ne who had lust passed the fugitive. al
the Indians services were enlisted. }
puIIed down fences so that the depu
sheriff and his horse could go throui
them and put them onto a hot ira
but the game had been run 70 cart
W and the officer reached the top OF
little hill he saw Carr only a sho
~ distance dNbss IldhliP IAN ~
IS little gully. A moment later he was
5 custody again. Then II was Car
un turn TO be surprised. He wanted
as know how the officer made such go
in time. He could not understand II.
al Il had a horse in that bunch ba
mt there" said Carr, IAN II ! had gott
ne him out you never would have caug
oP me"
ar But you didn't get the horse, anc
'eu got YOU" said Aware. On the way ba
De- 70 Butte. Carr said he was very sol
,ed that he had put the officer to so mt
llg trouble, and declared that he had
az intention of escaping. He feared
sN- would not be able to get bonds
Butte so ne determined to go out II
en- the divide country where he had l
'as Of friends and could get any amo,
M Of bonds. He said he intended to
the bonds there and then return
" Butte last night before anyone KIN
that he had been away. There see
II 10 be no doubt that the request 10
We the fellow go out in search OF hol
was part Of the scheme planned for
escape and that the horse had been =