Daily camera., 1898-09-24
F|Q1k Morrow
Nos The Mon
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Frank Marlowe ID. tected While Turning
in Il False Alarm.

Frank Marlowe d. tected While Turning
in Il False Alarm.
| AT about two o'clock this morning tn,
faithful vigils of the watchmen in tb'
eastern part of Boulder were rewarde
and miscreant was detected in the &C
of turning in false alarm from box AZ
1t is believed that the man is the same
who for the past month has reused th.
volunteers from their beds at all hours O.
the night on fruitIess missions. The
man was Frank NARROW. laborer OF
the Tyler ranch north of town. He is
from Longmont originally, and is under,
stood to have relatives living there.
Fred Wellman and Tom Danford have
been guarding fire box II, in the eastern
part of town, for two or three weeks
Last saturday night the culprit varied
the usual order of things and rang box
AZ instead of IL. Nothing was said Of
the watches however, and Chief May de.
cided to double the precautions. Last
night the first glimpses OF the man was
caught by these two guards. The man
had broken the glass and opened the
box and was about to turn in the alarm
when the guards advanced and placed
him under arrest. Wellman and Dan
ford proceeded to bring him to Jail
While on the way he made break for
liberty. He had several feet start before
the officers could pull their guns. and
they then fired. At the time they be.
lieved the bullet had taken effect, but it
was not till this morning that the exact
injury was known.
After escaping from Wellman and
Danford, NARROW ran to the house in
which he sleeps on Tyler's place and
went to bed. 1t was not till this morning
that the men informed Frank Tyler of
the fact of the shooting and the latter
then Immediately came to town for a
physician.
DR.. Conan went out at once and made
an examination. The bullet had struck
the shoulder blade. glancing up. The
injury was not considered serious and
the man was brought to town and placed
in the county Jail.
After arriving here NARROW made a
statement to Chief May, admitting his
guilt and admitting having turned IN the
alarms on the previous occasions. He
told May that he had no spite against
him or anv of the city officers, but did it
just for fun" He had been drinking
each time and in spirit of reckless
righteousness did the deed.
1t turns out that Chief May has been
doing some clever sleuthing for the past
three weeks and has been aware of the
fact that NARROW was the guilty man.
He had bu. circumstantial evidence,
however, and wanted absolute proof.
Last night when NARROW came IN from
the ranch May sent Wellman and Dan.
ford to Goss and 2Ist streets, where box
AZ is located. May himself waited at the
cour, house and as soon as NARROW start
ed down Pearl, he and Frank Metcali
started for box IL at 23d and Pine. Mar.
low went down Pearl to 22d then to Goss
and then back to 2Ist. He there deliber.
ately broke the glass and unlocked the
box. Before starting to turn in the ALA m
he walked back to the center Of the
street and looked up and down to see II
any one was in sight He then started
back to the box, when the two watohmen
stepped out and arrested him.
When Marlow started to run, the mer
called for him to halt and when he paid
no attention, they both fred. Five shot:
were fred in all The one that took eff
feet was 38 from Danfotd's gun.
NARROW has cousin, c. F. Beckman
an engineer in Empson's canning fac
tory, who will be over tomorrow morn
ing. His arraignment must necessarily
be delayed till his recovery from the bul'