Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-01-28
MRS. CHAS. CANFIELD
BRUTALLYMURDERED
BYFORMER COACHMAN
OFFICER FOSTER CAPTURES ASSASSIN
Dastardly Crime Is Committed at Westlake
Residence of Victim-Citizens Attempt to
Lynch the Man After Policeman
Has Him HandCuffed

When he got to Lake street, he turned
and ran toward the lake in Westlake
park. I was close behind him and
plainly saw him run into the boat
house In the park and shut the door.
81 kicked the door i'm and found him
squatting on the floor behind the count
err of the boat house. He hade no re-
sistance and handcuffed him and took
him to the station.
'I asked him why he had shot Mrs.
Garfield and he said:
Il wrote a letter to her and she ig-
nored 1t absolutely. I went to see her
today and she would not give me the
money asked for so I shot her.
Captive Talks
but why did you shoot her the Sec
ond time, ! asked him, and he said
that Mrs Canfield attempted to get
possession of his revolver when he shot
her the first time.
"I have heard people say that he
must have been crazy or drunk or un-
der the influence of some drug. But
as sure as / live, when L arrested him,
he was as sane and sober as you or
1 am.
"a mob which followed me down the
street after Buck wanted to lynch him
for the cowardly, dastardly crime he
had committed, but forced them
back at the point of my revolver and
took the man to Jail.
Besides the gun he had knife
foot long in his pocket. 1t was as
sharp as a razor and when happened
to touch my finger to the blade it
sliced the end off"
Buck Talks
At the central police station last
night Buck made the following state
ment:
II live at room 20 in the st. Elmo
hotel on Main street. L have been
working in Los Angeles for the last
six months as a cook in a bakery.
81 wanted to get some money to start
in business for myself and as l had
worked for Mrs. Garfield five years
ago for two months. as coachman, 1
thought I would ask her to lend me
the money L needed.
"I have been all over the country
since worked for Mrs. Garfield, but
thought she would remember me and
give me the money. 1 intended to bor-
row the money and repay 1t in small
monthly installments.
"I wrote letter which I took to
her house last night and gave 1t to
one of the servants. Today went to
the postoffice expecting an answer to
the letter. There was none, which made
me somewhat angry.
"I expected there would be trouble,
so took a gun and a dirk. When Mrs.
Garfield and L were talking on the
front porch, she went for the coach
man and told him to put me off the
premises.
II didn't like that at all and I told
her so. But told her 1 would go with
out any trouble being made. We stood
on the porch talking for a few mo-
ments more and 1 again asked her
for the money. 1 saw her reach into
the side of her coat and thought she
was going to pull a gun on me SO I
shot her.
"Then she reached after my gun and
shot her again."
Husband in Mexico
Mrs. Canfield's husband is somewhere
in Mexico, where he has extensive min
ing interests. His exact location is not
known by his family in Los Angeles.
The family left by Mrs. Garfield con-
sists of the following members: Her
husband, Charles A. Garfield, one son,
Charles o. Canfield of 733 South AL
varado; daughters, Mrs. J. M. Danzig-
er of 1928 South Lake street, Misses
Florence, Carrie and Airline Canfield
of S03 South Alvarado.
William T. Buck, a brother of the
murderer, who lives in the st. Elmo
hotel, it is stated, was sentenced to
life Imprisonment some years ago in
Bisbee Ariz.. for the murder of a
butcher of that city.
William T. Buck, it was claimed,
killed the butcher and cut the body
into fine pieces and hid the membra
disjecta in bundle of gunny sacks.
Brother Is Pardoned
After serving several months of his
sentence Buck was Instrumental in
suppressing a jail break from the PEN
itentiary at Yuma He was severely
wounded in the struggle, but was par
doned out by the territorial governor
of Arizona.
Besides being pardoned he was high
ly praised for the manner in which he
helped the officials of the prison put
down the inciplent rebellion.
The other members of the murderer 3
family are Mrs. Minnie Laymrn of
Douglas, Ariz., and Mrs. G. l. David
son of Blsbee, Ariz.