The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-17

Carl Peterson. ecif-confessed bur,
giar. was shot and probably fatally
wounded by Charles baird. a spc-
clal agent for the Northern Pacific
railroad. while iooting the sieoplng
apartments Of The latter. At eos Co,
iuinhia s.. shortly after 2 o'clock
this morning.
Peseraun Is To- az the Pacific
hospital. unable % leave his cot.
but nevertheless Police PatrolmAn
C. +. oden IS az the bedside guard.
inE the prisoner.
Il wAs a few minutes past 2
o'clock This morning when Baird
was awakened BY some person
pros ling about his room The spo.
ciai agent could discern nothing I'M.
"a The burglar lighted a match
Takes a Quick Shot.
whippins cut a revolver which
was beneath hts PILLOW. Baird
yelled:
Now you've done Just about
enough Throw ny your handa.
Instantly extinguishlng the light
"a match. the burglar Dropped 10
the floor al the foot o. the bed Just
ne baird fired Tho bullet perfor.
ated The burglars derby. missing his
! head by four inches.
Fer q full minute following the
nhof nos a sound was heard The
burglar crcpt toward an open win.
dov. and Just a. the man Was leap.
ine throueh the 3lad0W Baird fired
twice In rapid succession The bur.
giar dropped to the ground. a dis.
tanea Of ls feet. and with his pal.
who Nns wAiting outside the house,
ran thr0ngh the back yard and
made his way 20 Columbia g.
Wounced Burglar Found.
II was a few minutes past 3
oclock this morning that } l. Cam.
efou and J. 0shncr. tenants 81 a
= lodxing house ~ 900 Eighth ay.,
heard some oue groaning IN the
basement
Cameron auf Oshner thoaeht the
man was drunk. and notified police
headquarters Patrolman Cornell
son took the prisoner 10 the station.
where Patroiman Mike McNamee
|EEftAfAArA AFkM ~ AlNN AE@|N ENh|
who vas released from the county
jall last Friday after being acquit.
ted on a charge Of burglary.
Ever while %swaying M his tracks
At the police station u wae not
known that Peterson "a wounded
Police Captain - p Willard ordered
v Inc prisoner stripped. and IL was
seen that Ne had been shot IN the
snail Of the back
Admits His Crime.
why. you're the fellow who was
nhOt at early this morning up on
Columbia VI. said Capt Willard.
eYea. he got me. all right. NUT
tered Peterson.
when searched, a lovers knot
pin. taken ~hen the residences Of y
q. Lachenberg. of l0s broadway
was looted last uiEhf. WAS found ID
Peterson's vest pocket
Peterson u known 20 the police
a. = "busy burglar" On the nighi
Of January - last. Peterson wa.
arrested b. Police Sergeant Frank
Bryant and Patrolman Woodl0ck a.
he was emerging from the reaidencs
on ~. - HNNnHHHH 81 IMaH AHAN ~
te vas later recognized az the sam'
man who fled from The home 81 W
ri. Field. al 1903 Summit az. Peter
eon was also suspected OF %enterinl
fhe residence Of a. Lellenkohi. 81
East pine ~. IS. A. Wood. 1915
Howell 81. and Mrs G. Horton. 81.
Terrace g., on che same night
Waa pefeaaed by Jury.
Last Friday. Peterson. however
beat the case before q jury In So
perfof Judge A. W Fraters courI
and was released Captain % De
feettpes Charles Tenant saw Peter
non in Tacoma on Saturday morn
ing. and turned him over 20 the
Tacoma authorities
lie was released from the Tacoms
cify jail late that night. and imme
diately came to Seattle. apparently
10 renew his task Of stealing
Special Agent Baird visited his
victim M the hospital this morning
but Peterson was sulien and mOrOas
and refused 20 talk His confession
10 Police Captain Willard Il ths
only discriminating statement h'
hae made Several bnrglaries com
mltted Sunday night are thought b.
the police % have been Peterson'l
work.
Efforts are being made to appre
bend his pal.
when Peterson fell 10 the gronns
after being shot by Baird he mus
Ahave fallen upon his waiting part
, per. a. the latters hat was foun,
beneath Baird's window. Peterson'i
hat. With two bullet holes through
fhg eroWn. was found about 80 fee