The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-08
TAKES
WOMAN BURGLAR
Her Husband Uses Her as Shield
When Trapped - She Blocks
Sleuth's Aim and Saves Life.

ESSEN FEELS, y. y Feb S-A ray
OF light falling across the sidewalk
from the window OF the Erie Railroad
station here. which Is also the post
office building. caught the attention OF
Chief OF Police John T. Eysoldt. OF this
place. who. with his brother. Conrad,
was walking along Butterworth-aVe on
his way home al II 80 O'Clock in tho
morning. The station and postoftice Is
closed early every evening, and the
chief realized that there should nave
been no on In the building
lnstructing his brother TO stand be-
side a side door into the building, the
chief crept around the building TO the
front dooc. the window being the only
other means OF exit from the building.
Eysoldt was about 10 force open the
front door when suddenly IL Was tiung
back and woman was pushed out
into his arms Behind her was a man
using her form as shield.
Eyesoldt grabbed the woman around
the waist and flung her 10 one side as
he drew his revolver with the other
hand and aimed IL AZ the man who
stood revealed IL the doorway The
chief pulled the trigger. but the NO
man was TOO quick Tor him. She threw
herself upon him. raising one arm In
the air With her hand she managed
TO knock up the chiefs arm and his
shot flew harmlessly into the air. Bo-
fore he could recover the man had run
from the doorway and escaped into the
darkness, leaving the woman still in
/ the grasp OF the chief.
Something in the woman's actions
caused Eyesoldt 10 suspect that there
was another man in the building. His
brother had come running around the
house al the sound OF the shot. and
they entered the building together.
The chief kept hold OF the woman
while Conrad stepped into the room
land switched on the light. It's rays
revealed a man standing behind the
| door with appraised club above his
head Conrad sprsng upon him just
as the chief Jumped forward, and IN
an instant the two men had the third
on the floor and bad disarmed him
Meantime the woman had stood with
! her hands over her eyes, apparently
too terrified TO run CT TO help her com
panion.
The couple were locked up while
Eysoldt examined the postoffice. he
found that packages OF mail had been
united and scattered about the room
which bore evidence OF having been
completely ransacked The police OF
/ peighboring towns were notified 70
/ look out for the third man, who
ESCAPED with about s25 In bills. the
only booty obtained by the robbers.
The prisoners, who were held by
Recorder Miller in $4,000 bail each
were sent 20 the Newark Jail. They
said they were William and Elizabeth
/ Karcher. man and wife. and lived AZ
No. "a Whittlesey-ave. West Orange
II was said there that they had not
lbeen seen much in that neighborhood
land Il was discovered that recently
they have been living in Furnished
rooms at No. 1l3 ACademy-st-, Newark
Karcher IS only "a years old, and his
wife Is 10. She is said 10 have been a
bareback rider in a circus before hel
marriage
Karcher is the son OF the late Jacol
/ Karcher. OF West Orange, who dice
last fall Of injuries suffered in some
way which he never explained. he
was brought home one night semi-con
scious. and never recovered.
The Essex FeHs station was robbie
year ago OF about 5000 worth o
stuff