Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-07
MAKES VAIN SACRIFICE
WIFE OF BURGLAR ATTEMPTS
TO AID HIS ESCAPE.
Both Are Captured, But Accomplish
Gets Away-Discovered Robbing
Village Post Office.

NEW YORK, February 7.-Elizabeth
Karcher, the nineteen-year-old bride OF
William Karcher, caught with her hus-
band and another man robbing the post
Office at Essex Falls, n. j., early yester.
day morning, threw herself upon the Of
ficer who had surprised them and pinion-
ed his arms so that he could not use his
revolver. She thought by this means she
had aided her husband to escape In the
darkness, but it was the other man who
got away. Her sacrifice was in vain.
She and her husband were arrested by
John Eysoidt, chief Of the village police,
and taken to the county Jail at Newark
yesterday afternoon, where both were
locked up. The hunt for the man who
escaped is being prosecuted vigorously.
Eysoldt and his brother, Conrad, TAX
ing a nocturnal stroll about the village,
saw a light moving about the Erie rail
road station, which is also the post Of
flee. The last train for Newark had gone
and the station was supposed to be lock-
ed for the night. Posting his brother at
the side door with fiashlight, the chief
went to the front of the station and
peered In through the window.
Discovers Robber at Work.
BY the light of the lantern on the floor
of the post office he saw a man at work
on the strong box with an ak. Eysoldt
tried to move away quietly, but Stun
bled. The noise alarmed those inside and
they opened the front door just as Ety.
soldt reached it. In the darkness two
persons ran from the place. one OF them
a woman. She seized Eysoldt and pinion-
ed his arms beside him as he reached for
mis- revolver.
Calling to his brother to flash his light,
the officer threw the woman to one side
and drew his revolver. By the light OF
the flash Eysoldt saw man running
along the railroad track and fired. AS
his finger pressed the trigger the woman
again threw herself upon him and struck
his arm upward. The bullet went harm
lessly into the air. Two shots were fired
at him by the fleeing man. Telling ms
brother to follow with the lantern, Ey-
soldt grasped the young woman and
stepped inside the station.
AS he did SO the rays of the light re-
vealed karcher standing in corner
with an appraised club in his hands,
ready to strike. The two men Sprang
upon karcher and bore him to the toor.
He fought strongly before he was con-
Quered.
Officer Threatens to Shoot.
The woman edged toward the door, but
a threat to shoot stopped her at the
threshold Both prisoners were HAND
cuffed together and made to sit down on
trunk. Keeping them covered with
a revolver, Eysoldt surveyed the post
office. All the packages of mail had been
united and strewed about the floor as
the ..lieves searched for plumber. Three
hundred and fifty stamped envelopes, loo
post cards, number Of money order
blanks and SIS in cash had gone with
the man who escaped.
At first karcher and his wife gave the
address of No. lib Mechanic street, New
ark, poor quarter of the city. Later
they changed 1t to No. "a Whittlesey
avenue, west Orange.
karcher is SAID to be the son of the
late John karcher of West Orange, who
died some months ago Of injuries re-
ceived in mysterious manner. ne I'm
gered for a week after being brought to
ms nome partly unconscious and nnally
died without being able to tell how he
had received his injuries. The wife of
karcher is said to be a retired circus
rider.