Arizona republican., 1917-01-07
BUCKEYE EDITOR |S THE CAPTOR UT
 WILLIAM FA[T|N

William faltin the murderer of Carl Peterson, is back in the state hospital for the insane, and glad to be there after the hardships at large of less than week. He was captured at Buckeye yesterday morning by Con- stable Jones of the Buckeye precinct, and Justice r. R. Mitten, who is also editor of the Buckeye Valley News. Messrs. Jones and Mitten were about to start for Phoenix when they were told by D. r. Clanton that d man who looked like Faltm had been at the post office and had gone to a restaurant nearby. They went there and found that he had been denied there and had gone to another eating place. There he was found but he denied that he was Faltin. The officers were not sure of 1t and after questioning him were about to leave him, when MT. MItten turned to his office to look again at the description of the fugitive as printed in The Republican. Though still not sure it was decided to bring him to Phoenix.
 When he was told to get into the machine. Faltin complained that he would lose days work The constable told him that if he was not the right man he would be returned to Buck eye. A search of him disclosed no weapons, but there was a letter ad- dressed to the asylum authorities signed by William Faltin.
 At first Faltn was not communica- tive. but after awhile he admitted his Identity. He requested that he be taken to the asylum, saying that he did not want to go to the county jail; he had spent already too much time in that institution. This point having been settled to his satisfaction ne be- came talkative and wanted to know what had been going on in the world since he dropped out of il. Who's governor-Hunt or Campbell" he in guired.
 Faltin would not tell his captors any thing about his wanderings since his escape last Sunday night He was asked if he had been travelling over the desert or along the river. He replied that the desert was not a good place 10 be this kind Of weather. When he left the institution he was wearing a cap and was without a coat Yesterday he had on q black hat and an old blue coat which was torn across the back He would not say where he had ac- quired the change. He spoke freely of the murdered Peterson and reiterated that he had had nothing to do with it
 
 at the hospital he became talkative To Superintendent Kingsley he told of his wanderinGs from the night of December 90 when he escaped by removing bars from his room and letting himself down to the ground by means of ropes made from his bedclothing.
 According 10 Faltiu he went imme- diately from the hospital to South Sev- enth street, and probably to within < few hundred feet of the spot where the body Of Peterson was found buried in d sand pit. There he remained con- cealcd for some time and the next night he made his way to the Central avenue bridge While there he mar lowly escaped discovery when q posse from the sherlffs office searching for Salinas, who escaped from a special deputy watching over him at the Sis ters Hospital. passed within few feet Of hlm. He says that after the posse passed one member saw him making ms way down the river and took a shot at him without effect Another night ne spent in or near the bath house at the Leach, mile southwest of the city. Then ne made his way to Cashion. where he secured food and got his di- rections. He was making his way to Buckeye. believing he would escape recognition there and be able to make ms way out of the state by way of una or some other Colorado river point. Where he secured the coat and nat he was wearing he declined to state
 faltin was returned to the barred room from which he escaped and a special guard placed over him las, night The hospital authorities ex- pressed satisfaction af his rst,,r, glatiiication at the publicity given the afialr. which they agreed was largely responsible for his capture. and as- suIance that he would not again make ms way from the institution.