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Show ' "Whit"" that the burglar had dlsap-jH-ared. The officer, accompanied by Driver Williams, thought best to look about the prmlces Wardlaw was In t.no act of flawing bla dark lantern In the shrubbery when two shots from a revolver rang out from a few yards distant followed by the clip of bullets .in near proximity to the officer offi-cer ' head, . Doth mca dropped to the ground, pi6tols In hand rind. awaited developments. develop-ments. lclng' certain that whoever had fired at them would pass through the light thrown from a window of a house-In; the rear of Mrs. White's and Rive them an opportunity to return re-turn the fire. . At this critical moment Mrs. White shouted from her window and was answered by a voice In the direction from whence the shots had come, asking ask-ing "If be had killed anyone." It proved to be Thompson, Mrs, Wbltc'H son-Iu law whom she had summoned after calling the police. Ho had Just emerged from big house In the- rear when Wardlaw flashed his lantern and thinking that the latter must be the burglar, he fired point blank at him. It was a most narrow escape for both Wardlaw and Williams and also for Thompson as the officers would l undoubtedly have taken no chances I with one whom they were batlsfied I was trying to kill thorn both. . 1 MISTAKES POLICE FOR JRGLARS A police Hem of interest came to light yesterday involving an attempt by James Thompson shoot Detective Detec-tive Wardlaw and Patrol Driver Williams Will-iams the former having mistaken them for burglars. Mrs. White, living at 2737 Pacific avenue, was awakened from her sleep by hearing a noise at her bedroom window. Starting up she caught sight of a man's haud reaching around the curtains nnd Immediately spoke to her daughter wno was sleeping with her. The voices frightened tho man away but while Mrs. White was telephoning tele-phoning for the police he was heard to return to the back door and attempt to force it open. Detective Wardlaw went at once In answer to the call ljt on arrMng at the house he was Informed by Mrs. |