The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 4, 1903, Page 12

ONDAY, MAY 4, 1903. - BELIEVE VIGE 19 STILL HERE Detectlves Doubt The- ory of Hurried Flight to the South. — e Reward Will Be Offered for Information Leading to His Arrest. abs Mon Paciti the h over E noon sings. In he ng fac is still in b raflr d bandone to Then, | | make a quiet WENDEL! Benj. Curtaz abscond- directions as well a 1 Santa Fe ag Instry CUTLERY Southen Pacifc and Sant EVERY BLADE WARRANTED " ; REMOVAL. N. BRACE w3 pag KING OF THE FLCCK” ART SUPPLEMENT WILL = BE ISSUED SUNDAY, MAY g CRAZED WOMAN FATALLY SHOOTS YOUNG MAN WITHOUT PROVOCATION Etta Fitzgibbin Fires Five Bullets Into Body of Joseph Gagan in Room of Cheap Lodging House--Victim Vainly Strives to Escape but Falls 10, 1903 t - | mone r P s fact had bee CLAIMS CARBOLIC ACID S t his acquaint- WAS THROWN ON HIM r s s. and that 1 was sing in 1 was freq R McKeon Tells of an Assault a Man Whose Name s He Withholds e Cotaon i £ t he decided to make a good 1 r 3 ¥ g a rtunity « i K et w P mark r aci « Ca Merced, thence by man he knew Ayl & fias K 5 e OSEPH GAGAN, a & d thought fatally, shor 8 > : = " g A o'clock last night by Etta Fitz ght i up; B o (27 ibbin, or, as she is commonly . . man he alleges NATIVE DAUGHTERS' HOME Wi - : w the « face known, Etta Sheldon, an insane woman e 2 DESERVING OF SUPPORT .}, once before tried to kill a man and Its Aims Are to Shelter and Protect, | W2® sent to an asylum. The tragedy was framed i of the most cold-blooded nature, vet the | . % and for These the Institu- woman stood calmly before the bed of her | tion Is Run. ving victim at the hospital and without = following preamble and ion | emotion stated that she had no regrets S en adopted by Buena Vista Parlor, | for her terrible deed D. G. W | The shooting occurred in the Almonte R e 2 The Native the Golden | House at §73 Market street. Gagan was Dr. Orlow Lectures Vest 1 a on the | shot five times with a 3-caliber revolver C ng s orly ch, d that he lived to reach the hospital | - Ha e ‘ i not itself, | is a matter of wonder s Orios t extends its arms to = and pro- | On his couch at the Emergency H : - . The Native Dar ' Home is the | pital, with death hovering over him, Ga- gy ach outgrowth of these principles. Its found- | gan said the Sheldon woman opened fire i o 1d suppe have ever been movel | on him so suddenly that he did not know a ) highest emotions of ihe human | what her motive in attempting his life ring in ¢ its ) ve, « mypathy. For emces - is w ion strugg { The woman says that Gagan made = + Sat bior erate attempt to choke her to death e R ' | and that she fired the shots in defense of . Satarins My ooked . iz A = ering 4 Sarter | l€r life. Her speech and actions denote > " pate gentle Arter ! an unbalanced mind and the police and | detectives take no stock in what she says From what can be learned Gagan had ADVERTISEMENTS. landmarks are all woithy been around town all the had been driking freely. afternoon and He was not bad- ; b ly intoxicated, but, according to his o it have no connection With | jeotement, was “just feeling good r than a se imental one. | " 5 While passing along Market street, near hese movements have some | 3 11e ¥ . : Aol Loy corner of Fifth, he saw the woman ST e o oo Art leand cher | standing in the doorway of the house. . . trees and the flowers, the schools, the | by o oned to him to come in and he | SORoR O g : c | followed her up to her room, No. 0, on | istory, the Grand Army, the flags, the | (re & 2 . | the second floor. P family Bible, the pedigrees and birthdays, * the Native Sons, the Landmarks League | WOMAN OPENS FIRE. _ and the Da miner are buying and | They entered the room and stood chat- Fine Grocers restoring the historic ruins of the State. | ting for a while, ——— The Native Daughters’ Home, has It 1o | S——————————— sponsor? Shall its noble work stop be- cause Its connection with the order is a sympathetic one? God bless such senti- ment, and be i | “Resolved, time we enlarge our iat Buena Vista Parlor, N. D. G. W., knowing the directors of the | home to be true, faithful and capable and the most worthy one, pledge t our f nd moral support.” = e R i il IS TAKEN ILL ON A CAR | AND DIES AT HOSPITAL Coroner Will Investigate Death of J. C. Shipley, a Well-Known Ed- ucator of Visalia. SPEBIALS FOR MONDAY, TUES- DAY and WEDNESDAY: CAROLINA RICE, 5-Ib. pkg, 45c]| Reg. Dk CAL.FR. PRUNES. 7 Ibs. for 25¢ Reg. 4 YACHT CLUB SARDINES 2 tins for . 45¢ CAL CLAR.ET ga.lltm s 35¢ Choice CAL. PORT, bottle, 25¢ Reg Reg Choice CAL. SHERRY, bot, 25¢ Reg. ple a well-known school- r salla, aged 60 years, who was taken suddenly ill while riding on a Turk- street car Sa ¥, and removed to the Central Emergency Hospital, died at that institution early yesterday morning. The body was removed to the Morgue the autopsy has been postponed pend- the arrival of a son of the deceased, who isa phy n at Cazadero. Deceased boarded an eastbound car of the Turk- street line the conductor in charge noticed that he was almost in a Sstate of collapse. A passing patrolman was hailed and he had Shipley conveyed to the hospital in the ambulance, where ho was held for observation by the surgeon in charge. His death occurred at 2 a. m, vesterday and the Coroner’s office was no. tified. Owing to the fact that the dead man had not been attendéd by a physi- 25c tin., ¥OR THE ENTIRE WEEK Finest FRENCH MIXED CANDY, perIb .. Bold clsewhere for 50- ‘Res, 40 ——— 226 - 228 Powell Street clan, and that he wu iGdenly stricken ’ in a public convey: an inquest and 1. Main GIS. 2 b Tel. Main 58, autopsy will be beld to determine the cause of death. ADVEETISEMENTB Pho 46 ELLIS ST. wmihens s, WINES FOR TABLE AND HOME USE We make a specialty of the home trade. Our store can show the finest stock of wines and liquors In San Francisco and you can rest assured that they represent the highest standard of purity. Those who bave tricd our goods have readily acknowl- edged they are of a superior kind and now our efforts are toward conquering those who do not know the advantages of trad- ing with Os. js MONDAY, TUESDAY and WED- NESDAY we will call your attention to EINFANDEL AND m"fl. lon 50¢, reg. The. These two wines are especially good rep- resentatives of the best California wines, We do_not know of any having been be- fore offered at anywhere near this price that are of the same superior quality. BLACKBERRY ERANDY, bot. 500. reg. 85c. Blackberry Brandy s an essential in every household, and this particular bran- dy is the purest and best made. Mail and telephone orders given prompt attention. From Loss of Blood on Reaching the Hallway woman fired again and this time the bul- | let hit a few inches above the first wound. A man in an adjoining room heard the shots and rushed in. He shout- ed to the woman to stop, but she paid no _attention to his plead- ings and fired twice more as Gagan fled in the direction of the hallway. When he reached the hall Gagan fell, | and the woman, having fired the entire { centents of the pistol into the body of the unfortunate victim, locked the door, sat dewn and calmly walted for the arrival of the officers. The man who was In the adjoining room made good his escape when he saw that Gagan had been shot and that the terri- fied woman was bent on riddling his boay with bullets. The police so far have been | urable to locate him and no one appears | to know who he is. The shooting at once alarmed the in- vic- FIVE INSANE WOMAN AND HER TIM WHOM SHE SHOT TIMES WITHOUT CAUSE. A second later the infuriate s of the house and the clerk t yhened to the Emergemy Hospital for the mbulance. Gagan was taken to the hw\, | pital immediately and the surgeons did all { |in their power to save his life. Patrolmen T. L. Smith and Frank Fi tana hurried to the { the shooting "The door of the woman's room was locked d she refused at first to let the officers | enter. Finally she opened the door abou an fineh and the officers immediately forced their way in. The woman a chair with the revolver be e | her and she consented to accompany the | oicers to the hosyit When the woman nfronted her dying | | | i | seated on | | | | vietim she still retained her composure As he told his story to the attendants sk tried to interfere several times, and ac cused Gagan of telling untruths. The dy- ing man was weak from the loss of blood, but was able to answer clearly all que: s put to him. MOTHER SEES DYING SON. | When the wounded man’s last statement rushed into th 1 i\' taken his aged mother and his lwu i to Gagan as she|sisters were permitted tg see him. It went 1 ix - you In an instant the|a pitiful sight, indeed, as the poor m woman reappeared with a revelver in her | mother, bent with age, wept over her dy | iug be his life was ebbing away Gagan was born and reared in t his home being at 34 Wklin street, hand Whe aw her he made a rust an behind the bath cabi- | so the woman | h t as he did always borne a good reg ion. d at him, the ball taking effect in his| Etta Sheldon, or Etta Fitzgibbin, is a thig He then tried to pass her and get | woman of questionable reputation. Sev- ral vears ago she tried to kill a man and was sent to the Ukiah Ins: she was mentally unbalan She was only recently rele oxt room, but the crazed | with unerring m, fired again. il shot hit Gagan in the left as he had hold of the door- ane Asylum, as breast, j ADVERTISEMENTS COMBINATION BEST GOODS_ 10 Ibs. Granulated Sugar 8 bars Laundry Soap Best Prunes 1 can Best Pe: 1 can Best Pears cans Best SPROATS MARKET COMMENCING THIS MORNING . e iroceries to last you St i Frete "\,,,,fl Caos 1 Ib. Mocha and . fee like this (u Gh delli Chocolate Gold Dust Mustard e Extrac other goods, other goods, how many pounds with with White Granulated White nulated Suga trade here ask your groceryman v Butter, squa Potatoes, 31.4- P Sugar : box, fo sell at this pail .. H, Pure Leaf 3 Table Syrup - ream California Cheese, ib., 1Be: by the wh Olive Oil, pints, Noe 4:11; quart 2 gal. 1 : kegs Tmported noted hrands Catsup, per bottle .. noted brands Chowchow, per bottie ork Dgst Corn, 2 cans, 2 Three 3-1b. dins Solid Packed Tomatoes, ans Baltimore Oysters, 45¢; 12 cans 6 cans Red Salmon . S $100 Ibs, au 10 100 11 Best Yeil Rolled” Wheat . < Santa Claus Fairbank’s king Powder, 1-lb. can, . long as t . long as they L Svaps German Prunes, Dried Peaches . r Bovel's Mustard, Mountai 15 gal. Pure Honey in Maple Syrup, quart “Pottle, Soec, Eesular 50 Regulur 0c Y-kal, Table Syrup 11 cases 2 ated Pine Apple, cans Best Mocha and ln\ln Coffee, regular price $. 6 tins. 4,l|lr|rv|rllli orted Gin, m of Kentucky Jessie M A Whisky .. COMBINATION NO. 2 Choeoiate, bott $1.06 Port or COMBINATION NO. 3 quality any kind Tea B50-1b. box potatoes . 3-1b. cans Apricots . 1 3-1b. can Pears . 1 Package Gold Dust . 1-1b. can Best Baking Powder 1 bottle Imported Gin 1-1b. can Royal Baking Powder. 1-1h. can Ghirardelli's Chocolate . 3 3 cans Lily or Carnation Cream 8 L e S, ‘20c 3 200 care Areioet 1,-Ib. Ginger or Cinnamon Tloe ; Pure Pepper 4-1b. can Best M. & J. Coffee 4 a_and Ja: French Prunes 1bs. Rolled Oats . All for Send us your order by mail for anything You see advertised. We pay the freight to Your station within 100 miles. Orders will be v N filled and shipped promptly. B350 1049 Market St. Phone South 894. Bet. 6th and 7th. Opp- Jones or McAllister All for .. SPECIAL SALE ~ FOULARD SILKS. Commencing Monday, May 4th, we will place on sale all of our best quality 24-INCH | SATIN LIBERTY and FINE TWILL SATIN FINISH FOULARD SILKS at the exceedingly low price of 75C per yard. These Silks include all of this season’s newest patterns, and have not been sold for iess than $1.25 and $1.50 vard. BLACK TAFFETA SILK. 100 pieces 27-INCH BLACK TAFFETA SILK (Swiss manufacture); a very lustrous finish and an excellent wearing qualitu; regu- . larly sold for $1.00 yard. Special Price 75¢ Yard. NOTE. We have just received a veru large ship- ment of the celebrated "'Kneipp” Linen Mesh Underwear, for both ladies and gentlemen. These are the best linen mesh goods on the market. Samples and price lists of same forwarded to any address. Qur Mail Order Department is most complete. All orders for samples or goods filled and shipped samz day they are received. (WSORPORAZE, 11892, | ! 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. | —————— DLDBERG BOWEN institution and since that time she has) cen living at the Almonte House. | 'he woman a al | Police Station and lnrked up ]wrllin" th "‘ the Fiizgibbin woman Stevenson street up to a few nd of resided at days ago, when he left, and his pr whereabou is unknown. He brought g a his wife to live there with him months ago, but she showed marked of insanity and tried to set the hous Queen Bee Ceylon fire, so the landlady forced her to leave. 25 e The couple have a daughter living some- Choicest of all black teas where in the cit Monday Tuesday Wednesday Ferris bacon—fresh stock arrived 3 apecual Canned fruits 3 cans s0¢ i | In rich syrup—all but cherries Tfl E' H PI-”N fl [ and berries—reg’ly zoc can | Royan sardines 2 cans 230 Ala-Vatel—a-la-Bordelaise—} reg’ly 15¢ can Burglars Frightened at pMushrooms—~. zecourt ~ 20a the Approach of Small button variety—reg’ly 25¢ can 2 Cocoa—Baker’s 20¢ Policeman. | Rich and wholesome—reg'ly 25¢ can ) Cheese—Club House 300 ce ' For cheese sandwiches—reg’ly 35c jar French oil—Extra fine vaiue 35¢ reg’ly soc—$1 bottle—full quart 60¢ Patrolman Williams of the Park poli tion arrived just in time at the corner Frederick and Cole streets early ves- | ¥ morning to prevent burglars from escaping with a quantity of plunder they | ared to move. A report of m.-‘\ Coffee-Crescent-reg’ly 25c b 20¢ matter made to Captain of Detectives | “ __Pusha— % 15¢ 1B 27%C Martin and detectives were placed in 2 F o & charge of the case. “ Fl!’<—[mponed-reg ly2sclb 20¢ When Williams was passing the corner ‘ Dates—Fard—reg'ly 12ic Ib 100 Le observed th lock tening the \lwfl" Bl 1d e | of a carpenter shop had been broken, and, ack or golden var !. cn entering, he discovered that the place j Bov r1]~~ oz. jar—reg’ly 35¢ 25€ had just been visited by thieves. Sacks, = W 200 ¢lled with tools and other articles that Contains m 1scular nourishment ) ould bring money at a pawnshop, lay | > 5 - Sbout and had been dropped by the | Lemons - zl_v 25¢ dozen 15¢ burglars in their haste to get away. The Juicy—thin skinned contracto! charge of the place were AT Sy . notified. | Jams—jellies—Assorted 15¢ The police report that the place hwd' reg’ly 20c—2 Ib can been locked just previous to the officer's discovery. It is supposed that some of | Maple Syrup—Hazen 65¢ the crooks entered while one remained reg’ly 75¢ & gallon can Jutside to keep a sharp lookout for pa- pr imen, and that the watcher gave the |. BUCKWheat—eastern 65¢ signal to his companions as Williams ap- | Pennsylvania—reg’ly 75¢ 10 Ib sack proached. There have been several rob- 3 O of a similar nature In this section | String beans 3 cans soc ¢ the city lately, and they are all sup- World—tender—stringless— osed to have been committed by the reg'ly 2oc can me parties, probably opium fiends whose | ) Tendezvous is on Barbary Coast. All the | Joilet Soap—Melba 1-lc Jfiicers doing duty in the Western Addi- | Tl R » Yion and in the Golden Gate Park dis- | Economical—good—reg’ly s0¢ d‘zen {rict have been notified to keep a strict | Listerine—large bottie 65¢c watch for late stragglers and suspiclous | - acters. COmb—reg’ly 335¢ 25¢ | Rubber—guaranteed Shoots Holes in His Hat. Nail g 2 R. F. Flood, who claims to have been | i¥al brush—reg’ly 2s¢ 20¢ Good—durable Liquor department Gln—reg'lv $1 bottle goc D. C. L. Booth—Old Tom—Dry Table claret—reg’ly soc gallon 40¢ i o whilted: € 1dlo: Baca oy | Y Urc—mellow S sweetheart had forsaken him. | Porter—ale—White Label ~ $2 - | Health tonic—reg’ly $2—$2 25 dozen $1 Belasco’s “Du Barry” a Failur BERLIN, May 3.—David Belasco's ;.ut WhISI\V Hermitage rye 0ld Crow bourbon— 4 Barry” was produced for the first timwe ! in Germany at the Theater des Westene reg’ly $1 25 bottle—$s5 gallon last night. Frau Odilon of Vienna ap- at one time proprietor of the Matinee sa- | loon at 1138 Market street, fired a couple | of bullets through his hat at Jessie and | Scventh streetS last night and then lay | down on the sidewalk to die. A police- | man sent him to the Central Pmorgen., Hospital, where the hat was pronounced te be ruined, and Flood was locked up | in the Southern station until he sobered | peared in the title role. The play v | Sweet wines—Imported 75¢ splendidly staged and the house w %% #d 3 b filled. It was not considered a suce "| Port—sherry—Madeira $3 reg’ly $1 bottle—$4 gallon however, and it was grected with muct, hissing. The critics this morning ex. haust thelr vocabularies in ridiculing the play. May catalogue ready 432 Pine 232 Sutter 2300 California San Francisco Thirtesnth and Clav Strests Oakiand e e e L Trapper’s Oil cures rheumatismand neuralgia. Drugsists, 50c flask. Richard & Co., 406 Clay,