Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-26
Shocking Tragedy in San Francisco-Mur-
der and Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2oth.-Anolhef tfaSeu!
of the type that seems TO be prevalent now 0c-
CURED this morning on Howard street. 1t IS the
usual case of the murder of Il woman and the
suicide of a man. The victim was AiDertlna
Anderson and the murderer and suicide was
William Milton. The former kept a house at
$40 Clementina street where she mad lew
rooms that she wished to rent. The latter was
Junk dealer living at us Berry street. He has
three children-two boys and one glrl-the
Oldest about - years OF age, and the woman
leaves little girl about two and one-hat years
old.
The scene of the tragedy was the front yard
of 657 Howard street. Miss Anderson, or Mrs.
Bockmann as she was usually called, had been
sleeping at the house on Howard street Tor
aboIlt two weeks claiming that she wished TO
escape from Milton who had been annoying
her. She went out this morning at about $50
O'Clock, and had hardly closed the door when Il
shot was heard. Milton, who had been lying IL
wait for her met her i'll the yard and shot her
in the left check, the bullet penetrating the
brain and producing instant death. ply,
stefan living next door, hearing the shot, looked
out OF the window and saw Milton kneeilng IN
the yard and putting the Inuzzle OF pistol to
his mouth He thought that the man was
about TO blow through the barrel of the plstol,
but in an instant Il second report was heard,
and Milton fell back dead.
Death i'll each case was apparently lnst@n'a,
Deous In the case of the woman the pistol mad
been held so close to her face that large sec
ton OF the skin was powder-burned- AS soon
as possible the bodies were removed TO the
MOrgue.
The murdered woman was about p years old,
and was IL native of Christiana Norway. she
| left home about ten years ago, and llVed IN New
York for eight or nine years. Nnlle there, II Is
said. she formed the acquaintance OF lclioW-
countryman with whom she lived and by whom
she had child: but finding that he would not
| marry her, as he promised to DO Sne came 70
| this city year or Il year ana half ago fol
| some time she has known Milton, hcr murderer
| and kept house for him for about year III the
vicinity of his place of business, near the cor
ner of Fourth and Berry streets. some weeks
| ago she took house on Clementlna street ana
furnished four rooms for some lc l S3I. sue
| has complained OF being annoyed by Milton
| and as before stated, made arrangements 70
| sleep at 657 Howard street Last Monday she
tried TO obtain n warrant for Milton arrest, bui
| Gaping from him, but for what reason other
| than the charge that he annoyed her, Is MOI
| Milton. it is evident, had been mcditating the
| crime for some DAYS. He laid i'll wait for he1
| this morning. and shot her as she came from the
| house. He had on his person two pistols, Which
| he had provided himself with to make sure
work He also had III pocket Il package ol
arsenic which he bought last night at the drug
! store at the corner of Howard and Third streets
| He stated at the time that he wished II 10 XII
| rats which infested his house. But IN the Ilghl
of subsequent events il is thought that he wished
it for another purpose-perhaps Tor SUICIDE III
case he did not succeed in his design by the use
of his pistols
on his person was found two letters one writ
ten Monday and one yesterday, showing that "a
long ago as Monday, at least, he mad determine
to commit the crime The letters also give the
reason for the shooting if his assertion that II
was because the woman had swlndled MN oul
of money can be believed The letters are az
follows: -, ,eo.
Mr. s F0drd Yon please do me favor: take
| care of NV three little children. | can assure
| you that they are good ones: God never pu