Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-19
ANOTHER FOUL MURDER.
DR.. E. FL. Hergarten Shot Down by WILL
lam Dolan.

IS. F. Post November 18th.
Another murder was added to the records
of San Francisco this morning, one most
atrocious and despicable in its character.
DR.. e. III. Hergarten, a veterinary surgeon,
whose Office was at ZIG Mission street, was
shot down about o'clock this morning by
William Dolan, hack driver. About the
hour named DIR. Hergarten was in the sta
BILE of Mr.. Conklin looking after some
horses, when Dolan came around. The
two commenced arguing over some matter
concerning horses. DR.. Hergarten asked
Dolan for fifty cents he owed him for some
medicine. Dolan angrily replied that DR..
Hergarten owed him for bringing horse
down from pasture at the Cliff House, and
if anything the doctor was in his debt.
The dispute continued for some little time,
when DR.. Hergarten again went about his
business, and was about to make an exam
ination of horses hoof, when Dolan said !:
You're id loafer !"
And you are - - -" replied
DR.. Hergarten.
At this Dolan drew his pistol and fired.
Dr. Hergarten exclaimed: {" am killed
he has killed me- and, staggering a few
steps, he fell behind the horse he was doc
toring.
Mr.. Conklin, who was upstairs at the
time, rushed down and noticed DR.. Herear-
ten in the position he had fallen, and John
Donoghue, who was working in the stable
at the farther end when the shot was fired,
came up and the two lifted the wounded
man up and laid him in place where he
would rest more easy. They then sent after
a physician, but before he arrived DIR. Her
garten was dead. Mr.. Conklin did not no.
tice when he came down stairs whether
Dolan walked or ran out of the stable. he
did not look for him, but devoted his atten-
ton at once to the wounded man.
DEcEAsED's QUIET CHARACTER.
John Donoghue was working in the sta
BILE, and says he heard the two disputing
but did not pay any attention to them,
keeping on with his work. He noticed
Dolan have his right hand back of him,
near his hip pocket, but did not suspect
that he intended shooting. When Doian
shot he was standing about ten feet from
the murdered man. Shortly after DR..
Hergarten's death the Coroner was notified,
and he appeared on the scene. The ball
had entered the right side, below The ribs,
and lodged inside.
Dr. Hergarten was German by birth,
coming to this country fifteen years ago,
and San Francisco four years ago. During
his residence in this city he has had good
practlce as veterinary surgeon. he was
generous and kindhearted man, and liked
by large circle of acquaintance. He was
A years of age, and rather a goodlooking
man. He was a member of the Keystone
Lodge of Knights of Honor, of the Her
mann Sons and Foresters. Members of
these lodges state that he was a perfect gen.
tleman.
THE MURDERER.
Dolan. the slayer of Hergarten, is hack
driver of bad repute. He has frequently
been arrested for cruelty to his wife and
children, and is man of violent temper.
He was finally arrested at his residence.
He represents that he shot Hergar,en in
selfdefense that the latter abused him for
some time, and then went and got knife,
with which he said he would kill Dolan.
The murderer also says that Conklin was
near by when Hergarten threatened him,
and that he there and then shot him.
Conklin. it appears, was up stairs.
The affair has caused great excitement in
the city coming so soon upon the heels of
the Mamie Kelly murder.