The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-29
JACOBSON'S DEATH.
The Coroner's Inquest Reveals
No New Evidence.
How or by Whom the Fatal Shot Was Fired
Is Still as Great Mystery as Ever.
The Testimony and Verdict.

The Coroner's inquest in the case of SAM
uel jacobson, the Busb-street trunk mer-
chant, who was shot at or in his late
residence at California and Webster streets
on the nth inst, was held yesterday morn
ing at the Morgue.
The following jury, six of whom we're old
and intimate acquaintance of the deceased,
were present at 10 o'clock in the morning:
B. Einstein, clerk, 80 Kearny street; s.
Cohen, &c Kearny street; NJ. A. Steen, the
White House: FL. Lindner, salesman. 81
Kearny street; W. f. Mulcahy. 102 Kearny
street; F. w. Haraden. 600 Market street :;
II. c. Meussdorffer. Kearny street: F. w.
Clark, 71S Market street; j. j. Snow, 81
Kearny street.
The detectives had no witnesses to eX-
plain the causes leading to the shooting
nor had they any evidence to dispel the
mystery.
The family of the deceased, all dressed in
mourning, were in an anteroom and
listened intently to the testimony.
EThe first witness called was c. j. Sulli-
van of 2707 Bush street, who testified that
he left deceased about II: O7 O'Clock on the
night of the shooting, at Suffer and Kearny
streets He was very sure that it could
not have been later than that time. lie had
spent the previous half or three-QuarterS Of
an hour in Jac0bSon'S company. The latter
did not say anything to the witness about
any trouble that he expected. Apparently
he was in good spirits.
SYLVAN WE'LL TEsTIFIEs.
Sylvan WE'LL, a confidential friend of the
murdered man, testified that he was notified
by telephone Just after o'clock that Jacob
son had been shot, and that a carriage
would be sent for him. A carriage soon
came, with Miss jacobson in it. They then
went to the jacobson house. The witness
asked the wounded man how 1t happened.
jacobson said that just as he was entering
the house TWO men aecosted him, tall man
and shaFFt iiiall.
He said: "Just as l got off the car l
was met by two men, one tall and the other
short The men attacked me and the short
fellow said, Now give it to him. and
then the shot was fired"
He said he could not recognize the m, as
they were both masked. Witness remained
with him until an hour before death.
John Landers of 2l05 Fillmore street tes-
titled that he was standing on the corner
of California and Fillmore streets about
12:15 O'Clock onithe morning of the shoot
ing. He heard muffied shot, and ran up
to Webster street, but saw nobody on the
street. He stood on the corner for short
time, and was joined by several other
parties. While standing there young
lady ran from Mrs. JacohsOn's house and a
man named Shaw ran over and asked her
if any one had been shot. She said: "Yes,
but l wish you wouldn't ask me anything
about it, as | don'tknow anything" Wit,
ness thc.Sht tho chovtias occurred abvuf
1925 O'clock.
FIRED ON THE STREET.
Joseph Mansfield, of 1920 Fillmore street,
said lie was on the California-street car
when passing Webster street. BE heard
sharp shot, and saw two young men walk
ing up the hill toward Webster street The
shot was not muffied, and he thought had
been fired on the street.
Police Captain Douglass stated that he
had received telephone message ON the
morning of the 18th inst, to the effect that
jacobson was shot. He went Immediately
to the jacobson house, and arrived there
about 40 o'clock. He was met by Jacob
sons mother, and was conducted TO Jacob
wounded man. The Captain questioned
the patient, who told him that as he stepped
OFT the car he was met by two masked men,
one of whom was taller than the other.
They commanded him to throw up his
hands. whereupon he grappled with the
companion, Shoot him." jacobson said
that he had had no trouble with anybody,
and could not recognize the two men il he
should see them
ii. G. Price, gripman on the California
street cars, testified that he saw a stout
then shot was heard. Witness could not
identity jacobson from photograph.
WHAT OTHERS SAW.
T.. Archambeau, conductor of the same
car, stated that he was not acquainted with
jacobson. He heard the shot, but did not
see any persons running either way on
California street, although he was quite
close at the time to Webster street.
George Dykes, a teamster, who was
standing on the corner OF California and
Fillmore streets, talking with Landers.
corroborated the testimony given by the
latter.
Thomas Grove. carman, who was on
Archambeau's car. saw two men standing
on the corner and shortly after heard q
shot. The men were so far off and he maid
so little attention to them that he could not
describe them. They did not wear masks.
nor was there anything else unusual about
their appearance. He was on the north
side Of the street, but saw no one but the
two men who were standing in front of
Jacobson's house.
Frank Hickox. janitor of the Cooper Med
ical College, got of the preceding car and
walked to his room, at the college on the
corner of Webster and Sacramento streets.
He saw two men standing near the corner
of California street, and heard pistol shot
some minutes later. He listened a minute
and heard a man running up Sacramento
street to Buchanan.
FOOTBALLS.
DIR. Fuller testified that he attended Ia.
cObsOn, and was told by deceased that the
shot had been fired by foOtpads,
Miss Ida Kirschner, who was enpaped m
jacobson, testified that she had seen him nm
the night of the shooting. He did not
speak of any trouble. A''
Ernest Flavin, the nurse, said that the
deceased had told him the same story abont
footpads that he did Captain Douglass
Mrs. jacobson, the mother of the d.
ceased, testified to having gone to her sons
room soon after he entered the house He
told her that he had been shot by footpads
and her testimony in that respect was cor
roborative OF the former witness.
Misses Harriet, Alice and Angie Jacob
son, sisters of the deceased, testified tn AZ
they were all asleep when he was shot
They were aroused by his cries of "Mother y
The jury returned the following verdict
after brief elaboration:
We, the jury. find that Samuel Jacobson do
ceased age 26 years, native OF New YORK ra mo
to bis death In the city and county OF San Fran.
cisco. August 49, 1890, from a gnnsbof wannd
from the hands OF some party unknown To tine
jury. w 'uo