The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-18
STILL UNRAVELED.
No Light on the Mystery of
Jacobson's Shooting.
The Condition Of the Wounded Man Critical.
The Theory of Detective Bohen-Cap-
tain Douglass Belief.

The mysterious shooting OF Samuel
Jacobson. a young Jewish merchant, on
the corner of California and Webster
streets, about 1925 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, was yesterday the sole topic of CONVEX
sation in the neighbOrhOod Of where the
affair took place.
Various comments were passed upon
the story told by the young man,
and many wise shakiDgs of heads
could be seen. TIE invariable con-
clusion was that there was woman in the
case, others went so far as to say that Jacob
son shot himself, which theory. however. is
not believed by those who know him, as he
was prosperous in business and enjoyed life
like bon vivant.
jacobson told his story fully yesterday,
although he could speak but with difficulty.
The shot struck him the left side of the alb
domen and ranged round on the other side.
1t is feared that the wound is mortal.
The young merchant said that he got off
the 1925 o'clock car which passed down the
hill As he reached the sidewalk he was
confronted by two masked men. One OF
| them said, Hold up your hands" Think
ing that it was joke of some friends he
graEpled the smaller man, who said to the
other, "Give it to him. The second man
| fired and he was hit. His ASSISTANTS ran off
and he staggered toward his house, which
he reached with difficulty. He said that if
| he had thought they we're footpads he
would have held up his hands.
DENIED ADMISSION.
Shortly after the shooting Officer War
nick, who heard the shooting, ran to the
scene, and went to JacobsOn's house. He
was denied admission. Captain DOugl ass,
who was on late watch at the Central 5 Ia
ton, heard of the affair, and at 0'ci0ck In
the morning went in hack to JacOOS0nS
house. On his return he stated that TN ere
were several mysterious circumstances con-
nected with Jacobson's story. He secuted the
idea of his being attacked by footpads lie
could not understand why the police o1lcer
was denied admission and believed there was
ian Ethi0p in the fence somewhere. From
the manner in which jacobson acted and
the way his family appeared so anxious to
keep the fact of the shooting out of the
papers, Captain Douglas concluded that all
of the tale has not been told. Yesterday
CAPTAIN Douglass stated that he had heard
positively that jacobson was not on the
l. % o'clock CaliIolnia-street car. How he
had learned this he would not state.
DETECTIVE WORK.
Detective Bohen was detailed to unravel
| the mystery of the case yesterday, but it
| being Sunday he was able to make but little
PROGRESS. I16 uIIdolc w sec OIbbCl tAC
| gripman or the conductor of the 1928 car,
| both of them were. off duty. He will see
| them to-day at II O'clock.
Detective Buhen believes that jacobson
| was shot by two men, as he stated, and on
| the corner of California aud Webster
| streets.
| "Why he was shot am not prepared to
| state, as | have not progressed far enough
in the case. am not holding that Jacob
son was shot by footpads, mind YOU.
Detective Boben saw Janitor Hiekox of
| Cooper's Medical College. HickoX got off
the u 20 car, the one just before that in
which jacobson claimed to have been.
| Hickox states that he got off the ear and
saw nobody Cn the corner, but after he had
| gone over $50 yards he saw man enter a
| house near the middle of the block. De-
tectiYe BOhen saw every man in this block
| but they, one and all, claim to have
| been In the house before that hour
with the exception OF the one mentioned,
and he will be seen to-day. Hick0X also
| stated that as he turned around, he saw
two men standing on the corner. He could
See them from the reflection of the lamp
| light on the south side of California street.
! He looked about him because he has read
considerable about garrUting lately. He
thought it strange that those two men
should bob up so suddenly where they were
| not Two minutes before. They must have
| been in hiding.
HEARD 4 SHOT.
HickoX then went TO his room in the col
lege, and had hardly lighted the gas when
he heard shot. He opened his window
| and looked out, but could see nothing, so
he went to bed.
Detective Bohen also states that he found
lady in the neighbOrhoUd who saw two
| men waiting on the same corner shortly
before II o'clock. The officer believes that
| in these two cases the men were the
same, and that they were waiting for
jacobson with purpose. Ii the men were
| the same in both Instances jacobson was
| not shot for money, nor wayIad by loot
| pads. Whether revenge or some other mo-
tive prompted the men is the my tery of the
| case.
Why the shot was not heard very far
| away from the scene, which fact induced
| many to believe that the shooting had taken
place further away from Jacobson's house
| than he stated, is that the pistol WAS held
| within a few inches of the wounded man,
because his coat is all burned and the flash
| of pistol even of 3S-caliber will not burn
| outside of six inches. The ball extracted
| from JacobsOn's side was from pistol Of
36-calber.
! WELL CONNECTED.
jacobson is we'll known in the Western
Addition. He has resided at 5000 Califor-
| MIA street for years with his family, who
| are held in the highest respect Both Ills
parents are still living. He has several
very accom- lished sisters. He also has a
| DEotneT VINO WAS LOT years with NeuSlau-
dter Bros, but is now in business Tor him
self IN Portland, Oregon. jacobson S
father is an old Californian, and one who
made In early days not only money but a
name in business of which any man might
well be proud. He stood high with such
men as Eugene Kelly. For some years the
elder jacobson has been ont of business.
The parents of the young man feel keenly
not only the sad accident to their unfertu-
nate son, but also the notoriety which the
mystery surrounding it has caused
At q late hour last night Jacobson was
| pronounced to be in a critical condition.