The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-24
HER LOVER DIES.
Nellie Panhorst's Shot Ends
GOldberg's Life.
Dying Statement of the Vietim-The Muir
deress Hears the News, and Falls to
the Floor Unconscious.

Samuel Goldberg. who was shot and
fatally wounded by Millie Panhorst Monday
night in her stepfather's house, 113 Fair
Oaks street, sank slowly yesterday at the
City and County Hospital, and died at s %
O'Clock last night.
At first he stated that he asked her to
marry him, and no sooner were the words
out If his mouth than she took a pistol from
her pocket and shot him without any provo
cation whatever. He also asserted that his
intentions toward her were honorable.
Yesterday, however. he changed his story
He said hard things OF the girl, among which
he mentioned that he had been intimate
with her for some time. Regarding the
shooting he stated that Captain Klesow. the
girls stepfather, prompted her to shoot him
in his presence.
CHANGED HIS STORY.
In the afternoon he told the reporters that
NJ iss Panhorst was not what people GER
orally believed, and that he had no intention
of marrying her, nor did he have much
respect for the young woman. Then he
continued in a rambling statement abo ut
her character, which at first he jealousy
guarded from the suspicion of a shame.
Miss Panhorst will say absolutely nothing
about the affair, beyond what appeared in
THE CALL OF yesterday. She was much
depressed in prison all the day, and at
times Wept bitterly.
HIS DYING STATEMENT.
He made the following dying statement to
the police:
l called at the house OF Miss Panhorst last
night about 8 O'Clock. She came TO the door and
denied me permission TO euter, as her father was
not al home, but she said might call later.
went down to the grocery and returned TO the
house about 10 O'Clock. l was admitted, aud
pnu MIR
Pauhorst and her TWO brothers, boys were In
The room. Mile aud l had a few words, and
told her loved her and asked her TO marry me.
While was sitting In chair she took pistol
from her pocket and shot me. Her stepfather
who always opposed our marriage. urged her TO
90 II, and she shot me without any proYOcatlOn.
You have heard that Goldberg has
just died, have you not?" inquired a CALL
reporter of Mile Parkhors5 last evening
after the news had come in from the City
and County Hospital.
dead, DEAD, DEAD!"
The young woman arose TO her full
height, looked wildly distracted. and for
moment seemed to be an absolute hypnotic
victim. Then rolling her great black eyes
upward she screamed with the voice of
siren: &c Dead! dead! deadl My God!'
With this she lapsed into a state of coma
and fell to the floor of her cell as if she
was suffering in such manner the prison
officials attempted to do something for her,
but when they reached the cell the woman
was on her feet and beautifully defiant.
He is dead he is dead" she cried with
clenched fists and crashing teeth. "Why
should he die? Did l Kill himP Yes, 1
killed him. Am l crazy? No, / am not
crazy. Why should | not have killed himp
Oh, heaven! why WAS | born?"
HE BADE ME USE IT."
"Then you did kill him?' interposed a
cool reporter. who was watching her gyra-
tons
mo; he killed himself" she quickly re-
spunded.
But you had the pis'ol?" was suggested.
"Of course, but he babe me use it, and |
did,
With this the young murderess retired to
her couch, after having been officially in
formed that she had been charged with
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