The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-04
NOT JUSTIFIED.
Pretty Mile panhorst Goes Back
to Prison.
She Must Answer for the Killing Of Her
Persistent Lover, Samuel Goldberg.
frightened by His Threats.

Again the same crowd of curious people
filled Police Court / yesterday afternoon.
Ali the interest was conferred in the preliln-
mary examination of Millie Panhorst, the
young girl charged with killing her lover,
Samuel Goldberg, in her home on Fair Oaks
street, last month.
1t had been stated the previous day that
the prosecution would prove that Gold
berg's death was caused by conspiracy.
This was not shown. however. much to the
disappointment of the interested spectators.
But Miliie will have to remain in prison
until tried in the Superior Court for MUIR
der.
The thirteen days imprisonment had no
apparent effect upon her. She was as neatly
clad in plain black as when first taken into
custody, and her face was still ruddy with
health and not at all careworn.
John f. Klesow, Miles stepfather, was
the first witness called. He said he had
known Goldberg six or seven months. On
the evening of the Odd of September he saw
Goldberg in his house at 113 Fair Oaks
street. Klesow went into the house shortly
after Goldberg arrived
"Millie," he said, 81 want to see you
alone"
She spoke up and replied: whatever you
have to say to me, say it now"
Then l said," continued the witness.
''Sam. why don't you marry the girl law
fulIy?' and he replied, ---, that
Is my own business"
Prosecuting Attorney Dunno introduced
transcript of the evidence given at the Cor
oner'S inquest.
A MORGUE TRANSCRIPT,
ave object to this transcript" said the
defense, "Or to having any comparisons OF
testimony, as recorded therein, at the In
quest and here, as we can show that that
supposed transcript is absolutely worse than
imperfect"
The difficulty arose over the word ''law
fully" Attorney Dunno claiming that kle-
sow had not previously mentioned it.
The testimony was continued.
III you use any vulgar language here I'll
have to put you out" said Klesow.
Goldberg jumped up, exclaiming, PUT me
out, and see who gets the best of it"
Then he turned to Mile and spoke in
SOftened voice:
Mildred, love you, and if can't marry
you will kill you and shoot myself"
Here the witness described the room where
the fatal SHOT was fired. 1t was a small
kitchen, furnished plainly. The positions of
the parties were also given.
Inc pistol, silver-plated revolver of large
caliber, was offered as evidence. Witness
identified it as his, but could not explain
how Mile got possession of il. He told her
IN the morning where the weapon was, and
she had it at night.
When the shot was fired Goldberg jumped
on chair and shouted you've killed me"
and then ran out upon the street about fifty
feet and fell down. Deceased got up and
ran toward the corner grocery store, where
he fell again, and the police took him in
charge.
PUT HIS HAND IN HIS POCKET.
"Did the deceased exhibit n weapon be-
fore Mile fired the shot?" asked Attorney
Dunno.
No, sir"
Did he make any assault upon the girl
before the shooting?'
mo, sir. But lie put his hand into his
coat pocket apparently to draw something
1t was then that Millie fired, believing that
Goldberg was going to carry his threat into
execution"
Witness admitted that on the night of the
18th OF August he arrived at his nome at
o'clock at night and found Goldberg in the
house. Goldberg and Mile were sitting on
lounge in the dark, and everything ap-
peared so bad that Klesow grabbed Gold
berg by the throat and forbade him to ever
again enter the house. Deceased promised
faithfully never to 60 near the place.
Cross-examined by Attorney Wilson wit
utso CApldIiCu DtCduoc
threatened to kill Mile he (witness) told her
to take the pistol to protect herself if neces
sary. Klesow's business as master of trad
ing schooner on the bay took him from home,
and Millie was left in charge of the house
ana her two little stepbruthers.
John klesOw, IA years of age, son of Cap
tain kleSow and stepbrother of the defend
ant, testified that he opened the door Of his
fathers house when the bell rang on the
night of the shooting. Goldberg entered and
addressed Mile. What took place there
witness related in almost the same language
as his father. Only lie added that Mile ex-
claimed alter Goldberg spoke to her:
MILE WAS READY.
sam, you have ruined me-, and now want
to kill me-, and as Goldberg slipped hand
into his pocket Mile freq at him.
Before entering the house the deceased
said he would kill Mille if she did not
marry him.. The boy would not open the
door on hearing Goldberg's threat, but went
into bedroom ana got the pistol, which he
gave 10 Mile that she might be ready to
meet Goldberg.
Police Surgeon Williams, who made the
autopsy on Goldberg, stated that death had
resulted from hemorrhage of the abdominal
cavity resulting from a gunshot wound.
Sergeant Burke of the Mission police pre-
sented the dying st tements of Goldberg.
taken at the City and County Hospital be-
fore the Sergeant. The papers were read
and placed in evidence. In them Goldberg
stated that Mile shot him because he said
he loved her ana wanted TO marry her. but
he had never threatened to take her Lille. He
had kept company with Mile for twenty
two months. and when he visited her on Sep
TENDER 22d, just as soon as he entered and
while they were talking, she drew pistol
and said: - you, here take this" and
fired. He believed that she had ''iiL of the
blues"
After reading the statements witness
stated in replies to Attorney Wilson that
Goldberg had said, while making the dying
declarations, that Mile had been untrue to
HIM. and had been seen with other men in
compromising places. Goldberg signed his
name as Simon.
NO DEFENSE OFFERED.
Charles G. Levy, an employe of the Union
Candle Works, stated that he had known
Goldberg for ten years and Mile by repu-
talon and by sight. Levy had heard CON
versaions about the girl and Goldberg, but
what he knew would not be listened to.
This closed the case for the prosecution,
and the defense offered no evidence in the
Police Court.
A motion to fix bail for the defendant was
made, but Judge Rix would not entertain it.
Said he: 1T is admitted that the murder
was committed, and so far as the evidence
Is concerned there was no cause for the
killing The order of the Court is that the
defendant be held to answer on charge of
murder without bail"
The dense crowd left the courtroom
While looking toward where Mile sat- sur
rounded by her friends. Wher she heard
the decision she bowed down her head and
cried, but not for long did her tears flow
when the Grape veil was drawn down over
her pretty face and she smiled good-bys to
the young women present.
He Had the Right to Leave.