The morning call., 1892-09-09
DESPERATE INFATUATlON.
/ Young San Francisco Lady Shot
Down at COPperOPOliS.
HER lsSlILiNT A WORTHLESS SCAMP.
An Italian Named Patti, Becoming RePulsiTtly 1t.
tfntiTe to Habe Wheeler, Takes COWardy
Revenge Tor Her Rebuke.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

E. STOCKTON, Sept. S.-Miss Mabel Wheeler,
a daughter of DR.. Wheeler of San Fran
cisco. was dangerously shot at CopperOpolis
last even ing by an Italian named Antoine
Patti. who was desperately in love with
her
=: He had been persistent in his attentions
10 her. but she had only treated him
ei5illy.
She was visiting her relations, the
Hedges, who keep the Union Hotel at
Copperopois, and had but little acquaint-
ance with the worthless fellow.
r On Wednesday evening, while walking
with married lady friend a short distance
from tie hotel, Patti slipped out from be-
hind hiding place, and f9urishing a pis-
tel, demanded that the young lady 60 with
him and that her friend leave her.
Miss Wheeler screamed and threw up
her hand.
Patti fired and bullet went through her
hand. She ran and he fired a second time,
the bullet entering her back and lodging in
her breast
Patti ran to the hills, but was caught and
taken to san Andreas.
The young lady is dangerously wounded,
although the bullet has been removed from
her breast Her fatbeE passed through here
TODAY, gong 10 NeI dsSlStNuces
Patti is a worthless fellow, who was re-
Gently run out Of Sonora.
san ANDREAs, Sept. 8.-Great excite
ment was caused here to-day by the arrest
Of Antoine Patti, who shot and almost ia
tally wounded young lady named Mabel
. Wheeler ID CopperOpolis yesterday evening.
while on her way from her lodglng-house 10
her supper at the hotel.
= 1t seems that Patti intercepted her,
.wEereupon the girl told him she wanted to
= have nothing to do with him. Enraged at
firiS, he fired at her twice, both shots taking
: effect
Patti escaped, but was found this morning
wandering around about a mile on the out
skirts Of town and lodged in the County
30 Jail here.
80 The girl may recover, but the feeling
against Patti is very bitter, with strong
a:thieats Of iynchiDg him.
: HER FRIENDS INTERVIEWED.
. The Young Lady Has Only Been Four
Weeks at CopperopolIs.
AT the home Of the young lady in this
city, az SIS Suffer street, little or nothing of
the affair was known.
4 telegram that she had been wounded
was received on Wednesday evening, and
her father. Or. Albert Wheeler, went TO her
assistance yesterday morning by the first
train.
BE had sent telegram late yesterday
afternoon that the bullet in the chest had
been extracted and that the patient was not
in. great or immediate danger. The ladies
1T she house received their first knowledge
of the details OF the affair from a reporter
. 81 The CALL last evening.
They listened inteDtly, Of course, but
vere not agitated, the telegram OF the doc
tor having previously completely treasured
them.
''Wby, it can't be love affair. as limited
in the telegram. Mabel is only 16 years of
: age and she has been up there only about
-four weeks on visit There could not
have been an acquaintance even. 1t must
have been the act OF a crazy man or a
drunken and reckless miner" So said
cousin Of the young lady, Mrs. Caminetti,
tie vile of the Congressman.