The morning call., 1892-06-30

street TO Sixth, separating at the corner,
B0de and Peyser going toward Mission street
and Thomson standing on the corner. While
Thomson stood on the corner he saw kiTlin
come ont OF his house and go across the
street. where he met two men, aitefward
identified as Breitbarth and CrOtty. The
officer took off heavy oYercoat he was
wearing and put il in an cut OF the way
corner Then he pinned his star on the
breast of his coat and walked down TO where
the men were. AS lie approached the trio
Crotty and Bgei'barth fell away from kir-
lin, and tie policeman walked up TO the
latter put his hand on Krin's shoulder
and told him he was under arrest
Quick as fash Kirlin turned, and, grasp
ing the lapel Of Officer 1hOmsOn's coat with
his left hand. began striking at him with
huge butcher-knife he held elutched in his
right hand.
The two men struggled into the street.
Thomson calling on KiTliD 20 drop the
knife. The infuriated man continued TO
lunge at the officer. " no kept trying TO pull
away, and finally after two long, jagged
slasnes had been made in his vest just over
his heart, and his coat had been ripped
half way down from the collar, Thomson
pulled his revolver and cried:
Drop that knife. l tell you. Tn an
officer Drop that knife, - - you"
Kriin made another !unge at Thomson.
who struck him three times over the head
with his pistol. He could not knock Kirlin
down, bnt beat him away from him few
feet, Krlin hanging IN to the torn piece Of
tie coat As kITIin started toward the
officer again Thomson cried:
stand back or III kill you"
Kirlin paid no heed tO the warning, but
came on with rush, the utcher-knife up
lifted. Then Thomson shot, the man stag
gered, turned half around and dropped to
the ground CRYING:
Pm shot, I'm shotw
A IT
who had almost reached Mission and Sixth
streets " hen they heard the noise OF the
confcI aud running back, came up. Bode
called out as he ran:
Thomson, are you shotg"
"No." replied Thomson, II shot this fel-
low. lie was cutting me with knife. I'm
all cur up"
BOde bent over Kirlin and said, "Where's
your knife@
81 wish had it." said tie dying man,
''d cut that fellows heart out" Then he
began moaning: Pm shot. Pm done for
this time. I'm going to die. Oh, my God.
I'm going 10 die. Oh. send for a priest"
While Bode was bending over the dying
man, Thomson and Peyser were looking
for the knife, which flew out Of Kirlin's
hand as he fell. Bode called Peyser and
sent him 10 turn In the box for The patrol
wagon. He thep called Thomson and
placed him under arrest, taking his re-
yOlYer, a 38-ealiber double-action Smith 81
Wesson
All this time Breitbarth had been stand
ing on the sidewalk daZed. Suddenly he
rushed across the street, up into Kirlin's
boarding house, and breaking in the door
Of John Conway's room told him Kirlin
was shot. Conway and his wife, who keep
the house, hurried TO the street, the latter
bringing with her pillow. which she put
under Kirlin's head as he lay Ia the street.
Upon the temperance of Breitbarth he
nd ans uf h1
moment young man named w. Ii. Mills,
who. with score OF others had run ont OF
the neighboring houses at the sound OF the
shot. came running up with the butcher
knife and holding il up said:
Here's his knife. I've found it,"
Mills was detained by the officers as a
witness and when the patrol-wagon arrived
was lIandcuffed to Breitbarth and placed in
it. hirlin was placed on the stTetcheT and
hastily driven to the Receiving Hospital.
where Assistant Police Surgeon kaufman
examined him. The wound was at once
pronounced fatal and the man was evidently
rapidly dying. The ball had entered just
above the heart and profuse hemorrhage
resulted. KiTlin was unconscious and died
al 80 o'clock. Shortly before he expired
priest from ST. Mary's parish arrived and
administered the last sacrament OF the
church.
Thomson went in custody Of Bode 10 the
Folsom-street station and reported and
from there went 10 the old City Hall,
where he formally surrendered to Captain
Douglass and was locked up in the hospital
Of the prison. He was cool and collected.
and, while expressing the keenest regret
for the result of his shot, talked freely Of
the case aud said he was forced to kill the
man or let Kirlin kill him.
At $3.50 o'clock DIR. Williams held an
autopsy upon Kirin's body, aud at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon the inquest was commenced.
While waiting for some tardy jurors to ar
rive James krline brother of the deceased,
came into the Coroner's office and asked
that Thomson be pointed out to him. This
was done, when he advanced threateningly
toward the officer. who was seated In one
corner of the room and guarded by police
man, and sad
80. it's you. is il? You're the dirty cur.
are you? You're the cowardly guy?"
Coroner Garwood at once nterfered, and
told Kirlin that a repetition of his conduct
would cause his arrest. Friends took him
In hand and Queted him. He was slightly
under the influence Of liquor.
The first witness called was the brother