The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-17
HER WOUND MAY BE FATAL.
The Shot Created Sensation on
Grant Avenue.
JEALOUS LOVERS STORY.
He Wanted to Wed Carrie Burke
Before Christmas, but She Would
Not Have Him.

John Rudinski an electrician, mad with
jealousy and unrequtted love. shot Caro-
line Burke. alias Foster, on the stairway
way of the lodging-house 512 Grant avenue
last night shortly after 6 o'clock. Rubin
ski is in the City Prison. and the young
woman lies in critical condition on a cot
at the Receiving Hospital.
The only eyewitness OF the shooting
was Mrs. Kearns, the keeper of the IGdg.
lDg-bouse. She was standing on the land
ing at the top of the stairway. ana saw
young woman open the street door and
come rapidly upstairs, followed by man.
AS the young woman reached the top stair
she ADVANCED to meet her, thinking she
had come to engage room; but retired a
few steps when she saw the man, who was
close behind the young woman. whisper
something to her. The young woman
faced him, put her hand on his shoulder,
pushed him back and told him to go away.
Then the man pulled pistol out of his
pocket. fired a shot at the young woman
and rushed downstairs.
The young woman ran shrieking down.
stairs and fell in a heap at the bottom.
She was carried tn Waller Bros drug
store, corner of Geary street. and DIR.
Simpson was sent for. but he ordered her
removal to the Receiving Hospital.
The patrol wagon took her there and DR..
Coffman found that she had been sboi
through the stomach, and that the wound
would likely prove fatal. Il is almost
similar case to nat of Tom Tannian, who
was shot by Billy Gallagher two weeks
ago, and who is still alive and in fair
wav to recovery.
Meantime Rudinski, with the pistol in
IA Mt
by several men. shouting, Stop the muir
dererp He rushed along O'Farrell street,
turned up Stockton and was run down on
The corner of Geary by ''Sconchin" MalO-
ney. He was taken TO the drugstore,
where he young woman identified him as
the man who shot her. and afterward
driven to the City Prison in the patrol
wagon.
Rudnski is q native of Poland, about 80
years of age. Two years ago he started in
business for himself at 704 Polk street, but
il did not pay. He has lately been work
ing for John NJ. Klein, electrician, 72O
Montgomery street.
He was seen In the City Prison shortly
after his arrest and did not deny shooting
the woman.
''She nursed me about two years ago."
he said, when / WAS suffering from a
broken leg and fell in love with her. We
have lived together since then. with the
exception OF me months Wnen Sne was 10
service with a family at Sausalito.
II gave her all my money, but ii was not
enough for her, and three weeks ago,
while we were living at Prescott street,
she left me. / did not know where she
had gone aud IL drove me frantic as | told
her would marry her before Christmas,
as my cousin was coming here and / had
written to my mother that / was already
married.
LAST night friend OF mine. Charles
Mateske. showed me letter from her that
she had given me up and l need not seek
for her any more. This made me crazy and
/ determln ned 10 find her and plead with
her to marry me.
Tonight as | passed a restaurant on
Market street. near Grant avenue, l saw
her sitting at bic eating her supper |
waited till she came out and saw a man
follow her, / went after them. and as she
turned her head and saw me she ran into
house and up the stairs. l went after her
aud pleaded with her. while | cried like a
baby, begging her to come back to me;
but she repulsed me.
II pulled out my pistol to frIghten her,
and IL being q self-cOcker wen; off acct
dentally. When / saw she was shot did
not know what 1 was doing and ran like
mailman"
Rudinski says the woman was always
known to him as Caroline Burke, and she
told him her friends lived in Victoria.
b. G., and that she had been married to a