The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-11

known as reckless man when drinking.
He had been shot few hours previously
| by c. W. Simons, who lived with his wife
and two children in the immediate neigh
| borhoOd.
The story of the shooting, as gathered
from the most reliable sources, is as fol-
! lows:
On Thursday evening last Hanson came
the SimonS' house on Raymond street, just
off AlcatraZ avenue, to spend the evening.
He had frequently been there before, and,
| it appears. went to see Mrs. Simons. This
Simons did not like. but uttered no par
ticular protest, but all the while W as
nursing the demon jealousy within him:
On this particular evening the husband
demonstrated with Hanson on account of
his attentions to Mrs. Simons, she joining
in the war of words, which was soon
quelled by SimOns going out and returnln g
with some beer, which all parties sat down
and INDUCED in. This gone. more beer
followed, and by this time the husband
was in condition for most anything. and
an adjournment to Temescal saloons was
suggested. and all three started at about
IL o'clock. Simons' two children. a boy Of
10 and a girl of z. were left sleeping in the
house. The three adults went down Tenn
escal avenue and visited several sal0ous,
especially Kirschner's, where they reused
the proprietor.
There they remained and drank for
some time, leaving the place about /
o'clock, all pretty drunk and carrying
away several bottles of Risky and pail
of beer.
After the trio left this place dispute
occurred between the two men. 1t seems
Hanson wanted Mrs. Simons to remain in
his com pany and the husband wanted her
to 60 home. The wife was rather in
clned TO favor Hanson. however, and this
made the husband more rate than ever.
He became so angry that he left Mrs.
Simons and Hanson and strobe off toward
his home with the remark, well, Ill see
about it,"
The husband hurried off to his home,
which was not far away, and went in and
asked his boy to get the shotgun for him,
which the lad did. The father loaded it.
IL was an old-style, single barrel arrange
ment. Simons then sailed forth, armed
with his deadly weapon. He soon met
Hanson and his wife returning.
As soon as Hanson saw Simons he LET,
though to attack SimOns. WHO had cooked
the gun and raised it to his shoulder. AS
Hanson approached he shouted:
Don't you come nearG'
But Hanson did and pugilistic encoun-
ter resulted.
Hanson seized Simons by the arm. but
was thrown off, Simons' coat being torn off
| forehead followed and then Hanson seized
the loaded and cooked shotgun.
Then suddenly there was deaf
ening report and Hanson threw up his
hands with a frightful yell of agony. stag
gered back and fell. The frightened woman
screamed and Simons ran into the house.
He shortly after left the house. went over
to the home OF his aged father on College
way, told him what had happened and was
advised to give himself up. BE, accom-
| panied by his son, went to Oakland early
and surrendered himself.
just before he left his wife came in and
said in half-distracted way:
William is dead"
Mrs. SimOnS was interviewed few
hours after the tragedy.
| She was seen at the Simons house on
! AlcatraZ avenue, near Raymond street.
| The house Is very modest and cherries
one and would indicate that the occupants
were not in affiuent circumstances.
Mrs. Simons is of ordinary height and
about 35 years of age. Size showed few
traces of former beauty, which marks OF
dissipation and hard work had nearly OBJ
| liberated. She is the sister of George
i Montgomery, the rich Salvation Army
worker and owner of Beulah Park.
TO the reporter she spoke In substance
| as follows:
| ''The cause of all this trouble is drink.
| IL NIL OimOuS udu uut Uccu iutOAiCotcu
the shooting would not have occurred.
"Mr. Hanson called at the house and he
and my husband and l spent a pleasant
| evening drinking beer.
| ''At midnight we went out for more
beer, going to Kirschner's place and
! Powers. We bought whisky, too. Mr..
| Hanson was somewhat intoxicated, but
my husband was far worse, and it was he
| that tried to pick the quarrel.
"All at once Mr.. Simons rushed ahead
! of US. got to the house. woke up our
son Lawrence and got the shotgun. He
came back our way. and all / know OF