The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-23

solicitors wife. he was frequently seen
in her company at balls and other social
gatherings, and he lived at the lodging
house on Suffer street, of which she was
proprietress
Major is So years old. gray and wrin-
killed., but according to common report has
led a joyful existence. Some TWO or
three weeks ago his wife sued MIN
for divorce on the ground OF lnh-
deity and the suit is still pending
in the Superior Court. Major left her
before the suit was commenced, and has
lived siEce then at 1921 O'Farrell street.
He believed, and still believes. that bis
wife sought to obtain divorce from him
in order that she might marry Horn.
Horn continued to reside at Mrs. Majors
lodging house after her husbands de-
psrture. Major went to the house last
night about 1920 O'Clock and quarreled
with the printer. He left the house with
blood strea ming from his face and went to
his room, where he procured a revolver.
He then returned to the house on Suffer
street. He met Horn in the hall and fired
four shots at him. Horn returned The fire
and fell mortally wounded at Majors
feet
A great crowd gathered around the en-
trance to tne building, and when Major
emerged with pistol In his hand and
blood pouring from wound IN MS head he
was seized by Policemen Farrell and Rior-
dan, who took him 10 the old City Prison
and made a charge OF assault to commit
murder against him.
Horn, VINO was found lying upon the
first landing. was taken to the Receiving
Hospital Mrs. Major locked herself in
her room and refused to make any state
ment concerning the shooting.
Major thought or pretended to think
that be had been shot by Horn, but with
Of ha md hna h
which were not made by bullet, his body
was intact.
He was intensely agitated, and paced
his cell with unsteady step as he told his
story.
81 shot Horn because 1 found him
in my wife's room," he said. 'He has
lived in the house five or six years.
and is the cause of all my trouble.
! long suspected and was often told
that he was familiar with my wife, and
tonight l saw proof of it that could not
question. 1t was all accidental-my finding
them together. / am interested in mining
property in Placer County, and at O'Clock
l was told that man who had just been up
there had been at my wife's lodging-house
looking for me. / went to the house and
ascendsd the stairs to her room
on the first floor. A light was burning
dimly within, and when | knocked al the
door she came but tried to prevent me
from entering. i lhblst6u anu phbSeu ueI.
She ran to the portiere that sep
arates the room in which we were from
her sleeping apartment. She began 10
scream 'murderP and l rushed in
and found Horn in bed. l said.
You -, I've caught You.' and he
sprang up and struck me In the
head with a heavy umbrella. We strug-
gled together and my wife sc zed a loaded
cane and beat me with it. wOunding me on
the head. l left them and ran to my
room to wash off the olood. l
returned in about twenty minutes and
saw Horn coming down the stairs with a
pistol in his hand. We met on the land
ing and as he raised his weapon | drew
nv revolver and fired four times. lie also
fred four times and fell to the ground
Am / sorry that l shot him? Well, L
should say that am not"
At the hospital Ii was found that the
bnllet had entered Horns left side below
the ribs and mad penetrated into the
abdominal cavity. His chance OF life Is
very small. 49,,
In speaking OF the shooting he said:
have been mutual friend OF Manor anu
his wife for the past six years.
Recently Mrs. Major found that her
husband was unfaithful 30 her, and lew
days ago filed a suit for divorce. Since
then Major has been in an ugly mood,
and her solicitor advised her TO have some
male friend always with her In the house
for fear that he would offer her violence
II was in the house when Major came.
he had been there three times to-day.
When he knocked first tonight she would