The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-14

but the attorney had him by the wrist, and
they swayed back and forth to the enter
tainment of the spectators, until q friend
OF the lawyer jumped upon the iusty ex-
convict's back and pulled him down to the
floor. AS he lay PROSTATE the weapon
was wrenched from his hand by TWO in
surance clerks, who had executed flank
movement on the aged combatant. Emer-
sons hand was bleeding and bore the i'm
print of the attorneys teeth. and the lat
Ter had lost section of his right eyebrow
and the adjacent flesh. He was greatly
agitated, but mis- PROSTATE foe was cool
and collected.
The patrol-wagon conveyed Emerson 10
the old City Prison. where he was charged
with assault to murder, and tie lawyer,
after stating his side of the case. disap-
peared from public view. His office was
closed during the a ftern Don. and the inter-
viewers who called at his residence On Clay
street were told by his wife that she did
not know what had become of him.
Lowenthal's account of the struggle and
the causes that produced it was substan-
TALLY as follows: Mr. Seigman and l
had just come downstairs from my Office in
the second story when this man Emerson
met me. l have known him for a mum Der
of years; knew him before he got in to
trouble in the Little Pete case. He was
sent up for four years for perjury in con-
nection with this matter. When he got
out l got him place up at Mrs. Kreling's
mine in Calayeras County.
About two months ago / went up to the
mine. / found that Emerson was not work
ing as be should. He was staying out with
the Indians and not tending to business,
and so l discharged him. He came down
here. have seen him once or twice since,
but he has never threatened me. l have
no special i'll will toward him. On the con-
trary, | have done what could to get him
work al the Tivoli.
when he met us he went close I'D to
me and stuck letter in my face. Read
thatP he said. 1t was letter from Mrs.
kreling to Attorney c. T.. Alderman. |
read it and said something's don't re-
member what. Suddenly he pushed pis-
toi against my breast. / knocked bis hand
down and the weapon was discharged.
Then we struggled. believe if Mr.. Selig-
man had not been with me to help me I
would have been killed.
III was all surprise to me. But now
remember that this man Emerson has been
with John Kreiing good deal lately. and
Kreling has been heard 70 threaten me
One Of my friends warned me against
Kreling, and advised me to carry a pistol
SO as to be prepared for an attack. Bu, I
didn't attach any importance to the story.
when Emerson shot at me [ bent
down and caught hold of the hand that
held the pistol, and when he raised it mn
again to shoot bit his hand until he let
60 Of it."
The letter handed by Emerson to Low
enthal when they met in the hallway read
as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. a. 1894.
Charles L. Ackerm0n, Esq-DEAR SIR: Yours
of October 3 received and In answer will say
there is no position as doorkeeper In the up
stairs gallery. We We one of our uslIers sta
toned there. who lis drinks between acts.
But IL there should be anything turn up at this
house where we could place Captain Emerson
we will not forget him on your account. Sin
cerely, MRS. +. KRELING.
Emerson's quarrel with Lowenthal is of
long standing. He was employed as clerk
by the attorney in 1887 when the latter was
defending Little Pele, the notorious Chi
nese criminal During the trial an at
tempt was made to bride juror named
Blanchard, and Emerson was accused of
the crine. He hid himself In resort near
the suburbs of the city, but was trailed to
the place by the police. He attempted to
escape by climbing high fence. but Stun