The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-22
THE WORM TURNS.
Mrs. Augusta Fahs Shoots
Her Husband.
The Patrol Wagon CoIIides With a
StreetCar and Pitches the
Wounded Man Out.

After twenty years Of abuse and cruelty at
the hands of Herman FANS, her husband, Mrs.
Augusta FANS attempted last evening 10 put
an end TO il by firing two shots at him at their
residence, PIG Perry street. One OF the bullets
took effect In his neck.
The patrol wagon was summoned by Ser
geant Reynolds and Fahs was rapidly driven
10 the Receiving Hospital. Dr. Costlgan found
that the bullet had entered below the angle of
the jaw on the right side and penetrated to
about the corresponding place on The opposite
side. II was extracted, and the doctor thinks
that the wound will not prove fatal.
When asked why his wife shot him Pahs said
he didn't know.
1t was thought at first that Fahs had been
shot by some man; but when Sergeant Key
nOlds learned from Fahs that his wife did the
shooting the sergeant telephoned TO the South
ern station to have her arrested Policemen
Nj aguire and Bush found her in a friends
house near Sixth and Brannan streets and took
her to the City Prison. where she was booked
on the charge OF assault TO murder
The couple MARI ed in Germany 20 years age
when she was II and lie about ten years older
AL mat Tune he was ships carpenter. Ac-
cording 10 Mrs. Fahs there was no love in the
marriage on her part as she was practically
sold by her stepfather.
HE began his cruelty the first year we were
married" she said last night, land has con-
tinued IL ever since. While in GeTmanyiwe were
teBdllf scpdIdteu IOf year, Dut ne begged so
hard for me to take him back that did so.
Nine years ago we came 10 San francisco
and l nave had 10 go into service to make
money TO keep him and our children. He was
TOO lazy TO seek for work and / have gone TO
several places to ask work tor him.
"be some time ago threw our eldest bow.
Paul, out of the house and he has since been
staying away from us. About ten days ago he
dld the same TO our second sou. We have had
seven children, all boys, but three of them are
dead.
Ion the day OF the German celebration he
abused me shamefully, and falsely accused me
OF wrongdolng. l was always afraid of my
lie, as lie always kept two long knives, which /
often bid. This morning l bought a pistol
Tonight ne began TO abuse me again, and
whlle ne was sitting reading newspaper l
hred two shots at him. | could not help II, as
he looked at me so that l thought he was half
crazy aud would murder me-"
Mrs. FANS is a little woman with hunted
Imagine that she would attempt TO murder a
human being She tells of things her husband
ala which are almost incredible.
Wnle rams was being driven 10 the hospital
the patrol wagon ran into bobtail car at Fifth
ana FOLSOM streets. The pole OF the wagon
and one OF the wheels were broken. Driver
cassidy, Sergeant Reynolds and Policeman
Daily and the wounded man were pitched out,
and cassidy, who cung TO the reins, was
dragged along the ground for some yards and
bruised. The others escaped without injury.
The wagon was being driven rapidly along the
car rails, and the driver of the car stopped sud-
denly TO allow the wagon to pass him. Cassidy
before he could clear the car the pole struck 1t
violently, with the result stated.
A peddlePS wagon was called into reQuistion
10 carry rams To tie hospital.