The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-09
Two Shots We're Fired at the Aged
Capitalist.
ONE STRIKES HIM NEAR THE HEART.
1t a Late Hour the Wounded Man
HAS Not Expected TO
Recover.

land, ended last evening as every one eA-
pected they would end, in blOOdshed. Old
Philip Boogar was last night shot by
Michael Collins, the father of Mrs. Boo
gar aud may die before morning.
At 90 o'clock two pist0-shOts rang out
clear and loud in front of the Gallndo
Hotel. One man was seen TO TALL. clutch
ing at his side, and another ran of In the
darkness toward Franklin street, with a
pistol IN his hand. This was Collins. He
took refuge in the house OF his daughter
There were but few witnesses to the affair,
as but Jew people we're passing IN that oil
rection at that hour No words were
heard between the two men. a crowd
quickly gathered. however, and the man
on the sidewalk was seen to rise and fall,
and then stagger unsteadily toward the
hotel entrance, where be almost Tell
again. Bur help was given him. and he
was carried to his room and physicians
ouickly sent for. The Chief Of Police was
notified of the affair and FASTENED to the
residence of Mrs. BOOgar, where be found
old man Collins awaiting him, with
scared look on his face. He surrendered
himself readily and was taken 60 the CIV
Prison, and his pistol, 38-callDer SmliG u
WesSon, was also found and taken as eVl-
1
BoOgar was seen at once IN his room,
where DIR. Miller was stanching the flow
of blood from the wound. The bullet
struck him Just above the left veS-pOcket
and below the lower floating rib, cutting
through the abdominal walls and imbed-
ding itself in the intestines. DR. OlmStead
was summoned for a consultation, aud
during the intervening time reporter
questioned BOogar about the affair. de
said in a very low aud feeble voice: My
father-in-law, Collins, shot me. No words
passed between US before or after the
shooting. He caught hold Of me and turn
ing me around shot twice. L believe that
| am going to die and want to make de-
position"
During the interview be spit blood aud
il would gurgle in his thTOa-. making TALK
ing difficult. DR.. Olmstead arrived and it
was decided TO dress the wound before
taking the deposition.
Manuel Peterson of $50 Broadway was
standing at the corner of Broadway and
Eighth street at the time of the shooting.
He said: 81 saw tall man come up to a
smaller man and catch him by the Shout
der He then jerked him around and SHOT
twice directly at him. No words were
spoken or sounds made by either. l saw
no one between me and the parties"
Another young man, named Price, said {:
Il was within six feet OF them, just cross
ing the street. when the shooting took
place. Not word was spoken, but two
shots were fired"
There were three or more ladies from
the Aladdin Jr. company just emerging
from the entrance Of the GalindO Hotel at
the time. They were too badly frightened
to know anything about il.
BOOgar has had three wives The first
one made HIM a happy home and was an
ideal match. She died about 1870 Later
har cd had difficult fro
the first with her. He finally secured di-
vorce aud gave her house and lot on san
Pablo avenue. Wife is the present Mrs.
BoOgar. He has nc children, but he raised
a girl whom he called daughter but never
adopted, and il is claimed that he has
willed her everything. She has been mar
ried twice, and is now a widow living in
Napa. Her name is Louise Whittemore.
Boogar is abou; 20 years Of age and has
lived in Oakland for the past thirty-fve
years. BE was born 10 Germany and
came to California in 1849 or 1850.
Collins, who is veteran residing at the
YOuntville home. makes occasional visits
to Oakland. He is an aged man, nearly
20 and looked very detected when seen at
the City Prison last night, but did not
seem much worried except from the fact
that be was 10 unpleasant quarters. He
positively refused TO say anything about
the shooting, and turned his back on re-
porters wGen questions were put TO him.
Mrs. Boogar is inclined TO Mysteries, and
was IN that condition all night after the
shooting. Her physician, Dr.. Adams,
would not allow any one To see her.
s domestic at the house said that no
word was said by Collins when he came
into the house after The shooting.
From ali that could be gathered the
shooting seems to have been WantOn and
premeditated. A Broadway merchant
10 - .
hanging about, as though watching BOogar,
for the past hVe days. The evidence of
eye-witnesses and the statement OF BoogaI
that no words passed between them, and
the further refusal OF Collins TO in any
way excuse or justify him self, would lead
TO the belief that be had determined to kill
Boogar.
Il is not known whether it was the first
or last shot which struck Boogar. Two
shots were certainly fired, however.
Where the last bullet struck could not be
determined.
When old man Boogar, who had nearly
500, 600, made IN close application ia
business of storekeeping and saving, mar
ried Mrs. BOoRar several years ago she
was young widow named Rule. II was
not long after marriage that domestic
trouble began and the result was divorce
suit charging she old man with cruelty.
Boogar filed a counter complaint and told
that his wife had tiled to poison him.
These suits are pending and their filing
was followed by various other suits fOI
alimony, property, elc., until no less than
eight lawsuits between the Boogars burden
the calendars in the Superior courts.
At some time in The shuttle Of trouble
Mrs. Boogar secured the home place a,
Eighth and Franklin streets. and has since
resided there, and her husband lived just
opposite at the Galndo Hotel and might
ofien be seen lettering about the sidewalk
in front of the hotel and just a stones
throw from where his wife lived. Indeed.
her friends have frequently stated that be
took rooms at the hotel in order that he
might watch his wife's movements.
Their troubles continued to grow bitter
and Mrs. Boogar's father and her son by
a former marriage, John Rule, were drawn
into them. AT the last trial of one branch
of The many cases. 6. Benson, Boogar's
LAWYER. asked the court to have young
RnIe and Collins removed from the court
room. as himself and his client had been
threatened by Rule, who was then armed.
THE matter blew over at that time and the
neopIe mad heard but little from the Boo
gars or about their affairs for several
months until last night.
Shortly after u o'clock this morning
Deputy District Attorney Church went Ia
rho diving man's room and took his deposit
tinn He said: Yes, that is Mr..
Church. I believe that 1 am going TO die,