The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
FIRES UPON A WOMAN.
The Victim Of His Anger Re-
CeiveS Probably Fatal
Wound.
A MOB SURROUNDS THE JAIL
Enraged Citizens Threaten to Mete
Out Lynch Law to the MUIR
derouS Youth.

DAN NAT ALL, OAL., june Zo-MTS.
Dolter, wife of the steward of the Pacific
Yacht Club at Sausalito, was fatally
wounded early this afternoon by an en-
ragged young Jap, who narrowly escaped
being lynched for the deed.
1t was half-past / o'clock when the young
japanese, who has been employed at the
clubhouse as a domestic, walked into the
dining-room with pistol in hand and called
out:
SIS any one at home?'
Mrs. Dolter and child were in another
room. She recognized the voice and
came to see what was wanted. At
once the Jap commenced firing, as he did
so cursing and mumbling incoherently.
She fell to the floor with a bullet in her
chest.
By the time the second shot was fired
Mr.. Dolter was on the spot. He and an
other man were working outside quite near.
Mr.. Dolter rushed for the Jap, who began
firing at him the moment he appeared in
sight. The Jap fired several shots at the
husband, but none of them were effective.
He had a small 22-caliber revolver. which
was now exhausted and he turned and ran
The chase was very short Mr.. Dolter
| had the murderous youth by the neck be-
fore he reached the head of the stairs. In
his rage and indignation Mr.. Dolter beat
and pounded the Jap severely before he
turned him over TO his friend TO bind hand
and foot while he went to the aid of his
wounded wife. Very tenderly he lifted her
up and carried her to the bed, fearing that
each breath WOULD be her last. The wound
bled profusely, and twas some time before
physician could be summoned
Later in the afternoon, when a surgeon
| arrived from San Rafael, he located the
bullet under the right shoulder blade. The
woman's condition was too critical to per-
nit probing for the lead. At a late hour
tonight Mrs. Dolter was resting quietly,
and the physician hoped for her recovery.
When Mr.. Dolter's friend had tied the
Jap hand and foot he threw him down
stairs, instead of carrying him down.
This increased the Jap's wounds, and by
| the time he was landed in jail at Sausalito
| he was threatened with brain fever from
the severity Of his bruises, the County
| Physician declared.
| Constable Creed arrested the Jap, and
put him in the Sausalito lookup till he
could get assistance from San Rafael to
convey the prisoner to the County Jail
Before this assistance arrived an angry
mob had gathered around the town
caboose and threatened to lynch the
prisoner. For an hour or more the Jap's
life was worth very little Though there
were few cool heads in the crowd who
used their influence to restrain it from any
act or violence, vet the temper of the citi-
zens was at fever heat, and the wonder is
that the hour passed and Constable Creed
was able to take the prisoner away in
safety.
The Jap was employed at the clubhouse
as cook and general domestic. Tuesday
Mrs. Dolter put him to work cleaning up
some grass and weeds on the clubhouse
| grounds. He proceeded to do his work bv
burning the dry stuff. He put the match
to it in several places, and in few mo-
ments had such confiagration under way
that it took good deal of quick work to
! save the clubhouse from being burned to
! the ground. When Mr.. Dolter returned
home that evening and heard what the Jap
had done, he concluded that such a SER
want would be unsafe about the place and
at once discharged him.
| The Jap left the place in rage, mutter-
| ing words of revenge. He went to San
Francisco that night, where it is sup
posed he procured his pistol. To-day he
came back TO Sausalito and marched from
| the wharf straight to the clubhouse, where
he proceeded to carry out his plan of re-
venge.
| He is silent and sullen now in his cell in
the County Jail, and although he can talk
fairly good pigeon English if he WILL he
refuses to say word. The county physi-
clan has dressed his wounds, but it will be
long while before they are healed.