The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10
Harvey Allender Encounters the
Couple on a Street and
Opens Fire.
MADE DESPERATE BY JEALOUSY
Awful Vengeance for the Spurning Of
His Attentions to the Young
Woman.

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for some time has been employed as a
cook in the family of Mrs. Mcmillan. For
some months she was engaged to marry
Crossetti, who, with his brother, con-
Quoted blacksmith-shop on North Mar
ket street In this city.
This afternoon the young couple went
out for walk and had reached point on
North Third street, near Santa Clara, when
suddenly they were intercepted by a
man named Harvey Allender, who jumped
from a bicycle he had been riding and
made an attempted to talk to the girl.
She would not listen to him and attempted
to get by, when suddenly Allender
whipped out six-shooter and fired at
her. The bullet took effect in the girls
neck and she fell. Allender then fred
shot into her body. as she lay on the
ground.
All this did not require second of time.
Crossetti did not run away, but was right
upon Allender and attempted to take the
pistol away from him. The shooter then
turned his pistol upon Crossetti and shot
him once in the abdomen. The bullet
penetrated the liver, cutting large
artery, and death ensued in few mo-
ments from internal hemorrhage.
After being shot Crossetti ran across the
street to the Empire engine house, where
he expired. Allender started as if to fol-
low Crossetti after he shot him, but
stopped suddenly in the middle OF the
street, looked at his pistol, and seeing that
a shot remained held it off and fired at his
head. He fell to the pavement and APP
peared lifeless. He was carried into the
engine-house and laid beside his victim,
and when the police patrol wagon arrived
at the scene the two men were laid i'll it
and were hauled to the police station to-
gether. The body of the girl was taken to
the Morgue.
At the police station Allender soon re-
vived and it was found that he had not
been injured, the bullet only having
passed through the rim of his hat.
A crowd collected at the engine-house
ana there were loud threats of lynching.
Allender heard these and spoke of them
afterwards at the police station, and it is
believed that he slammed death, thinking
this was good way to escape from the
hands OF the angry crowd.
Allender was formerly very intimate
riage, but she refused him. Shortly after
this refusal, or about o year ago, Miss
Feilner became engaged to Crossetti. They
had since been very devoted to each other
and were to have been married in October.
Allender never gave her up, but con-
tinually haunted the couple and made
threats against both of them. They re-
Gently received number of threatening
letters, containing drawings of skulls and
cross-pones. As much as possible, Cros-
setti and his intended tried to avoid Allen
der, but or numerous occasions he in
truded his presence and threats upon
them. For while the girl would listen to
him, but recently she determined not to
countenance him in any way, and this ex-
asperated Allender.
The unfortunate girl had been in this
country only few years and her only
relative here was a sister, who was a
house servant. The girl was well liked by
all who knew her. She was intelligent,
industrious and of irreproachable charac-
ter. Crossetti was a blacksmith q good
mechanic, "a years of age. He was a
mem Der OF the Italian Benevolent Society
and San Jose Russars, and was highly
esteemed, being of the best habits and in
dustriouS.
Harvey Allender, the murderer, talked
freely after he was lodged in the county
prison. When interviewed by CALL
representative he was somewhat nervous,
but did not seem to realize the enormity
of his crime. He was asked to make a
statement, and after he had rolled cigar
ette and lighted 1t he told the following
story:
II have known Miss Feilner over year.
No oaI h. RI turin
gagged to be married. The first engage
ment was broken off through the influence
OF other people, who got the girl down
on me. We became engaged again three
or four weeks later, but had disagree
ment on March 18. 1895. Since then she
has been going around saying that had
threatened to chloroform, stab or shoot
know why she told such stories. She even
went around to the places where deliv-
cred ice and told them the same story.
People kept asking me about those threats
and my friends ioked me about it until
my life became miserable. / never made
any such threats and didn't want to be
accused of it. quit my job several days
ago, principally on her account.
''Crossetti and the girl began to keep
company and couple of months ago a
friend told me that Crossetti was packing
a gun. was also told that Pisi, one OF
Crossetti's friends, wanted to do me up.
got gun myself about two months ago.
1t was given me by friend whose name
| do not care to mention. After that I
saw the girl on the street few times, but
we did not speak. She kept on telling
stories about me and / decided to speak
to her about it, as she had queered me all
over town.
Il don't remember all the particulars of
the trouble to-day. I was walking south
on North street and saw Crossetti and
Miss Feilner coming toward me. He was
leading wheel and walking by her side.
l walked between them and the fence, and
then, turning toward her, asked why she
continued to run around and say that
had been trying to kill her. | was excited
and don't remember her answer. Cros-
setti spoke up and said: Go on; get
away. / don't want any trouble with
you. ] said did not want any trouble
either, but that the talk about me had to
stop. We had few words and then Cros-
setti jumped and put his hand back as if
to get a. gun. got my gun out like fool
and began to shoot"
G. Psi. whom Allender referred to as