The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15


this City.
While the shooting and the struggle was
going on downstairs the people in the
upper apartments were in terrified con-
dition. Twice before they have been
treated to visitations of the kind, and they
Immediately realized what was going on
From all sides they threw open windows
and began blowing police whistles. Within
a minute, Officer F. ]. Green, who is on
that beat, responded. He found Mr..
Franklin in his nightshirt.
The house IS full of burglars!' ex-
claimed the frightened man.
Green ran around the back wav and
found the kitchen door open. He rushed
IN and lighting taper saw the ghastly
scene. The men lay partly in the kitchen
and partly in the hallway, across the
threshhold as it were
BY this time Officers ]. Alvares, John
O'Connor and Herlihy came along and
Green ordered the latter two to attend to
the front of the house.
watch the front doorp' he exclaimed.
Here are two of the burglars. They're
oead, but the others must be upstairs; Pll
go up and chase them.''
About that time Samuel Solomon, the
son-ln-law OF Mr.. Franklin, came down the
service steps and recognized the under of
the PROSTATE men as Miller, the family's
outieF. lie was relieved of the other mans
weight and it was seen he was still breath
ing. The burglar, too, gave gasp, opened
ms eyes and then closed them forever.
Physicians from the neighborhood were
called in and caused bed to be made on
the floor where Miller was living, and he
still reposes there, as moving him might
cause hemorrhage which might cause
immediate death.
Whlle these preliminaries were going on
ana the Morgue and police patrol wagons
were on their way out, the house was
oelng searched from cellar to dome.
Ihe frst thing observed was the candle
grease all over the kitchen floor; next the
telephone and eIectric wires dangling in
their uselessness. The front door was
vide open, being left so probably as the
two other burglars made their escape while
the shooting was going on downstairs.
On the top floor, IN front of the music
room door, the lockpicks, skeleton keys,
candle, blow tubes and knife were found
The men had not had time to either use
them or carry them away.
Two masks made of yellowish material,
such as might be used for the lining of a
woman's dress, were found in the house.
One was alongside the dead man and the
other upstairs. On the sidewalk outside
the house was woman's dark veil, which
was also fashioned so as to do for a mask.
In the blood of the two men in the base
ment were couple of revolyers, each with
tour chambers fired and one loaded.
From the wounds inflicted the burglar
must have used the 3S-caliber Universal
double-action" weapon, and the butler the
32-caliber Hopkins & Allen"
Miller remained unconscious for five
hours, after which he was able to tell the
story here related to Samuel Solomon, who
gave it to the police.
The physicians decided not to allow him
to speak any more until he is stronger.
He was found to not only have been shot
in the neck, but also in the foot as well as
to have an injury to his left thumb.
At the Morgue the dead man was SUBJ
lected to close scrutiny. He was clad in
the tattered garments of a tramp and he
was fairly reeking with vermin. He quite
evidently has not fed on the fat of the
land, for his body is emacated to a pain
with short red hair and stubby mustache.
On his right arm were found the tattooed
initials NJ. o. D. and large star. On his
left arm is smaller tattooed star. The
man, who, from all appearance, must
have been seafarer at some time, is as
yet unidentified. Miss Jennie. a girl in
Mr.. Franklin's employ, declares she re-
members the dead man as one who ped
died Los Angeles oranges last week and
who rang the doorbell and offered his
wares for sale.
The method the burglars employed in
getting into the house were made ap-
parent upon investigation. They first
pried off a couple of boards separating the
Franklin house from an empty lot on
Baker street, neal the corner of Califor-
MIA. Getting into the yard, they used the
nippers to cut away the wirework protect
ing the window OF the kitchen door. This
window they broke, and inser ting their
hand turned the key left in the door.
They used their knife to open the door
between the kitchen and the hallway.
where they met the butler and held
him up.
Captain Lees is in hopes that the dead
man may be proved to be one of the robbers
who held up the Ingleside electrician
month or so ago. In his pockets the
Deputy Coroner found two ne wspaper clip
pings giving the story of that mysterious
robbery.
At o'clock this morning DR.. Washing
ton Dodge, who, with Drs Max Solomon
and Davis, is looking to the welfare of
young Miller, declared he was out of dan
ger. The lads wonderfully strong consti-
tuition and his good habits in the past
have stood him we'll in hand, and will ma
terially assist his recovery.