The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19

identified him. He was then taken to the
CITY Prison and a charge of assault to
murder was booked against him. The
right wrist pand of his shirt was covered
with blood, and it was cut off and will be
held as evidence against him.
The woman is % years of age, and has
been in this City for the past six years.
She gave birth to an illegltimate child
about wear before coming to this City.
She had been servant in the Cohn lodg-
house for the past two months, and
acknowledged to having bestowed her
favors upon the boy Nathan and his
brother Herman. and that the latter was
actuated by jealousy in making the mur-
derous attack upon her. The wounds are
not dangerous.
Mrs Mary e Markey was the victim of
a brutal assault about the same time as
the Quinones woman. She lives at 126
Folsom street, her husband, Charles A.
Markey, being an engineer on the water
front. She had been visiting her mother
at 727 Clementina street Sunday night and
left to return home shortly after IL
cock.
AS she was passing stable at 374 Ma
toma street man who was standing at
the door accosted her in German and
asked her TO come into stable. With
out deigning to reply she pushed past him
and ne grabbed hold of her, forcing her
toward the door. He placed his hand on
her mouth to prevent her from screaming
and when they got to the door it was
opened by two men who were inside.
She was carried upstairs to a room in
for half an hour and the man who accosted
her on the street maltreated her and at
tempted to crlminaly assault her. He
struck her in the face and tried to choke
her, but she fought desperately and baf-
fed the efforts of the ruffian. Then he
began TO plead with her TO live with him.
During the struggle her purse contain
ing So 15 was taken from her pocket and
gold ring from her finger.
She finally succeeded in making her
escape, and she rushed home and told her
husband of her treatment. He seized a
putcher-kDife and was hurrying in the
direction OF the stable when he met Police
men T. +. Burke and McEntee. They
accompanied i'm to the stable and found
the three men. They were taken to Mrs.
Markey's house and she identified them.
The man who accosted her is Gus Sor-
ger, teamster, 81 years of age, and be
was charged with obbery and an attem pt
to commit criminal assault. The other
two men are Fred Gerhardy, cook, 40
years of age, and William Roderwald, a
laborer, 43 years of age. They were each
booked on charge of robbery. The
policemen returned to the room in the
stable and found the purse and the ring.
The prisoners were arraigned in Judge
ConIan's court Yesterday morning.
Mrs. Markey is confined I o bed from the
shock to her nervous system, and was too
i'll to appear in court yesterday.
The third victim was Mrs. Belle Nava,
the wife of barber living at 1851 Bush
street. According to her story she was
accosted on the street by three young
men, who suggested that she should ac-
company them. She knew one of them
and walked along with them until they
came to building at Fourth and Howard
streets, where DR.. Swain has a dental
Office.
They asked her to go upstairs with
them, but she declined, and two of them
carried her up 10 the dental Office by main
strength. There they chok and beat
her and tried 10 criminally assault her.
Policeman James Cook and W. Never
were notified of the affair and they raided
the place. They met Ellis Swain, son
of DR.. Swain, coming downstairs and he
was placed under arrest. Proceeding to
the dental office they found the woman
on lounge and James Mulvey beside her.
She was under the influence of liquor.
Her clothing was torn and there were
marks of violence on her arms and throat.
Swain and Mulvey, who gave the name
of Wilson, and the woman were taken to
the City Prison. The two young men
were booked on a charge of attempt to
commit criminal assault and the woman
for being drunk. Subsequently r. j.
Thomas, an ex-drummer, who was with
Swain and MulveY, was arrested and
booked for disturbing the peace. He did
not go upstairs to the dental Office but
remained outside. Thomas pleaded guilty
In Judge Joachimsen's court yesterday
and was ordered to appear for sentence
to-day. The other two were arraigned.
Muivey is a clerk in an attorneys Office
and is a brother of Thomas Mulvey, a
Deputy County Clerk.
The two young mems story differs from
that of the woman. They said they were
in Abbotts saloon on Grant avenue, near
Post street, when the woman came up to.
them and said her lover had beat n her
She showed bruises on her arms and throat
and said that she was afraid TO go home,
as he might go there and kill her, and she
asked If they would take care of her.
They had two or three drinks with the