The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
which landed him in the Receiving Hos

which landed him i'll the Receiving Hos
pital.
The shooting occurred at 1928 Market
street yesterday about l p NJ, and was
done by Mrs. Latham, the mother of Pin
to's wife, who herself lies i'll in bed by the
side of her child, born day before yester
day. 1t was caused by domestic quarrel.
Several days ago Mrs. Latham was sum-
moned from her home on East Twelfth
street, East Oakland, 20 attend her daugh-
ter during her illness Pinto and his
mo ther-in-law have not been on good
terms and qua rreled twice yesterday
morning, and Frank Little, collecto r
and her son by a former husband, was
obliged 10 interfere on botn occasions.
He is partner with Pinto and has offices
in the same building.
On the occasion in question the woman
followed Pinto into the bedroom, where
his wife lay, and renewed the quarrel,
whereupon her called he hard name.
Pulling revolver, she pulled the trigger
before he could flee.
The bullet struck Pinto in the lower
lip, passed under his tongue and broke
several teeth, severed three or four arteries
and lodged in the right side of the jaw.
The wounded man was at once con-
veyed TO the Receiving Hospital.
A profuse hemorrhage resulted from
the wound, which was pronounced very
serious by Assistant Police Surgeon Bun
nell. Late IN the aft rnoon the blood
ceased 10 flow, but Pinto was unable to
speak. 1t is probable now that he will
recover.
After The shooting Mrs. Latham left the
house bv the Market-street entrance, and
though Detectives Egan and Silvey
searched industfiously, they were unable
to find her yesterday. She is about 80
years of age and regarded as simple
minded by her relatives. Another daugh-
ter, Mrs. Standish, resides at 1874 Valen-
ca street.
Details of the shooting are hard to OBJ
tain, as Mrs. Pinto is in a precarious con-
dition. and what little she was able to say
was interrupted by her brother, Frank
Little. She stated, however, that she saw
the shooting and iha, her mother is de-.
mented and has been for long time.
Frank Little, Pinto's brother-in-law, was
a witness 10 the shooting, but declines to
speak.
IF Julian dies will give the details of
the whole affair."" he asserted, 'but other
wise i1iend to keep silent"
Little spent great part of the afternoon
administering to Pinto's wants at the hos
pital. When the wounded man wished
anything he was obliged to make his de-
sire known in writins.
the woman who did the shooting, is said
to have died in this City about month
ago. He and his wife lived together only
about week.
Pinto has been in trouble before this.
and in February, 1888, was sentenced to
i've years in San Quentin for shooting a
gambler named Patrick Burns. His sem
tence was commuted to three years by
G overnor Stoneman, and that time wa
served by him. Though be has figured in
other cases in an unenviable position, not
much has been heard of him here lately.
Since his release from the penitentlary he
has been familiar figure round the police
courts.
Last evening Annie Latham voluntarily
surrendered at the Central Police station.
She fatty denied any knowledge of the
shooting other than that Pinto was shot.
She said when the shooting occurred she
was in another room. She admitted that
she and Pinto had been quarreling for
years.
"He never seemed to want me about
the house." she said, ''and many times he
threatened to xiii me. When came to
nurse my daughter in her illness he
abused me shamefully''
No charge has been made against her