The San Francisco call., 1897-10-04
A BULLET FOR
HIS OWN GIRL
Louis Kieve Fires Two
Shots Into His Daugh-
ter's Face.
Would Rather Kill Her Than
to See Her Travel the
Pace That Kills.
A B liter Quarrel Over an Emporium
Florist Precedes the Assault
to Murder.

Louis Kieye, commercial traveller, for
merry a resident of Antioch, shot his
daughter Bessie twice at their rooms, 13s
Fourth street. at $3.50 O'Clock las. night.
The cause Of the shooting, according to
the father, was the girls disobedience of
parental advice regarding the company
she should Keep. As a result of alleged
shortcoming the father had his child
brought to the City Hall, where she was
taken before Captain Bohen, who ad yised
her TO change her way of living.
At this time she was often seen with
one Harry Sommerield, TO whom she was
probably engaged. SommerfieId recently
left the city for Texas. The girls father
did not object to her marrying Sommer-
field, but he did object to her keeping
company with florist whose stand is in
the Emporium.
1t was the girls association with the
florist that led to the able last night.
She declined to be lectured by her father,
asserting that she was 19 years of age and
competent 10 think for herself.
This led to further words whereupon
she seized some sample bottles, which her
father had IL his room, and threw them
at bis head. This angered him, and on
the impulse, he opened drawer, took out
pistol and fired two shots at her. Both
took effect in her face. One entered at the
corner of the mouth, on the left side, an
ranged upward and backward, lodging
under the left ear. 1t was extracted by
DR.. Thompson. The bullet struck the
iawbone end broke it, becoming as fat as
coin on the side of the contact.
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OF the head, back of the eve, and made a
curved line around the skull. passing on
at the back of the head. Neither OF the
shots is considered fatal.
officers ]. J. McEntee and James Cock
responded to the noise of the shootin O.
and arrested lLieve. On his arrival at the
Central station he was very much K
cited, and stated that his daughter was
the Oldest of five children. Their mother
died a year ago in Antioch, after which
he removed TO this city with his family.
The excited father said his girls down.
fall was due TO bad company, and that he
was beside himself when he shot her.
Ii Miss kieve's recent life has been
what 1t is asserted by her father to have
been she has certainly changed materially
within the last few months. AS late as
last February the Young lady was the
leader of the Beth jacob choir of Oak
land, and she was considered by Rabbi
Llncker OF that congregation one of the
lights of his flock. Previous to her resi-
dence in Oakland the Kieves resided in
San Jose, where Bessie attended the High
School and was universally esteemed
The trouble between Bessie and her
father dates back to their residence in San
Jose.
Last October Mrs. Kieve died at that
plice, and Bessie. though yet under IS,
was the logical head of the household
while her father was away on his business
trips. Returning from one of these COM
mercial journeys, kieve claimed that his
daughter had sold the furniture of the
house and refused to make proper returns
of the proceeds.
A family quarrel ensued, but the dauch-
ter stood hrm. and Father Kline nursed
his wrath. Soon after this the family
consisting of Bessie and three Younger
brothers. moved to Oakland. The eirI
tended to the household during her
fathers absence, and with precocious
thrift turned her musical talents TO avail
and was soon prominent in certain Jew
ish circles,
The troubles in the Kieve household
were first publicly aired last February.
month previous 10 this Bessie had become
OF age and, her father being away on one
OF his business trips at the time she an.
piled Tor and secured the guardianship of
the younge. toy, Harold Maurice. aged
years. stating TO the court that the father
had abandoned him.
When kieve returned he applied to the
court for citation, which was duly
made, but Sheriff White had a pretty
chase before he located the child with its
grandmothe at 2427 DWIGHT way, Berke-
ley. The father obtained possession of
the child, and the breach which his
daughters action had caused was never
healed. The sad climax of the family
troubles occurred last night. Those who
know the unfortunate victim of parental
wrath are losth to believe that the fault ia
all on the part of the little woman upon
whom motherly cares were thrust too
soon.
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