The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

The dead woman was IS years of age
ana not at all prepossessing, and Browns
friends cannot imagine why he took
up with her. 1t is said that she has a
husband living in this city named Pau
son and also son, who works in the
Emporium. Pawson left her in Philadel-
phia some years ago and she followed
MN out here, but he would have nothing
TO do with her She took up with
BB crown who is divorced from his, wife.
brown has a daughter II years of age.
he has three brothers, William, Patrick
and Joseph Brown, all stevedores.
Inc stories Of the terrible crime differ
tragedy. According TO Tanner, who made
a statement Immediately after the occur
renee, 1t appears that he had met Brown
on kearny street near Broadway at
o'clock yesterday afternoon and after a
few words Brown punched Tanner in the
mouth and threatened to Kill him. Tan
ner left and returned to the lodging
house and there began to quarrel with
Mrs. Barnes. The woman then left the
house and sought out Brown, telling him
that Tanner had struck her. Brown re-
turned with the woman and according to
l amer version this is what occurred:
Brown came to my ROOM" said Tan
ner, and knocking on the door said:
Come out, you -, and L will do you
81 went to the door. opened il and he
grabbed me by the throat, at the same
time saying that he was going to kill
me. L struggled with him and he threw
Barnes
was striking me in the face, and when
! was down, thinking that l was going to
De Killed, in the excitement l pulled my
pistol out of my pocket and shot four
put had to defend myself. I am sorry
it occurred, but it had to be done"
ne story Of Louis Mile, the proprietor
Of the lodging house, which is corrobo-
differs from that of Tanner in that they
an agree that Tanner ordered Brown out
or his room with threats to kill him.
The story of Mile is corroborated in the
house-John Lambert, who rang up the
police, Charles Thurston, John Lambert
and William Aufenanger. They all agree
mat Tanner invited Brown to come out
OF his room and he would kill him. When
broWn ala 80 the struggle with the fatal
result began. The men rolled over the
tne ooor or another room with his hands
ughtly clutching his throat. When they
went to the floor Tanner cried out "let me
up and when Brown released him Tanner
began to shoot and Brown cried out:
m gone. I'm done for
Brown reeled out toward the back
porch, and Mrs; Barnes, who by that time
appeared upon the scene, began to scream,
saying: He has killed my husband" and
the second bullet sped into her body. She
IolloWed Brown onto the porch where
other.
Tanner claims that Brown had assaulted
MN twice before, and he showed a bruise
on the inner part of his lip administered
by Browns fist yesterday afternoon on
hearny street. When he was in the cell
at the Harbor Station he was asked why
he had committed the deed, and replied:
Il mad to. Brown and Mrs. Barnes have
peen trying TO do me up, but 1 did not
nave the proof until to-day"
When asked what that proof was, Tan
ner said:
well, Mrs. Phillips. who rooms in the
house, told me some time ago that Mrs
Barnes wanted her to do me up, that is,
to get money away from me- could not
accuse Mrs; Barnes of this, because Mrs.
Phillips and her husband were up at Lake
Tahoe and only returned to-day. AS soon
as they came home l hunted Brown up,
and meeting him on Kearny street this
wouldn't let them do me up any more. At
that he began to assault me, and 1 went
back home"
Tanner is an Englishman, 81 wears of
age, and came to this city in 1874. He fol-
lowed the sea for many years and has
been a mate on several vessels. Some
years ago he went into the saloon business
and opened two places at los and 242 Steu9
art street About eight months ago he