The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24

tornev Hugh S. AIdrich in the Blake &
Moffitt block to-day rapidly drew crowd
into the corridors. BY the time Professor
Knowlton Janitor Spencer and others
had reached the office door a man and
woman struggling violently for the pos
session of a pistol came into the passage
and continued their scuffiing. The ap-
pearance of several men caused the man
to throw down his pistol and make his
escape as soon as possible. The lady re-
tired into the attorneys Office.
The woman, who declares she came
near being murdered, is Miss Eliza
Schomberg, a servant in some family at
Fruitvale. Her assailant was Frank
Mott, q gripman on the San Pablo avenue
road. The details Of the incident, as told
by Attorney Aldrich make it very plain
that jealousy is at the bottom of the at
tempted tragedy.
Miss Schomberg met Mott several years
ago and the two have been very intimate
friends The lady loaned Mott $40, and
recently he asked for an additional loan
Of 5000.
Miss Schomberg being acquainted with
ATTORNEY Aldrich called on him this noon
10 discuss the advisa bility of loaning her
lover any more money. The attorney was
out, ana while the woman was waiting
Frank Mott entered the office. He at once
demanded of her that she should con-
!inue to be as good a friend 10 him as
during the last ten years. From his Ian
guage he seemed TO infer that taking
legal advice as to the loan was equivalent
10 casting him aside. Miss Schomberg
says that he produced a pistol and told
her that If she were thinking Of leaving
him he would Kill her and then kill him
self on the spot. She rushed at him, at
tempting TO grab the pistol, and being a
powerful woman she was able to prevent
him using it until she had pushed him
into the hall, when others came to her aid.
fierce
shown by the fact that the pistol was
broken during the contest and some of
the cartridges fell on the floor, where they
were found by Attorney Aldrich. In his
flight Mott picked up his gun and took it
with him. "reminiscences OF the struggle
were seen all over the office of the attor-
away fragments Of the lady's broken
hair comb as souvenirs of the occasion.
Frank Mott was arrested tonight and
brought 20 the city Prison, charged with
carrying a concealed weapon. His bail
was fixed at 800, which he was unable to
furnish. His version of the affair at At
torney Aldrichs office this afternoon va
ries materially from the story told by
Miss SchOmberg.
This woman has been Fostering the
life out of me to marry her" said Mott
and because / cannot see my way clear
to accommodate her she Is trying to make
trouble for me. We have been very init
mate friends, but. you see, I've got a
wife and two children back in Illinois, so
! couldn't very well marry Miss Schom-
berg. Ny wife and / separated several
years ago because we could not get along
well together.
Miss Schomberg has been trying 10 in
duce me to secure a divorce, and this aft
ernoon she went to Attorney Aldrich' s
office to ascertain whether I had com
menced proceedings. In doing this she
interfered with my affairs and I got sick
Of it, and so I followed her up and made
a bluff to scare her off ! had my revolt
yer, unloaded. in my pocket. l did not
draw 1t. and made no attemDt to iniIlre
her. but just as soon as she saw me she
gave scream and ran out of the Office
I have never asked her for a cent but she
has frequently demanded money of me.
If she intends to make further trouble for
me IN this way | guess l can fire back
and make trouble for her as we'll"