The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-04

side, between the heart and the lungs,
was detected by a rib and settled in the
right side of the back
After the shooting Pardy conversed
with his assailant, saying, "Well, that
was a nice thing for you to do" but as
he became faint from loss of blood he sat
down in chair and was carried into the
board of directors room, in the rear Of
the Office, and placed on table. He ex-
pressed a desire to see DR.. Stinson, who
was Immediately sent for. In the mean
time Drs. Gross and Grossman appeared
upon the scene and proceeded to make
the young man easy.
1t was difficult to get any particulars in
regard to the matter, the attaches of the
company, either from excitement or other
causes, being extremely reticent. From
]. A. Remmel, who was a witness to the
shooting, it was learned that Pardy and
Refs were quietly conversing, the former
being inside of the partition at an open
window near the front door and the lat
ter standing just outside of the window.
L was talking to young Pardy's father
about some land Valuations said Rem
mel " when suddnely 1 heard a report
which did not seem to me any louder than
toy torpedo. turned and heard young
Pardy. say, That's a great thing for you
TO do. Refs then came over toward me
with the smoking pistol in his hand and
said, He slapped me in the mouth and
This was corroborated by both Refs and
Pardy, whose stories about the occur
renee agree in the main. The shooting
appears to have been the act of a super
sensitive man, who had taken executions
TO some fippant remarks of his friend
VINO meant no particular harm by them
Immediately after the shooting Pardy
made a statement, in which he said: II
met Chris on Kearny street, in front of
the san FRANCISCO Jewelry Company, a
couple OF days ago, and we both admired
a diamond ring in the window. Coming
down the street toward the office, Chris
said he had just bought a new mackin-
tosh, and he thought 1t was too large I
you? That style is all right. You ought
to be wearing thicker soled shoes than
you DO, too, in this kind Of weather, you
I'VE parted seemingly good friends, and
this afternoon he came in the office and
said: Pardy, don't like the remarks you
have been making about me. You want
to stop calling me - fool 1 replied,
1 never made that statement to ANYBODY J
and then Refs said, We'll, 1 came down
TO NIX you, you " - - At that re-
mark l slapped him in the face, and he
shot me-"
Refs after the shooting was taken into
custody by Lieutenant Esola and brought
TO the California-street station. No charge
was placed against him until the result
of the wounds can be ascertained. When
seen he repeated the story which Pardy
had told.
81 shot him because he struck me-" Refs
said. He had been joshing me about my
macintosh and shoes and called me a -
fool. Some of my friends heard the re-
marks, and it Inundated me greatly. 1
didn't like it, and went down to Pardy's
office to demonstrate with him. [ felt in
suited, and told him so. He told me if
/ didn't like 1t to go and do the other
and then he slapped me in the face
Smarting with the blow, 1 shot him.
When asked what kind of a pistol he
had used, Refs replied, "a Smith & Wes-
ing at Prices" When asked for what
purpose he had purchased the pistol he
said that he goes over to Berkeley once
in a while, and he thought he would like
to do some shooting at squirrels.
He evidently told a different story to a
friend, who afterward said that Refs was
going up to some mines in Trinity County
and bought the weapon for protection
Refs is 80 years old, and had known
Pardy for five years. They were appar-
emily always on the best of terms.
When Pardy was made comfortable on
the table in the back office he sent for his
wife and child. 1t was decided by the at
tending physicians that it was inadvisable
to move him to his residence, and prepa-
rations were made to keep him at the
Office. The doctors express hopes for his
recovery, since no vital parts were
touched. He is about 26 years of age, and
his intimate friends say he was an ex-
Pardy, is secretary of the Savings Com
pany and highly thought of in the bust
ness community.
Refs father has been treasurer of this
city and county for several terms, and the
sad part of it all is that the two gray
haired parents are warm personal friends
and feel keenly the position in which the
act of young Refs has placed them From
all accounts, it was cold-blooded affair
and from the admission made by Refs
in regard to the pistol, premeditated.
Later in the evening Pardy called his
father to his side and said: Father
Chris father and you are the best OF
friends, and / want you to do one thing
for me IL l should die. Don't prosecute
Chris for his deed, as I am sure he did
not know what he was doing" The father
replied that he could not promise to do
that, and his son replied. ''Wen, I sup
pose you know best" The wounded
man appeared to be glad that he had left
his wife and child provided for by lfSe
Insurance policy of $1,000
DR. Stinson said that his patient was
resting easily and unless something nm
Ioreseen occurs he will recover He
ascrfbes his favorable opinion to the fact
that Pardy has. not eXpectorated any
blood. has been conscious all along and
suffers very little pain. The extravasa-
lion of blood has displaced the heart a
little. He considers it a miracle that the
Ihot inflicted by Refs did not have a fatal
result, for the bullet passed within the
hrooIIoo+ fraction of an inch from tho