The San Francisco call., 1901-10-21
Terrible Crime Of Man
Who Is Crazed With
jealousy.
John Stano, a Waiter, Shoots
Youthful Mabel F.
Mayer.
Standing by His Victims Bedside, IN
a Jessie-Street Tenement, He
Sends a Bullet Into His
Brain.

In a rear room in her mothers home
at 5OS15 Jessie street, 13-year-old Mabel
Franklin Mayer was shot three times in
the head, at an early hour this morn
ing, dying instantly, and John Stano,
the murderer, put bullet through his
brain, dropping dead by the side of the
bed in which his victim lay. He shot
himself just as Mrs. Mayer, mother of
the murdered girl, entered the room, say
ing as he turned the pistol on himself,
Il have killed Mabel and 1 am going 10
kill myself"
Stano, the murderer and suicide, has
known the girl for about two years and
has been insanely jealous of her. He
has been employed off and on as a waiter
in restaurants on Sixth street, in the vi
cinity of his victims residence, and also
as Quartermaster on the transport Meaoe.
The murdered girl attended the Clement
Grammar School and was considered
bright pupil. For the last two years
Stano has been paying her attention.
He was a constant visitor at the house.
He was admitted last night about the
usual hour, but the young girl had re-
Urea. ne went hAlOSAlg ~ III ASOA'''
which is in the rear part of the house
and connected with the kitchen. The
mother and some friePds were in the front
of the house. Mrs. Mayer was awaiting
the arrival of some members of the fam
fly when she heard a peculiar sound in
the rear room.
1T was three short, sharp sounds" she
told Deputy Coroner Mccormick, 'and
thought some boards had fallen. I went
to Mabel's door, found it locked, and then
I went around the side of the house to
the kitchen so as to get into her room.
'Stano was standing by the side of the
bed. Mabel was lying as if asleep, but
there were blood stains on the pillow on
which her head rested, and blood flowing
from her temple. Stano was standing at
the opposite side of the bed with pistol
in his hand.
I've killed Mabel and I am going to
kill myself he said. He put the pistol
at once to his head and the fourth shot
was fired. He dropped in heap between
MabeTs clothes closet and the bed, and 1
ran out to give the alarm"
Although the bedclothing was disar-
ranged, there was no appearance Of a
struggle Stano had evidlntly placed the
pistol, a cheap weapon of 32 caliber, 10
the head Of the child and fired the three
shots. Mabel was evidently sleeping
when the deed was committed.
The attempt of Mrs. Mayer to enter
the room apparently caused Stano to
shift his position and to walk around the
foot of the bed, opposite to the side from
which he had fired the shots.
All the powder marks are on the side
of the head toward the door through
which Mrs Mayer entered and saw the
suicide Of her daughters slayer, the bed
separating her from the murderer.
The father of the dead girl has been in
Alaska, engaged in mining for some time,
and is now on his way home. The family
were looking forward with great expec-
fancy to a happy reunion. Of the MUIR
derer but little is known. He is said to
be a native of Smyrna, about % years of
age. John Bahan, relative of the fam
lily, said they were continually annoyed
by his persistent following of Mabel and
had done all they could to keep him
away, but he persisted in visiting at the
house.