The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
NON-UNION MAN
FATALLY SHOT
George w. Rice the Vic
tim Of a MurderOuS
Assault.
Police Capture One Of the
Assailants After a Long
Chase.

George W. Rice, q non-union machinist
employed by the Golden State Foundry
was fatally shot at the corner Of Twen-
tieth and Howard streets last evening by
one Of three men who followed him from
his place Of work. William Buckley, who
is said to have been one of the trio, was
arrested ano taken to the Seventeenth
street police station
The assault on Rice was one of the bold
est that has come TO the notice OF the po-
lice for some time. Rice was followed by
his assailants from First street They
boarded the car with him and when he
street they welded both pistol and club
A club loaded with lead was first used
then three shots were fired into the IN
fortunate rnachinist's body as he fell TO
Some weeks ago Rice was attacked on
Fourth street, near Market. a crowd
gathered about him and, being unable to
revolver and fred several shots One of
the bullets struck a striker on the arm.
The affair aroused the bitterness OF the
union men and the assault last night Is
supposed to have been the outgroWth
Rice left the foundry shortly after 3
o'clock and boarded a Howard-Street car
st the crossing of First street. He no.
ticed that three men got aboard at the
same time, but paio no particular atLen5
Twentieth street il was crowded with peo-
pie. No attempt was made to modest Rice
on the car.
First Beaten and Then Shot.
Scarcely had Rice stepped to the pave
ment when Twentieth street was reached
than he was dealt heavy blow from be
hind. He did not drop Immediately, bur
turned to defend himself. One of the men
then pointed revolver at him and nreo
four shots in rapid succession. Three OF
the bullets took effect. One bullet en-
tered Rice's breast, another passed
through his body in the region of the
groin and g third lodged in the left Shout
der.
After the murderous assault the men
ran down Twentieth street, one of them
turning into Shctwell street Officers {.
w. Brown and Frank LySett were JUS
leaving the Seventeenth-street station
and heard the shots. They ran along
Eighteenth street and met a party in pur
suit Of the man who had turned Shotwell
street. The policemen joined in the chase,
and on Seventeenth street, near Folsom,
overlook and arrested the fugitive. He
gave his name as William Buckley and
his occupation as a clerk
I. r. Levy, a laborer, residing at 1885,
followed the three men along Twentieth
street until they separated at ShotWell
street. Then he continued the chase after
the man who entered the latter thorough
the man he had followed and identified
him positively. The other two men have
not yet been located by the police. They
were last seen running along Twentieth
street. Detectives Graham, Fitzgerald
and Crockett were detailed on the case by
Captain Seymour.
Wounded Man Cannot Live.
Rice was taken to the City and County
Hospital, where the bullets were extract
ed. The surgeons in charge state that he
cannot live. For two hours the injured
man remained conscious, and during that
time Buckley was brought to his bedside
for purposes of identified ton. Rice said
he thought Buckley was one of the three
men who attacked him, but could not pos
T.aT7-a ~
however, that he was not the person who
fred the shots.
Rice is 40 years Of age. He resides with
street.
Buckley does not deny being present at
the scene Of the shooting. He told the
police several contradictory stories, how
of the assailants of Rice.