The San Francisco call., 1904-04-18
MASKED ROBBER
SHOOTS WOMAN
Raids Saloon on the Wild
Cat Canyon Road and
Wounds PrOprietOr's Wife
FAILS TO SECURE MONEY
After Dangerously Injuring
Victim He is Elected and
Makes Escape in Darkness

BERKELEY April IA desperate,
masked highwayman. backed by two
big pistols. held up Werren's saloon
on the road TO Wild Cat Canyon
tonight and when his commands were
not instantly obeyed he shot Mrs.
Liesel Werren, wife Of the proprietor
OF the saloon. The highwayman fed
after firing the shot. without getting
q cent Of money. and the officers Of the
law are now securing the hills and
highways for him. Mrs. Werren is
dangerously wounded in the right
breast, but the doctor attending her
saws she viii recover.
Mrs. Werren is a victim of either her
fright or indiscretion. She might have
escaped injury altogether had she not
attempted 10 escape from the bandit;
he, believing that she was about to
shoot him, turned one Of his pistols
upon her and sent a bullet into her
body.
Mrs. Werren, Christ Werren, her
husband, and Frank Lewis, friend,
were drinking at the bar Of the saloon
3 little after s o'clock this evening
when the bandit suddenly made his ap
pearance. His two big pistols were
staring into the faces Of the trio before
they hardly knew what had happened.
Throw up your hands," the fellow
demanded. CD went the hands of the
three victims. They had all been stand
ing at the end Of the bar farthest from
the street, just preparing TO drink the
glasses Of beer Werren had drawn. The
bandit kept his weapons leveled at the
heads Of his victims. Not another word
had been spoken, and the fellow had
just taken a step forward when Mrs.
Werren, either through fright or a des-
perate desire to do something, quickly
disappeared through a little door that
leads from the rear Of the saloon.
SHOOTS MRS. WARREN.
cit the woman back here" shouted
the bandit when he observed this
move, through fear. Backing up to the
front door the highwayman looked
sideways through IL and saw Mrs.
Werren standing within range OF his
gun and fired at her.
Mrs. Werren's husband was a spec
tator Of the whole proceeding and the
moment his wife cried out from the
shot he became desperately anxious to
save her from further injury. Rushing
after the bandit as he stood leaning
against the doorway Werren threw all
his strength against him.
Werren had a brief struggle before
he could force the bandit out and lock
the door. Werren expected every mo-
ment TO be shot at through the door
but nothing OF the kind happened.
Lewis. the other man, did not partici-
pate in this melee.
Mrs. Werren did not fall from the
effects OF her wound, but walked about
IN front Of the saloon, crying piteOusly.
In a few moments the two prisoners
decided to hazard going outside and
they did so without any more attempts
being made TO shoot them. Then Mrs.
Werren was carried into her home and
DR.. j. EdsOn Kelsey summoned from
Berkeley TO attend her.
DR.. Kelsey, after an examination
said that the woman would live. The
bullet entered her right breast and pen
etrated q part Of the lung, a wound not
necessisarily fatal. The bullet was
not extracted.
RUNS FROM THE SCENE.
The desperate is supposed by his vic
Tins TO have taken the road TO Ber-
kelley, where he could easily have taken
a train TO any outside point. This be-
lief is held because shortly after the
shooting a man was seen running
down the road toward Berkeley by
Louis Sullivan Of the Sullivan ranch in
Wild Cat Canyon.
What are you running for?' asked
Sullivan when he came across the fel-
low.
There's been q shooting scrape up at
the saloon" replied the man, and then
he disappeared in the darkness.
7 think the man ] saw running is
The fellow that did the shooting said
Sullivan afterward. 4 was returning
from Berkeley and met him only a few
minutes after the shooting"
The victims Of the hold-up all agree
on the description Of the man that held
them up They say he is tail and slight
and wore a mask and slouch. hat
The mask covered almost ali his
head" said Werren. There was only
2 place for the eyes TO peep through.
] don't think / could recognize him
He did not get any Of our money. I
was just about TO close up at the time
he came in. because il was after s
O'Clock 1 had taken the money.
amounting 20 $40 OF so, out Of the
drawer and put il in my pocket The
drawer only contained q few nickeIs.
BECOMES DESPERATE.
Il was so dumfounded when I saw
the man and his pistols that I could
not move. Ny wife was standing near
the rear room and I think it was fright
that caused her 10 run. The man
thought she was going for a pistol but
she didn't intend that at all. She Simply
went out and stood in the alleywav
waiting for him TO go away I think
that when he saw her there he thought
she was going to shoot
He might have shot me- too ONLY
when heard my wife cry out that She
was shot ] lost my senses almost. II
made me so desperate that went after
him and showed him through the door
He tried 10 resist. but I was stronger
and beat him. Then I closed the door
ia his face and that was the iaet 7 -, -