The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
SHOT HIM DOWN.
H. c. TiIden, Prominent Citizen
Of Stricken City, Slain.
Was Engaged in Relief Work at
the Time.
CARRIED RED CROSS.
Fired on by Members Of Citizens
Patrol.
Fell From His Automobile When
Hit by Bullet.
THREE MEN ARRESTED
Didn't See the Red Cross Flag
They Say.
Affair Causes Great Indignation
in San Francisco.
cell From His Automobile When
Hit by Bullet.
THREE MEN ARRESTED
Didn't See the Red Cross Flag
They Say.
Affair Causes Great Indignation
in San Francisco.

San Francisco. Cal, April 23--Major
H. c. Tilden, one of the most prominent
members of the general relief commit
tee. a member of Governor Pardee's
staff, was shot and almost instantly
killed in his automobile about L O'Clock
last night while returning from Menlo
park by men supposed to be members
of the Citizens patrol Hugo Alltschul,
a coachman, who was in the automobile
was cut in the face by a bullet and an
other ball pierced the seat and struck
r. G. Seaman. acting lieutenant of the
Second company of the signal corps, in
the back. The force of the bullet had
been spent and Seaman who had been
detailed on special duty with Tilden
picked the ball out of his cartridge belt
The shooting occurred atTwenty-second
and Guerro streets. Two men suspect
ed Of having done the shooting are un-
der arrest at the police station and at
Twenty-second and Morrison streets
Tilden was a prominent commission
merchant of this city, and was one Of
the foremost workers in the general re-
lief work He had taken his three chill
dren and a nurse from the IA mile house
where they had been since the earth
quake to Menlo park, where he has a
summer cottage. His automobile had
| been used as an ambulance in convey
/ ing sick and wounded to the hospitals
and was carrying the Red Cross flag
partly displayed on his car. Besides
4 this he had the Red Cross insignia on
! his right arm. According TO Acting
Lieutenant Seaman. Tilden was his own
chauffeur and left Menio park about
O'Clock At TWenty-eighth and Guerro
streets they were challenged by the first
+ a mai frc
Red Cross We're allowed to pass. At
Twenty-ffth street, a second guard
challenged them and Immediately gave
way upon pereeiving the Red Cross flag.
+ Crossing Twenty-second street at about
15 miles an hour, according to Seaman,
! six men stood in the middle of the road
4 separating when the car got within so
feet OF them. When within 10 feet Of
the guards Seaman claims they began
shooting without warning or challenge
| and kept up firing after the car had
/ passed them. Shots from in front took
no effect. with the exception of a bullet
grazing the face Of Tilden's coachman-
s.TTey Killed Me- He Cried.
''The machine had gone about so
feet past the patrol said Seaman.
when the car stopped suddenly. Til
den fell over towards me saying.
Well, they got me-they killed me
Topped back in the seat and rolled out
of the car. I sprang up and fired five
shots in quick succession at those
who were still shooting behind US.
About the same time that Tilden fell
into my lap a bullet struck me in the
back and nearly knocked me out of
the seat. I put my hand to my webb
cartridge belt and picked out the
bullet which came through the seat.
The man who did the shooting Was in
khaki uniform. A doctor came run
ming from a house nearby and after
examining Tfiden said that he was
dead. Several policemen came run
ming up and arrested three Of the men
who did the shooting
! H. H Brann of Brann & Prior sail
makers, and who resided nearby, was
/ awakened and impressed into service
as chauffeur. Tilden's body was
placed in his car and taken to the
central police station at Bush and ELL
more streets. Owing to the automobile
constantly breaking down 1t took Sea-
man two hours to reach police head
quarters where the body was placed on
an improXised stretcher and taken to
the Elks' emergency hospital on Bush
i street between Fillmore and Steiner.
Alltschul. whose right cheek is
I swollen where one of the shots grazed
it, stated that Tilden stopped the ma
i chine when the shooting began
jumped out of the car saying. II am
1 sh0t~they have killed me" ran to the
4 sidewalk and fell dead.
The three men under arrest. are E
S. Boynton, a telephone inspector in
the employ of the Pacific States Tele-
phone. George w. Simmons and Nal
colin Vance They are all young men
and members Of the citizens patrol
Boynton declares that he did not see
the Red Cross flag on Tilden's car and
/ when the latter did not stop when
challenged, he fired The coachman
in the car then began shooting and
Simmons and Vance replied The
killing of TIlden has created the great
est Indignation