The San Francisco call., 1906-10-15

NaLcl on the paSSel gers VINO Doardeo
his car for suspicious characters. was
explaining 10 the conductor what he
would 90 in the event of/being ct
tackled by q footpad while on the car.
samuel was seated IL the car. engaged
in making Up his cash for the day. and
was listening casually 70 the converse
tio- Of the motorman. Suddenly Tenny
s1rEnG 70 his feet with a, cry. and
samuel saw him swing the controller
handle over his head Then a shot
rang out. end the mOVorman staggered
hack. with blood streaming from a
gaH s:lT wound i'm his neck. and the
horri1ed conductor turned just in time
90 sce the murderer leap from the car
and 7aeh away IN the direction OF Sew
autccnfh street.
THREE MORE SHOTS HEARD.
Samuel started for the door OF the
car, but was recalled by a moan from
his stricken companion. and rushed
beck 10 his side. As he enceagOred 10
sta1ch the fow OF blood which was
pouring from tho wound in Tenny 5
neck. three more shots. fred near the
warehouse Of Holbrook. Merrill & Stet-
son rang out samuel. busy in his at
tempt 10 stop Tennv from bleeding 20
death, paid no attention TO the pistol
shots. but i was later learned that
one of these bullets ended the life OF
the night watchmen ct the warehouse.
When the desperate thug boarded the
car intending 10 rob Samuel. another
car Of the same line was standing at
the Sixteenth street depot. the crew
awaiting the time TO start on their run
10 Oakland. This car was in charge OF
Conductor L. G. Johnson and Motorman
G. =. Boyer both OF whom plainly
heard the three shots fred at Truboey.
but neither heard the shot which killed
Tenny The cries OF samuel however,
who after finding that Tenny was Sc
rtously hurt. quickly brought them to
the latter's car, and at the same time
attracted the attention OF q number Of
men who were in 2 restaurant at the
corner Of Sixteenth and Wood streets.
Several Of these men later declared
that as they ran from the restaurant
darkness in the direction Of Seven
teenth street
FIND WATCHMAN'S BODY.
Policeman Brock who was on duty
st Sixteenth street station, also heard
tho shots Cred at Trubody and he ran
u3 sixteenth street 70 investigate, but
by the tfmc he reached the scene the
thug had disappeared. Brock at once
notified Captain OF Police Petersen Of
the shooting OF the motorman and the
captain with \ squad Of police hurried
To hA '-e- 0s1FAlalA anu EftlIEllEU LOT StN-
eral hours FOR the murderer but with
out result II was while the police
We're searching for the man who had
killed Tenny that the body Of the night
watchmon was found. stretched at the
east end Of the warehouse. and ii
was then known for the first time that
the desperate crook had taken two
lives
with the aid Of the crew Of the car
N hnE Tf--r- -
samuel placed the dying motorman on
Twelfth-street car and hurried him
70 the Oakland Central Hospital at
Twelfth and Jefferson streets. where
he was attended by DR.. o. y. Hamlin.
From the first the surgeons realized
that Tennv's wound was fatal and a
MESA Ee was at once sent 20 District
Attorney Alien and to Deputy District
Attorney Phil NJ Walsh. who reached
the hospital IN time 70 take the state
ment Of the dying man.
TOLD BY THE DYING MAN.
Tenny. however could tell little that
would aid the police in running his
murderer 10 earth. for he had barely
caught a glimpse OF the man as he en-
tered the car. having been shot as ne
sprang 10 his feet in an effort 70 strike
down the thug. In substance Tenny's
statement was as follows:
we were waiting for the other car
TO pun out and I had gone into the in
side II the car. where Samuel was
counting his cash. when a man with a
white handkerchief over his face and a
revolver in his hand came through the
rear door Of the car and covered us
with his gun Before he could say
anything I jumped for him and struck
al him with the controller handle. and
as I did so he fired. Then he jumped
of the car and ran.
T did not get a good look at him, as
Il happened so suddenly that I hardly
had time TO see that he was a holdup
man, when he shot me and jumped off
the car. had just been telling Samuel
what ] would do If we were held up
when the fellow came through the
door I did my best to get at him with
the controller handle. and I think / hit
him. but ] am not sure. l guess that ii
would have been better for me to have
sat still and let him take the money,
for I know that / am done for. The
man was. as near as ] could see, dark
complexioned and Of medium build"
BRAVE MOTORMAN SUCCUMBs.
So great was the loss of blood from
Tenny's wound that ii was feared for a
time after he reached the hospital that
he would die before he could make a
statement, but after his wound was
dressed and the flow of blood stopped
he rallied After telling the story of
the shooting however, he grew rapidly
weaker and at $50 {. m. the last spark
Of life hickered out. Early this morn
ing the remains Of the unfortunate mo-
torman were removed TO the Morgue.
An examination of the body showed
that the bullet which ended his life
had first passed through his right hand
and had then struck him on the left
side Of the base of the neck. The bull
let severed the jugular vein and death
was directly due TO hemorrhage.
Tenny, who lived at the home OF Po-
iiceman J. Dufton at 54 East Twelfth
street. had been in the employ of the
Oakland Traction Consolidated just a
year. having come to California from
Madison, Wis. He was recently d.
vorced and his former wife, Mrs. Be
atrice Tenny, now resides in San Fran
cisco. where she is an Instructor in
fancy roller skating. having recently
been employed at the Pavilion rink.
Tenny also leaves a 4-year-old daugh-
ter and a mother, Mrs. D. X Tenny,
who resides at LAG Langdon street, in
Madison. The deceased was a member
of the Masons. but OF what lodge has
aot yet been learned
POLICE SEARCH NEIGHBORHoOD
While Deputy District Attorney