The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
Ralph Scanlan's Shoes Would
Fit Slayer of PfitZner.

two men who entered the store and
sroused his suspicious. When the al
legged murderer and two other prison
ers were lined up at the Bush-street
station yesterday Murphy, without a
moments hesitation, identified Scanlan
as the man he had seen enter PhtzRer's s
store ten minutes before the dis
covery Of the murder in the guise
OF a customer. Murphy stated that
he had seen Scanlan and his compan-
ion at least twice before the murder.
They entered the store on previous
days and requested to be shown. shirts.
They made no purchase on either Of
these occasions, but stated that they
would return On the fateful day
Pfitzner was attacked Murphy says that
he was in the rear Of the store. When
Scanlan and his partner entered they
did not see him, but engaged Pftzner
in conversation Murphy says that
as he had completed his business he
started TO leave One of the muir
derers moved aside to act him pass.
PFGTzNER is WARNED.
Before he passed through the front
door Murphy SAYS ne called Pfitzner to
him and told him TO be careful of his
fHVO customers The merchant replied
that he was well able 10 take care OF
himself, and returned to where Scan
IAN was anu ANDtA 4thAA q EoNA- Va SnOCS
preparatory TO fitting his supposed
customer That was the last seen of
the pair by Murphy. A few minutes
later Pfitzner was found dying.
The evidence OF Murphy is given pc
culiar weight by the fact that the pair
Of shoes found beside the dead mer-
chant after his death correspond pre-
cisely TO the shoes. in the matter of
number 10 those worn by Scanlan.
Both the shoes that were being fitted
and the shoes Scanlan has on are No.
s. This fact is taken as most sig
nihcant, and will have much bearing
on the question OF whether Seaman
VIII hang or not.
SURE or CONVICTION.
From the hrst the police have been
in possession OF a description of the
1nurderers furnished by Murphy. Here
tofore no direct information could be
obtained owing 10 the fact that no one
was under arrest, and consequently an
Identification was impossible. Now
that Scanlan is placed in a position of
being in the store Of Pftzner at the
time Of the murder, and as he has been
positively identified by Mrs. Charles
Gilman as one Of the men in front of
the store Of William Friede after his
murder, the police believe they have a
case against the prisoner that VIII
eventually result in his conviction on
a charge of murder.
The following is the story told by
Murphy 10 Captain of Detectives Duke:
Il took temporary quarters at Pfitz-
ner's store, as I could not obtain any
other convenient place. had my
samples on display there. As a
rule I was not in the store more than
a few times during the week. On
three occasions, however, remember
distinctly the man whom I Identified
as Scanlan and a companion came into
the store On the first two occasions
they asked for shirts On the day
Of the murder Scanlan asked for a pair
of No s shoes. ! did not like the
looks of the supposed customers and
called Pftzner aside He said he was
not afraid and could take care of him
self. i then left. A few minutes
afterward Pftzner was found mur-
dered
SURE OF IDENTIFICATION.
When ] was taken by the detectives
10 the Bush-street station and asked to
identify Seanlan I recognized him in
stantly. I am absolutely sure of my
Identification. There can be no mis-
take. I am willing TO. go on the
stand and testify thzt Scanlan is the
man who was trying on q pair OF shoes
a few minutes before the murder was
committed"
Murphy was taken TO the O'Farrell-