Milford chronicle., 1907-07-26
WOMAN SHOT IN
new YORK STORE
Murderer Dodges Mob and Shoots
Another Man.
FELLED AS He TRIED TO ESCAPE


New York. July 24.-As a sequeI TO
committing murder on crowded 42d
street, Frank Warner made a new rec
ord for this city in the way OF sensa-
ticnaI escapes. After killing Esther
Norling. a former emDloye. firing two
shots at the first wOuld-be captor,
shooting at a messenger boy and
throwing the revolver itself at him,
then recovering the weapon and using
It against a patrolman, the fugitive
eluded 20 policemen, walked through
crowded workshop and got away by
means of a winding staircase hre
escape and a subway train.
Four hours later Warner attempted
another murder. when he shot his
friend. John c. Wilson. to whom he
had fed to borrow money. after the
tragedy in West 42d street But this
time he failed to escape On the con
trary, he was seriously, perhaps NOR
tally wounded. by a blow from a cot
ton hook in the hands of a porter who
captured him. -- -'-'--
Wilson is a dealer in hats. He had
known Warner for many years, so vas
not surprised when the latter walked
into the store and asked him for
loan of $40. As the halter turned
to the cash drawer to get the
money. his caller fired twice The first
shot went through Wilson's back, in
ficting a probably fatal wound. The
second bullet shattered the bone IN
the victims right arm.
Several employees tried 10 stop the
murderer as he ran from the store,
but Warner reached the sidewalk,
Here Jacob Rose. a truck driver. struck
him on the head with his cotton hook,
and Warner dropped senseless. His
skull is supposed to have been broken.
The police believe that Warner was
unbalanced by business reverses and
other troubles.
When Miss NOrling reached her
place of employment she had to wait
until A. A. Spicer opened the door.
Miss Norling entered first and started
toward the cashiers desk. Spicer
stopped to place a block under the
door to keep it open Miss Norling had
reached the rear of the store when a
shot was fired. Spicer looked up and
saw that a man had walked past him
while he was STOPPING over. Miss Nor
ling half reeled and looked at the man
who had fired the shot.
'Its Charley Warner; he shot me"
she cried.
AS Warner ran from the store he
was seen by a messenger boy, who
noted the revolver Quickly the boy
picked up a brick and threw It at the
fugitive with such good aim that it
hit him. The latter turned and fired a
shot at the messenger boy. which went
wild Then. in his rage, he threw the
weapon itself at the boy.
Spicer. who had followed, made a
Jump for the pistol as # few across
the pavement. Warner jumped, too
and as he was quicker, recovered the
revolver. Then he ran into the Spauld-
ind building. Spicer followed as far as
the hallway.
Patrolmen. attracted by the shots
came running from all directions, and
in a short time there were fully 20
around the building and in the lower
hall. The first policeman there was
right on the heels of the flying man
AS the killer started to go up the wind
ing stairway leading to the second
floor. Policeman Walsh followed, but
he slipped on the bottom step. While
he was recovering, his quarry turned
at the landing and fired another shot
at the policeman.
The murderer got into a vacant rear
room on the second floor, and from
there to the fire escape, by which he
descended to the court in the rear Of
the building Thence he walked into
the hack door of the building at 3S
West ADD street. In this place there
was a group of men at work repairing
automobiles. Still carrying the re-
volver in his hand. he walked by them
all. went out at the front door, and
ran west on 43d street to the Times
SQUARE. where he boarded a subway
train. The police trail ended there.