New-York tribune., 1907-07-24
MURDER IN 42ND ST,
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| Mercer street station. Knowing of the crime of
the early morning. Binnngs had him sent to the
| prison ward at Bellevue at once
! Frank Warner once before had nearly killed a
! man. Before he reached his majority he as
saulted his father with revolver, and served
/ five years In Auburn for 1t. There he learned
! hat making thoroughly, and when he came
! here went to work in a BOwery hat store He
| rose rapidly, and finally opened place of his
! own at No. West 42d street, ten or twelve
| years ago Until the building of the subway
| came Warner made money rapidly. He had al
| ready gained a reputation In the Tenderloln as
a good spender, and he was known by all The
! Tenderoin habitues from LrongaCre to Madison
| Square When the subway construction ruined
! his business he started afresh elsewhere. but
! failed It at this time that there was
| virtual partnership with Miss Norltng. The man
| who had been of the lights of the Tender
! lotn a politician and a member of the general
| committee Of Tammany and good fellow
! went down and out For two years he was n
| cheap gambler and 'sponger' on old friends
| a glad to accept dollar here and there
| where he had flung away hundreds.
! Tenderloin life and Sixth avenue whiskey,
! combined with a hopeless love for his former
! cashier and partner. brought him finally 70 n
| point where he was absolutely irresponsible
| Some Of his friends think that he blamed Wilson
! in part for his failure and thought that Miss
| Norling had aided him. AS a matter OF fact
| Warner owed no moro than $500 to Wilson
when he failed and that their relations were
| still friendly was shown by him applying to
| Wilson for aid and the hat merchants readi-
| ness TO help him.
MISS NORIING AIDED WARNER
Miss Norling lived with sister in RidgefeId
! Park. N. ]. After being employed for while by
! Warner she had saved up little money, which
| she put into tho failing business. Since then
Warner had been botherng her with protesta-
tions OF love and requests for her help 10 start
in business again. Her continued refusal to
listen either proposal is believed TO have
caused her death finally, but there seems to be
other good explanation than that insanity
| induced by dissipation led Warner TO shoot VII
son.
! years Old lived all her life In Ridgeneld. where
she was universally liked and respected. Up 10
year ago she the orgsnlst of the Baptist
| Church there. and recently she had been
teacher in the Sunday school OF the Congrega-
tional Church.
| Il knew that this man Warner was pestering
Esther. because she often told me about him,
! but am II was no love affair on her part
/ said Mrs. J. r Stearns. with whom she had
/ boarded for some time. Il always understood
| that Warner wanted Esther 20 contribute toward
! establishing him in business again. He came
! to sec her three years ago and took her
| out riding but that Is the only time ever saw
/ him here"
| he returned to his stand. after a short disap
! pearance At the Mercer street station he said
he was married. had TWO children and lived at
! No. sos 18th street He has been truckman all
| his life
| He told Captain ORetIly at the station. that
| while loading boxes at his employers stand. he
! heard the two shots and Warner out
| OF the door Of the Wilson establishment. II was
n little after II o'clock He leaped across the
| street when he heard the cry OF stop that
| man" go up
"IIe had the gun In his hand" said Rose. and
as I got to him he fred at me, but I knocked
the gun Of his hand. Then he ran up
! Greene street. with after him. I swung the
! hook and caught him at the base Of the skull"
| How did he receive this wound in the leg
| and the other cuts In the head?" asked Captain
| ORerly
| We'll, there a good deal of excitement"
! said Rose; when l knocked him down with the
cotton hook Il whole lot os other drivers crowded
| around. kicked him and tried lynch him. 1
! had jumped him to hold him down. and got
| some OF the kicks myself
| William O. White. who employed Miss Nor
ling said he had heard that Warner had threat
| ened to kill Wilson. who. he had heard was
| the heaviest creditor OF the murderer when he
| in business. He told Captain Lantry. at
| the East 51st street station that Warner had
| also made threats against F. r. Tripler. who
| has haberdasher's store at No. 30 East 42d
street. and who. Warner believed. according to
| White had taken his trade away from him
! Warner much hurt at the entry of the
| TripIer esta bIIshment in the street and II may
be that he had 1t IN mind to dispose OF Trpler
| INSPECTOR EXAMINES THE POLICE
| Inspector Walsh OF the fourth inspection dis
| trict had all OF the patrolmen concerned In the
room OF Captain Lantry at the East 51st street
station, and put them on the rack as to their
culpability in Warmers escape unhindered by
them The inspector said that the building
| should have been surrounded at
Patroman OIAary said that he went to the
Warner might get out through the roof scuttle
and 1t while he going to tho roof that
Warner leaped out of the corner of the stairs
where he had been hiding and fired at Walsh
! The inspector said no had not made up his mind
what report to make Of the actions of the
| police
James c. Moriarty of Orange N j.. conf
! Dental manager for Mr.. Wilson. told the fol-
! lowing story OF the Greene street affair: "A NJ
| Blake, our head salesman. left the salesroom
this morning and between Greene and Mercer
streets met MIR. Mackay. of Tripler's who
! stopped him with tho question:
Have you heard what the crazy man. War-
| ner. has just done? He's shot Miss Norling who
used to be his bookkeeper and told me he was 20
| ing to kill Wilson
| why. my God' said Blake; I've Just left
him talking with Mr.. Wilson
They ran back to the store, but they were too
| late for they heard the shots as they hurried
| back"
Mr.. Mackay. a salesman in Tripler's store in
| East 42d street has known Warner for n lone,