The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-24

used to say in Mohr's "than to put n bullet
in August Belmont. Mayor Mcclellan or
that fellow Mcdonald They're the ones
that nave ruined mo and they ought TO be
shot What's more. | have written them
letters telling them that I'D get them some
day"
lie told Mohr once hat he had a chance
10 dispose ~ his lease mt a $4,000 profit
before the subway was started. but that he
had stuck ont for So, 900 only TO go roke,
He used to talk about Miss Norlingf IN Mohr's
and other saloons. and seemed 20 hold a
KrudRe against her because abe refused
to do nave anything more TO do with him
when their business failed
Some of Warmers acquaiDtances said that
Warner wanted To marry the girl, but that
she go disgusted with him when he started
drinking and finally became convinced
that he was insane, IT, was Warmers habit
after the bottom dropped out of his AFFAIRS
TO curse his friends. and he used TO stand
In Mohr's and say that John G.. Wilson took
advantage Of him and ought 10 he killed.
He wasn't regarded as "A dangerous sort
Of man. The police kTew Of him around
the Tenderloin as a cheap gambler. lie
had a furnished room in West 'Thirty-ttfth
street near Ninth avenue. and he lived by
h. Kindness of old friends. After Miss
Norling went to work as cashier at whites
Warner was about there frequently, never
inside the store. bat waiting for the girl
at luncheon time or after the days work,
Manager Spicer said she often complained
that Warner annoyed her and that she
was afraid Of him
Mrs. John l.. Stern oS Rideeield Park
". j., with whom Miss Norling lived. said
yesterday that the girl feared Warner and
that he was Jealous BECAUSE she was in love
with a young man. He went over 10 Mrs
Storms once or twice recently, ~wore when
he heard Miss Noriing was ont driving and
was ordered away from the house.
Miss Sorling. who had just got bsrk from
a weeks vacation, arrived at Whites at
7:40 O'Clock yesterday morning. Manager
Spicer met her at the door. Neither Oh
served Warner. who was standing in a door.
way not far from Whites. Spicer threw
open the door spd stepped inside the store
to put a wooden block against IL. Miss
Morning. following close behind him, was
well inside the room. loosening her hat as
h walked. with her back turned. when
Spioer heard q light football after hers
and then. simultaneously. the crack OF a
revolver.
He got to his feet just az Miss Norling
half turned oward him with, oh, Mr..
Spicer. it's Frank Warner, and he's shot
mel"
She fell face down and lay still. spicer
saw Warner stanaing there with his eyes
blazing. As Spioer 1unged forward, striking,
Warner backed away, yelling Keep still,
damn you. or Ill shoot you tool" The
murderer fired at Spicsr, but the bullet
vent over Spicer's head into an upright
glass sho wcase at the side Of the room.
Warner shot twice more rapidly. neither
shot i~njuring Spioer. although one bullet
passed 80 close to his cheek that he felt
the heat OF IL. As Spicer closed with him
he tried 10 shoot again. but the cartridges
we're dead They yrestled for maybe a
minute. and then Warner broke away and
ran OF of the store, starting across the
street.
FIGHT IN THE STREET.
The noise OF Warmers pistol drew a crowd
even in that short time. because Forty
second street was full OF people h~ustling
from the Grand Central Station. Nobody
made a move 10 intercept the nan who
leaped across the sidewalk. waving a re-
volver, except a red haired youngster,
whose name is Charles Keller and who lives
at "a Third avenue, He ia is and not big
for that age, but he isn't shv on nerve.
He saw Spicer dash out Of the store and
he grabbed a clinker from an ashcan and
let IL fly at Warmers head. The clinker
landed. but it wasn't heavy enough to
stop Warner, who ran through the crowd
and got TO the wall Of the new library be-
fore Spicer caught up With him. Young
Keller and the manager started to close
with Warner. but he struck Spicer on the
head with his gun, crushing Spicers straw
hat and knocking 10 of, and then threw
the pistol at the scrappy boy. All three
sprang for il. but Spicer. who vas closest.
stopped long enough 10 grab up his hat
and Warner got to the CUR first.
Warner whirled and ran back across
Forty-second street, heading for Spald-
ing's store. II had just opered. TIT
~janitor, William 0'Connor, was sweeping
in the vestibule and a couple OF early bird
clerks were arranging goods in the rear.
Warner dashed up the stairs at one side
man just ahead of him, Claude Turner. an
electrician, who has an Office on the fifth
floor. Turner heard the banging on the
stairs, got one look at the man with the
pistol and ran. He got to his Office just
in time 10 throw himself inside and bolt
the door.
Warner ran back down to the second
floor landing. evidently figuring on a way
out. While he stood theres Policeman
Stephen Walsh Of the Fast Fifty-first street
station started up the first flight and Warner
spotted him quick. He sent n bullet over
Walsh's head and the policeman backed in
a hurry. The next minute or two the
narrow stairway. space on the first hoor
was jammed with COPS who seemed eager
but were undoubtedly cautious. Once
two or three with drawn revolvers started
up after Warner. but he was watching for
chem and opened fire again. None OF the
bullets hit a policeman, but the cops prob
ably figured that they were likely to be
them who debated at the front OF tn Spald-
ing Building. but nobody thought TO get
around 30 the back or TO keep watch in
Forty-third street. When Warner finally
decided he wanted to go away from there
the way was easy,
GETS AWAY CALMLY.
He broke open the door Of the Office
occupied by a branch Of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, let himself out
81 a window and down the fire escape and
dropped about ten feet TO the ground.
Then he walked calmly into the back door
Of the garage Of the Motor Car Repair
Company. which is on Forty-second street,
directly back of the Spalding Building.
James Arnold and Robert Rayner, mechani-
clans in the garage saw him at once. but
he acted naturally and had hidden his pistol.
sIve been working on wires up in the
Bpalding Building" said Warner. and I
thought I'd come out this way.
They thought. Of course, that he was an
electrician, and paid no more attention to
him. He went straight through the garage
out into Forty-third street and west to
Sixth avenue. Any number Of people re-
m~embered seeing him get that far, but there
he dropped out Of sight. He may have
zone dow town by The elevated or surface
road. or he may have walked. as he told Mr..
Wilson he did when he got to the hat manu-
mcturer's Office.
II was ii:i5 o'clock when Warner walked
into Wilson's store at Waverley place and