The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-23
Miss Esther NOrling, q, Of
Ridgefield Park, Killed by
Former Employer, Aged S..
LATER SHOOTS A FRIEND
Is Captured After Critically
Wounding Broadway Halter.
Had Been Paying UnweI-
ceme Attentions TO
the Girl.


NEW YORK, July 23.-Miss Esther
Norling. of Ridgefield Park. N. j.. was
shot and almost instantlv killed carly
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employer as sne was entering W. y.
Whites haberdashery store at 3 West
Forty-second street, where she was en-
ployed as a bookkeeper. Warner, It is
charged by the police, fired several
shots at A. r. Spicer. the manager of
the store whife effecting his escape.
Warner fed to the snortinp goods store
of q Shading g. Co and although
twenty noliceroon s,rrounded the h,,ild-
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warmer ba,a a revolver In his hand
and snics,. fried to interr,pt him.
warner. Spicer saws. fred his revolver.
missing him snicer seized a bracket
in which necktjes were displayed TO
protect himself when Warner fred an
other shot. Warner slipped out of the
door and started along Forty-second
street, which was crowded with people
going to work. A messenger boy saw
Warner running with revolver. and.
picking up a brick, threw 1t at the
fleeing man. The brick struck him in
the back. Angered, Warner turned and
fred his revolver at the messenger boy.
His aim was wild. and he threw the
heavy weapon at the boy, though there
was another bullet In the revolver.
Spicer, who was running after war
ner, saw the gun ana mace a dasn Tor
1t. warner saw the move also ana ran
for the gun. Selzlng IL before Splcer
could reach II, ne turned ana spec up
the street 10 the Spaidlng estapHsn-
ment.
Polcemen, atiracted by me shots'
surrounded the building and Policeman
Walsh, seeing warner neeing UP the
winding stairway to the second floor,
darted after him. Walsh's FOOT slipped
on the bottom step and while he was
recovering Warner turned and fired his
last shot at the policeman. His aim
was bad. Warner went to an empty
Office room In the rear of the second
floor, stepped out on the fire escape, by
which he reached the ground. He
walked to the rear of a building in
West Forty-third street and passed
through the basement to the street.
miss Norlinp cbar1es Warner the man
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accused Oh haVlns snot her, appeared at
the hat store of John G. Wilson, at
2465 Rroad adwav and asked Mr. Wilson.
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Wnom ne Knew LOT ioah Oh slV. Whehi
Mr.. Wilson turned to get the money
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ar Warner nchs tbsn Sefod' ed Tom w0unds ne store