The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

New YOrk. July 23.-As a sequel to COM
hitting murder on crowded Forty-second
street. this morning. Frank Warner made
a new record for this city in the way Of
sensational escapes. After killing Esther
Norlng. a former employee. firing two
shots al the FIRST would-be captor, shoot
ing at messenger boy and throwing the
revolver itself at him. then recovering the
weapon and using It against a patrolman
the fugitive eluded twenty policemen.
walked through a crowded workshop. and
got away by means Of a winding stair
case, a fire escape, and subway train.
Four sours later Warner attempted an
other 7lurder, when he shot hts friend
John c. Wilson. 10 whom he had fed 10
borrow money. after the tragedy In West
Forty-second street. But this time he
failed to escape. On the contrary. he was
seriously, perhaps mortally, wounded BY
a blow from "a cotton hook IN the hands
Of a porter. who captured him.
Wilson is a dealer in hats. at g Waverly
place He had known Warner socially
and in a business way for many years. so
vas not surprised when the later walked
into the store just before noon and asked
for SO as a loan. As the halter turned
to the cash drawer to get the money. his
caller fred twice The first shot went
through Wilson's back, inhicting a prob
ably fatal wound. The second bullet
shattered the bone in the victims right
arm.
Warmers CaptOr Arrested.
Several employees tried 20 stop the muir
derer as he ran from the store but. as
the revolver was very much in evidence.
none OF the attempts was very vigorous.
and Warner reached the sidewalk Here
Jacob Rose, a truck driver, struck him on
the head with his cotton hook. and War
ner dropped senseless. His skull is be
neved 20 have been broken. Rose was
afterwards arrested.
Esther Norling. the first victim. was
young woman employed as cashier at
William G. Whites furnishing store at
5 west Forty-second street.
She lived at Ridgefield Park, N J., and
was about twenty-six years old. Her
murderer is sixty This morning. after
A. r. SDicer. manager OF the store, had
unlocker the street door, she entered first
and started for the cashiers desk, which
is at about the middle Of the store.
Spicer stopped 10 place a block Of wood
20 keep the door open. Fifteen feet back
from the entrance there are three steps
to descend. As the cashier was stepping
down a shot was fired at her. Spicer
Strengthened up and saw that man with
a revolver had walked past him as he was
busy with the door
Identifies Her AssafIant.
Miss Norling turned and exclaimed:
It's Charley Warner: he shot mer'
As the intruder ran from the store after
firing two shots at Spicer. neither Of which
took effect, he was seen by a messenger
boy, who noted the revolver. Quickly
the boy picked up a brick and threw Il
at the fugitive with such good aim that
il hit him. The latter turned and fired
Then, in his rage, although there was an
other bullet in the revolver. he threw the
weapon itself at the boy.
Spicer, who had followed. made a iump
for the pistol as it flew across the pave
ment. The stranger jumped too. and. as
he was quicker, recovered the revolver.
Then he ran into the SDalding Building.
at % West Forty-second street As he
ran up the stairs he fired at policeman.
which stopped pursuit, and he slipped
down a fire escape while q squad of no
licemen, huddled in the hallway, were
waiting for Warner to surrender. In the
meanwhile the man entered the subway
at the Times Square. few hours later
he walked into John c. Wilson's store.
26 Waverly place. and killed Wilson. as
the latter turned to let him have a loan
of So