The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-01
BALE HOOK IN HAND OF DRAYMAN
CUT SHORT CAREER OF MURDER
Gus GAMBLER.
Killed Girl Who Refused Hand ant
Money, Then Mortally Wounded
His Best Friend.

New York, July 24-Crazed with
jealosuy OF a fanciod rival, Frank IA
Warner, broken In fortune and reputa
ton, brutally slew Esther Margaret
Norlin, a girl of 81 who had refused 10
marry him and advance him enough
money to re-establish himself In busi
ness. After shooting the girl Warner
tried to Kill Albert Spicer and a boy
named Keller, who had tried to inter
oept him in his flight and three hours
later shot and mOrtally wounded his
best friend, John c. Wilson, who was
about to comply with his request for a
loan OF $40.
Warner lay in walt for the girl In
front OF the haberdashery shop OF VII
liam c. White. at West Fortysecond
street. where she was employed and
in full sight OF the hundreds OF clerks
and shop girls ON their way to bust
ness, shot her through the heart JUS;
after she entered the store
Albert r. Spicer. the man whom
Warner suspected Of displacing him In
the affections Of the girl, was in the
store when the shot was fred, and as
soon as he saw the girl fan sprang TO
grapple with her assailant
The crazed man fred a shot point
blank at Spicer, but missed and re-
treated to the street. firing another
shot At the boy Keller as he ran. Find.
ing his pursuers gaining on him the
man halted with his back TO the wall
of the old reservoir and fred another
shot that scattered the crowd long
enough for him TO get across the street
into the Spaldlng building. He ran up
the stairs to the first landing and
paused to reload his revolver. threat
cning 10 XIII any one who started
toward him. Then he calmly walked
up the stairs and managed 20 make
his way out % the building and mingle
with the crowd while half a dozen
policemen were looking for him.
-Four hours later he appeared In the
store OF his best friend. John G. WI
son. No &c waveriy place, greeted him
cordially and asked for a loan OF $40.
Wilson turned around to go 10 his
cashier 90 get the money. but Just
as he turned. Warner. evidently pos
sessod Of the idea THAI he was about
20 call the police. fired three shots.
one Of which struck Wilson In the back
and another In the arm. the third go
ing over his head as he fell 10 the
floor MORALLY wounded.
Warner then calmly walked out Of
the building before an alarm was
raised. Then he started 10 run after
firing once az the men who were pur-
suing him.
Half way between Waverly place
and Washington place jacob II. Rose.
a giant truckman. heard the sharp -
PORTS of Warmers revolver within the
building. saw the second shot fired
and witnessed Warner beating his re-
treat down Greene street Without n
seconds hesitation Rose Jumped from
hs truck and made Tor Warner a. he
fed down the street with the mob
yelling. stop tho murderer" az a
safe distance behind him. The truck
man overlook the fugitive who raised
his weapon and tried to pull the trigger
once more. but Rose dealt him crush
ing blow across the right side Of his
forehead with steel bale hook. Down
dropped Warner as n he had been
shot. The mans skull was fractured,
and there was no more fight in him.