Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-24
New York Girl Shot By
Former Employer.
Slayer Then Shoots The Pro-
prietor Of a Hat Store.
Finally Disabled With Cotton Hook
and Given 10 Police.

New York, July 23.-Miss Esther
Norling, aged % years, was shot and
almost instantly killed today, it is al
legged. by Charles Warner. her former
employer. as she was entering haber-
dashcry in West 42nd street. where she
vas cmrloyed as a bookkeeper. War
ncr. II IL charged. by the police, fired
=. veral shots at 4. X. Spicer, the man.
agsr Of the store. while effecting his
escape Warner fled to- the sporting
goods store Of A. q. Spaulding & Co.
in West 42nd street. and although ~
policemen surrounded the building and
searched il no trace 81 Warner could
b. found. The police believe that War
ncr Was unbalanced by business re-
verses and other troubles Miss NorlinG
lived at Ridgeheld Park. y. J.
Miss Norling reached her place of
employment early today and had to
walt until Mr.. Spicer opened the door.
Miss Norling entered first and started
toward the cashiers desk. Spicer stop
ped TO blaze a block under the door
to keep II open. Miss Norling had
reached the rear Of the store when
shot was fred. Spicer looked up and
saw that a man had walked past him
while he was STOPPING over. Miss Norl-
ing half r"clad and looked at the man
who fired the shot.
ITS Charlie Warner, he shot me-"
she cried.
Warner held a revolver in his hand
and Spiccr tried TO interrupt him.
Warner. Spicer says, fired his revolver,
missing him. Spccr seized bracket to
,,.it ",
fired another shot.
Warner then slipped out Of the door
and started along And street, which
was crowded with persons going to
work. a messenger boy saw Warner
running with Il revolver and threw n
brick at the fleeing man. The brick
struck him in the back. Angered, War
ner turned and fired his revolver at
the messenger boy. His aim was wild
adm he threw the weapon at the boy,
though there was another bullet in it.
Spicer, who was running after War
ncr. saw the gun and made n dash
for it. Warner saw the move and ran
for the gun. Selling it before Spicer
could reach the weapon, he turned and
sped up the street to the Spalding eS-
ENLISTMENT through which he ran, es-
Gaping by means of rear fire escape.
after shooting at the policeman who
chase him.
Mr.. Spicer said that Warner, who is
about - years old, had been calling
almost constantly for Miss Norling
each evening and that she had COM
planned that his attentions had an
noycd her. SpiCer said that Miss Norl-
ing often expressed the opinion that
Warner was partly craZcG from a bust
ness failure two years ago.
Several hours after the shooting of
Miss NorlinC. Charles Warner, the man
accused Of having shot her, appeared
at the store Of John a. Wilson in
broadway and asked Mr.. Wilson.
whom he knew. for Il loan of so. When
ar, Wilson turned to get the money.
warner shot rim in the back and right
arm. iniiictinS serious wounds but
without rendering Wilson unconscious.
Warner then fled from the store,
brushing aside the employees who at
tempted {" bar his way, but upon
reaching the sidewalk he was inter-
copied by truckmnn who struck him
over IN" mead with cotton nook. War
h'r zen lnsensibi1 on the sidewalk and
WAS turned over t. the police
warmers scalp was laid open by the
hook and he was hurried to hospital.
where 1t was stated that there WAS lit
tie hope of his recovery.
Wilson was taken tn a hospital whore
II was found that one of Warmers b,,I-
lets had lodged in his kidneys and
that his condition was critical