The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-08-01
BALE HOOK IN HAND OF DNAYMAN
CUT SHORT CAREER OF MURDER.
Gus GAMBLER.
Killed Girl Who Refused Hand and
Money, Then MortaIIy Wounded
His Best Friend.

New York, July 24-Crazed with
jealosuy Of fancied rival, Frank H.
Warner, broken in fortune and reputa-
tion, brutally slew Esther Margaret
Norlin, a girl of II who had refused to
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 boy
named Keller, who had tried to inter
cept 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 wait for the girl In
front OF the haberdashery shop OF VIII
liam c. White, at West Forty-second
street, where she was employed and,
In full sight Of the hundreds Of clerks
and shop girls on their way to busi-
ness, shot her through the heart Just
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 fired, and as
soon as he saw the girl fall sprang to
grapple with her assailant.
The crazed man fired q 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 Spalding building. He ran up
the stairs to the first landing and
paused to reload his revolver, threat
ening to kill any one who started
toward him. Then he calmly walked
up the stairs and managed to make
his way out of the building and mingie
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. VIII
son, No. 20 Waverly place, greeted him
cordially and asked for loan OF $40.
Wilson turned around to go to his
cashier TO get the money. but Just
as he turned. Warner. evidently pos
sessed OF the idea that he was about
to 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 to the
floor mortally wounded.
Warner then calmly walked out OF
the building before an alarm was
raised. Then he started to run after
firing once at the men who were pur'
suing him.
Half way between Waverly place
and Washington place Jacob H. Rose,
giant truckman, heard the sharp re-
ports of Warmers revolver within the
building, saw the second shot fired
and witnessed Warner beating his re-
treat down Greene street. Without a
seconds hesitation Rose jumped from
his truck and made for Warner as he
fed down the street with the mob
yelling, stop the murderer" at q
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 a crush
ing blow across the right side Of his
forehead with steel bale hook. Down
dropped Warner as II he had been
shot. The mans skull was fractured
and there was no more fight in him.