The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-24
Woman Killed and Sev-
 eral Endangered.
MAN BELIEVED TO BE INSANE
Was Caught After Three Hours
 Chase.
Charles Warner, Craxed by Business Troubles Kills Miss Norling h New York Store without Seeming
 Cause.

New York, July 23.-A sensational shooting in which young woman lost her life. man was critically injur- ed. and the lives of several other per- sons were endangered. occurred here today.
 Charles Warner. former merchant, whom the police believe to be insane, snot down and almost instantly killed Miss Esther Norling. a young woman, without seeming cause. in a store on West Forty-second street; then with smoking revolver in his hand fled through the crowded throughfare and under the cover of fuslade which he discharged at his pursurers. made his escape through the building of the Spalding Sporting Goods Company to West third street where he e ded the D, suing police for nearly three hours. only to suddenly appear In the store of John c. Wilson. a friend on Upper Broadw ay. where he shot Wilson twice after making a request for smal loan.
 wilson was turning to get the money when the bullets struck him down. Warner pushed aside the em- pioyes and ran into the street. where his flight was ended by a blow on the head from a truckman. Warner was taken into custody by the police. Will son was taken to the hospital, where it was said this afternoon that his condi- ton was critical. Business troubles are believed to have disordered War; ners mind.
 Miss Norling had complained that the attentions of Warner who was a former employer. were annoying and that she feared his mind was disor- dered by his financial troubles.
 Warner. 1t is charged by the police. fired several shots at A. R. Spicer, the manager of the store as he was sf- fectins his escape. Warner fled to a sporting goods store of A. G. Spaid- ing and Company and although twenty policemen surrounded the building and searched 1t thoroughly. no trace of Warner could be found.
 The police believe that Warner was unbalaneed by business sreverses and other troubles. Miss Norling was about 2s years old and lived at Ridge- field Park. N. J.
 Shortly after Miss Norling reached her place of employment a man entered the store and fired a shot at the "g woman.
 Miss Norling half reeled and at the man who had fired said:
 Its Charley Warner. he g Warner. Spicer says. then f shots at him. missing him.
 Going out Warner star Fortysecond Street which ed with people going to senger boy seeing Wa with a revolver threw fleeing man.
 The brick struck h, fingered. Warner tur the messenger boy. wild. Warner then to the Spauding es' men attracted b,
 rounded the bu, Walsh, seeing ae winding stairw or, darted after hi
 Walsh's foo tom step and whi' War ner turned Iot at the policen ad.
 Warner went lv a. ee room in the rear of the second .. stepped out on the fire escape. by which he reached the ground. He walked to the : rear of the building in West 4Srd street and passed through the basement to the street That was the last seen of him.
 Mir Spicer said that Warner. who Is about 55 years of age. had been calling almost constantly for Miss Norling each evening and that she had com plained that his attentions had annoyed her
 Several hours after the shooting of Miss Norling, Charles Warner. the man acused of having shot her. appeared at the hat store of John c. Wilson of ,465 Broadway and asked MT. Wilson, whom he knew. for a loan of s10. When MT. Wilson turned to get the money Warner shot him in the back and right lrm. infiicting serious wounds.
 Warner then fled from the store, aside the employees who at- tempted to bar his way. but upon the sidewalk he was inter- ,epted by a truckman, who struck him over the head with cotton hook. War ner fell insensble on the sidewalk md was turned over to the police.
 Wilson was taken to hospital where 1t was found that one of War ner's bullets had lodged in his kid