The San Francisco call., 1909-09-13
HUSBANDDEAD..
WIFE AND CHILD
FATALLY SHOT
Liquor Dealer Fires Point Blank
at Spouse, and Babe Is
Accidentally Shot
Enraged Revolver Wielder Then
Holds Crowd at Bay, but
Gives Way to Remorse

looking for the men who would soon
appear to make him a prisoner.
The minutes dragged by slowly. He
gave a quick cry as he saw the first
OF the police squads running toward the
house, but still he watched. AS De-
tectives Mulcahy and Murphy, who had
arrived in the meantime. passed the
threshold of the home they heard the
final shot Of the tragedy and the thud
Of the falling body as it struck the
floor.
HE has shot himself"
It was the daughter Irma who spoke.
She caught up her little brother and
fed into another room, crying hysteri-
cany
The bodies Of the mother and the
child Marian were in the same room.
The mother was found with a bullet
through the mouth and the child with
one through the cad. A glance showed
that both were alive and they were
fastened TO the Central Emergency hos
pital Levy had not erred in his aim
when he pulled the trigger against
himself. He was dead
Except for one brief hysterial mo-
ment the girl Ina. went through the
horrible ordeal with a calmness and
bravery, remarkable in one so young
She told her story to the police with
out faltering and concisely.
MARVEL AT GIRLS BRAVERY
u was in the front parlor with my
brother Robert" she said. spending the
few minutes before supper reading. Ny
father. mother and my sister. Marian,
Were together in a back room. heard
them talking. but as ] had never seen
them quarreling before or knew Of any
trouble between them I never thought
but that their conversation was on or
dinary topics. Then I heard shot and
q moment after five others. While I
was trying to collect my wits my
father came and stood in the doorway Y
holding an automatic revolver in his
hand It was one he bought this sum-
mer after the house had been robbed.
His manner showed that he had done
something and I waited for him TO
speak.
I have shot your mother he said,
and little later spoke again. saying:
I am sony I did it. I did not mean to
do it
That is ali I know of the shooting
Why he did shoot her 1 can not say.
AS far as I could see they were happy
and had no differences between them.
What took place when they were to-
gether in the back room ] do not know.
There were no loud words and no
sounds of a quarrel"
CHILD SHOT ACCIDENTALLY
After an examination the police came
TO the conclusion that the child. Marian.
was shot accidentally. After the first
shot Levy let loose a regular fusillade
and IL is presumed that one of these
random bullets found target in her
head. OF the two who are wounded
the child has the better chance for
recovery. but both are in an extremely
critical condition. DR.. CamiIlius Bush,
ore Of the surgeons at the central
emergency hospital performed an op-
Grafton on the mother last night and
removed the bullet. She seems TO have
a strong constitution and this it is
thought will. aid in restoring her to
health.
While the children seem to be un-
aware OF trouble between the husband
and wife. neighbors declare that they
were not happy with each other and
that there seemed TO be some serious
difference between them
Levy has been connected with the
liquor business for some years and has
a large circle of business acquaintances
in San Francisco. The Offices of his
company are at Van Ness avenue and
McAllister street
DECLINED INVITATION
He was 43 years old ard his wife is
q few years his junior. Following the
shooting Mrs A. Sternberg, a sister of
Mrs. Levy, together with numerous
other relatives and friends. went to
the house and took charge Of the chill
dren. Mrs. Sternberg had been in tele-
phonic conversation with Mrs. Levy a
few minutes before the shooting. She
had asked the latter to visit her house
with the children and have supper
there. but Mrs. Levy declined the invi-
tation. The two then made plans for
iRttending the circus later in the
.evening.
i am as ignorant about the cause
rof the shooting as anybody else" said
Mrs. Sternberg- Il never imagined
there was any truble between Mr. and
Mrs. Levy and always thought that
fthey were extremely happy. 1t is in
.explicable. and !, for one. can not
understand IT,"
Levy's body was removed to the
morgue pending a coroner's inquest
Miss Irma Levy and her brother. Rob-
'ert. were taken away by relatives.