The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-01


Crazed Torrent of Abuse
Novak thrust his cheek through the
window and began his crazed torrent
OF abuse. waving the paper and calling
upon the girl TO refund his SIS cents OF
suffer for It
Miss Brasch investigated the account
found that it was as stated on the
check. and told the man so. Again he
protested. furiously. and, bit fright
ened. the girl telephened TO Harry Gray
where he sat in his inner Office. Sepa-
rated by two Offices from the protest
ing Iaborer, Gray ordered that the man
be told to leave.
Miss Brasch rose and walked from
her desk the 10 foot space TO the win
dow. Here she handed Novak the check
and said smilingly:
You signed for the amount and il
IS the sum on our books. can not
change it, so there is no argument
with me"
Shoots Young Woman
She turned 10 walk back to her
books without noticing that the Aus
4rian was drawing his revolver from
bis pocket. AS she turned TO seat her
self the man fred one shot and fed
out into the hall and down the stairs
TO freedom. Then the men and women
srom the nearby odfces rushed in. tc
Ind their fellow worker dead.
The identity Of the murderer. al
FIRST mystery, and the alteration as
81 occurred in the Office between Miss
Brasch and Novak were supplied from
the testimony OF employees of Gray
Brothers
Miss May Turnbald Of 1747 Waller
street. a book keeper working in an
adjoining Office. heard parts of the dis
pute, aided in hunting up the account
and then. returning TO her office, heard
Miss Brasch say her final words to the
man. followed so soon by his bullet.
v. G Knox. who had discounted No
walks check. supplied the mans name
from the number on the check, and the
fact that Novak had been furious al
his Office when informed Of the s;
cents difference in the check.
For a time il was rumored. after the
police had been at work on the case
several hours, that Novak was not the
man wanted after all and that by the
testimony Of witnesses il could bs
proved that he was at an entirely diff
1ereut place when the murder occurred
This report the police denied late las
night They are still securing the city
for the Austrian, and have the proof
that he IS the man who committed the
crime.
Miss Antoinette GuFti of 1921 Trea-
avenue was another of the Gray Broth
ers' clerks attracted by the shooting
The women were horror stricken a
the deed, and Gray himself made no at.
tempt TO apprehend the fugitive muir
derer. NovakSs first pJusuers were Cap.
tain Seymour and the police detectives
McQuaide and Driscoil- with Policemen
AYren, Minehan and Mnrphy.
Elevator Boys Evidence
The boy operating the elevator tes
tifed that he took man answering
%ovak's description up in the lift, anc
then down. after the shot had beer
fired. The boy did rot know what the
Enot meant. but ran his machine III
70 the sixth floor Immediately after
Having carried Novak down, TO inves
1iEate. Then he found that Mis-:
Brasch had been murdered
The postal Miss Brasch was writing
lay on the desk It was addressed Il
Miss Ema Stol- $50 Rhine street
Chicago, and stated Dear Ema
sm still alive and waiting for an an.
Kwer to my last letter. Are you nearI,
roasted back thereF Having fine
weather here
The writing had progressed thus fal
when Novak appeared at the grating
demanding his money.