The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
DR.. IAMPF DYING;
REMAINS SILENT
Beauty Doctor Victim Of Wife's
Wrath Can Not Live, Say
His Physicians
Wonan's Story of Maltreatment
Borne Out by Finding of
Unsheathed Razor


Alvin Lampe, who was shot by his
wife on Sunday at the Hotel Holland,
lay dying yesterday in the st. Thomas
hospital, 500 Page street, while the
woman who did the shooting was being
carefully guarded IN the city prison,
lest she do herself bodily harm. DR..
James f. PRESLEY declared last even
ing that Lampe can not live; yet the
victim of his wife's wrath pluckily re-
fused to give up hope and would not
make dying statement to the police.
While the husband was dying at the
hospital the wife conferred with her
attorney, John r. Aiken, and her
brother DIR. B. L. Fowler, dentlst at
81 Ellis street. There appeared from
the conference to be foundation for
plea of self-defense.
Detective William Proll, Judge Ait
ken, the woman's attorney, and Dr.
Fowler went to the room in the Ho-
tel Holland yesterday and there 10
Gated a razor which Mrs. Lampe had
previously told her attorney and the
police would be found behind a dresser.
THREATENED WITH RAZOR
MY husband threatened me with a
y
find it there" The unsheathed blade
was located without difficulty.
L can not say what our defense
will be-" said Judge Aitken. Mrs
I,ampe has not been charged yet. and
further than that, she is in such
helpless nervous state that she Is un-
able to speak coherently of the trouble
-Four or five weeks ago Mrs. Lampe
came to me and talked OF bringing suit
for divorce. She told me of the III
treatment given her by her husband.
He had beaten her severely and she
was bruised about the body This Talk
of her husband having been jealous
of Mrs Lampe's former husband, L. o.
Survey, is ridiculous. SO far rs we
know, Mr.. Survey is in Oregon and has
been there since before the Lampes
were married.
II have advised Mrs. Lampe not to
talk until she is calm. / have not
talked the case over with her myself
Probably tomorrow the terrible strain
she is under will relax and she can
talk of what happened in the hotel
room Sunday afternoon with composure
and conference"
CASE HOPELESS
DR.. Ferdinand Freytag and DIR. James
F. Presley made an X ray examina-
ton of Lampe at the ST. Thomas hos
pital yesterday. At the conclusion of
the examination DR.. PRESLEY said:
'Lampe can not live. The bullet was
located three ffths of the way back
In his brain. He was conscious today
but is growing steadily weaker. II he
is alive and stronger it is possible that
an operation will be attempted tomor
row. HIS condition is most serious
The brain is coming out of the wound.
and should say that there is no hope
for his recovery. although everything
will be done to save his life"
The police have been greatly handi-
capped in the case by the refusal of
Lampe to discuss the shooting or what
happened previous to the firing. De-
tective Proll was at the st. Thomas
hospital during the day, bur Lampe
would make no statement TO him.
Acting Chief of Police Anderson said
that the womaris story regarding the
razor was verified by Detective Proll
who found the instrument where Mrs
Lampe said 1T would be-
The woman insisted that she had fired
the pistol shot accidentally while -four
ishing the weapon to Brighten her hus-
band, who was attacking her. The find-
Ing of the unsheathed razor went to-
ward verifying the story that she was
in peril of her life.
DEFER PREFERRING CHARGE
Mrs. Lampe will not be charged until
the outcome of her husbands wound is
known. If he RECEIVERS it is thought
that he will not wish to prosecute her
II he dies she will be charged with
murder and will face trial on the ac-
cusation.
The shooting of La'mpe occurred in
the room of the couple at the Hotel
Holland on Sunday afternoon during a
violent quarrel. Lampe was derma-
The couple were secretly mar
ried a. San Rafael on January 26 last.
Both parties to the marriage had been
divorced. The facts of the secret mar
rage were made known by Lampes
mother a few days later. The tronhla
in the family developed early. and more
than a month ago Mrs. Lampe confem-
plated bringing action for divorce.