The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-25
STAYS WOMAN AND
ENDS OWN LIFE
mrs. Kate Barnes, Waitress,
Killed in Room of Man
Who COurted Her

Lying in pool of blood, the body of
Mrs. Kate Barnes, a waitress. was
found in room at 1921 Golden
Gate avenue. shortly after 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. while within a few
feet from her lifeless form was found
the body of her murderer, William Har-
iton, who. after shooting the woman,
had turned the revolver upon himself
and blown out his brains.
Just what prompted Hariton to COM
nit the deed is not known. but it is
the belief of the police that it was the
result of the woman's refusal to leave
her husband and marry her murderer.
At lust what time the crime was
committed is not known, but the shoot
ing evidently took place early Wednes-
day evening, as life had been eX-
tinct for some time when the two were
found. The investigation under way by
the police has so far failed to bring to
light any person who had heard the
shots.
DISCOVERED BY LANDLORD
1t was shortly after 10 O'Clock yes
terday morning when Edward Ash
worth, landlord of the house, went to
the room occupied by Hariton- On at
tempting to open the door and finding
that it was bolted from the inside. he
raped loudly several times, but receiv-
ing no response procured a chair and,
climbing TO the transom, peered into the
room. where he beheld the body of the
woman lying fully dressed on the floor.
Ashworth ran from the house IN search
Of a policeman, and when he and the
officer returned a few moments later
they broke down the door and found
the body of Hariton lying a few feet
from that of the woman. The top Of
his head had been blown off and by his
side lay the revolver with which the
deed had been committed.
With the exception of his hat and
coat, Hariton was fully attired. IT is
the general opinion of those con-
Quoting the investigation that the dead
woman had refused the proposal made
her by the man and was starting for
the door when he shot her.
WOMAN WAS WAITRESS
Hariton became acquainted with the
woman through patronizing the Chute6
restaurant, 1910 Fillmore street, where
she was employed as waitress. Her
husband has been away from the city
for several months, working at Pitts
burg Landing, near Antioch, and dur
ing this time the woman, according to
Ashworth, has made frequent calls at
Hariton's room.
She left her place of employment at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon and
was to have returned to work two
hours later After leaving the res
taurant she called at the home of a
woman friend, but remained only a few
moments to dress her hair. Mrs. Barnes
did not tell this friend where she in
tended to go when she left her house.
SISTER CURSES DEAD MAN
Miss May Mccain, sister Of the
dead woman, called at the coroner's
Office on learning of the murder. When
she was shown the remains of her sis
ter she swooned. and on being resusci-
tated became hysterical and cursed the
souls of the murderer, benoaning the
fact that he had also killed himself.
thereby cheating her of the task. Miss
Mccain stated that Hariton had been
ANNOYING her sister for some time, and
so infatuated was he that he contin-
uaIly persisted in following her wher-
ever she went.
Mrs Barnes was a native of this city
and but q years old She resided with
her parents at 2143 Howard street
Hariton was a Russian by birth and
had been employed as janitor by the
real estate firm of Madison & Burke.
He was about 3S years old.