The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-09
HOT BY CRAZY
WOMAN
J Frederick Kohl, Wealthy
San Francisco Clubman,
Fatally Wounded.
NOTING SEQUEL TO
COURT PROCEEDINGS
Ictim One of the Richest Men
on the Coast, and PrOmi-
nent Socially.
FRANCISCO. Cal. June So

Ian FRANCISCO. Cal, June SC
derrick Kohl. a prominent physician
II capitaIist. was shot and probabl.
ally wounded today by Adele verge, q
~rch maid until recently In his Wife's
-nioy The shooting occurred in the
-ki5o- of the Grant building. In which
4 superlor courts are housed and
[cre Mr.. Kohl had gone as witness III
sliit recently brought by MISS verge
@inst him and Frank A. Miller a note
.oager OF Riverside. for malicious per-
'rbe suit which led TO today's tragedy
4 An outgrowth OF an incident at the
[el In Riverside. where Miss Verge
|.rreied with a chauffeur and was dis
|.rzed from Mrs. Kohfs service as
nd. Miss Verge alleged in her com
-;nt that Mr.. Kohl and Mr. Miller had
|.rcnted her from obtaining employ
al. The case against Mr.. Kohl was
r-suited yesterday. and today he went
ihe superior court as witness in the
q against Mr., Miller.
II Wound Near the Heart.
Hiss Verge was also present. After
4 court proceedings she descended 70
4 main entrance and when Mr. Kohl
.erzed from the elevator drew re-
|9er which she had held concealed In
4 folds OF her skirt. and fired one shot,
II the surgeons at the Central emer-
rcy hospital where the wounded man
d taken. said that his condition was
|tcal
4 bystander seized Miss Verge and
med her over TO the police. She was
a highly hysterlcaI condition and un-
1e 10 make a coherent statement.
III. Kohl is one OF the richest men in
n Francisco and he and his wife are
ckally very prominent He Is mem
h OF the New York Yacht club, the
club OF Washington. D. c,
b Richmond County. Town and Country
b OF Philadelphia and other prominent
lbs on the Pacific coast He is the son
Mrs William C. Kohl, wealthy wom-
and his wife was Miss Elizabeth
ley OF Washington. D. c.
The elder Mrs. Kohl IS now in Allan
City. where she went from New York
|er attending the Gould Graham wed
A Eorgives Woman for Act.
0n the opera ting table Mr.. Kohl re-
ned consciousness and said he freely
ave the woman for her act.
She is crazy, poor thing he said.
ID I feared she might do something
sperate.'
DnrIns the hearing of the woman's
11pIaint against Mr.. Kohl and Mr.. Mil
Judge Gesfo-d. who heard the case,
rye was suffering from form OF
mia. which led her TO believe that ev-
ronc she met was talking about her
D. dismissed the suit SO far as Mr..
|hl was concerned. One OF the charges
INST Miller, that Of illegal arrest. was
Iered tried and the jury reported dis
'rcment in this case just before the
)cting. Miller said on the stand that
had been led TO seek the arrest OF
IS Verge through protests of other
ssts at the hotel. as she had giver
hcations OF an unsound mind. The
lrge oh which she was arrested was
Hnity. but the lunacy commission
tch heard the case dismissed the
Lrge.
Mss Verge secured several positions
er that and during the trial of hei
4 against Miller insisted 10 the cour;
u slanderous statements about her by
EectIvcs employed by the defendants
caused her dismissal each time.
following consultation Of the -four
rBlclans who are IN attendance on Kohl
vas announced late tonight that no op.
.uon will he performed until tomorrow
less the PATIENTS condition becomes
use and an operation will be the laSi
'ort. The physicians say that he has
even chance for recovery.