The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-16
Daniel Q. Brarnlett Found
on Floor of Restaurant
With Bullets Through
His Head - Taken to
Hospital Where No Hope
Is Given for Recovery
PASSERBY GETS A
GOOD DESCRIPTION
No Money Secured, Robber
= Having Been Warned by
Companion to Flee Fol
lowing Shots Bandit
Chased by Two Men but
Makes Good His Escape

Evidently offering resistance when
held up by an unknown burglar as he
was counting his cash for the day
Daniel q. Bramlett, proprietor of a
restaurant at 1855 Market street, was
shot through the head twice shortly
after midnight last night and was taken
TO the emergency hospital, where it is
believed he can not live.
A number of passers by attracted
by the sounds OF the shot. saw the
holdup man leave the restaurant, run
down Market street and disappear up
Polk street. George Ward, 2s3 Golden
Gate avenue, and Melvin E. Butler
were passing on the opposite side Of
the street at the time of the shooting
and were arrested by the sound OF the
shots. They stopped and were about
to cross the street when the holdup
man passed them within a few feet
face and was able to furnish the police
with an accurate description OF him.
NO MONEY SECURED
No money was taken. A purse con-
taining the days cash amounting to
$3.50 was found in Bramlett's pocket
E9hen he was taken to the hospital
Butler stated that he saw tall.
slim man dressed in gray suit stand
ing IN front of the door when the
shots were fred and that this man dis
appeared Immediately afterward walk
ing in an opposite direction from that
taken by the holdup man. 1t is be-
Iieved by the police that this man acted
as a lookout and warned his companion
not to wait to get the money on ac-
count of the shots being heard by
passers by.
Butler and Ward followed the bandit
to the corner of Polk street and then
ran across the street to the restaurant
where they saw Bramletts body lying
on the floor in a pool Of blood near
the door They Immediately notified
Policeman McInerny who broke in the
door and summoned the ambulance.
EVIDENCE or RESISTANCE
Daniel Branlet Jr. the Is year old
son of the proprietor, who lives with
his father in the Grand Central hotel
across the street was aroused from his
bed
The boy fastened to the restaurant
and made search Of the place. but
could ind no money. On the counter
just above where Bramlett fell when
shot lay an awning crank turner. This
turner, the boy said. was usually kept
behind the counter about eight feet
from where it lay. Evidently Bramlett
reached for IL when held up and was
making for the robber when he was
shot.
According to Butler who saw the
holdup man as he passed him. the
bandit was about feet inches IN
Rheight, black hair close cropped and
almost curly. clean shaven, dressed in
black clothes rather shabby and wore
brown gloves turned back at the wrist
Butler stated that he would be able to
Identify the man among a thousand
AS soon as Bramlett was taken from
the operating table at the central
emergency hospital an effort was made
to revive him to get q description OF
the man who fred the shot. but all
erorts were unavailing. One of the
bullets entered the eye and evidently
penetrated the brain, while another in
hicted an ugly cash just above the ear