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Show COFFEE-POT AS IWOIICilE JBL Man Lying Near Death Be I cause He Strikes Young Woman Over Head With Fancy Percolator Today REPORTS that a murder liad been coiurmlferi at an early hour this morning readied le-(erliven le-(erliven of the local' police department, de-partment, and with tliix slender clue to work on they succeeded In finding; the victim, arresting the alleged al-leged assailant and procuring witnesses. wit-nesses. Thomas McAdoo, colored. Is not dead, hut lies in a precarious condition at Holy Cross hospital. Kthel Vohs-Krancis, Vohs-Krancis, a colored girl, is in the city Jail. According to the police, the shooting took place at 210 Kast Second South atreet last night. "I would not have cared even If he did beat me up." said Miss Francis today, to-day, "hut he broke my beautiful coffee percolator over my head and then ! ahot him." r Oetectivea Frank Clenn and W. Blair handled the cane and obtained the confession. McAdoo was dancing at the Colored Porters' club, whil Miss Francis waa enjoying the festivities at the San Pedro club. Mies Francis telephoned McAdoo to meet her and lake tier home. McAdoo arrived In a tax lea b, but when the two reached 210 Kant Second Sec-ond South a quarrel ensued. McAdoo accused her of flirting. She resented the accusation. She says he struck, her wit h the coffee percolator. According Ac-cording to the police. MIki Franrta then seined a large revolver and ahot twice. O n a bull ejsl r yxk MiA-Wt In Ihf iTirlomen. while the olher lodaed In bis leg. Miss Francis then went to bed. McAdoo called a laxicab. Although bleeding profusely, be Insisted that he be taken to an address on South Third Kast street. Physicians were summoned sum-moned today. They had the man taken to the Holy frets hospital, whero little lit-tle hope Is held for his recovery. |