The evening world., 1894-10-09
last EDITION.
fierce FIGHT
n ON A ROOF.
| / Shot His Brother in.
| aY in the Back and Him.
self in the Temple.
DTH WILL PROBABLY DIE.
Fter the Shooting Kline Rushed
to the Roof and Tried to
Jump Off.
IS SAID TO BE INSANE.
|rrifsd Neighbors Watch the
Struggle in Mid-Air from
the Street.
IS SAID TO BE INSANE.

hree pistol shots rang out In rapid
ession about o'clock this morning
he tenement-house at So Avenue b,
as a result two lives will probably
bacrlficed.
mes Kline, a laborer, thirty years
e did the shooting, firing one shot at
brother-in-law, Robert PoreZo,
oh took effect in his back. and two
himself, one of which pierced his
temple. After the shooting, Kline
ito the top of the house and there
a terrific struggle on the very edge
be roof before he was overpowered.
J. men were taken to a hospital,
re 1t was declared that they would
kdne has lived with his brother-in-
lat the above address for five years.
father and sister lived next door,
bl Avenue B. Young Kline did odd
when they came his way, but he
Snot employed steadily. He was con-
(red nm inoffensive man and vas not
bird drinker.
1oreso got up just before o'clock
B morning and started downstairs to
grocery store. AS he reached the
ling on the top floor. Kline opened
door and stepped into the hall with
& revolver in his hand.
Here, therev he shouted. II want to
you for a minute"
Matt until come back" answered
ezo, as he started down the stairs.
me- without word, fired, and Porezo
A. al, L tna
Ing back into his room, slammed the
J. and two shots were fired in quick
eession.
rs Pore2o rushed from her room and
eted her bleeding husband into their
tments
humber of people in the house who
heard the shots. hurried to the top
All of them ran into the room
Pe Porezo lay bleeding on the floor.
they crowded around him there was
put from the street. number or
10 who were passing the house on
way to work had seen a blood
led face looking from a window on
top floor. 1t was Kline. One OF the
cts which he had fired had struck
in the right temple.
|Dr OF the house. and in another mo-
INT there was loud tramping of feet
the stairs.
s Kline heard the noise he left the
dow and dashed to the hall. Three
from his door there is frail
e ladder which leads to the roof.
this he climbed rapidly, leaving
am of blood on the ladder behind
from the street the people piled;
e ladder at one time. The first
did get up saw a dreadful sight.
Inc was standing on the edge OF the
looking oyer Into the street, As
as though to shoot. Then, he
he'd loudly and threw the revolver
h him down into the street. AS hs
SO he ran along the roof OF the
sses towards the corner of Fourth
Four houses away from where he was
rst seen standing, the houses are ten
'et lower. Kline jumped to the roof OF
le next house without moments hesi-
ition, the crowd following him.
When he got to the corner house, he
athered himself to spring off into the
rect. but he was seized by Joseph
pintz Kline grappled with him and
zen the herce struggle commenced.
le roof, and when they went down to-
ether TO the roof, rolling over and over
ach other. 1t looked as though every
mute they would go over the roofs
red with the blood that flowed from
Twenty persons stood on the roof and
atched the terrific struggle, hut they
esitated to interfere for fear they would
'rce them over the roof, and they
ould have fallen forty feet to the
.ones of the street.
Down on The sidewalk half n hundred
.rsons watched the combat. and held
lelr breaths.
But the struggle was too fierce to be
ing continued. Kline, weak from the
MS or blood, was overpowered, and a
oSen men held him and bound his arms
ehind his back with a bit of rope. The
,ruggle was over and the man Sc
I'm street station, reached the roof
20 placed Kline under arrest.
he was kept on the roof until an am
liance arrived from Bellevue Hospital
y was quiet enough until the surgeon
eht TO examine his wounds. and then
struggled, and would have fought
W Tor the ropes which held his arms.
az ,rs srSszed his scalp. and had not in;
lere was no hope for his life, however,
ne had lost so much blood in his
Teruons on the roof.
PoIezo had been hit with the bullet
me back on the left side. and the
u SrHho had struck some vital parts, the
ken 10 Bellevue Hospital In the same
inp9lance. Porezo was unconscious
ny Kline glared at him, and mumbled
' 'n words that could not be under
The policeman asked him why he
i'd done the shooting. but he only
I0aned and would give no answer.
mrs, Louise Porezo the wife on the