The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-09
LAST EDITION.
FIERCE FIGHT
ON A ROOF.
Kline Shot His Brother in.
Law in the Back and Him.
self in the Temple.
BOTH WILL PROBABLY DIE.
After the Shooting Kline Rushed
to the Roof and Tried to
Jump Of.
He IS SAID TO BE INSANE.
Mortified Neiqhbors Watch the
Struggle in Mid-Air from
the Street.
BOTH WILL PROBABLY DIE.
HE IS SAID TO BE INSANE.

rbree pistol shots rang out In rapid
.uccession about o'clock this morning
In the tenement-ho at 63 Avenue b,
and az a result two lives will probably
be sacrificed.
James Kline, laborer, thirty years
old. did the shooting. firing one shot at
his brother-in-law, Robert Porezo'
which took effect in his back. and two
AZ himself, one Of which pierced his
right temple. After the shooting, Kline
ran to the top Of the house and there
WAS n terrific struggle on the very edge
~ the roof before he was overpowered.
Roth men were taken to a hospitai,
where 1t was declared that they would
die.
vine has lived with his brother-in-
Law at the above address for five years.
He father and sister lived next door,
at q, Avenue B. Young Kline did odd
tobs when they came his way, but he
was not employed steadily. He was con-
sidered an inofensive man and was NOS
a hard drinker.
Porezo get, vp Just before O'CLOCK
this morning and started downstairs 70
the grocery store. AS he reached 'he
landing on the top floor Kline opened
his door and stepped into the nall Win
big revolver in his hand.
Here, there" he shouted. Il want 10
see you for a minute"
"wait until 1 come back" answered
Porezo. as he started down the stairs.
Kline, without a word, fired, and Porezo
<eu shot through the back. Then Kline
sprang back into his room slammed the
door. and two shots were fired in quick
succession.
Mrs Porezo rushed from her room and
assisted her bleeding husband into their
apartments
A number OF people In the house VINO
had heard the shots, hurried to the top
floor. All of them ran into the room
where Porezo lay bleeding ON on The fSe roT Was
a shout from the street. 4 number OF
people who were passing the house on
their way to, work had seen ado D,oo on
the top floor It was. Kline; One OF the
bullets which he had fired had struck
him in the right temple. Ace, for tho
dozen persons made oasn TOT tne
door of the house, and In another mo
ment there was loud tramping OF feet
on As snf kne heard the noise he left f,r the
feet from his door there Is r Iratl
IT, this isdS he c MmiS rapidly leaving
him. A.. ,oon,o ,,,ed
DOZEN Of them tried TO, 10 climb fhs up a tn,
little ladder at one time; ,,,, me "S'
who did get up saw on are tse edge OF the
roof looking over into the street, As
the people rushed up Kline turned s6 on
iasH as o snHsss and 10 thre% the
from him down into the street. AS ne
did so he ran along the roof T 81 tff
houses towards the corner Oh fou'' u
Four houses away from where he wa va,
srst stRndnF{ u she to- the I roof
the next house without a moments hest
tation, the crowd following him. =,
When he 60. to the spfmg on tn
! Spintz Kline graPplIssdo with sn St% AM
then the fierce struggle e tba mems edge O
the roof, and when they went down to
gether to the roof, rolling over ana ose
@ saGR etf isey 1t woSs 60 over
edge together. Both men were soon GOV
cred with the blood that flowed trof
Twenty persons stood on the roof Al, an
watched the terrific struggle. but the
hesitated to interfere for rear tne ng " tbe
Would have have fallen forty feet to tn
stones of the street.
Down on the sidewalk halI h9ndrsf
prisons watched the combat ana mel
their breaths. A.. +,
But The struFgls was too s,H t,ef fSsm to IL
long continued. Kline, Weah = hi "a
loss OF blood, was overpowered, ana
dozen men held him and bound his arm
behind his back with a bit OF rope. IN
struggle was over and the man y
cured when Policeman Schmidt, or IN
Fifth street station, reached the roo
and placed Kline under arrest.
He was kept on the roof until an an
bulance arrived from Bellevue Hosplta
He was quiet enough until the surgeo
went to examine his wounds. and the
he struggled, and would have fougi
but for the ropes which held his arms.
It was found that the second bull,
had ,grazed his scalp, and had not II
lpred him badly. The physician sa
there was no hope for his life. howeve
as he had lost SO much blood In
eTertions on the roof.
Porezo had been hit with the bull
N the back on the left side, and q
bullet had struck some vital parts, u
surgeon was Quiee sure. The men We
aken to Bellevue Hospital in the san
ambulance. PoreEo was unconsciou
put Kline glared at him, and mumbl
some words that could not be unde
The policeman asked him why
mad done the shooting, but he on
troaned and would give no answer
he MI