The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-09
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 Reef and Tried to
Jump Off.
HE IS SAID TO BE INSANE.
Hsrrified Neighbers Watch the
Struggle In mid-Air from
the Street.
HE IS SAID TO BE INSANE.

Three pistol shots rang out In rapid
succession about 6 o'clock this morning
in the tenement-house at So Avenue d,
and as a result two lives will probably
be sacrificed.
James Kline, a laborer, thirty years
old, did the shooting, firing one shot at
his brotherin-law, Robert Porezo,
which took effect In his back. and two
at himself one of which pierced his
right temple. After the shooting. Kline
ran to the top OF the house and there
was a terrific struggle on the very edge
of the roof before he was overpowered.
Both men were taken to hospital,
where 1t was declared that they would
die.
Kline has lived with his brother-in-
law at the above address for five years.
His father and sister lived next door,
at 81 Avenue Il. Young Kline did odd
| jobs when they came his way, but he
was not employed steadily. He was con-
sidered an inoffensive man and was not
hard drinker.
Porezo got up just before o'clock
this morning and started downstairs to
the grocery store. As he reached the
landing on the top floor, Kline opened
his door and stepped into the hall with
a big revolver in his hand.
Here, therer' he shouted. II want to
see you for a minute"
wait until l come back" answered
Porezo, as he started down the stairs.
Kline, without a word, fired. and Porezo
| fell, 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 who
had heard the shots, hurried to the top
| floor. All OF them ran into the room
where Porezo lay bleeding on the floor.
AS they crowded around him there was
a shout from the street a number OF
PPse4 w %S0 to we're work S Sad %s
stained face looking from a window on
the top floor. 1t was Kline, One OF the
bullets which he had fired had struck
him in the right temple.
| A dozen persons made a dash for the
door OF the house. and In another mo.
ment there was loud tramping OF feet
0" As 81" kline heard the noise he left tbs
feet from his door there is frail
ttle ,b LADDER DE c MmSn fapdy leaving
steam OF blood on the ladder behind
him.
udR oz .rS% Of the them tried TO Climb up q,
who did get up saw dreadful sight.
Kline was standing on the edge OF n,
the people rushed up Kline turned OF
them as though to shoot. Then h,
laughed loudly and threw the revolver
from him down into the street Is h
did SO he ran along the roof OF tn,
houses towards the corner OF Fourtt
street -
first seen standing, the houses are tel
feet lower. Kline jumped 10 the ROOF 9
the next house without a moments hest
tation, the crowd following him.
When he got to the corner house. ~
gathered himself TO spring, OF into IN
street, but he was seized by JOSEPH
Spintz. Kline grappled with him ant
then the fierce struggle commenced:
The two men stood on the very edge o
the roof and when they went down to
gether to the roof, rolling over ana owe
each other. II looked as though ever
minute they would go over the roof
I edge together Both men were soon GOV
cred with the blood that flowed fror
Kine's wound.
watched the terrific struggle, but the
hesitated to interfere for fear they woul
: force them over the roof. and the
would have fallen forty feet 10 III
Down on The sidewalk half a hundre
pc rsons watched the combat, and he'll
their breaths.
But the struggle was too fierce TO b
{ long continued Kline, weak from IN
loss OF blood, was overpowered,, ana
dozen men held him and bound his arm
behind his back with bit OF rope. tn
struggle was over and the man Sc
cured when Policeman Schmidt, Of III
Fifth street station, reached the roo
y and placed Kline under arrest
; He was kept on the roof until an am
bulance arrived from Bellevue Hospita
He was quiet enough until the surgeo
went to canine his wounds, and the
he struggled and would have Tough
but for the ropes which held his arms.
II was found that the second bulle
had grazed his scalp, and had not ~
jured him badly. The physician sal
there was no hope for his life, however
as he had lost so much blood in nj
exert on the roof. ,u.
Porezo had been hit with the bull'
in the back on the left side, and q
bullet had struck some vital parts. N
} surgeon was quite sure. The men WEI
! taken TO Bellevue Hospital in the san
ambulance. Porezo was unconsclou
: but Kline Rlared at him, and humble
some words that could not he unde
The policeman asked him why /