The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-14
HIS F0ILED PASSION
Impeis an Angry Lover TO At
tack It's Object.
HE TAKES DELIBERATE REVENGE
Enrnget. by Repeated Rejection, He
His second Deed OF the Kind.

Frank Johnson. IN ex-conTict. tctua'ed
b Jealousy. made co!d-oioods1 al
wilson. a I7-year-oid girl. on Matches
aireet a. 80 O'Clock last n4gat By snooi-
ing her three TINES. twice IN the head ana
once through the shoulder infieting pain
ful, though not fatal wounds Johnson
was arrested soon after IN hia cabin a.
1871 Chestnut street. but oise3almea al
knowledge of the affair
About O'Clock in the evening Reua,
younger sister ~ Miss Wilson. called ~
rhe home of Mr.. Harry Bgeiow. 1911 Hyde
street where Daisy is living. and asked
mat she be permitted ~ accompany her
~ Mrs. Andrews. VINO lived several
blocks distant, ard with whom the yoEng
.f sister had been living. Mrs BigeloW
az first objected. but finally consented,
and sent her little son Earl along Nth the
two girls. DAISY put on a new dress Tor
ma first tiFne. and the three went along
gnerrfly and took a path across lots TO
Matches street When about half way
across the lot. Rsna looked around and.
catching hold Of her sister by the arm
said
Daisy, there Is q man following US
and II is Frank johnson"
Pursued by the Enraged Lover.
with this the children began % walk
faster, and johnson pursued them on the
pun They turned the corner almost To-
gether. and Daisr and the others made
rush for a gate leading into a Mr.. Bridges
home Just as they reached the gate
johnson sprung up and. catching hoid OF
the older girl by the arm. said:
i've got you at last. You have betrayed
me. and III fix you.
AT the same instant he draw a pistol
from his pocket and fired shot lnto the
girls arm She struggled violently. but
could not free herself from her apparent
~ crazy assallant who seemed 70 be pos
segsed or the strength ~ giant, although
a small man. Holding her FIRMLY ~ inc
arm. he fired again, this time the pail
tearing away the top Of her left ear. tie
relaxed h.s hold and the girl staggered
back a Few feet and fell 20 the sidewalk.
Johnson after seeing the girl fai start
sd 10 walk away. but changed MS NINA
and walking back. deliberately stopped
over the appareatly PROSTATE form, placed
che pistoI agains, her head and fired. He
then turned and started to walk toward
the Madison street power house, when ne
WAS accosted ny /. la Tour. "ho asked
him what was up lie did not answer
the question and kept right on down the
street, and soon lost sight or
Rescued by Neiehbors.
when the youag sister saw Johnson
null his gun, she rushed up the steps lead
ing 10 the bridges house. and began pull
ing the bell on the front door. Bridges
had heard the shots. and opened the door
In time to see the last two shots fired. lie
right out. bat johnson by THIS time hah
disappeared down the street.
The victim OF the shooting was iyinE
on the sidewalk perfectly conscious she
begged Mr.. Ia Tour not 10 leave lter. Tot
fear Johnson would come back and shoot
her again. By this time several more
raIahbors had arrived at the scene OF the
shooting having been attracted by the
shots The wounded girl asked 70 ne
helped to her feet. and with the a!d OF
several men pluckily walked 10 nc BiSe-
low home She was carried M 10 Mrs.
Biselow's room and placed IN bed
The As~aiiant Put I'm jail.
Tho police department was notified and
detectives Cudihee and Phlbrick were
sent out When they reached Blgelow =
house everything was In commotion.
Women were running here and there. and
hut little information could be CLEANED
They were told where Johnson lived END
LEFT at once for his cabin. believing that
would be the FIRST place he would be apt
20 make for. They located the house with
out difficulty. but found no trace OF john
son They hung about the place Tor
short time aud were soon rewarded by see
ing him approach the cabin from TIE
brush lie was placed under arrest and
taken hack to BiKelow's house~to be ldeE-
titled BY the younger Wilson girl before
being taken To headqusrters He denied
all knowledge If the affair - the Off GERS
giri said she was certainly mistaken
Handouts we're placed on him and he was
taken - the tsil
The Wounded Girls story.
The girl IN the meantime was suffering
considerable pain. bat WIS perfectly con-
seious and gave the following account of
the shooting 10 "a observation-disclosures re-
porter:
'.My FIRST intimation that I was holng
followed was when my sister told me !
looked around and recognized Johnson by
MS clothes. We hurried along bat We're
osertakep in front OF Bridges house by
Johnson. whom / recognized gialnly. He
said something about betfaylnE him. ans
fae next moment ] felt pain in Wy rrm
and felt myself getttnE weak. 7 tried 90
Eat away from him and he shot me IN the
ear / fell 70 TIE ground on receiving th's
shot and pretended being dead ie ihtu
alkea hack to where 1 lay aad booking
ire square II che face placed the pistol
against my head and fired. The shot st'I0-
ped mo for second bar ! soon came o.
nv senses aud found that he had d'sa0-
peared. Ills real name IS William Ba.-
roS."
.Iohn~on's Violent Passion.
Al Blkelow has taken the sfri 20 RAJ
ma sans she IS Il sweet d.SppS,torrt ana
sensible ch.l3. Hes mother died Early last
spriug. leaving nve children. Daisy 30
ing the oldest. TIE family lve3 oa HYDE
ard Mercer streets. on tho Bavenra park
read This IS on'v t.w doors from whore
johnson lived. sna. Knowing The family
for a number of years. ae Mss there AL
most daily. shorts before thr mother
died BE asked permission 20 marry tfs
girl Daisy nat was refused usst cr1-
rhat.eaiv. Ue s8.5 ~ waHia hRve h.r
ard NJ orc else ana since trat ti0s HAS
bothered her greatly 9" th his presence.
on july ( johnson ana the father hst a
fst tight over Che SRI .n The Kitchen ~