The evening world., 1909-03-30
"Coing to Get a Gun" Says
Elancee of Elevator Man
Shot as Burglar.
MISTAKE BROTHER SAYS.
Believes johnson Took Sleuth
for Thief and Fatal
Struggle Followed.

A dark-oyed young woman vic said
she was engaged to marry Frederick
johnson, the elevator man who was
shot and killed last night by Joseph
Parsc, a PInkcrton detective in the
apartment-housc at No, SIS Fifth ave-
nue., announced to-day that she would
kill tho PInkcrton man on sight The
announcement was made while she was
visiting Johnson's aged mother and
father at their home. no. Il, laird ave.
nue.
If had gun right now" she de-
dared, ia XIII the detective. I'd like
to Kin him"
Paul Johnson, a brother OF the dead
man, Is employed in the apartment
house where the tragedy occurred as an
operator Of the passenger elevator. II
was Paul VINO go; Frederick the job in
the place six months ago,
Fred" said Paul to-day, had been
out OF work for a long time and was
engaged to be married. He used to be
in the navy and was very strong and
willing 10 work got him a place in
the observation-disclosures, running the
freight elevator and helping around
generally. He got s3J a month.
1T was his duty to go up through
the house by way of the freight ele.
vntor every night at $50 and collect
the garbage from the various apart
ments When the servants did not
leave the garbage outside the kitchen
doors he generally opened the door and
walked in and got 1t.
Believes It Mistake
II suppose he opened the door OF Mr.
Kemp's Fat and walked in on the de-
tective. who thought he was there for
the purpose of robbery. Fred prob.
ably thought the detective was a thief.
too, and grabbed him and got shot"
PARSE was arracned before Coroner
Hamburger this afternoon and committed
to the Tombs without bail. The inquest
will be held on Friday Supt Dough-
erty, Of the PinkertJn Agency, who ac-
companIcd PARSE from Flower Hospital
TO the Coroners Court, said that he had
every confidence In PARSE, who is an
old operative and has made numerous
successful captures OF thieves.
F. NJ Tryon is manager Of the Kemp
Realty Company, which owns the Fifth
avenue apariuent-house where the
shooting occurred.
The top floor Aat is occupied by Arthur
Kemp. son OF the late George Kemp,
and his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Kemp are in
Europe The flat is in charge OF their
housekeepcr, Mrs. Jennie unger.
Suspected an Employee.
Mrs. Unger complained to the superin.
tendcnt OF the house. Mr.. Wright, that
the Kemp apartment; lad been robbed
on wv or three occasions Similar conf
plants were received from other ten.
ants. These were referred to Mr. Tryon
and he consulted the P!nkerton De;ec- |
tive Agency.
Il told the Pinkerton people," said Mr. |
Tryon to-day, that / suspected the rob-
berries had been committed by some EN-
ployee OF the house or one OF the fam.
flies in the house, bu, could not fasten |
suspicion on any particular person.
Il did not know the man who had been |
assigned to the case until Parise came |
to me yesterday evening and said he |
wanted TO hide in the Kemp fiat. He
asked me to keep the fact that he was
In the house secret from every EN-.
ployee."
Parise says that little after s o'clock.
when he had been waiting for more than
an hour, he heard door open. Some one
entered the flat and PARSE. turning on
lie light, saw Johnson, the elevator man.
Struggle for Weapon.
Paris, says that he ordered Johnson
to go to the ground floor with him
and report to the superintendent. They
got on the freight elevator where
Johnson made a movement toward his
hip pocket and PARSE drew his re.
yolver. There was n struggle for the
weapon, In the course OF which 1t was
discharged, and the index finger OF
Parlses left hand was shot of. Then
he got possession OF the weapon and
killed Johnson. shooting him once over
the eye and once through the heart.