Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-03-17

engaged in prospecting in the Casa section for years and he is generally known as a peaceful and law abiding man of excellent character. Johnson. the victim of the shooting, was q re- cent arrival in the district, having cen @ down the Yukon last summc'.
 It appears that Johnson, who was undoubtedly derangcd. appeared at the kohle,' ca5;n and attacked the oc- eupanis with an axe. Mrs Kohler w;s i'll at tho time but despite her in- disposition was compelled to flee with Me husband and child across the snowy wastes to escape the madnlan's fury, The refugees managed to make their way to another cabin some dis tanoc up the river and took shelter there. Johnson appears to have fol- l2wod them later on and made q sec- ond attempt to attack the family. kohler is said to have warned him .iNSN bul JogluSOll NstS stPpaEChtiy dC- termined on murder and was engaged in smashing window to obtain en- trance to his intended victims when kohler shot him dead. Deputy Mar shal Johnson was sent to the Casa sec- tion during the latter days of last week for the purpose of arrestins Johnson, whose strange actions for months past have been d matter of considerable apprehension to the fen' persons residing in that isolated dis trict. After q difficult trip, the de- putty arrived at his destination and learned of the shooting from Kohler. who with his family had returned tc their own cabin. Although the traa- edy had occurred several days before, Kohler had not reported owing to his wife being ill. Deputy Johnson pro- ceeded to the scene of the shooting some four or five mic awsay, and found Johnson's body. Examination of the premises tended to verify Koh- ler's story of the shooting and the connecting incidents. Kohler was taken into custody and brought t3 Council City. Johnson also brought in the body of the dead madman On the following day, Saturday, Johnson returned to the Casa for the purpose Iof bringing Mrs Kohler and the child to Council City. Kohler was held pending an inquest which was sched- uled to take place some time today
 During the latter months of the l"2t summer, johnson commenced to show signs of mental affliction and is reported by Pete Eden, resident of the Casa section who recently arrived in Nome. to have caused considerable apprehension by his actions. The unfo. tunate man is said to have immu.ed himself in his cabin on Palouse creek and tli, @ tened to kill anyone wh l., al proa' he'd the dwelling. WGcr isite.i by Eden one day last summer, JOhn- was engaged in cleaning a gun, and after a few moments conversation, with Eden. suddenly turned the weapon on his visitor and told him to "get out" Eden made no attempt to argue the matter and departed. As he pro. ceeded up the creek on the trail runn- ing along the high bank, Johnson, who was watching him from the door, way of the cabin, suddenly command ed him to leave the bank and get down into the creek channel. Fearing that q shot would follow his refusal to comply, Eden did as directed. John son later shot himself across the mouth and lips and claimed that he did it to demonstrate that he could not be hurt He is also said to have made the claim that he did not require food and could subsist on nothing.