The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-16


 The dead man was Johnson. who was shot through the heart, and the woman was Miss Henry Coranez. S12 Seventeenth street. north.
 l The remains of Johnson were brought into Birmingham last night, following the arrival of Coroner H. D. Russum and deputies from the county jail on the scene. and are being held at Johns pending funeral , arrangements to be made by rela- lives. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. R. J. Johnson of Pelham, two brothers and two sisters.
 Miss Coranez received medical treatment at the Hillman hospital. where she was brought in the taxi of George Joseph. She was later re- moved to St. Vincent hospital, where she was resting we'll late last night. l Deputy sheriffs left the city this morning at 1 o'clock to arrest Me Dempsey. who it was understood. was waiting for them at the scene of the shooting. They returned with the prisoner at 2 o'clock.
 1 McDemsey claims self defence and stated to the officers that Johnson shot the girl and then drew his gun on him when he shot him.
 Mrs. Johnson's Statement | According to a statement made by Mrs. Rose Barrett Johnson. divorced wife of the slain man, who was present when the shooting occurred she arrived In Birmingham yesterday from Atlanta. and had secured the taxi driven by Joseph to go to PeI- ham to attempt to effect a recon ciIIation between them The injured woman accompanied her.
 She said that her husband was not at his mothers residence, and that she started back to town.
 She said that as their car stopped at the place of McDempsey. her for mer husband came out and asked her Iout of the car, and the two walked Into tho McDempsey house to get 2 soft drink.
 5 Mrs. Johnson said that she wa, walking in front of her husband ant had told McDempsey. who was in tho place, what she wanted. She sait that about that time her husband entered. Mrs. Johnson said that as Johnson appeared in the doorway McDempsey. without word, drew his weapon and fired three times her husband falling to the ground where he died few seconds later Mrs. Johnson said that McDempsey flourishing his gun, ordered every one out of the place under pain oi death. She said that she then, ac. lcompanied by c. II. Chambers, 142t Phelan street. south. came back into the city with the injured girl
 When questioned regarding the manner in which Miss Coranez hao come to be injured, Mrs. Johnson sait that she did not know unless some of the bystanders had shot her.
 Mrs. Johnson said that her husband had a pistol in his pocket, although he never had chance to pull 1t out
 Different Version
 George Joseph. taxi driver. told an entirely different version of the shooting from that of Mrs. Johnson He said that he had taken Mrs. John sen and Miss Coranez to Pelham and ]. was on the return trip when John son waived him down at McDemp. sey's place. Joseph said that John. son ordered Miss Coranez out of the car. and as she stepped to the ground Johnson fired at her one time with [ pistol the victim falling to the ground. Joseph was under the i'm. precision that Johnson had mistaken Miss Coranez for Mrs. Johnson, he is quoted as saying by police officers Joseph said that after shooting Miss Coranez. Johnson walked back toward the place of McDempsey ant almost simultaneously three shoti