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Neighbors Imperiled by Five BulletsHoy T. Johnson, 46, owner of Johnson's Standard Service filling station, 6007 Sheridan Rd., 10 minutes after midnight fatally shot his former wife. Ruth, 44, with a .32 caliber automatic pistol, then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.Listed by Coroner Jay B. Glerum as murder and suicide, the shootings occurred in the front yard of a neighbor. Ray Schwranke. 7610 5th Ave., and the five cartridges John-1-son fired endangered the lives j tered, in the front yard. Schwankeresidents m tne vicinity. and Harvard Smiths son. Blake,Pieced together by Glerum and 16 summoned ambulancesDeputy Sheriff Leo Sikora tookpolice from statements given by Mrs. Max Roemer, 7851 15th Ave., who accompanied Mrs Johnson to a card party Tuesday night, andMrs. Ray Schwanke, an eye witness to the shootings, the following account of the murder-suicideJohnson to Kenosha hospital, w^here he died shortly after arrival. Mrs. Johnson died en route to the same hospital In a police ambulance manned by Patrolmen Gordon Elsen and Glen Smith, and wasu as issued: Mr*. Roemer, using j pronounced dead by a physician onarrival.Coroner Glerum. who announced no inquest or autopsies would be held in the deaths of the well-known Kenosha couple, said Johnson’s motive grew out of bitterness as a result of the divorce granted Mrs. Johnson July 26 in circuit court.The immediate impetus for the murder-suicide, Det. Lt. Arthur J. Riley said, was a move begun by Mrs Johnson to sell their homeher car, at 7:50 p. m. took Mrs Johnson and Mrs. Nels Nelson, 1701 72nd St., to a card party at the home of Mrs. Milton Belles, 2306 76th St., staged by a women's bridge club which meets regularly on Tuesday night.Mrs. Roemer said she took Mrs Nelson home, then drove Mrs. Johnson to her residence and parked in the Johnson driveway about 25 feet from an entrance on the north side. She said sheand Mrs. Johnson arrived there and take their daughter, Judith some time between 11 30 p. m.| Ann, 12. to California An order toshow cause was filed in circuitand midnight and chatted for per haps 15 minutes. She left her head lights operatingHears Woman ScreamThen Mrs. Johnson from the car, went to entrance and opened the door asMrs Roemer barked from thecourt Monday by Mrs. Johnson s attorneys to accomplish this and the couple was directed to appear in the court Sept 13 for a hearing«U*ht*d Moves to Trailer theJohnson moved from the homein Janaury to a trailer near th#
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Kenosha Evening News
Kenosha, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Aug 31, 1949
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