Show MAJOR KING IS DEAD fRIEND SHOOTS HIM Baltimore Baltimore- Md Id July IS Maj bJ John R. R King of or Brooklyn who was shot last night by James Johnson In Inthe inthe I Ithe the latter's laUer's home died tonight at the post hospital of ot tho the Aberdeen proving grounds His wife and daughter who arrived at the proving provine grounds early to today a from their home homo in Brooklyn were with Major King when he ex ex- The army officer was a n. designing designing- engineer and had been attached to the Aberdeen station since earl early last winter win win- ter He had befriended John Johnson on b by obtaining obtaining obtaining ob ob- work for tor him at the grounds and an explanation of or the motive for lor forthe forthe the shooting 1 Is I lacking Johnson shot Major King In the abdomen following some words Mrs 1 Johnson and her daughter witnessing the tragedy It Is believed that Johnson was as temporarily temporarily tem tem- demented He had complained recently that his work at the grounds was too much for tor him |