Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-07

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The Baltimore SIN OF saturday SAYS
"A starting sensation was created last night
acout O'Clock. in Northwest Baltimore, by The
sslteR pied shooting OF MI. NJ w. Hodgion OF
New ork. ana Mrs. Harriet stirling. while they
m.re seated M supper IN the dining room OF the
iatter, az No. las NcCuIloh street. Capt f. Il
x atleS, Only son OF the late Bishop E X Ames,
MAS arrested. charged with the shooting Ma
SURFING WAS seated al the foot ana Nr Hoordou
az tLe nead OF The table, ana supper WAS about
Owe; Mhen the front door WAS heard Is open.
Int hVSttSS tsnai Sed that II was Cant traes.
mat ne would ring for his supper and rhst
George, the servant, would take n I'm 10 htun
She bad scarcely done speaking when fooisies.
were heard approaching the dining room. ma
door was thrown open by Capt Aues who On
the instant. IL is claimed by Mr. Hodgdon iev
eled large revolver at him and rred. The BAH
miSSed lis mark ana perforated a door on
the opposite side OF the room. about two inches
below Its knob. Mrs. Stirling and Mr.. Hodgdou
started TO their feet, the former with a loud
scream, when a second shot was fred without
effect, but at which OF the two is not known.
Mr.. Hodgdon sprang on captain Ames,
ahd IN The struggle third shot was Tired.
without, however. inticting any damage
Miss stirling, daughter OF the hostess. and
MIS-. DiHenderfeT, who were IN the house.
alarmed oy the pistol shots and screams. sought
90 rom The neigbors. Mr. T. Lanahan, WAC
was passing al the time. was called In by as
Stirring, AID, arnling himself with a poker
went 10 Tie assistance OF Mr.. HodgdOa. rae
s,ungsie ioI Inc possession of the pistol was a
Sht III one. ara II was soon secured by M
HCGguon- When in the embrace OF Mr. Hodr-
don demand was made on capt Anne, fpr
the pistol but he said he would only surrender
II 10 some one authorized 10 receive II ArtRr
obtaining the pistol there was a further stray-
gle between Capt Ames and Mr.. Hoagdon n
The passage, In which large glass door was
Smas he'd. Sergeant. lanneTy and Officers Nc
FredeTick and BurSch were soon on the spot
and Capt, Ames. accompanied by Mr.. Hodgdoa
ana Mr.. Lanshan. was taken through tina
crowd that had collected 10 the northwestern
police station. At the station Capt. Ames de-
clined 10 say anything beyond giving his name
III was stated that he Was Just recovering from
spell OF severe sickness
capt. AmeS IS a son OF the late Bishop Ames
No reason is assigned for the deed other than
that. for some time past Capt. Ames has been
suffering with temporary alteration OF the
mind, caused by sunstroke which he received
last summer In the army, and on account or
the illness attending the shock he was honor
ably discharged from the service.
SENT TO A PRIVATE ASYLUM
With the consent OF the states attorney or
baltimore, Captain Ames has been sent TO a
private asylum for The insane, where he will
remain until his sanity or Insanity. as the case
may oe, has been established by a competent
court. The Physician who has been attending
captain Ames for the past two years claims
that ne is victim OF melanchoia and nervous
eNaltatlon. and that he should have been SAINT
10 en- insane asylum months ago. The fact
That he was dlslnheTited by his father Bishop
Ames, Is also alleged as a cause for the loss Of
his reason.