Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-09
CRAZED BY LOVE.

A Prominent Boston Society Leader
Imagines n Baltimorean offered an
Insult TO tho object OF his Fancy
Attempts TO shoot the One Whom
He Imagined Wronged Him.
BALTIMORE, July ST have come on to
do you up and Pm going to do it," said
r ,ydney G. Carey, while the latter
was at breakfast this morning in his home
in this city. Johnston then threw his
hand behind him as If to draw pistol
Mr.. Gary said:
Excuse me, just moment. / have a
matter to attend to, but 1 will be back in
moment and settle this affair with you"
Mr.. Cary soon returned with two officers
and Johnston was arrested. Mr.. Cary
stated To Justice Hobbs that he did not
wish to prosecute Johnston, whom he
knew and whose family he was well &C.
quainted with, but believing that John
ston was the victim of hallucination and
insane upon one subject he wished pro-
lection. Mr.. Cary then related how he
had originally met Johdston and what
caused the trouble between them.
Last summer" said he, 81 was at Bar
Harbor with my family. While there I
was charged by Johnston with insulting
young lady. I knew the young lady and
so did he. He seemed to be very fond Of
her. Some words passed between us on
the subject. Later his friends, who
seemed most annoyed by the affair, apollo
giEed to me for what Johnston had said.
Afterward Johnston also apologized to me
and said he did so at the request of the
young lady's father.
81 then left Bar Harbor and saw no more
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belief that ne ia insane-at least on this
subject"
Johnston then related his story, as fol-
lows:
81 met Mr.. Cary at Bar Harbor last
summer. was walking with a young
lady of whom I was very fond along the
beach one evening when we met Mr.. Gary,
who was walking with his little daughter.
AS we passed Mr.. Gary said to the young
lady was with:
You're flirting down here, are youa But
you all know that, miss.'
"Now that made me very indig
nant. 1t occurred to me that II
was a very rude thing to say, and
I told Mr.. Cary 80. Afterwards
Mr.. Cary apologized to me. I was told
afterwards that I had done a very
foolish thing and went to Mr.. Cary and
apologized. I went up to Boston and
worked all winter and went back to Bal
Harbor. I was not treated tho same by
the people there and thought they wanted
, me to do something more, 80 I came herr
to see Mr.. Gary about it. Ipromise not t.
do any harm if you will let me go. hav,
been studying medicine for over q year q
, the Harvard medical school at Boston,"
, Johnston also stated that the younI
/ lady that he was in love with was now a
: Bar Harboa. The Justice told Johnston
{ that if he had any friends in this city VIII
would go bail for him and see that he lef
l the city at once, he would release him, blu
t otherwise he would have to send him t.
JAIL johnston pleaded in vain with tn
3 magistrate to let him go. The prisoner
held subject to the Interpolation of friends
Johnston is about six feet in heigth
squarely built, has smooth face, fai
r complexion, curly brown hair and does no
= appear to be over 20 years old. Mr.. Car
says that Johnston was madly infatuate
with the young lady who wa
d 'Ever since the trouble occurred" sal
K Mr.. Cary, "the young lady has been grea
J. ly annoyed by 1t and has not treated Johr
. ston with the srme cordiality as hitherto
At least I assume as much. It is this,
suppose, that leads him to think that b
must do something to reinstate himself
her esteem. I have known the young lad
u for years and have known Johnston
family, which is among the best in Boetol
L for long time. He cannot think me a I
d val, and must be solely imbued with Il
y idea of avenging fancied insult" N
Cary refused to give the young lady
D. name, but she ia supposed be Miss Wei
% man of this city, who is well known in 3
at ciety.