The Portland daily press., 1892-07-09
CRAZY Dan JOHNSON.
He Thinks a Lady Was Insulted at
Bar HarbOr.
AND GOES TO BALTIMORE TO KILL
THE OTHER MAN.

johnson Is of Well Known Boston
Family-Last Summer He Was Seized
with the Idea that Sidney G. Carey
Had Insulted Lady With Whom He
Was Walking-Yesterday, johnson APP
peared at Carey's Home and Seemed
Dangerous.
BALTIMORE, July S.-'I have come on
to do you up and I'm going to do it,
said Dim johnson of Boston and Bar Har-
Dor to Sidney c. Carey, while the latter
was at breakfast this morning in his home
in this city. johnson threw his hand be-
hind him as if to draw pistol. Mr.. Carey
have matter to attend to, but will be
back in moment and settle this affair
with you"
Mr.. Carey soon returned with two Off
GERS and johnson was arrested. Mr.. Carey
stated to Justice Hobbs that he did not
wish to prosecute johnson, whom he
knew and with whose family he was well
acquainted, but, believing johnson was
the victim of an hallucination and insane
upon the subject, he wished protection.
Mr.. Carey said: "Last summer, was at
Bar Harbor with my father. While there
was charged by johnson with insulting
young lady. knew the young lady
and SO did he. He seemed very
fond of her. Some words passed
between us on the subject. Later, his
friends, who seemed much annoyed by
the affair, apologized to me for what
johnson had said. Afterward, johnson
also apologized, saying he did'so at the
request of the young woman's father. /
| left Bar HarbOr and saw no more of
| johnson until this morning. My belief
| is that he is insane, at least on this sub
| ject''
johnson related his story under oath.
He said: 81 met Mr.. Carey at Bar Har-
Dor last summer. / was walking with
young lady, of whom I am very fond,
along the beach one evening, when met
| Mr.. Carey walking with his little girl.
AS we passed, Mr.. Carey said to the
young lady l was with, You're flirting
about that, Miss That made me very
indignant. 1t occurred to me it was a
| very rude thing to say, and told Mr..
| Carey it was. Afterwards Mr. Carey
| apologized to me. / was told afterwards
had done very foolish thing and
went to Mr.. Carey and apologized. l
went to Boston and worked all winter. [
| then went back to Bar Harbor but l was
not treated the same by the people there
and / thought they wanted me to do
something more. so I came here to sec
Mr.. Carey about it. 1 promise not to do
any harm if you will let me go. l have
| been studying medicine for over a year
at the Harvard Medical School at Bos-
| TOM
johnson stated the young lady he was
! in love with was now at Bar Harbor. The
| justice told johnson if he had any friends
| in the city who would go bail for him
and see that he left the city at once, he
would release him, otherwise he would
| have to send him to Jail. johnson plead
| ed in vain with the magistrate to let
| him go. The prisoner was held
| subject to the interposition of
| his friends. johnson does not
| appear to be over 20 years old. Mr.. Carey
| said johnson was madly infatuated with
the young lady who was the innocent
| cause of the difficulty ''Ever since the
| trouble occurred said Mr.. Carey, ''the
young lady has been annoyed by it, and
| has not treated johnson with the same
cordiality as hitherto. At least, l as
sumo as much. 1t is this, / suppose
| that leads him to think he must do
| something to reinstate himself in her es-
TEEN. have known the young lady for
years and have known Johnson's family,
which is among the bestin Boston, for a
| long time. He cannot.think me rival
and must be solely imbued with the idea
| of ayenpinU a fancied inSultf