Evening star., 1916-07-19
SHOOTS TO AVENGE;
THINKS GIRL ABUSED
Young Boston Osteopath
Probably Fatally Wounds
Dr.. WiIfred E. Harris.
SAYS NOTED PHYSICIAN
WR0NGED HIS FIANCEE
Attack on Massachusetts College
President Made After Young
Woman Is Found Dead.

BOSTON. July 19.-Wilfred E. Harris.
lese of Osteopathy. lay at the point Of
death today, while DIR. Ellridge D. At
wood, also an osteopath, was under
arrest charged with an attempt to mur-
der him yesterday in a hotel. DR.. At
wood informed the police that he shot
Harris because he believed the latter
had wronged his fancee, DIR. Celia
Adams. an osteopath. who died yester-
day, it was stated. from drug poison
ing.
After being booked on a charge of
assault and battery with intent to mur-
der. DIR. Atwood was taken to the hos
pital. where DIR. Harris identified him
as his assailant. DR.. Atwood made
complete confession, the police say.
The physician who attended DR.. Celia
Adams gave it as his opinion that she
died from an overdose of drug, which
the police declared she took with sui
cidal intent.
DR.. Harris. who Is forty-fve years
old and married, is a former president
of the Canadian Club of Boston. son of
former member of the Canadian par
lament and one of the pioneer ostee-
paths of Massachusetts.
Both Studied Under Dr. Harris.
DIR. Atwood and Miss Adams former
ly studied under him at the College of
Osteopathy in this city. 1t was said
by DIR. Atwood that Miss Adams recently
informed DIR. Atwood that their marriage
was impossible because DR.. Harris had
wronged her. a charge which the latter
denied. 1t was stated that the pris-
oner and Miss Adams had been en-
gagged for some time.
Atwood was arraigned in court today
and in default Of bonds of 5000 was
committed for further hearing on
July IS. The prisoner was not repre-
sented by counsel and did not plead
He appeared calm, and later said that
he had nothing to add to the statement
which he made when placed under ar
rest last night. 1t was stated at the
hospital at noon that DR.. Harris con-
dition was very low. and it was feared
he would not survive many hours.
DR.. Harris Denies Story.
The version of the cause of the shoot
ing given by Atwood was secuted by DIR.
Harris during a lucid period. He re-
ferred to his assailant as "a young
fool"
According to mutual acquaintances,
DIR. Harris had counseled the young
man against marrying a girl so much
his senior. Late last night Medical Ex-
aminer George B. McGrath communi-
Gated with the district attorneys of
fice. which approved an autopsy. This
will be made probably some time today.
1t Is understood that the general physi-
cal condition of Miss Adams will be
determined with view to substantial
0isnr0VinR m nf
shooting as alleged by Atwood.
Both DR.. Atwood and his fancee
studied osteopathy under Dr. Harris
when he was an instructor at the Mas
which began between the students in
the classroom six years ago ripened
into love. Atwood told the police they
had planned to be married soon, al
though much opposition had developed
on the part of the girls parents and
also from DIR. Harris. The girls par
ents objected because Miss Adams was
twenty-seven years of age. while DIR.
Atwood is only twenty-three. DIR. Har-
ris is forty-three years old.
1t is believed that after Miss Adams
left DIR. Atwood Monday she went to
her Office at Coolidge Corner, Brook
line. Early yesterday her father, Fran
els p. Adams, found the door locked.
Found His Daughter Unconscious.
When it was broken open he discov-
cred his daughter unconscious on the
fioor. She was removed to the Com
monwealth Hospital and treated for an
overdose of a narcotic drug.
Dr. Atwood hastened to the hospital,
but the young woman was unconscious
and shortly afterwaru died.
He then went to the Hotel West
minister, where DR.. Harris occupied an
upstairs suite. No one saw the actual
shooting.
After DR.. Atwood fed DR.. Harris
was conscious and directed his Office
assistant in the work of rendering first
aid. When asked who had shot him
he named DIR. Atwood.
Last evening DR.. Atwood called UP
his fiancee's brother. Winthrop. and
made an appointment to meet him at
Dr. Adams ONCE. A policeman there
arrested the young physician after
struggle. He was taken to the hos
pitai, where DIR. Harris identified DR..
Atwood as his assailant.