Evening star., 1917-12-10
|SHOOTS HIS Wife,
THEN TRIES SUICIDE
Mrs. Rosie Ager Dies in Hos
pitaI of Wounds Inflicted
by Husband.

Mrs. Rosie Ager, wife Of Jack Ager.
we'll known residents Of Capitol
Heights. Prince Georges county. Md.
died last evening about o'clock at
| Casualty Hospital, from wounds re-
ceived when she was shot by her hus-
band yesterday afternoon at their
home in Capitol Heights. After shoot
ing his wife with a shotgun, Ager cut
his throat with a razor. INJECTING a
dangerous wound. Both were rushed to
Casualty Hospital in automobiles. 1t
was said today that Ager would prob
ably recover
The report of the gun attracted the
attention of residents of the suburb.
| and when they Investigated they found
the woman lying on the floor. suffering
from the wounds, while her husband
was seen walking from the house, car
rying a suitcase and the gun with
which ne shot his wife.
Persons who attempted to follow him
were warned that they would be shot,
which caused them temporarily to
a bandon pursuit. A few minutes later
Ager was found with his throat cut
and bleeding profusely.
Officers pace" the Automobiles.
Motor cycle Policemen Little and
Marks of the ninth precinct learned of
the shooting when they paced one of
the speeding automobiles from Mary
land avenue and 18th street northeast
TO Casualty Hospital. The car was
speeding at the rate OF about forty
miles an hour. When the hospital was
reached the officers learned the reason
for the speeding.
Ager, in custody of Justice Of the
Peace John E. Weast and Constable
George H. Lee. was in the automobile
while Mrs. Ager was in the machine
closely following it. When Mrs. Ager
had been carried into the hospital the
two policemen asked her about the
shooting.
MY husband shot me-" said the dying
woman in response to Policeman
Marks question. Il think his mind was
deranged." she added.
The patient said she was very weak
and preferred not to be further ques-
toned, and the policemen withdrew.
I'm sorry l didn't kill her." is
statement attributed to the husband
shortly after he reached the hospital.
Later the wounded man expressed sor-
row for his deed. protesting that his love
for her was great, although In RAM
bling statement, according to the police.
he intimated that he was jealous of her
and made complaint about the food she
had served him. saying he feared 1t was
causing him to lose his eyesight.
Son of Couple Tells Of Quarrel.
Augustus Ager, sixteen years old. only
child of the couple, was at the hospital
with his parents. He remained there
until his mother died. His statement to
the police was that his father and
mother had quarreled a number of times.
Jack Ager was a plumber and steam
filter by trade. 1t is stated. and also
had done carpenter work. He recently
worked at Camp Meade. Neighbors told
the police that his conduct had indicated
the possibility that his mind was not
altogether right. Deputy Sheriff Thomas
H Garrison last night visited the scene
OF the shooting and conducted an inves-
tigation. He also visited the hospital
and saw the wounded man.
Justice of the Peace Weast this morning
impaneled a jury Of inquest, and swore
the jury over the body of the slain
woman at Casualty Hospital. He will
hold an inquest as soon as Ager is able
to leave the hospital and appear before
the jury.