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Show An anomalous shooting afldir that recently occurred on the eastern Bhoro of Maryland U Attracting a gocd deal of attention and rxciting newt-paper newt-paper diecuesion. C!i-a Duer. a pretty and intelligent girl of 17 years, shot Wiaa Hearu, agf.d IS, because the latter repulsed her waim denou-strations denou-strations of afitctiou, and uiauiteeted deeper love lor another girl- Wise Duer is represented aa being fond of piatol practico, liking a peculiar kind of romantic, suggcativo poetry, and in Iho habit of dressing in male ai tiro. Girlish jealousy that manifesta itself ill trying to lake the life of the loved OQe When thfi lulOr ia n m.ilo ;a ,.t of unlrequent occurrence, but it ia out of the ordinary way for a man or woman to kill one of his or her own bcx because of repelled affection. It suggests a peculiar phase of insanity that, fortunately, ia seldom sel-dom met with, and which can never oecome common nor dangerous for the reason that nature will not thua violate vio-late herself and reveree tho ordinary and natural mica that govoru tho affections af-fections and control the relations of lovo between the sexes. .Had Miaa Duer shot a man under similar circumstances cir-cumstances tho deed would not have beon without its examples anU.--aral. lels; but to shoot a woman shows her to be afllicted with a mind disease that is new to paychologiats. |