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Show JAP ALIENIST SHDOTSJOCTDR Baltimore Hospital Tragedy Trag-edy Results in Medical Man's Death. BALTTMORF, Md.. Dee. 21. At the Japanese embassy In Washington in-night, in-night, it was stated that counsel would bo retained I o defend the case of Dr. Xobura Jsh ida, the .Japanese nlb-nisl , who today shot and killed Dr. G-ni-ge: li. j Wolff at tiie Sbeppard and Knnch Bruit j hospital, near Ibis city. It was also I stated at the embassy that Dr. Ishlda I ranks among the fore-most alienists of .Japan. A representative of the eni-I eni-I bassy came to Hall i more tonight to S'-e j the prisoner and inquire into the cir-i cir-i climstanee'j of the shooting, j When J r. Edward r.rush, superinten- dent of the hospital, heard the report:; of ;!he pfsr.,1 and with othfr phvslHnns entered en-tered the offlep, lH. fw lite 'l.oilv of n i Wfdff lying on the Duor just 1)ti--;i i h his 'desk, while above him stood Phida. with the smoking revolver in his hand. Dr. I'rilsh grabbid the Japanese, ami, wrestling wrest-ling the revolver from his hunds. led him into his office, while Ihe ruber physieiyns struggled in vain to save the hie of their cow orkej-. While holding the Jnpaneso physieian firmly lest he make nti m I tempt to escape. es-cape. Dr. Kn;-h aslcd him v. I, v lie had ' shot I r. Wolff. 1st, ida replied: (,'s a madman. Jle say I'm a .'. e nr a tjaHer fo this country and to Japan He is a si,;.." I'r. Hrush said that some time ao Ishida tnld lit m he f arcd Dr. Wolff. The latter bad a habit of staring abstractedly abstracted-ly at times. - M l ' ' " he f e his cycK upon Phida and the Japanese aid he fe:ired Wolff's penetrating f-ve;; ;Ud a:-k-rl Dr. Brush if Jic ,: -y-- -d ,,ower of li pii'ii ixinu. Dr. Ishida wi,s s-n' to this fount ry by tiie Japane.-e K'nTnun'-iil to stuMv medi-eal medi-eal ins l it ut ions. Ho had exp"-',ed to return re-turn ii" t summer. 11,:- f n t a quai n -;a !,.-'-bin v it b Dr. Uni: h ua; thr'-ngh an a rtii ie thj.t h-- liad on' i ibui d to the American Jrcurnal of jtl ;(nif. of Vide; I .r. Jlruvh is editor. lie js l.'l er:- eld aud has a wi!e and t .vo c!uJ-d c!uJ-d f ' ' i in J a pa n, H: fore eoii-img to this four t ry p Ijida , was profe,'.-or t, moitiil di ; 1 Naca-aki n,'di.al eolb-e. Japan. J I puln h'h I'd 1 1 u i neroiiH r je i.t; on i n a n 1 1 -,-and is ih" author of r-ve,al l-.-k';. M Ihe i-res'-nf t:tne an addnionl volume on 1 be. pr'-s ). 1-,,-j d inrri ;i i t h r-bipps !:, ie r.f Hie John?- Hopl.nv-- Ic-- pi'ai ar-d had road.- an insiie.-i ion of t),e . latL-e h'.;.pi;;,:s- in t)-.e v,-m ;,nd in lor"; -ity. , Dr. Wolf, who ;t- :: v:r-- o'd -i. 1 the 5rc. of ",-. D. W. Woiff r.f . f - I town, ar.d a gradua'c of John:. Hop- I k i r i univer-;t;-. i |