A GERMAN SENSATION.

Evening Star, Issue 11512, 1 April 1901, Page 4

A GERMAN SENSATION.

ONE OFFICER- KILLS ANOTHER. Press Aosociati.Qi**-By T^e^ph^-Capyright. JPRW. Mwch 31. (Received April 1, at 9.4 a.m.) A* the second trial of extent.. Ruger, who was previously sentenced at Mete to twelve yeax» for having shoit> Captain Adams dead, the sentence was reduced to six years' imprisonment. The 'Paily News' Berjjn correspqmderit, writing on February 10, say?: w Lieutenant Ruger, who recently shot Captain Adams undec sensational circumstances, has been sentenced by Court-martial at Met? to twelve years' hard lab.oy and eapulsion from tho army. Tho case wa* tHed with closed doors, Lieutenant Ruger, a capable young officer, is to-day a murderer, not from any meaner motive than love for his elder brother. Ho had sacrificed his honor and. his career in order to prevent a duel in which his brother would, probably have, bean killed. On the Kmperor's birthday some elderly officers, amongst whom was the Army surgeon, Dr Rugev, and his brotker, the lieutenant, were sitting at table together, and conversing quite quietly. Captain Adams had drunk ireely, and this by degrees became evident. When he began to knock down the glasses on the table, the Army surgeon who sat r next to him held his hand fast to prevent him, and on his stretching out his other hand. Lieutenant Ruger this lime hereupon seised it also. The whole affair lasted only a few minutes, and tie two brothers released tho oaptain's hands. IV.e latter immediately jumped to his feet nnd struck the surgeon a blow. Dr Ruger at onco lijfb the room, and Cap Uin Adams also went home and went to hi d. • In the meantime a message was brought, from the surpeon's house begging him to return home, as one of bis children who was ill had become worse. This message was received by his brother, the lieutenant. Mho thereupon wont to his rooms and fetched his revolver. Ho thou proceeded to Captain Adams's dwelling. Here he met two officers, who were the bearers nf a challenge from lii-i brother, The officers had to wait some time before Captain Adams ap- [ poare.d, as hp. had to be first awakened. As. at last he entered the room, Lieutenant | Ruger levelled his pistol and shot him dead on tho spot, before-.the. other two officers had time to deliver their message. There |<fls no doubt thai the young officer, on hearing of the illness of the surgeon's child, realised the awful position of his married brother who was going to fight a notorionslv good sh'rt. It is thought that this and the pre•vious excitement deranged his mind,"