The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-15
Melancholy Suicide or an Officer In tn,
Mexican Army

Melancholy Suicide or an Officer In the
Mexican Army.
YesteI day afternoon, about O'Clock, Lieut. Crosse,
csptain in the Mexican artillery, bat for time past
residing at No. Is Walker street, committed suicide by
shooting himself In the head with a pistol. Captain
Crosse about 80 years of age and had been comus
sioned by the Mexican government purchase stores
Munitions Of the army. The supplies were
at intervals to Vera Cruz while the deceased
msired in New York to transact business for the home
government. About two months ago the occVDsnh Ct
the house wherein Captain Crosse was . boar3 began
to notice that deceased sghtly insane. His man.er
very violent, and he frequently threatened to do
bodily harm not only to himself but others c,nsulta
ton Of his friends Including tie Mexican Consul was
had, and it resolved the 18th of january
to place deceased under the of physician Tw,
male were also shired to watch him care.
fully, that he could not commit any vo-
lence either to himself others Som, pis
tolls that found in the possessian of the insane
taken away from him and the windows Of hi.
bedroom were firmly secured While the patient was
uncer the care of the Physician he souty protested
against the conduct Of his friends saying that he
not insane, ana was quite petent to transact his
business His friends, however, insisted upon his pez
Insane, and were deyisng proper legal to
mitted The physicians, who to pronounce their
judgment in his case were to visit him to-day aud it is
supposed BY the pmstes Of the house that deceased
terrified lest the doctors would render decision which
would he the means OF combining him ~ a lupatic re-
solved to end the sgonDg suspense by committing
eide
About ten minutes before O'Clock the afternoon Of
yesterday the de eased sent his attendant GU, upon an
errand The not thinking moment what the pa
tent contemplated doing, acquesced and left
aone On returning he Knocked at the door but received
Hastily opening the eoor shocking spects-
Gle vas presented TO his gaze On the floor he
place Icy the unfortunate veteripg in his blood
Lite had rot yet fed Tor IN the convuled movements OF
the mouth and arms it was apparent that the work OF
death had not been completed. physician was sent
for, but al earthly aid WAS Of avail. The deceased
died almost instantly after The entrsnoe of the doctor TO
the shee the shocking tragedy was enacted
Colts revolver, with one barrel discharged was dis
covered lying by the side Of the deceased woie gaping
wound in the right temple showed clearly where the fatal
BAH had sped The Mexican Consul was notified Of the
occurrence and will understand, that the BODY
of the deceased Is in erred in q becoming his
station. Coroner Gamble will hold inquest upon the
body of the deceased this morning when some other in
teresting facts may be brought light No plausible
be assigned for the malady with which deceased
was afflicted although afrend Of his is opinion that
insanity brought about by the political troubles Of
his mother country, to which he devotedy attached
and for the welfare and prosperity of which he had suf
tered long and severely.