The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-16
HOW WAS Mr.. CROSBY SHOT7
HE sAfs ACCIDENTALLY. nut THE
Z. NEI0HBORs ARE ,sUsPICIOUs,

They Ht.rs Nor. ths. Two shots, sss
* They Remember that Mr. Crosby ara
~ His WIFE Have Not Always Lived Hap
Il PLY Toeethsr-she Was Arrested. but
the Core.er's Jury Discharged Her.
= Mrs. Charles Crosby OF North Salem. West
chester county. was arrested yesterday morn
Ing upon warrant issued by Justice OF tho
Peace Il F. White Of Purdys. charged with
shooting her husband. The shooting occurred
In the library Of the Crosby house ut
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. The
bullet entered the nuns chest direct
" in front. and he 10 now in
critical condition. 1t was said at tho house
that Mr. Crosby shot himself accidentally.
After tho arrest yesterday Coroner Frederick
Drewes held an examination. The jury failed
to find tho woman guilty on the evidence. and
she was discharged.
Mrs Crosby 10 French. and has never been
liked In North Salem. Charles Crosby married
her in Paris about ten years ago. His father.
II. B. Crosby. was promine nt in North Salem
years ago. before he abandoned his wife and
ran of with another woman. He sent young
Charles to Paris to be educated. and the boy
S Sfnt na s' wS h sS.ssa and so did .p,
a ns' o eHa% s' IN eS%s r.
Opposite the 6rosby house. hoard four n shots
IN rapid succession. They seemed to como
h 5sm heath ssn tha the sh hs' SumS. er them
she mater. and we're told thst the shot shots had lad
to the house p. and no further information was
give. IN The yllsGers. were much disturbsd
shots hid been fired In a quarrel. Il was
Soon after the shooting Mrs Crosby ~
IN nlf nf fhA nd nd khx,H
SsS % YOU Il Ms. Crosby h.v. your team
ana dss: sh S"T wsss ;ss "'s asked Mr.
sS Il: $. ss ..s.s ss :
rEs s 'sST IT, %f ro tssf Mr.. oro.e, o.A.
she tod mo to toll you that mono, was no
d.ei Shs cant have it," said Mr. Lobdel very
The French woman spent the sntire after
neon going from place to place trying to hire
WAS no objoct. refused positively. TO- help her.
Th sd. suspicion s'''% g:.m BELIEF n t sss
IL IL quarrel and meant to escape from towp 4
night that physician was sent for. DR.. E. B.
bullet Ssd sptssed the lower Pat q hs shs:
IN the lung. He dared not probe for 1t. He
considered Mr. Crosby's condition critical
the home and questioned Crosby. The
wounded man said that no had been examin-
ing a small revolver. and 1t went OF and shot
him. He explained the second shot By saying
that his wife ran in and seized the revolver
bookcase. The Coroner called on
Justice Of the Peace White later. and asked
him to issue n warrant for Mrs. Crosby's ar
rest. He said no was confident that Mr.. Cros-
by was Influenced By her presence.
declared that she was not in tho house when
tho shooting occurred. and knew nothing
about it; Mr.. Lobdell testified positively that
ing five and six. Finally the Coroner and Jury
left the house and returned to the grocery.
questioned her. and she told the same story
that her husband had told. She replied as
briefly as possible and with flashing eyes and
defiant manner. Tho Jury then got together
and decided that the prisoner was not proved
ner then DISCHARGED her from custody,