New-York tribune., 1907-07-30
HUNTINGTON TRAGEDY.
THE F.4THER EXPIRES.
Condition Of One Son Critical
Criminal attempts Suicide.

-1sr-t.z f--=u--gsStul attempt at suicide, but the
s...e- zee spared the anguish Of knowledge
,-.t ~ This incident and Of the crime which
u--.-es5 his household. as he was unconscious
=, ,7a end Mrs Huntington, who was not in
..-s5. his daughter Edith and his son Douglas.
-sosa wounds are slight We're with Major
45-7-ire-.r e,hen he died
.-.7~=f-e ~ The police. Henry attempted to
-,---.r suicide I'D his cell with silk handkc--
-++z- which na tied round his neck and fastened
-. .r. rs~s seeking 70 strangIe himself slowly.
-r,s 55,rer. who had been instructed To watch
..s r-isane- closely. saw him in time to prevent
serious results
CAUSES ASSIGNED FOR CRIME
The tragedy in the Huntington family. which
= o-a NJ The best known here. has cast a gloom
,-s- Versailles. The mother and children in
..-,-s- Fer~s-s effort al self-destruction as ad-
strto7ar evidence Of his mental responsibility
77ss wife. however. says that it was the natural
-ssrr- NJ -e-5rze over the dreadful acts which
=. committed ir a sudden outburst Of fury at
he interference or his brothers when he hurried
- --e bedside If his dying father
-ra French judicial authorities feel that
ssa-rr.rE examination alone viii bring out the
srse- raureniugs in the Huntington villa which
preceded The shooting.
On The subject Of just what occurred on the
-f-rt n ths traEedy there is q conflict between
r-- story # The Huntington family and the
statement which Eenrys wife says he made to
her bat both agree that the man was carried
away by passion, which unbalanced his mind.
TIE condition q Al0nZo, who was shot in the
head and Elizabeth who was shot in the region
# ths hear, IS serious tonight. but the attend
~ chy=i5iau= believe that Eliza beth Will re-
5oser They are being treated AT their home.
ta-a to-u -Et The physicians We're hurriedly re
called 70 attend Al0nzo. whose condition had
taken sudden turn for the worse. L was an
rourcel that his condition was critical and the
7fysi- were unable 70 say whether he would
survive. E.5-r who was wounded in the arm.
and Douglas whose head was grazed by bull
Ia- are nor seriously hurt and were able to-
night 10 care Tor their mother.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRISONER.
No direct message from the prisoner has come
from The 5=l except a letter sent to the man
ager Of the hotel where his wife is staying,
praying him 10 send information as to the con-
li.7n e The members Of his family. Il beseech
yog.H --e prisoner wrote. in the name Of hui
rsnitr. sand me news Of my wife and father
and t1g=- ! have wounded in the madness Of my
des7z--
Hurti-g-7ns wife has made public an ac-
court uri.l she says vas given TO her by her
husband before ne was locked up in which he
said he had lost his head during an alteration
with his brothers. ard had fred wildly and reck-
lsssy- Mrs Huntington asserts thai there was
2 complete rupture between Henry and his
family on account Of the treatment Of her by
his sisters. and that Henry smarted under the
-ef-sz- OF his family 10 receive her in their
hone
Another development tonight was the state
merit made by the hotel manager. who says that
be talked with Henry when the latter visited
a.s wife He asserts that Huntington told him
NAT his brothers had attacked him, seizing his
--Hr Tl , Tr-- ~Y.-t -ff
zherzuron he pulled out g revolver and shot
.hem.
Al examining magistrate began an inquiry
TO-DAY ana questioned all concerned, but the
1ffcla. finding has not been given out
MANE SIGNS OF UNBALANCED MIND.
According o. information obtained to-day by
The Associated Press Henry, the youngest son.
has been considered unbalanced mentally for
wears From his early youth he has been pos
sessed - mania that he had solved the science
Ce curing disease, md he was constantly invent
ing and c-uc0c-iug the most prepOsterous rene
dies. HIS father finding some years ago that II
was impossible TO control him. gave him an al
0Ta-ce and permitted him 10 . his own way.
Since that tine Henry has lived alternately in
Paris e- in the Department Of AIsne. whore
some tir-a go he married the daughter Of q vii
age doctor named Denise
When Henry arrived a the family home yes
l-riay ID response 10 q message apprising him
the gravity of his fathers condition he
strul-el ..r9 The bedroom Of his parent mum
bling something about his father not receiving
proper treatment. II was seen that ne was
sb1rng l15=r mental excitement he aid not
lneeI ar --e bedside Of his father and ask for
grenese. as was reported. but ne began inter
fogatire Major Huntington. When his father.
whose mind WAS wandering, replied incoher-
enty Henry turned abruptly 10 the family and
SAID. srar.-r. Don't you see that YOU are kill
lz him.