The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-30
Final Effort To-day to Save
Life Of Man
WHO WASSHOT By BROTHER
One Other Brother and Two Sisters,
the Children Of Major Huntington,
In Versailles, France, Are Con-
Siderably Improved.

Versailles, France, July 3o.--Tn final
effort to save the life Of Alonzo Hunt
ington, who was shot by his brother
Henry, IN the latter's murderous assault
on four members Of his family, an opera
ton was performed today. Bullets were
removed from head and body. His CON
dition is still critical today. The con-
dition Of his two sisters and other
brother, shot by Henry, reported much
improved and all are expected to re-
cover. The shooting in the home Of
Major Huntington has caused sensa-
ton in the American colony
Major Huntington died last evening,
shortly after the news was given out of
Henrys unsuccessful attempt at suicide,
but the father was spared the anguish OF
both this incident and the terrible crime
which shattered his household, as he was
unconscious to the end.
He died ignorant Of Henry's irrational
attempt on his other sons and daughter,
as well as the despairing boys attempt to
end his own life. The prostrated wife,
his daughter, Edith, and his son, Douglas
whose slight wounds permitted them to
pay the last 'honors TO the dying man,
were present when the end came.
According to the police, Henry at
tempted suicide in his cell with silk
handkerchief, which lie tied around his
neck and fastened to the bars, seeking to
strangle himself slowly by means OF a
tournfquet. The jailer who has been in
structed to watch the prisoner closely,
detected the act in time to prevent se-
rious results and it was announced that
Henry had not succeeded in iniuring
himself.
The swift sequence Of tragic incidents
in the Huntington family, which Is one
of the best know here, has cast gloom
over Versailles. Though plunged in
grief at the death Of the bead of the
household, the mother and children have
had time to interpret Henry's effort at
self-destruction as additional evidence of
his mental responsibility, which they
say he has manifested for a long time
in certain directions.
The wife, however, declares that II
was the natural result Of remorse at the
dreadful acts which he committed in a
sudden outburst Of uncomfortable fury
OF the interference of his brothers when
be hurried to the bedside Of his dying
iather
No direct message from the prisoner
has come from the jail except letter
TO the manager of the hotel where his
wife is staying, praying him to send in
formation as TO the condition Of the
members of his family.
Il beseech you, the prisoner wrote, "in
the name of humanity, send me news of
my wife and father and those | have
wounded in the madness of my despair" /"
But Huntington's wife has made pub
lie an account of the things she says her
husband told her before he was locked
up, IN which he declared he had lost his
head during words with his brothers and
had fred wildly and recklessly. Mrs
Huntington asserts that there was a
complete rupture between Henry and
his family on account of the treatment
Of her by his sisters, and that Henry
smarted under the refusal of his family
TO receive her in their nome.
Another development last night was
the statement made by the hotel man
ager who claims To have eonyersed with
Henry when the latter visited his wife.
lie asserts that Huntington told him
that his brothers had attacked him, seiz
ing his beard and thrusting him towards
The corridor, whereupon he pulled out a
revolver and shot them.