The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-30
Condition of Elizabeth
 and Alonzo Desperate
HENRY SAID TO BE INSANE
Disease Reported to Run Through
 Family.
After the Tragedy the weulA.Be nur. aerer Gains Down and Mspi- fests No ReDentancs
 fer His Acts.

Versailles. July 29.-The death of the aged American soldier himself and an attempt at self-destruction on tho part Of his son. Henry. who shot his sisters and brothers on Sunday in the last ] hours of his dying father. imparted ad- ditional sadness to the shocking trar. edy in the home of Major Henry A. Huntington which has caused q sensa. ton in the American colony and dipIo. matic circles of France.
 Major Huntington died this after noon shortly after the news was given out of his son. Henry's. unsuccessful attempt at suicide, but the father was spared the anguish of knowledge both or this Incident and the terrible crime which shattered his household, as he was unconscious to the end
 The prostrated wife. his daughter. Edith' and his son. Douglas. whose snght wounds permitted them to nav the last honors to the dying man. were present in the chamber when the end came.
 According to the police Henry at- tempted suicide in his cell with a sflk handkerchief which he tied around his neck and fastened to the bars. seeking to strangle himself slowly. The jailor, who had been instructed to watch the prisoner closely. detected the act m time to prevent serious results and 1t was announced that Henry had not succeeded in injuring himself.
 The swift sequence of tragic incl dents in the Huntington family which Is one of the best known here, has cast gloom over Versailles. Though plunged in grief at the death of the head nf the hnnaahn1A children have had time to interpret Henry's effort at self-destruction as additional evidence of the mental irre- sponsibility which they say he has manifested for a long time in certain directions
 Ills wife. however, declares that it was the natural result of remorse at the dreadful acts which he had com mitted In sudden outburst of uncon- troliable fury at the interference of his brothers when he hurried to the bedside of his dying father.
 The French Judicial authorities feel that searching probes alone will bring about the motive for the crimes in the Huntington villa.
 On the subject of just what occurred on the night of the tragedy there Is a conflict between the story of the Hunt ington family and the statements Hen rvs wife says he made to her. but both agree that the man was carried away by passion which unbalanced his mind.
 The condition of Alonzo, who was shot in the head, and zabeth, who was shot in the region of the heart, is serious tonight. Alonzo, 1t is be- lieved. will die. They are being treat ed in their home. Edith, who was wounded Tn the am. and Douglas. whose head was yrazed by a bullet, are not seriously hurt and were abla to watch over the mother. who retired to bed prostrate by the horror Of the events which culminated in the death of her husband
 No direct message from the prisoner has come from the jail except letter sent to the manager of the hotel. where his wife is staying. praying him to send information as to the condition of the members of his family.
 "I beseech you." the prisoner wrote. fin the name of humanity send me news of my wife and father. and those I have wounded in the madness ot my despair"