The sun., 1909-06-14
CAPT. RAYMOND SHOT DOWN
REPRIMANDED TROOPER FIRES
PROBABLY FATAL SHOT.
Sergeant aai Corporal Also Shot- Sidr.
'derous Soldier Then Turns Pistol on
Himseif-Capt. Raymond Paraiyzed
and Rot Expected 10 Recover.

| uImseu-Copt. HsymOhO farhyxe'
and Rot Expected 10 Recover
DEs MONIES. Ia. June lS-Capt. job
@. Raymond OF Troop B. Second U.
Cavalry. a member OF prominent arm,
family. may die as result OF woun
sustained in a shooting affray>at For
Des Moines to-day.
Upon being reprimanded by Capt
Raymond for overstaying his leave o
absence Corporal Lisle Crabtree drew
revolver and began firing at his com
manding officer.
The first bullet went wild. the secon,
struck Sergt. JAMES N washburn, tn
third hit Capt. Raymond and the fourth
found a victim in Corporal Elijah Such.
The angry trooper then turned the pis
tol on himself and fred the remaining
bullet into his breast.
With the exception Of Capt. Raymond
none Of the four is seriously injured.
The shooting took place just after
guard mount Capt. Raymond sum-
moned Crabtree to inquire why he had
not returned to the post at the time re-
quired by his leave Of absence. The
trooper explained that he misunderstood
the time he was to return and asked Capt
Raymond to reduce him to the ranks
Capt. Raymond informed him that Il
he would make out formal petition
to the Colonel to be reduced he would
approve it. Crabtree then requested
to be transferred to another regiment.
This request Capt. Raymond explained
he could not grant.
Quick as q flash the trooper drew hii
revolver and began to shoot, aiming
directly at Capt Raymond. At the frs,
shot Sergt. Washburn rushed at the
would-be murderer but was stopped by
the second bullet.
Capt. Raymond then rushed in and
seized Crabtree, graphing with him until
a bullet entered his neck.
When Capt. Raymond fell the trooper
turned the gun on Corporal Such and sent
a bullet into his left arm. He will re-
over.
Following the shooting Capt. Raymond
W. az IClAioNo& W WAC iC&hhCaIShh hooRitoi,
where an examination by the surgeons
showed the wound to be extremely seri-
ous DR.. Wilton Mccarthy was called
to the fort for consultation. Capt. Ray
mond was placed in a car detailed by the
officials. the crew receiving instructions
from the dispatcher to run straight
through without a stop.
The special was hurried to Mercy
Hospital. where an x-ray examination
was made The bullet struck three
inches below the left ear and ranged
downward. striking the fourth vertebra
and breaking of q piece OF it.
Tonight Capt. Raymond lies in a pre-
carious condition. Even il he does live
he win be permanently paralyzed. He
has lost all control Of the muscles below
his shoulders, Because OF the shock
resulting from the injury it was decided
to defer probing for the bullet until to-
morrow morning, when an operation will
probably be performed for its removal.
Capt. Raymond is a son Of Brig. Gen
Charles W. Raymond, retired. U. 8. A.,
Engineer, formerly in charge OF rivers
and harbors at New York. He has q
DTOtnef, INoucIt nay moud' NiaJof VI
Engineers, at New York, He is married
and has two children.
. Capt. Raymond is n native Of NewYork
and was appointed to the Military Aoa-
denny from Pennsylvania during his
fathers period Of service in the Engineer
ing Corps. He is regarded as the kindest
in the treatment OF his troop
ers among all the Captains at Fort Des
Moines. Investigation failed to discover
any indication that he had had any pre-
vious alteration with Crabtree and
officers are unable to account for the sud-
den desire Of the corporal to kill his
Crabtree is still In charge OF army
officers and may be tried by oourt-mar-
tial. He has been in the regiment about
a year, having enlisted at the close Of his
service in the marines. His home is at
Tyrone, Pa.