Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-15
SHOT IN THE NECK
AIonzo Crosier Sought to End
His Life With a Bullet
Recovery and Restoration to Normal
Condition Expected.


Condition Expected.
Alonzo Crosler son of Dudley Crosler
of Guilford, shot himself with suicidal
intent in front of the home of James r
LeRay in West Brattleboro Sunday after
noon. He fired five shots, but only one
took effect and the wound from that
which is in his neck, is not very serious
Crosier was taken to the Memorial hos
pital, and he is making good recovery
The failure of Miss Jennie r. LeRay to
encourage his attentions was the cause
of his rash attempt, but it is thought
that the shock and pain of the wound has
turned his thoughts in another direction
and that he will be in more nearly
normal frame of mind when he RECEIVERS
Miss LeRay's Indifference to him preyet
upon his mind, and he had been despOnd-
ent and very nervous.
Crosier went to the LeRay home short
ly after noon and stayed about the house
and in that locality some time AS he
was not asked to come in he went about
so feet from the house and in plain view
from the windows began to shoot at him
self, falling to the ground nearly i'm the
middle Of the road Mr.. LeRay's family
were alarmed greatly as they believed the
young man came with the intention of
shooting Miss LeRay and possibly other
members of the family. They claim that
he had threatened on several occasions
to shoot Miss LeRay. They feared that
he might turn his weapon on them If they
went out to him and 50 they sent to
Brattleboro for assistance
Telephone messages were sant IN I,rs,
Selectman John Calvin. 70 Dr Tbor,ae
Rice who bad bean ,ttsndir,, Crosior
and to Deputy Sheriff. Myron p. Davis,
Mr.. Calvin understood that the man was
dying or dead and he notified Dr. Henry
Tucker. health officer also Arthur p. car
cured an automobile and vent 70 tho
scene as ouicl.Iv nc ,,oseit,lo m Dt,o
was ahead of tben, .,d Daru+, sbnrtcr
Davis drove in a fnu, ,n{r,,t.i Ito. NJ
I,eRay ana his two sons ttranlf ma
Harm. ,ra,,e ~ hon., 81 ~ 49, anu
Refora any holm ,rri,.o5 C,rasior d., I
arisen from tba ro,d and u,il.,d ~.
Mr. IeRav tbonebt H., b,d ,,',,,,, i,t,, ,,,,,
of the barns ana thar he vas WING In
wait for his ,rouIl no ,.,,,tcrs A. ,,,' va,
of the harms On avb,,istiva ,,,, ,,tt,h
forks were thrust INTO mo ba,.,,',,,, In
an effort to locate the man f,iIsd IN ra.
veal any, sion Of hin, ,,,d o. tt,.i,.t.
were found about tho nIac. ,f,Ia ,.,,,,,,t,,.
was searched in evet,,. dirocti1,, f,. s,,,,,
distance ana neipbhors ,,ero aro,,.,., =,
aid i'm the search EinaIv moro 49,, an
hour after tho sbootinfy tho ,o,,r,r ,,,on
was seen walking mn tho rood IN coT,,a,,,.
with Thomas D6vIe = neiyhhor ,,.hn ,,.,S :
assisting in the search His caga "a, .
covered with blood ana he vas ,.o.,,,i,,i,
hysterically. He had beep founj in -
nasturo ohor+ balf - r,,,,a ,,,..., Y''''' ''' 81
He did NOT want to ca into tho 1ap,,.
home. nor were thev ,nvio,,e 70 h,,,, M
inside. After some delay tho tvsa ~
sicans took him into tho l.itcbar ,,.ba,o
an ev,rnfnatio,, ,v,s ,,,,'1, a., H. Wv,
was dressed mr. pit to,l f,,, ~
young mans pocket a % calihre revolt.er
with n six inch barrel Crosier u,as VOW.
willing to give tho vynanor nm ana 80,
if any harm voul1 cora ~ tbe faIIo,I.
who loaned it to him III was al right y,
he said. II got # for a good nurnoss >,
Tba u,aaro,, ~, .,,r,,s5 49, - u.s.