Show MAJ HUNTINGTON DIDN'T KNOW OF HIS SONS SON'S TRAGEDY VERSAILLES July 30 Major Major Henry Henry Henry Hen Hen- ry A A. A Huntington who whose e son SOil Henry shot his two brothers and two sisters at athis athis atus his us fathers father's bode bedside ide is dead Major Huntington was one ono of the known best Americans in Paris and he and his family have long taken a prominent prominent prominent nent part art in the social and official gaiety o of the the French capital He was a a retired retired army officer and prior to taking up his residence abroad he lived in Chicago where he was an associate of those prominent in army and business circles In Paris he became became be be- came well known for his dinner after-dinner speeches at the American club of which he was one of the organizers and recently the J president resident Major Huntington Hunting- Hunting ton and family always took tooka a leading part in the social functions at the American embassy Several years ago the family took a fine old residence at Versailles where the major was better able to pursue his studies of French art and literature The following correct account of the tragedy is given Henry the tle youngest son of Maj Major r Huntington has been considered unbalanced unbalanced unbalanced mentally for years ears He had a amania amania amania mania that he had solved solved the science of curing disease and constantly concocted the most preposterous remedies His father having found it impossible to control contro him gave him an allowance and permitted him to go his way Henry has lived in Paris or Aisne where he married the daughter of a doctor dotor There Thero was no family amily estrangement When Henry arrived yesterday in In response to toa a message he strutted into the bedroom of his parent mumbling about his father not receiving proper propel treatment He did not kneel at at the be bedside beside side and ask forgiveness s as has bas been reported but he ho began interrogating Major Hun Hun- when his father lather whoso whose mind was was wandering replied incoherently Herr Henry said turned abruptly to the family and anc said angrily Dont Don t you see that you are arc killing him Henry at once became more excited The famil family tried to persuade him to go o into the room drawing-room and talk the Question guestion over ver there He refused and insisted the only way way way-to to cure his father was to administer the blood of a a dog mixed with seawater a remedy which he had invented Tiring of his persistence his brother Douglass finally opened the door dor and said I I HI am the oldest and I ask you to leave and not return Edith Huntington also abjured her w I brother rother to depart and not create furher further further fur- fur ther her disturbance They pushed Henry toward the door Suddenly he drew a I revolver and fired one shot shot each at the brothers and sisters In the meantime one of the guards of the Versailles park who happened to be in the kitchen downstairs accompanied b by the household household house- house hold lold servants rushed rushed to t the e room room and wrenched the revolve revolver from the hands of the madman When interrogated by the examining magistrate Henr Henry Huntington admitted admitted the shooting He He declared his acts were an outcome outcome of family troubles and he no repentance for them Three doctors t toda today day hold out some faint aint hope for the recoverY recovery of Alonzo and Elizabeth Edith's wound is not serious Mrs Huntin Huntington's tons ton's life is de despaired despaired de- de of Major Huntin Huntington ton never I de-I regained conscious consciousness ess and was was in com corn pleto ignorance of of the the tragedy It was ws learned today that there thre is insanity insanity insanity in in- sanity in the Huntington family Major Major MaMa Major Ma Ma- jor jor Huntington's brother brother died ia in a mad madhouse house louse suffering from delusions somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what similar to those of which Henry is possessed Man Many l members of the American colony colony colony col col- ony in Paris including White General and General Mason called at the Huntington residence to express sympathy and offer their services Henry Henry Kenry Huntin Huntington's tons ton's wife as well as asher asher astier her tier father and mother mother were from Paris t today day and and appeared before the eXa examining magistrate who took down their statements Henrys Henry's wife in an interview persisted in her her statement statement state state- ment went that the rupture between Henry and the other members of his family was complete This trouble she a said id dated from the last anniversary dinner dinner of her marriage She declares that on this occasion her lier sisters-in-law sisters ill of her to her husband |