Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-15
Another Terrible Suicide.

Another Of those cases in which human be-
ing, tired of the troubles and perplexities of
life, seeks to end them at once by putting an end
to his existence, occurred here yesterday. The
name of the unfortunate man was Andrew
jackson Brewer. He was very well known in
this city, having resided here and in Leicester
for several years past, and the announcement of
his sudden death will create feeling of shocked
surprise among his many acquaintance 1t
seems that he had appeared respondent and dis
heartened for some time past, and frequently
expressed the wish that he might die. On Sat
urday evening his wife, to whom he had been
married little over year, told him that her
mother was dead in Leicester, and wished him
to carry her home. He consulted with his en-
ployer, Mr.. Lyman Vaughn, stable keeper near
the Dread and told her he would take her out ear
lyin the morning. On Sunday morning he awoke
Mr.. Vaughn about five O'Clock, and they went
together TO the stable, where they worked for
about two hours. About seven O'Clock Brewer
took team and carried his wife out to Leices-
ter, returning about nine o'clock. On his return
Mr. Vaughn met him, and seeing that he looked
more than ordinarily respondent, asked him if
he saw his father-in-aw, Mr.. Wheeler Brewer
replied that he did but that no words were ex-
changed between them. He then told Mr..
Vaughn that if he could kill him without
hurting him, he wished to God he would.
Vaughn endeavOred to cheer him up but find
ing it useless went TO the house and left him at
the stable. He was seen again about halfpast
nine by Mrs. Vaughn, butdid not seem disposed
to talk. At ten O'Clock Mr.. Vaughn went out
to the stable to get Brewer to harness horse,
but, not finding him at once, he be-
came apprehensive that he had made
an attempt to carry out his of
expressed wish, and instituted a thorough
search. Upon entering a little room in the ex-
treme corner of the upper story of the stable he
was Mortified to behold the dead body Of Brewer
hanging suspended by check strap. He i'm
medately summoned assistance and cut the
body down. Coroner j. Marcus Rice was sum-
moned, but he decided an inquest unnecessary,
and the body was taken to Messrs. Sessions &
Sons undertaking rooms, where it will remain
until called for by the friends of the deceased.
The room in which the terrible act was COM
mitted is not over six feet high, and the strap
a check strap TO a driving bride, hung down
within two feet and half of the floor. The de-
ceased had evidently fitted the moose around his
neck and then thrown his whole weight upon it.
When found h. was upon his knees with his
hands within few inches of the floor
The causes which led to the act arc not def
ntey known, but it is supposed that domestic
inlecites had great deal to do with it, 1t will
be remembered that he had trouble with his
tather-in-law Il few months since, and the case
came up before the courts, but was finally
placed on file on payment of costs. The death
of his wite's mother, who had always been a
friend to him, probably produced an unfavora-
BILE effect upon his already troubled mind The
deceased was about twenty-five years of age.