Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-04
Suicide.

Mr. Daniel X. Bennett, who has resided
for many years in this village, committed
suicide. Tuesday morning. the Sd. at ten
o clock. MIR. Bennett was gun-smith
and was Mt the time of his death about
forty-eight years Of age. He leaves wife
and one son.
In the fire of the morning of May 1st.
his shop on Main street was burned with
Its contents, but the loss was not by any
means a disastrous one. as Mr. Bennett
was we understand, man in very com.
iartable circumstances. He formerly re-
sided in little cottage house near the
foundry of the Lane Manufacturing Com
pany, but had lately made an exchange of
this for house and lot on the south side
of Barre street, which he took of Mr..
JohOnnott
Ibis house on Barre street, he had but
very lately moved into, and as it needed a
good many repairs he had several work
man engaged in raising and remodelinc
1t. Last evening he drove out with his
wife and his brother. Mr.. George II. Ben
nett. looking at the piazzas of various
houses in the village, with view of de-
termining what kind of a one to put upon
his house. He had been for some DAYS
respondent and uneasy, however; so much
so that it had excited the alarm of his
family and of his brother This was in
part owing to an evident dissatisfaction in
regard to remodelnS the house on Bar e
street, and the details which seemed to
perplex him. and in part to poor health
He had consulted a physician and was
taking medicine to see if he could not oct
rid OF sleeple5sness. Some three or four
days ago pistol was discharged in his
house under rather mysterious circum-
stances but he claimed that it was acciden-
tally done. Nevertheless, his son had
watched him pretty closely afterwards and
the family were uneasy. His brother
wanted he should go away for a week to
the residence Of Mr.. Gideon Mann, in the
north eastern part Of the county and get
away from the noise and bother of repair
ing the house
Tuesday morning, Mr.. Bennett seemed
somewhat respondent. He had three
workmen at his house and he busted him.
self with examining what they were doing,
expressing himself dissatisfied with some
oft he boards one Of them was putting on
His brother called on him but found he
was apparently interested in the work and
suspccting no trouble he went away. Mr..
Bennett. kept about the house, and about
ten o'clock had some conversation with
Mr.. Bacon and Mr.. Braman, who hap
pcneI there. He soon afterward left
Mr.. b. Scribner and Mr.. Hopkins, who
were at work and went up stairs. In two
or three minutes the report of pistol was
heard and on fastening to the spot Mr.
Bennett, WIS found lying in a small I'M
| furnished room near the head of the stairs
diving. He breathcd once or twice after
Mr.. Bacon reached him. but died almost
Immediately. He had held Il pistol in his
left hand and had shot himself in the left
temple, the bullet passing out Of the right
temple and striking the ceiling. On firing
the shot he fell backwards and was founC
with his left hand as it had held the piSto
and with his right hand clnchcd by hi:
side
Help was at once obtained and the body
laid out. The selectmen being summon
ed, deemed no inquest necessary. Tn,
mind of the unfortunate man had evidently
been unstrung by business reverses tina
he magntied, and by perplexities, that t,
one in health would not have occasione,
any particular uneasiness.