Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-29
Suicide.
c. Mallery, . LabOrer Living On
 Sylvan Avenue, Shoots Himself ThFouS"

Benjamin C. MaMery, . LabOrer L1vfnE OA Sylvan Avenue, Shoots HImself Through the HeRrt.s Benjamin c. Mallery, laborer, employed until early last summer by the West Haven horse railroad company, shot and killed him. self yesterday shortly after six o'clock ln the evening at his house, 123 Sylvan avenue. lie came home about half-past five o'clock, ate hearty supper, split some kindling wood for his wife, and appeared about in his usual spirits There is in the basement of the little white house in which the Mallery family live a small confectionery store, tended by Mrs. Mallery and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Rosa. In this room Mir. Mallery stood with his wife for 8 moment last evening after SUD- per. Turning suddenly to her, he said: Farewell. and long farewell, too," and hastened up the stairs. It was not the first time that Mrs. Msllery had heard similar ex- pressions from her husband. He has been moody, subject to fits of depression for years and has frequently threatened to kill himself. Sometimes he threatened to kill his wife also. Only Thursday night he said to his wife: II shall kill myself before morning." A few days ago he said he was going to borrow a
 
 on the Sylvan avenue horse railroad, and di- rected his wife to return the pistol to MT. Green if she found him dead, and also told her to give MT. Green his mittens and over coat. That was his only will and testament. Many a time he had set definite time when he would put an end to his existence, but the times went by without the accomplishment of the deed. So, being aceus toned to remarks of this kind from her husband, Mrs. Mallery thought nothing of the words quoted above, whict proved to be her husbands last. He had been up stairs but short time when Mrs Mallery thought she heard a pistol shot l Fearing to go up stairs herself she called Albert H. Jensen, a medical and surgica male nurse, living next door. He came a once, having heard the report of the pisto himself. He hastened up stairs to MT. Nal lery's room and found him lying on his lief side on the bed with no clothing on but hi shirt, necktie and collar and the blood flowing from his nose and breast. He was not dead but was unconscious a1d died ffteel 514 Howard avenue, was called, but found MT Mallery dead. small "Lsader' seven bar reled revolver was found on the stand nea the bed, with two chambers empty. Ther was wound in the left side of the dsa mans chest near his heart No evidences o any other shot being fired were to be foun and the opinion prevailed that MT. Mailer must have emptied the other barrel in prac Using with the weapon. No other cartridge were found.
 Coroner Bollman was notified by D1 White, and he notified Medical Examiner M c. White, who immediately repaired to tn house and made careful oficis investigation. He came to the conclusio that it was unmistakably case of suicid and granted leave to the family to call a undertaken to care for the remains, first stir uIating that until they heard from him u embalming material be used about the body
 MT. Msllery was 8 large framed man, , years of age, served in the army all thxorg the late war and last March Crer pension of $4 8 month on Sc count of an abscess made by @ cessive straining while making preparation to come home from the army. He had bee married 32 years and has, beside his wife an , daughter, a son living ln Masaactusetii , He has been working lately at odd iobs, an worked in the Evergreen cenatery the pa week. A woman by the name Of Eeu5ric lives with his wife and little daughter in D house up stairs. They did rc; hear sbe ra : port of the pistol. Mir. Mallory WAS insure l in the Germania Life Insurance oonapany Dr. White could find about tha dec- c-assj mans clothes or about the house 10 srGse of say ammunition T1sa, -.a s1 ss<ge-4a B borrowed the revolver of sonze ore e5 it ie ei 1 old one, and his wife never euew Of 4is asv 1 ing such an article
 An interview with Benry resn, She hors, car driver of whom Ms. M sry sai3 he WA going to borrow g revolver, disclosed th; fact that he had not loaned Mr. TnlIery rs volver. He said further that he never had any conversation with him on the subject He saw him intoxicated Tharsday aud said h, always got so when he ha1 money. Ihso dore Keller, the undertake, ssss suLnnlore5 to lay out the remains. Whers Mr. GIa,'ery 1 got his revolver is 8 mystery.