Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-27
ENDED his LIFE.

known and esteemed him In his more pros.
porous days. At first the rumor seemed
scarcely credible, but later facts confirm
cd the truth of the affair to every one.
II was shortly after 10 O'Clock yesterday
when the residents In the vicinity
of Mr.. Sperry's Orange street home were
startled by the loud; report of . pistol. The
only occupant of the house at the time was q
domestic, Mary Fox. His son-in-law, Eu-
gene 8. Miller, and. Mrs. Miller were away
upon q days trip to Wallingford. Mrs.
Adriance, who occupies an upstairs room,
was also out.
The domestic rushed to Mr.. Sperry's room
and found him lying upon the floor before
his dresser with the smoking pistol clinched
In his hand. She ran to q neighbor and word
was Immediately telephoned to the family,
physician, DR.. Whittemore.
The doctor hastened to the Sperry residence
and entered the sleeping room of Mr.. Sperry
on the lower floor where he beheld the dead
glance that the victim was dead. The feet
were upturned beneath the edge Of the
dresser. which showed that Mr.. Sperry had
stood In front Of the mirror, that he might
be more accurate in the fatal aim. He had
fallen a. he stood, the deadly weapon remain
ing in his hand. He must have placed the
pistol quite close to his right temple and dis
temple and came out just below the left
temple. The interior Of the head must have
been considerably shattered, as in that part
of the face where the shot issued the bones
were splintered.
DR.. Whittemore allowed the body to re-
main as it had fallen, and communicated
with Menical Examiner White, who drove to
Mr.. SperrY's house and began his sxamina-
ton. Death must have been almost instan-
taneous. The pistol was large one OF AZ
calibre. DR.. White searched for the bullet,
but could not find 1t. He turned the body
over to Enos s. and Charles Kimberly, step
sons of the deceased, who had been sum-
monsd just in advance of the medical exam
liner. The body was given in charge of an
undertaken, and the funeral will be held at
the Sperry residence on Saturday afternoon.
Yesterday morning before the shooting
Mr.. Sperry arose and went to breakfast az
usual According to the domestic, Mary
Fox, he ate quite heartily and appeared no
worse than he had been for several days. He
had not much to say, as he never did at
breakfast time, but inquired If the other
members of the family had breakfasted. At
ter breakfast he went to the sitting room
and read his paper several minutes.
A neighbor eaw Mr.. Sperry sitting on
~ NJ s srosa from" his chair IN tho sitting
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pistol explosion.
DR.. Whittemore has attended Mr.. Sperry
cuant3v after Mr., Snerrv,. bu,iness troobls.
heOan 10 affect his health. M. Sperrv was
snhisct IN. f3uctuationa of health. one dav
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John GALLAGHER was APPOINTED trustee. Esriy
in t:,is month Mrs. Sarah r. Hull benefici,
arv nnder the will of the late Rnos Snerrv
asked the probate court to remove L. W.
Snsrrv M trnstee of her propertv. amonntino
to al. 600 or sl5. 600. On Jane Judge
Robertson removed Mr.. Sperry and appoint
| ed James Bishop as trustee. Mr.. Bishor
| tharennon demanded an accounting az tbs
| tr,st finds hnt M Snerrv nsvar mss- anv
| dafsrr,na h,s anno;ntm.nts from ,ims -
49, Thav vars 10 h.va had an ,rtarv;.,,
q o,oi,t r..,"rdsv .,...roo,, ~ H. So.vr.,'
horss ' ' ~ "s'-'
Tnci.n w snsrrv v.s horn IN Wood.
bridge on March q. 1920. Ia WAS a direc
descendant on both his fathers and motheri
aide of Richsrd Sperry. Who wss one OF th,
frst settlers of New Haven. His father wa
Enoch Sperry, and Lucien was the Oldest O
| ak children. In early bovhood he worked
upon his fathers farm and attended tn
country school. At the age of seventeen b,
came 70 Nav Haven to learn the carpenter
trads In 1a45 he entered the mercantile
bnsiness In Westyille with hi
brother. stiles D. Sperry. On
iii 1s65 he followed the mercantile profession
in Woodbridce. New Haven and Hereford
| He was for years in the coal business O,
Grand avenue where. later. after he relin
ouished II. it was conducted BY Kimberly s
tn 1s55 ba bouobt a tr.c. ~ land IN Nj,
-;.ar A oo.t - Rasirosd avenue and ;n,astai
~ moves vas n the cos, and wood hns,nsss T,
10th Woodhrid0s and Wsstyiii. he va. slac
I'd 70 The hoard of edncation and after hi
rsr,ovai 70 this citv sarved for nina vears i,
tha ssma canacitv Whan be WAS twentv.on
ha -. sIa"ssS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ th
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