Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-29
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Fannie Louise Judd, WHO or Exra
HI. Judd, . Well known Restaurant |
Keeper, Puts a Bullet Through Her |
Head After Period of Domestic |
Infelicity. /
The body of woman of about thirty,
scantily clothed and with hair disheveled,
lay upon marble table in rear room Of
Undertaken Keiler's establishment on Or
ange street at 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. Medical Examiner White stood over
it and was intently examining cruel look
ing bullet hole in the woman's temple just
over the left eye. Undertaken Keller stood
near by, and just across the room stood a
COURIER reporter. The doctor shook his
head sadly.
can ugly wound" he muttered. st
must have been q case of instantaneous
DEATH"
A white winding sheet was thrown over
the exposed upper half Of the woman and
the trio turned away.
The body was that of Mrs. Fannie
Louise Judd, wife of Ezra II. Judd, well
known restaurant keeper, who has run
lunch counters on State and Orange streets
for several years. An hour before that
time the loud report of q pistol in the
apartments occupied by the Judd's at LOO
Orange street had startled the neighbors
upon the quiet Sabbath morning. A few
minutes afterwards Judd emerged hastily
from the little store upon the ground floor
in which they kept house and hurried to
the police station, carrying his youngest
child in his arms. He there told Captain
Hyde and Detective Brewer that his wife
had shot herself.
The detective hastened to the
apartments occupied by the Judds and
there found the body of Mrs. Judd
stretched upon the floor of the hall, while
blood was streaming from a wound over
her left eye. A 32-calibre Colts revolver,
apparently new, lay beside her upon the
floor. It contained but one charge, and
the empty shell which but few minutes
before held the bullet which had ended her
| life.
Telephone calls were sent to DR.. Frank
Whittemore and to DR.. Bellosa. Both
| doctors were soon upon the spot, but there
was no doubt as to the fatal result of the
| pistols work. Medical Examiner White
| also appeared, and after hasty examine
ton gave the body to the charge of the
undertakers.
| after his wife's body had been disposed of.
l
aminer White and Detective Brewer, how
ever, and gave the only account of the af-
fair, which these officials have. The
police learned that Mrs. Judd had not been
| in very pleasant frame of mind and had
| quarreled with her husband somewhat
all the morning and part of The
night before. She seemed to be
Jealous of him and upbFaided him for his
conduct with other women. Breakfas,
l. ~1I~~
ed it, and in a fit Of rage, ! suppose, she
shot herself Judd stated he was just go
ing out of the room whore she
was to get her breakfast when he
heard loud report of q pistol behind hin
and piercing scream. He turned ane
saw his wife stagger few steps toward
the door which leads into the hall and fal
across the threshold.
After imparting this bit of informatio,
in substance to the officials, he got team
and took his two boys, one four and tn
other eight years of age, to his sister
home in Woodbridge. This, he told tn
officers, was the object of his trip.
There is long and distressing story o
domestic misery connected with the tragic
, al climax of yesterday. But meager de
tails of this are given by those of judd
neighbors who have heard from the dc
ceased little of the relations between MI
| and Mrs. Judd. They say that she ha
I been almost distracted for months by til
suspicion of his unfaithfulness. She bt
lieved that he did not love her and that b
Z was spending his time and money upo
| promiscuous women whom she considere
: far inferior to herself. Judd has en-
a ployed a young woman as COG
in his restaurant for some tim
and of her the deceased had bee
i IN on1I1
had experienced great distress. As WI
? further stated concerning the unfortuna
affair at the police Office, the climax WI
ID reached one day last week when, accordil
st | to reports, she discovered her husband
er peering through hole in partition in
compromising situation with a woman
the premises. Since then life has been
u torture to her At times she would r,
Il. | into the apartments occupied by the neig
~ bors to escape her husbands abuse, as 8
declared. At other times she said he won
. not give her anything to eat and she car
t. to beg enough to keep her from starvin
The pair have been married about Fl
-. years. They had: one child, a DO
: She had another boy by a previous ms
rage. She vas quiet and attentive to b
h home duties. She frequently complain
q, to her neighbors of her husband, al
=. seemed to grieve over it continually. VIII
/ asked why Su0 Olu uOt occk u u1tOICo ~
would shake her head gloomily and rema
to that she knew of quicker and better "
of of getting a divorce than through
of courts.
There was a report current when judo
IN disappearance was known, that the sto
IN | of suicide was not the true one, and that
serious charge might be preferred agar
;, Judd Medical Examiner Whites report
Coroner Mix, however, discredited Al
u theory of death save that of suicide. T
T, medical examiner considers the eviden
ID all in favor of this cause OF death. S
a. shot herself because of her desponden
caused by the domestic misery she was c
periencing. Hers was peculiar organic
g. ton which brooded over troubles until 8
h longed to be rid of them, and she saw
:. other means than death. Such is t
Nv opinion of the medical examiner.
IS, Coroner Mix stated last night that
j. was satisfied with the theory of suici
a. and that the matter would probably dr.
: with no further proceedings.
There is mystery connected with t
I'd case which has not been explained as y
g. The pistol with which she shot herself "
n apparently new one. Judd said he b
never seen it before and did not know
es was in the house. Mrs. Judd had
ID money for some time and where she pl
q, | cured CQo weapon CauuOC 10 abcoItdtus
box of cartridges were found in draw
=. in her room. Three were missing frt
s' this box.
pc Judd is we'll known man from his &C
n nection with his lunch counters. He
10 short and very thick set in appearan
- He is slow of movement, and what wo1
OF be called an easy going man, who has
be little interest in the affairs of life, outsi
A. of his business, to allow anything
trouble him. His first wife, from VIII,
he was divorced, is married again. TIL
or is one child by the first marriage. Jud
", brother, who was associated with him
N. the restaurant business, died seve
!, months ago. Last Friday, owing +
season of domestic jar, policeman, Off
is, John T. McGrath, was called in to Jud
ID; restaurant, but Mr.. Judd said he would !
"a, have his wife arrested On this occas
the wife had torn Judd's shirt to tatters
Found Dead.
WATERBURY, Sept. 28.-Robert Cron
SIS, aged go, man of family, was found d.
his in this city on Meadow street to-day.
in died from Bright's disease, alcoholism q
st. | exposure,