Connecticut western news., 1892-10-06
4 MISTER r SOLVED.
Sad Death of Eugene Mulcahy.


 Last Thursday afternoon as Clement Kegler was passing through a beautiful hickory grove, which is about mile to the east of this village and borders on the pasture belonging to William Ben- nett, he was startled and mortified by finding the skeleton of man lying on the ground near little brook. "Clem" hastened to the village and reported the discovery. Dr Camp, the medical ex- aminer, visited the spot and made very thorough examination of the skeleton, and searched the pockets of the dead mans clothes. It was evident that the body had lain where it was found for a longtime, as nothing but bones remained, with the exception of little skin and hair on the skull When the skeleton was turned over, and even before, a very disagreeable odor was perceptible. A hole in the right temple, where bull let had entered and another hole on the left side where the bullet had made it's
 
 was an empty shell, found under the body, showed that the unfortunate man had committed suicide. Near the skel- eton were found brown Derby hat, and small brown leather gripsack, lying open, containing two one-pint bottles of sherry wine, one of them only half full, two cotton shirts, leather dressing case. and some cartridges fitting the revolver. A heavy gold ring lay on the ground. In the pockets were found a heavy gold watch and chain, a locket, a ring and some loose change. After the examination H. G. Williams took the skeleton and clothes to his house.
 Editor Beckley, of the NEWS, returned to the village from Ct Harrington in the evening and, on hearing the story, spoke to several persons of the missing clerk of the Hotel Andrews, whose disap- pearance last July had been copied from the Winsted Citizen and published in the NEWS of the 11th of last August. Mrs Mulcahy and her daughter. of Win sted, the mother and sister of the miss- ing hotel clerk, who had arrived in this village on their way home from the Ct Harrington fair. were induced to see whether they could identify the remains, and after seeing the clothes and some of the articles found they were convinced that the skeleton was no other than that of their son and brother, Eugene Mul- cahy. 24 years old, clerk of the Hotel Andrews and at one time clerk of the Berkshire House at Ct Harrington, Mass. He had been missing since the 7th day of July last, when he was seen in Ga naan, having arrived from Winsted on the 2.30 train on that day. It is said that he acted strangely that day on the cars, and after he came to Canaan. He even made some remark about putting his head under the car wheels. Later on, the young mans father arrived and he also came to the same sad conclusion. The mother and sister were almost pros- trated by their grief, the shock to them being all the greater from the fact that they believed Eugene to be living in Chicago.
 It is impossible to account for the young mans act on any other theory than that he was temporarily insane. He was of a genial, cheerful disposition, had many friends, and was not in want of money. His parents are people of abundant means.
 Coroner Higgins, of Winsted, came to this village on Friday morning and after conferring with Dr Camp allowed the body to be buried. Accordingly it was Saturday by H. G. Williams in the presence of the immediate relatives.