Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-15
A MINISTER'S SUICIDE.
Rev. V. M. Olyphant Shoots Him.
 self With a Rifle.
DIED IN HIS FATHERS RESIDENCE.

Son of Robert M. o!yphaat Found Dead
 Head-He Had Eccn Out of Health n Long Time.
 NEW EuEK, Dec. l5.-The Rev. Vernon Murray Olyphant was found dead in his room in tl.S house of his father, Robert NJ. Olyphant, l61 Madison avenue There was bullet hole in his right temple aud a win chester rife was at his side He had been out of health more or less for 10 years. Dr. Robert Watts. the family physician, said that it was not known whether NIT. Oly- phaut had killed himself by accident or purpOsely He believed. however, that il was an accident
 Mir. Olyphant was a3 years old and un- married. His father. Robert NJ Olyphaut. is president of the Delaware an' - ud~on Canal company. The son was - .uated from Princeton college in lsSn He then entered the Princeton Theological semi nary and after graduation was oriniaed a minister of the Presbyterian church.
 III health, however. prevented him from taking pastoral charge. Occasionally he did missionary work among the sailors. preaching at times in the Floating chapel tions he had devoted most of his time un- til recently to writing and studying.
 Found In His study.
 His father found him lying ou a sofa with hole in his right temple from which blood was flowing. The face was already rigid in death. Across the arms of a chair that stood at the right of the sofa lay a winchester rifle with the barrel pointed toward the young mans face. Dr. Watts, who was immediately summoned, said:
 MT. Olyphant had probably been dead two or three hours before he was found. From the position of the body and the gun it is absolutely impossible to say whether the rifle went off accidentally or whether he meant to kill himself. The room was in its usual order and contained nothing that could explain the matter. Several letters that Mir. Olyphant had received at noon lay neatly piled on a table in the center of the room. There was nothing in them. as far as know, that threw any light upon his death"
 Coroner Calls It Suicide.
 Mir. Robert Olyphant, brother, notified the police, and when Coroner McKeuna ar rived Dr. Watts told him all that was known of the circumstances of Mir. Oly- plants death.
 Coroner Mckenna said: The young man placed the butt of the rifle against one of the arms of chair beside the lounge on which he lay. and reclining on the sofa pulled the trigger with his right hand, The bullet passed through his head. struck bookcase, was detlected considerably, struck n pile of pamphlets in another part of the room and then fell to the floor.
 When his father entered the room, the light was dim, and he could not distin- guish objects clearly. He thought his son was asleep on the sofa He went toward him and touched him on the forehead a. then saw that he was dead. Dr. Weston will make a medical examination today.
 The Rev. Vernon M. Olyphant was a member of the University. Princeton and Commonwealth clubs and of the Associa tion of Sons of the Revolution. His two brothers, Robert and John kensett Oly- phant, are members of the firm of Ward S Olyphant, coal and iron merchants.
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