The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-11
DEATH BY CARBOLIC ACID,

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Edward p. B. Day Committed Suicide-He
Was Found Yesterday Morning in a
Barn at the Rear of 1853 Bradley Street
Came From Brooklyn the Evening Be-
fore by Boat and Escaped From His
Wife on Chapel Street-Sickness the
Cause of the Deed.
Edward p. B. Day was found dead in
street, occupied by Walter C. Kay, ear
ly yesterday morning. Chief Kennedy
was notified by Mr., Kay, who found
the dead man, and the police were no.
titled. Word was sent to Medical Ex-
aminer White, who visited the scene
and found indications of suicide. Fur
ther investigation revealed a bottle
empty and labeled "Carbolic Acid"
The medical examiner ordered the
body removed to Lewis & Maycock's,
where an autopsy was performed and
the cause of death sqbstantiated,
Day was about forty-four years old
and married. He was native of this
city and for a number of years employ
ed in the New Haven clock shop. Lat
er Mr.. Day was in the employ of the
National Car Register company on
George street, but left the place about
three weeks ago and secured occupa-
ton in clock factory in Brooklyn, N.
Y. One week ago last Friday Mr.. and
Mrs. Day went to live in Brooklyn. On
Monday of last week Day went to work,
as he did the day following.
On Tuesday evening he complained of
his head and of having. a severe pain
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was consulted, but no relief was OBJ
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With the illness came the desire to
return to his former home, and Mrs.
Day, who at first wished her husband
to stay in Brooklyn, thinking that he
was only tired out from the work in
cident to packing their effects and mov-
ing, and would soon be able to return
to work, consented to come back to this
city.
They left New York Saturday after
noon on the Richard Peck of the New
Haven Steamboat company's line and
arrived here about o'clock. On the
way to this city Mr.. Day suffered a
great deal and his wife, in addition to
the medicine given, kept ice bound to
his head.
At Belle dock the Days took a car,
and when they reached the corner OF
Olive and Chapel streets they got off
the car, intending to call upon DR.. Paul
Skiff, who had been his family physi-
clan.
This plan had been agreed to by Mr..
Day after much coaxing on the part Of
his wife, and she was taken by surprise
when her husband gave a loud scream,
as if in much pain, and ran away from
her toward Union street. The startled
woman ran after the man, calling to
the pedestrians to stop him, but no one
4 paid any attention to her cries. She
followed close upon the fleeing hus
band through Union to Court, when
from exhaustion she gave up the
chase.
When she last saw him alive he was
turning into Artizan street Mrs. Day
then went to the police station, arriy-
ing there in such an exhausted state
that she could scarcely make an intel
ligent statement as to the description
of her husband.
The patrolmen were notified to be on
the lookout for the husband, and Mrs.
Day went to her brothers, Mr.. l. Tai
mage, So Garden street, where she was
yesterday morning when she learned
of Mr.. Days death
Besides a wife the deceased has q
mother, Mrs. Harriet Beach, and sis
ter Mrs. Fred Gorham, living in this city
and also brother, who is thought to
be living in Chicago.
The funeral arrangements are not yet
completed, but the body will be taken
to Mr.. Talmages's residence and be
buried from there tomorrow after
noon.
Mrs. Day, in speaking of her hus-
bands death yesterday afternoon, said
that she was sure that he committed
the deed while suffering from severe
mental strain. OF late he had COM
plained of his head and at times was
exceedingly nervous.
She had never heard him hint at sui
eide and was alarmed for his safety on
Saturday night only because she
thought an accident would befall him
by being run over or that he would fall
into the harbor. That he thought OF
suicide by poison very shortly before
he committed the deed is borne out by
the fact that he bought the acid at a
drug store in the vicinity.
The last place in this city that Day
lived was at 154 st. John street. In
speaking of Days death last evening a.
gentleman said that Mr.. Day told him
not many weeks ago that he intended
to kill himself.