The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-23
Suicide Com
mitted In Webster.
FREDERICK WHITE.
Sent a Bullet Crashing
Through His Brain.

| Webster Feb 22.-The town was once
more thrown into state of excitement
today, when the news reached the
principal places in town that another
suicide had occurred, the subject being
Frederick White, who had sent a s.
calibre bullet through his brains.
| About noontime people residing in
the neighborhood of 50 East Main
street were startled by the loud report
of a revolver, and ere its echoes had
died away excitement was at fever
| heat
Frederick White, aged about 40 years,
his exact age not being known, had
ended his career by shooting himself
He lived nearly an hour afterward,
| but was unconscious all of the time.
| The deed was committed in a small
wood shed in the rear of William Han
leys big tenement house ,on East Main
street. The wood shed is just over
the East Thompson branch railroad
tracks of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad.
White came up from down town,
where he had been during the morn
ing hours, and walked directly to the
She'd which he entered and closed the
| door behind him.
In order that he would not be inter-
| rupted by any one while he got ready
to Kill himself, he barricaded the door
by placing a stick of wood against it,
and when all preparations had been
completed, he pulled the trigger of the
revolver and the fatal bullet did it's
work well.
He was seen entering the shed by
Edmund White, employed by E. II.
Horton, the furniture man, and inmates
OF the house, but they did not pay
any attention to the fact, as a visit of
this sort was of daily occurrence
The family of Mrs. Catharine Winter
bower, where White had boarded for
the past 10 months, also saw him as he
walked up the railroad tracks and en-
ter the shed, but nothing was thought
of the matter until the report of the
pistol was heard.
Michael and John, sons OF Mrs. Win
terbower, Immediately rushed to the
shed, and called, Fred, Fred; are you
hurt?" AS no answer was received, the
boys were rather careful of pushing
open the door, thinking that White
might greet them with a leaden pill or
two.
John, the younger brother. ventured
to try the door AS the stick of wood
braced the door from the inside, it did
not open.
The older brother, Michael, growing
bolder stopped down and peeped
through a hole in the door. A ghast-
ly sight met his eyes. Before him on
the ground lay White, the blood slow
ly trickling from deep wound in his
head.
The boys pushed the door open and
entered. By this time a rumber who
had heard the report of the revolver
had gathered in the yard. The sight
they beheld as the door was eforcibly
pushed open, they will never forget
White lay on the ground, still clutch
ing the pistol that had done the deed,
a CHASTITY wound in his head, and froth
slowly oozing from his mouth and nos
trils
Word was sent for Dr. j. o. Cen
ereuX, and he was soon on the scene.
A hurried examination showed that the
man had only short time to live. He
did what he could fer him.
The bullet entered just above the
mans right ear and pierced his brain.
He was unconscious until the very last.
At exactly 10 minutes past 1 o'clock he
expired.
What caused White to kill himself
will never be known. He had never
minated any intention of killing him
self until this week, when he suggest
ed such thought 20 Mrs. Winter
bower.
Up to couple of weeks ago he had
worked for boss farmer Frank Reed
as a teamster, but went on drunk and
got discharged as a result of his spree
Since that time he has not worked
any where, but he said he had job in
Corbin's shoe factory to go to tomor-
row. 1t is thought by some that his
mind was temporarily affected, but
when it is known that White took re-
volver from the house, the property of
young Jack Winterbower, it is evident
| that the act was premeditated.
The revolver is of the bulldog pattern,
center fire, and of 3S calibre 1t is of
Boston make. The pistol is larger than
the ordinary. the barrel being a great
deal longer than the usual size.
Whites family connections are not
very we'll known. He has been mar
ried. He had four children. His wife
has since left him, and SO have the chill
dren. He has three sisters, one in Wor-
cester and one in Leominster. The
! whereabouts of the other is not known.
! Officer Joseph p. Love, DIR. Genereux
| and the Spy man We're among The frss
to arrive on the scene. Mr.. Love at once
assumed charge of the case. He took
the revolver that committed the deed
| in charge
! Chairman Maurice p. Glare of the
board of selectmen was notified of the
occurrence, and inspected the body. He
ordered it removed at the proper time.
! The remains will be inferred in the East
/ Webster cemetery
Fatalities are coming thick and fast
in town lately, and the tragic affair to-
| day has created considerable excite
| ment. The scene was visited this af-
| ternoon by hundreds.