The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-13
William {. Warren, a Retired
Business Man, Ends His Life
By DiSCharging a Revolver
With the MuzzIe in His Mouth
NO EVIDENCE OF HIS
INTENTION SHOWN
Ate Breakfast With His Family as
Usual and Then Went to the
Bathroom and Took His Life
Suffering From ApopIetic Shock
the Cause

William e. Warren, one of Worces-
ters oldest business men, committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the mouth at his home, q Fruit
Street, yesterday morning about S.45
O'Clock. Dependency, brought on by
illness lasting through almost Is years
duration, was the cause Of the suicide.
During the past month Mr.. Warren
became more depressed and fretted
much because of his continued illness.
In 1886 he was stricken with an apo
plectic stroke, and at no time since he
was first stricken has he entirely re-
covered his health The terrible strain
of constant pain with the thoughts of
what had been an honorable and ac-
tive life previous to his sickness, con-
stantly preyed on Mr.. Warren's mind,
and, to this alone, is his rash act at
tributed
He had breakfast with the members
of his family yesterday morning as
usual and appeared no different to
them than for months past. After
partaking of a hearty meal he went
upstairs and a few moments later his
daughter heard a noise in the bath
room. She rushed upstairs and found
her father lying on the floor with the
pistol at his side. No one in the house
heard the report of the revolver. Miss
Warren at once called in the other
members of the family and, as the shot
had been fatal Medical Examiner
Frederick H. Baker was called. He
viewed the body and said that death
had been instantaneous. Mr.. Warren
ended his life by placing the muzzle
of the revolver in his mouth. The bull
let passed through the roof of the
mouth and into the base of the brain
Mr.. Warren was IS years of age. lie
was born in HubbaTdston in 1886 Al
the age of seven he moved to North
boro with his parents. In 1850 he came
to Worcester and secured position as
clerk in the old American Temperance
House. In 1870 he went into business
with his brother-in-law, the late c. c.
Houghton. They manufactured boots
and shoes under the firm name of G. c.
Houghton & Co.
Mr.. Warren retired from business in
1884. Two years later he suffered from
shock of apoplexy. The shocks un
dermined his health and steadily af-
fected his nervous system. He was
able to go about, but could not en-
dure much and was always greatly
depressed and worried about himself.
When his condition became worse dur
ing the past month his dependency
| increased.
| Mr.. Warren was married twice, both
wives being sisters of c. c. Hough-
| ton. His first wife, Lydia Houghton,
! left two children, Everett H and Her
| bert H, the latter now lieutentnt in
the Light Infantry. The second wife,
Sarah EoughtOn, survives her hus-
band as do her three children, Alba
H. A. Edward and Edith Lydia. Mr..
Warren also leaves two brothers, one
living in Ithaca, N Y, and the other
IN Joliet, Ill, and a sister, Mrs. Sarah
Hastings Of Shrewsbury.
Mr.. Warren was a Republican. but
never took an active part in politics.
He was Knight Templar of Worces-
ter County Commondery. He attended
the Church of the Unity.
Mr.. Warren was a man of strong
character ana had a reputation for in
tegrity in the business world He was
kindly and gentle in his nature, al
though the effects of his illness We're
a great burden to him.
The funeral will be Monday and the
body will be cremated at Forest Hills,
in accordance with a wish often ex-
pressed bV Mr. Warren