Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-06
DIR P. c. LODGES DEATH.
Well Known Physician Died from Self
Injected Wound at HOSPITAL.

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Injected Wound at Hospital.
DR. p. Garter Lodge, who until re-
Gently kept an office at 81 East Main
street died at / O'clock this morning
at the Waterbury hospital, from the
effects of self-inflicted wound by a
bullet from a twenty-five caliber re-
volver. at the residence of Mr. and Mrs
Edward B. Beddoe, Berkeley place, off
the Wolcott road, where he had been
stopping since last Saturday. DR.
Lodge and the Beddoes were neighbors
and friends in Naugatuck years ago,
and when the doctors health became
impaired he accepted an invitation to
remain there for a time in the hope
that the relaxation would help him. He
was affected mentally, but appeared to
be improving until the past couple of
days, when he became Respondent and
spent most of the time in, his room;
but he never said anything which
would lead the family to suspect that
he meantt to commit suicide. About
1:SO O'Clock yesterday afternoon Mrs
Beddoe spoke to him and found him in
good spirits. He said he would call
down stairs for supper. An hour later,
while sitting in the parlor, she heard
the report Of pistol shot and went up
stairs and raped at the door leading
to the doctors room, but received no
response, and after a brief pause she
pushed 1t in. There was a chair
against the door and when Mrs Beddoe
pushed it to one side and looked in
she saw that the physician was lying
on the bed with a revolver beside him.
She alarmed the neighbors and in q
short time Father Shelley OF the Sa-
cred Heart church and others, includ-
ing DR. Poore and DR. Crane, were at his
bedside. He was unconscious and re-
NAMED in that condition until the end
came. The doctors bandaged the
wound and then had him removed to
the hospital where he fingered until /
O'Clock this morning The remains
were removed to Mulville's morgue.
The examination by the surgeons
showed that the wound was In the
right side of the head, about three
inches above and behind the ear. The
hair. bone and tissue had been carried
into the brain by the force of the bull
let.
DR. Lodge acquired a good deal Of
notoriety during the smallpox epidemic
in Waterbury a.. couple OF years ago,
when he took issue with the local au-
thorities as to the nature of the disease
with which some OF the quarantined
parties were afflicted, and made state
meYts in the press relative to the medi-
cal association. which resulted In his
expulsion from the society. A few
months ago he became Ill and friends
sent him to sanitarium at Hartford.
On his return he appeared much i'm
proved. but morphine ind cocoaine,
which he claimed to be using to induce
sleep and help him bear up under rack
ing pains from an old ailment. proved
too much for him, and when he moved
to Wolcott street he was a wreck men
tally and physically.
DR. Lodge was at one time physician
for Court Richard r. Phelan. While
a resident Of Naugatuck he Joined
lodge, r. and A. NJ, and later
was affiliated with Continental lodge of
this city. but II. seems he withdrew
from the organization and for over
year had been regular attendant at
services at the Immaculate Conception
church, and made the mission held
there last year. He has several rela-
tives in this city, many Of whom
viewed the remains to-day. Mrs Rich
ard Carter Of Dublin street is his aunt.
He leaves his mother, Mrs Eliza
Lodge, and one sister, Mrs Margaret
Koran, who reside, In Ireland. He
was an impu1sive fellow. often making
use OF threats against others which he
would not carry into effect IL the op-
portunity offered, and for this reason
;hosewho knew him intimately liked him
while those who had but a superficial
knowledge of his real character con-
sidered him somewhat arbitrary. Per-
haps he was trifie too aggressive for
his own good, but notwithstanding this
he had a warm spot In his heart for all
and never lost chance to
help those whom he found in need. He
had a good practice in Waterbury for
q time, but since his mind became I'M
balanced it disappeared and he had
hard scratching to make both ends
meet.
DIR Lodge was born in Ballyroan,
Queen scounty ireland, about 30 years
ago. He had attained the age Of man
hood before he could be induced to at
tend school, but once he got down 10
business and made up his mind TO
study he drank in learning SO rapidly
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