Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-16
WHERE'S ROBERT PERRY?
Strange Stories Are AfiOat in SOUTH
ington-Leads to Ugly Rumors.

Southtngton, July 16.-There is a
mystery concerning the whereabouts
of Mr. and Mrs Robert Perry OF Marion,
and ugly talk has resulted. Selectman
Augustine NJ. Lewis reported yesterday
that he had been unable to ascertain
the present residence of either Of the
PeTys. Mr. Lewis's interest in the case
is due to Il rumor that Perry, who, his
wife said, went to England early III
the year, had been put out of the way
and that his body had been thrown Into
hole ON Wolcott mountain. Mr. Lewis
said that he would have given the case
no attention had he not been fam1l1ar
with Mrs Perry's history. He has not
searched for Perry's body, but ne mas
attempted to learn something DEFINITE
as to the whereabouts of one or Doth
of the Perrys, who lived on the Marion
side of Wolcott mountain.
Selectman Lewis's story is that last
winter Perry, who had been given to
telling about his "good blood" and
wealthy relations In England, reported
that London lawyers had notified him
that an uncle had died and that he was
one of several heirs. Later came the
report that Perry had received part
of his legacy, an amount said to De
$4,000 Whether Perry ever received
any such amount OF money is not
known to Mr. Lewis, but 1t is certain
that the man began to spend money
freely and, having been rather shirt
less, the residents of that section De
lieved Perry's story as to his family
and social and financial standing III the
old country.
Next came the report that he was TO
go to England to receive the balance
of his legacy. It was Mrs Perry VINO
gave out this report and 1t was NILS
Perry who said that Perry had gone TO
England. The next Selectman Lewis
heard of the case was report tnat MIS-
Perry was selling out and that she was
to follow her husband, as she feared
that he would not return to her. And
then Mrs Perry visited Mr. Lewis.
She told him that her husband nad,
before going away, left with her q
bank book and that she had been I'M
able to realize on 1t. 1t had been issued
by a Waterbury savings bank and
showed a deposit of about $40. The
book had been issued in Berry's name
and he had failed to give her an order
for the amount. Selectman Lewis had
the woman go to the town farm, and
that the credit in the book was cor
rect. On March Mrs Perry left town
on an afternoon train. She said that it
was her Intention to go to England.
The latter information was obtained by
Selectman Lewis from Herman Grew
ing, a brother OF Mrs Perry. Growing
had not been intimate with his sister
for several years and his history Of her
an Ixy 10 he 40 &C IL
ous
Perry was her fourth husband. Ac-
cording to Mr. Lewis he was he only
one OF the four that she could not man
age. The first husband was Chris
topher Roeder. He lived in the western
part of the town and died suddenly of
alcoholism. the medical examiner said.
He was found dead in the woods near
Roaring brook. His wife's story of his
death was Questioned, but that was all
it amounted to. In a few weeks the
widow married again, this time Joe
Macinac or Macinaw. They lived in
Milldale in this town. 1t was during a
noon hour that the medical examiner
was again called. MaoinaW had been
to town and returning had left his
team unstabled and entering the house
had dropped down ON the lounge and
died.
The third husband was Jacob Elder.
He had admitted that he was afraid OF
the woman and in 1901 Judge Holcomb
procured divorce for him on the
grounds OF desertion. Meanwhile the
woman was q resident Of this town.
AS soon as the divorce was granted she
married Perry. 1t is the womans mar.
ried life, together with the fact that
os little Is known of the disappearance
of Perry and the failure of the woman
| to make her whereabouts known. that
has claimed SO much of Selecfman
Lewis's time of late and led those ac-
duainted with the Perrys to accept the
rumor about Perry's body being buried
on Wolcott mountain Inquiry Is to
be made of New York steamship agen-
cies to ascertain IL the books will show
that Mrs Perry sailed for England.