The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-08
nIEn BRnKEN HEARTEp.
report cf Suicide Of Tom Moultcn il
Los Angeles.

report az Suicide Of Tom Moulton ID
Los Angeles
Further particulars concerning tbs
suicide III Thonas + afoulton III Los
Angeles, Calf, Friday May 81 state
that he was broken hearted bg the dis
aorce secured BY his wife. The Los
Angeles Examiner says Of the sad
case
Broken hearted and dejeetea at bes
ing cast Off BY his Wealthy Wifes
brought TO the threshold of Justice to
answer To a charge If having embezs
zIed money from his employer. Thomas
u. Moulton, collector for the Pacific
Screen company, shot and killed hinl-
self yesterday morning on the stairway
near the Office of the District Attorney
at at the court house. rather than face
the consequences 81 Ills speculations. 1t
was sudden and unexpected ending
To an unfortunate and erring HE.
According TO statements made yester-
day BY those who have known him,
MpuIton was a man Of good habits, but
was weak on money matters. lie had
been detected in misappropriating
about $1,000, and, at the time III thu
shooting, was going, ii company with
three OF his arensers. to lay his mis-.
deeds before the District Attorney,
Monlton was walking behind his com.
panions, Who were surprised To hear !
shot, and turning, saw the dying man
ron to the bottom III the stairway, his
pistol still clenehed III his hand He
died almost instantly
Local acqnaintances OF the dead man
knew but little of bis past but IN hiA
pockets were found letters that tell 81
divorce proceedings not then ended ONE
81 these was from his attorney III Cabot
Nt., in which ii told that bis case had
not vet been taken mp In court, and he
was advised to try for divorce in q
California court. The attorney speaks
III the letter, which was dated May 25
1906 81 being able to force nliinony
from the wife.
The other letter was dated ali Barre
VT. January 10, 1907, and was from
his wife, who wanted him 10 withdraw
his divorce case. and eyeidently allow
her to yet the decree. The letter con-
cludes as follows:
You have ruined the best part 81
my life. Why can you not do ths
right thing nowi You say yourself
you ought to have the matter settled
lup. Then why do you not help 70 d
~ ~ making matters easy for ME
From Nett"
Moulton had told friends that MI
wife had only recently obtained a di
yorce from him and that he was broken
hearted On his body were found 1
number of small pictures, all Of on,
woman. There was nothing to show
/ who the woman was. what influence
she has has had ON his life or the acl
I that put an end to ii,
I George vs. Darlington. president o
the Pacific Screen company, diseoyeres
about four months ago that MoultoI
had retained money belonging 70 th'
/ firm and ii was agreed at thar tim'
that the collector woald have a chance
Y to pay the money back. a certail
amount was held back from his monthly
salary but more recent misappropna
4 tions Of money resulted in the matter
being brought to the attention Q
legal authorities.
N Accompanying Mcnlton To the dis
7 trict attorneys office at the time OF Chi
I shooting were George WI Darlington
Attorney ID Il Porter and Il J. Siinp
son, friend of narlngtons. They m
previously interviewed the president .
the American Bonding company. VIII
had advised them TO 90 before the dis
trict attorney
Mention was 40 wears az aee iii
divorced wife WAS two years his junior
He ha. been IN California Tor scyeFa
wears and often had financial difficultie,
I No living relatives OF the dead man AZ
known.