Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-04
TOOK HIS LIFE
Ulderic Hugron Acted Strangely Before He Left For New York.

Ulderic Hugron, who for the past Tour years conducted big boarding house and restaurant at 221 South Main street. committed suicide in New York yesterday by shooting him. self In the head in presence of num- Der of wedding guests in big apart ment block on Amsterdam avenue.
 Michael Leyton and Miss Bessie Feeney were the couple to be mar ried and the ceremony was planned to be held at the residence of her parents. MT and Mrs James Feeney. A short time before the festivities opened stranger stepped into the doorway and without uttering word pulled a revolver and blew his brains out. The body fell backward and rolled to the foot of the stairway. The astonished spectators viewed the body, but none of them recognized the victim. Coroner Shrady was called and ordered the remains sent to an undertaking establishment at Sixty-eighth street, where about $50 m money, small picture of '"The Conspirators," turquoise heart and religious medal bearing the inscrip- ton "Archon Fraternity of the Holy Fam1ly, were found in his pockets. The undertaken communicated with the mans family in Waterbury and his wife hurried to New York, leav- ing here early last night.
 A Democrat reporter called at the
 Hugron place this morning and found few young people busy getting ready to attend to the usual rush at ilnner hour. The only information
 hey had to give out was that MI Hugron, accompanied by his IA year old girl, left Saturday morning for New York on business. The next hing they heard was that he had Killed himself, and on receipt of this
 news Mrs Hugron left to take care ot the body. which, they thought, will De buried in New York. MT Hugron was native of Canada and prior to coming here was chef in some of the principal hotels in New York. lie built up profitable business in Waterbury and between table board CTS and roomers accommodated a very large number of working people, probably two or three hundred sit ting down to dinner at different times during the day. They had no domestic or financial troubles, but It appears mat Mir Hugron had been acting somewhat strangely the past few days. but not enough to arouse
 the suspicious of the family until after they had heard of his rash act and then they recollected that there
 vas something unusual in his ap- oearance last week and especially saturday, When he invited nearly all
 of them to make the trip to New York with him. He was 3S years of age, sober and industrious, and was we'll liked by those who had business relations with him. Nobody here can account for ms strange conduct, ex. cept that he was slave to his bust. ness adn worked so hard his nerves became unstrung and his mind finally became unbalanced. Nothing has been heard from his daughter, but il Is supposed that she is safe with friends. Before going into the house where he shot himself he walked ur and down in front of the door several times, and finally paused and stepped into the hallway. His friends here claim that he had no acquaintance al that house and that he knew none oi the parties.
 The excitement upset the regula, schedule time of the wedding. but il took place later m and fba o,a,t. enjoyed themselves just the same al if nothing out of the ordinary had oc. cured.