The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-25
DERBY.
Special Iournal-courler News Service.

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 Derby, Doe 24-Charles Bonner committed suicide at his home at 96 Caroline street this evening about 9:30 by shooting himself through the head . with .32 callbre revolver MT Boh- ner was we'll known in this city. where he lived the greater part of his life, and the report of the suicide was received With doubt by the resi- E dents of the city. He was always | cheerful and at all time devoted to his family, He was n skilled machlnist [ and worked for several years for the | Farrel Foundry and Machine shop of | Ansonia For several months hc worked in Cuba In their Interests | erecting sugar machines. At the time of his death he was employed by the Birmingham Iron Foundry of this cty and no later than Tuesday re- turned from New Brunswick. where l he was sent by tnem to fix machine | He is survived by a wife and son, eleven years old; thrco brothers. Mar tin, William and 1'rederck Bonner; one sister, Mrs. King of New Haven, and his mother, Mrs. Bonner of Main street The cause of the suicide is notl known. although fl might be attrIh uted to the fact that his wifc has not been in tho best of health lately and needed tho services of a physician Wednesday evening. This evening he was very cheerful, as was his usual wont. and about 9:2j, after joking with his wife and child, said it was time to retire. He went upstairs, aft CT being told by hls wife that she would follow in couple of minutes. few minutes after going upstairs his wife heard click of pistol and rushing up saw Mir Bonner stretched on the floor llfeless She gave the alarm and soon tho mans brothers were a the home Medical Examiner Bcardsicy was Immediately called, It was found upon examination that the bullet had entered over the left eve and passing clear through the head came out near the right ear.
 Tho grand wrestling carnival | scheduled to take place al Gould ar- mory this evening proved to be h2- gle, Tho scarcity of funds was the reason. Tho carnival was to be held under the auspices of some New Ha- ven parties. ana this evening, when . g- 4t, were opened the managers of the af- | fair were asked for the rent of the armory by the lessecs This was not secured and they closed the armorV. The fifty or so foreigners who had gathered and who had procured tick cts for the affair wanted their money back, but they were told they could not get if, and for a short time 1t 1 looked ss if a small riot woud result Tho police arrived on the scene, how cvor at thls time and scattered the gathering.
 Joseph Mccarthy of Tarrytown, N. Yo is home to spend the holidays with his parents at their home on East Ninth street
 Prof M. F. Carey of tdls city will leave Friday evening for New York to attend the meeting of the dancing masters 10 be held at the oscar Dur yea dancing academy on 72d street, New York At this meeting the three branches of the dancing masters as- sociation, the National, American and International branches, will be com blned,
 The business places in the city will z, close all day Christmas, a9 will the Derby public library.
 The public schools in the city and St. Marys parochial school closed this morning for the usual Christmas vacation, They will reopen on Mon day, January H.
 The Assembly club will hold a Sun. light hop and dance in Gould armorS Christmas afternoon and evening. The annual turkey supper for mem. bers of the Y M, c. A. only will bt served at the association building or New Years night by the woman's auxiliary After dinner speeches wil
 be made by prominent men. and al members who arc planning to attent are requested to hand in their names.