The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-15

red and its construction took up the
most OF his time for several weeks
until its completion.
He was at one time a special po-
liceman in this city and was also
prominently connected with Mason
ry at one time, and although he held
no office in that order at the time
of his death, he had taken many de-
grees and was a member of the Or
der of the Mystic Shrine. He was
also a member of the Junior Order
OF American Mechanics
The history of events in the case
of Mr. Brown Thursday morning are
of considerable interest, as showing
the condition of his mind at the
time. He had been more or less in
sane for several weeks and Thurs
day morning his wife telephoned to
States Attorney Gates, asking him
to come to the house at once, to
make arrangements for Mr.. Browns
removal to Waterbury, Mr.. Gates
informed her that he would come
up, but before he was ready to go,
Mr.. Brown came into his office and
stated that he wished to make a
deed Of his property to his wife,
only reserving a portion of the fur
niture in the house, as he wished to
hire room at the Union House and
live there. Mr.. Gates Immediately
noticed that something was wrong
and made out a bogus deed, which
Mr.. Brown signed in due order, af-
ter which the two started for the
house, to get together the furniture
which was wanted for the room in
the Union House. On the way Mr.
Brown engaged a truckman to move
his goods in the afternoon and made
arrangements with Mr.. Gates to
meet him at 4 O'Clock at the house
to help in the moving. This would
seem to show that he had no inten-
tons Of suicide at that time. On the
way to the house, they met John
McAyoy and Dwight Mason, he ac-
companied them, and after looking
over the furniture, the party came
back down town. Mr.. Gates went to
the probate Office where he procured
a blank on which to make out a
commitment to Waterbury, and then
requested Drs. C. E. Chandler and
G. f. Hunt to make an examination
of Mr.. Brown with a view to ascer-
tanning whether or not he was in
sane. Both physicians agreed that
the man was not in his right mind
and recommended his removal to the
asylum at once, where upon DR.. D.
d. Grout of the hospital was called
on the phone and made acquainted
with the facts in the case, it being
decided that Mr.. Brown should be
taken to that institution on the af-
ternoon train.
Mr., Brown seemed to have suspi-
cions as to the arrangements which
were being made and told Mr.. Gates
that his wife wanted to get rid of
him, but was told that everything
was all right and that his wife
wanted him at the huose the same
as usual. Mr.. Mason asked him to
come to dinner with him, but Mr..
Brown refused, saying that he was
not hungry and started for the
Union House. He did not appear at
his home at dinner time and about
one o'clock a search was made for
him, but without result, so that the
next news received was that of his
suicide at the Leland farm.
Mr.. Brown was born in Worcester
April %, 1862, his parents being Ira
w. Brown and Lydia Hill. He lived
in that place until he was about IS
years of age, learning the black
smiths trade there, afterward NOV
ing to Brookfeld, where he worked
for James Parmenter, a blacksmith
there, for two years. He then NOV
ed to Calais where he remained