Evening journal., 1911-02-07
TOM SENIOR
ENDS LIFE
Baseball Umpire Found Dead
With Bullet Through KlS
Head
WORKED IN LOCAL
LEAGUE LAST SEASON

81 Thomas J. Senior, baseball umpire
and player, killed himself at his home
No. GIG DUPONT street, Chester, early
last evening. by shooting himself, the
bullet from a 3S-calibre revolver en-
tering the side of his head Just over
the right ear and piercing the brain.
His death was almost instantaneous.
NO cause can be assigned for his act
by the members of the family. Deputy
Coroner e. f. White and the police au-
thorities arc conducting an investiga-
ton.
Senior was employed by the John J.
Buckley Company, pork packers ana
meat dealers, and for NUMBER OF
years has been the companys sales
man I'm Wilmington. He was not only
well-known In Chester, but through
out Pennsylvania. owing to his prom
inence as a baseball umpire, acting In
that capacity I'm the Tri-State League
and also In the Big Four League or
Chester. Last year he worked In the
New Castle County League. The news
OF his death came as a shock TO mis-
friends and acquaintances.
Early yesterday afternoon, Senior
completed his canvas OF Wilmington
and returned to his home, in Chester.
After the snow storm had abated, he
procured a shovel and cleaned the
snow from the sidewalk in front OF his
home, and while engaged in the work
conversed with Ulrich Redmond,
neighbor, who says that Senior APP
peared to be in good humor.
After removing the snow from the
| sidewalk, Senior entered the house and
with other members of the household
partook OF the evening meal. Whel
| he had finished, Senior went 10 th'
second story of the house, where II Il
supposed he procured the revolver, {
new one. which had never been used
He soon returned to the dlning-roou
aud a few minutes later went out int'
\ the yard at the rear Of the house.
Body Discovered.
i Members of the family and neigh
bors heard the report Of revolvei
and when the former investigated
they found Seniors lifeless body lyinf
face downward on the floor of the out
building, the smoking revolver neal
his hand and a tiny stream Of blooS
was flowing from a wound I'm hil
right temple. Miss Elizabeth Dough
erty. a sister-in-law. who lives II
tue uOute Win utI llNAnfls At1i p
and Mr.. and Mrs. Senior. rushed 10
nearby store and summoned DR.. lsaa
Crowther. the family physician. Mrs
Senior summoned Mr.. Redmond an
Joseph O'Neil. other neighbors. BE
lieving that there was still a spar
5 Of life I'm the body. one of the me
ran to the office OF DR.. d. ]. MonihaI
Broad and Morton avenue, and III
physician being out, AZ the time. th
man summoned the ambulance OF n
{. Chester Hospital. In the meantin
\ DR.. Walter Egbert, of No. 1917 Wa
= nut street. had arrived at the hous
/, but too late. AS Seniors death HI
been instant. Dr.. Crowther also r
Ie sponded 70 the call as did the an
v bulance. Police Officer Hamilton VI
+ on the scene about ten minutes 10
n lowing the suicide aud notified Ci
N Hall. Sergeant OF Police OToole an
y Chief Of Police McCarey went to n
II house They searched the rooms
n the second story and other rooms bl
d but found no note or anything els
that would explain why the man ha
determined TO end his life. Depui
Coroner y. +. White who was notife
appeared al the house and started a
= investigation.
Z Friends and acquaintances Of Sci
ior we're shocked upon hearing of h
death and could give no explanatic
for his desperate act. II is unde
7, stood that he had been receivir
q treatment for stomach troubles an
y worriment over his condition ms
:. have caused him 20 become despera,
y Deceased was about 35 years OF al
= and is survived by a wife. his paren
=, I, and a number OF brothers and sister
y His mother. Mrs. John Senior, r
sides in Camden, n. j.. with two sol
10 who are engaged in the hotel bu.
ness.