Putnam patriot., 1913-05-16
Norwich Lawyer and Wife Killed

Norwich Lawyer and Wife Killed
 Attorney Donald c. Perkins and wife of Norwich were instantly killed shortly before noon Saturday when the auto in which they were riding skid ded and turned turtle at the foot of a dangerous hill in the town of Bran- ford. Noah Rogers and wife, also of Norwich, who were in the fonneau, were hurt but their injuries were not serious.
 The big touring car wns driven by MT. Perkins and is said to have been running about thirty miles an hour. The machine skidded in the road, swerved to the right, plunged off to one side and then switched around, turning over as it did so and landing facing back diagonally towards the road in the direction from which it had been coming.
 MT. Perkins was thrownout a little to one side and his skull was crushed. Mrs. Perkins was crushed down under the drivers seat and death was in- stantaneous.
 Donald Gilbert Perkins was born in Norwich, June 14, 1858, and was the son of the late Edmund Perkins of Norwich, himself a distinguished law yer. He attended the public schools and took two years preparatory course at Exeter academy, paying his way through. He was always very vigorous man and while attending Exeter used to walk from his home in Norwich to the school occasionally. While at Exeter he won Harvard scholarship, but after passing the ex- aminations accepted position teach ing school at East Great Plain. He entered the office of Judge Lucius Brown and took up the study of law, being admitted to the bar when he was 2l years old. At that time he became partner of Judge Brown, relation which was maintained to the death of MT. Perkins. About four years ago a son, Edmund w. Perkins, and a son of Judge Brown, were admitted to the firm.
 MT. Perkins was clerk of the Con- necticut house of representatives and senate from 1882 and 1884, and was a member of the board of education of the Central school district from 1883 until short time ago. From 1883 to 1889 he was prosecuting attorney for Norwich.
 MT. Perkins was attorney for the First National bank, the Thames Loan X Trust company and the Merchants National bank. He was also trustee of the Nor wich Savings society. He was a member of the Norwich Golf club and of the Park Congregational church.
 Mir. Perkins was married in Nor wich Sept. IA, 1880, to Florence G. Gould by Rev. l. P. Blackford.
 MT. Perkins was we'll known in Put nam where he often appeared before the Windham county superior court. He was nephew of Judge k. NJ. War ner of this city.
 The funeral of Attorney and Mrs. Perkins was held Tuesday afternoon from their late residence. The service consisted simply of scripture reading and prayer. There was a large gath ering of sorrowing friends, among them about forty members of the bar from Norwich, New London, Putnam and other cities of the state. The house was mass of flowers.
 The honorary bearers were Judge John NJ. Thayer of the supreme court, Judge William H. Williams of the su- perior court, State Attorney Charles E. Searls of Windham county, Edgar Nj. Warner of Putnam, clerk of the superior court of Windham county, Attorney William H. Shields of Nor wich, and Frank l.. Woodland of Nor wich. Burial was in Yantic cemetery.