New Britain herald., 1914-07-21

sor, whom she saw last about eigHt weeks ago. This man who she says was about sixty-five years old, was because of the great trou- ble running sore on his right kne :, caused him.
 Committed to Insane Asylum.
 Acting upon the recommendation of Health Officer George P. Durham of Berlin and pr. T. c. Hodgson of East Berlin, Judge Bernard F. Gaffney of the probate court today committed John W. Mckay of East Berlin to the Middletown Hospital for the Insane. The patient, who has been at sthe Hartford retreat for the insarie about a week, will be taken to the Middle town institution at once.
 The two local doctors went to the Hartford retreat yesterday afternoon, after being appointed by Judge Calf ney and examined Mir. Mckay, finding that he was mentally depressed and of unsound mind
 The patient recognized the doctors, whom he had known and been a neighbor of for many years and, re- garding them as friends, he begged them to take him away from the hos pital, laboring under the delusion that someone about the place was desirous of taking his life. He asked them to take him to the Middletown asylum where he felt he would be safe
 MT. Mckay was first affected with insanity about the first of this year. Shortly after, the attending physician found it necessary to remove him to the Hartford retreat He remained there for several weeks when, upon his own and his wife's request, he was allowed to return to his home.
 His condition became worse, how ever, and still fearing that someone vas lurking about his house to kill him, he frequently sat up all night with razor in his hand in readiness to fight in self defense. He kept the razor under the bed and, it is said, that when Mrs. Mckay tried to take 1t away from him, he threatened to cut his throat.
 MT. Mckay is about sixty-five .,r seventy years of age and has resid ed in East Berlin many years, having worked in the bridge shop when it was located there.
 .s Give Up Grain Business. J. c. Rowley and sons of Beckley Quarter will resign charge of the Beckley Grist on Saturday, August 1, owing to the fact that the proposition which they had with the proprietors, Meech and Stoddard of Middletown, was not profitable to them.
 The ROwleys have been conducting the mill on commission basis for seme time and their many friends are sorry that their venture was not suc- ce ssful.
 Still Talk of Suicide.
 He gave up his work on farm in South Windsor about eight weeks ago, she said, and came to her mothers home to stay few days. His leg continued to cause him much incon- venience and one day he left the house saying that he was going to the Hartford hospital to receive treat ment for it. Before going he had exclaimed to one member of the fam fly, "Oh, what's the use of my hang ing around here any longer? I might as we'll be dead.'
 Mrs. Burns attached but little sig nlhcance to the remark at the time, put neither she nor her mother, Mrs. Ph1lplna Scheef, who also lives at 14 henslngton street, heard any more from him since that day and, becom- ing worried, Mrs. Burns went to Hart ford last Monday and called at sev- eral of the hospitals, only to learn that his name had not been entered upon the books at any time recent ly.
 She feels that the mans despon- dency caused him to take his own