The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12
BELIEVE WORRY MADE NAYLOR
 MENTALLY ILL
Suicide Attributed to Unrest Over Illness and Unset
 tied Business.


 Worry over a combination of failing health and unsettled business pros poets is believed by friends of Edward J. Naylor, to have caused him, in mental depression, to take his own life, in attic room of his home, sos Laurel avenue, late last night.
 Naylor, for many years manager of the WooIworth Five and Ten Cent store, and 1atterly a stockho1der and officer of the Bridgeport Neckwear Co.,, sold out his interest in the neck wear business a month ago. Officers of the company said today that he had done by his transaction, and that he had in mind, when the sale was made, a return to the mercantile field.
 MT. Nay1or was one of the incor- porators of the mysterious firm known as the Bridgeport Projecti1e Co.,, whose plant is located in the Beast End near the Stratford line. Carl Foster, who was MT. NayIor's attor-- ney and MT. Fosters partner, F. E. Morgan, were the other men who signed the application for papers of incorpo poration. F
 During the last fortnight Naylor mentioned to a number of acquaint- ances that his finances were involved. Yesterday he tried to sell his touring car. He asked several merchants for a place as salesman.
 Last night he did not appear at the dinner hour. His wife dined alone, and retired late in the evening. About midnight she was aroused by a, sound from the attic. The Naylors occupy the second floor of a two-farnily house which he owned. She hastened to the attic, and found Naylor with a .3S-calibre revolver lying beside him, on the floor. Blood streamed from a wound in his head. She rushed to the telephone and called the emergency hospital ambulance corps The am. bulance surgeon said Naylor must have been dead when his wife found him.
 Recently Naylor decided to sell his manufacturing interests to his asso- ciates Friends thought he had pros pered, and when a few days ago he talked of financial troubles they were surprised.
 Naylor's health has been failing for several months A specialist was treating him for blood trouble His illness and his unsettled business out look are believed to have combined to bring about mental morbidity that terminated with his suicide.
 Naylor was one of the best known Bridgeporters. A native of Wind sor Locks, he came from Springfield to Bridgeport about 16 years ago. He was manager of the Woo1worth store for a dozen years. He. resigned from sIn turing field, and in the neckwear company was engaged in the manu- facture of many novelties, mostly made by. outworkers in homes, which were marketed through the Five and Ten Cent stores
 NayIor was AT years of age. He was twice married. His first wife was Edith Canf1eld. whom he mar ried Edith Garfield. whom he mar after they came to Bridgeport. His second wife was Barbara Spinning, a Bridgeport school teacher. It was she who discovered his lifeless body.
 He was especially prominent among the Red Men. He was past sachem of sKonckapotanauh tribe,sI. O. R. M.,l and a member of Corinthian lodge, F. & A. M, and of Adelphian lodge. l. o. o. F.
 He took an active interest in Re- publican politics, was president of the Fifth district Republican club, and last year made a spirited contest for the Republican nomination fort al- derrnan. He lost twiee, first in trying to gain a, ratification from the members of the club, and then at the primaries, when Robert N. Blakeslee obtained the nomination.
 Medical Examiner Garlick who viewed thel remains to-day expressed the belief that Nay1or first shot him self in the breast, trying to senc a bullet through his heart. then re- tained enough vitality to send the sec ond bullet on it's fatal course through his brain.
 The report that Nay1or lost money in the Neckwear enterprise is wig orously denied to-day by officers of the company. They say that Naylor did we'll in his saf- of his interests The result of this report was that many of the outworkers f1ocked to the office today demanding to know 1vb etber they, were to be paid, and rnt1cb embarrassment was occasioned at the Elm street plant.