Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-26
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murder and suicide created a sen
 sation in quiet Pawcatuck Monday Davis, 3s. had shot and killed his wife I icfizaDeth, 35, at their home, Pros
 pect street. and then killed himsel
 with the same revolver. Dr. William
 II. Gray. of Mystic. medical examiner 1 of the town of Stonington. arrived ir Pawcatuck early Monday morning made an investigation and rdered the removal of the bodies to a West : was made. Mrs. Rhodes was shot in the left temple. while in bed. Mi Rhodes body was found on the floor. he having shot himself through the mouth.
 They leave i've children. the oldest a boy of fourteen, and with them in the house was boarder, Chester Jo- seph Baker. According to the story of Baker. Mir. and Mrs. Rhodes retired at about 12.3o. and he went to bed with the eldest boy. He said he was out walking with Davis Sunday after noon, and noticed nothing to indicate that anything out of the unusual in Davis manner.
 Just before retiring Davis told him about something to be done in the morning. adding with a shrug of the shoulders. 'If Pm here" Baker was not aroused by the report of the re- shots were fired during the terrific thunder storm that prevailed during the night. Dr. Gray was of the opin- ion that the cause of the shooting was based on jealousy. real or fancied.
 On bookstand in the room where the shooting occurred was a note, neatly written in lead pencil. beside a revolver. which reads:
 Chester This gun belongs to Mir. Pierce just below the thread mill Please return.
 I want you to see that we two are laid at rest in the same grave. I could not stand this any longer. so am forced to do what you have found -both dead.
 Stay here and pay the SIS balance due on furniture: take care of chill dren for me and never let them sepa- rate ur.til old enough to know what is
 Give Hazel the violin and tell her never to lend or sell it. but keep it close to her.
 Go to the textile mill and get the money for yourself and children. Do not think that I am or was insane
 RHODES.
 P. S.-Tell Gladys that she will no longer make trouble for me. and do not let her come in the house to see us"
 Rhodes Davis is the son of John Da- wis of Ashaway. and like his father. is a barber by trade. He gave up work ing at his trade in part. and served as motorman on the Shore Line Elec- tric road. He went or. on strike and secureA work in She Westerly textile mill and has been employed there up to last Saturday. Davis has sister, Mrs. William Gray and brother. How ard Davis. in Ashaway. and a brothe- George in Willimantic.
 Morris Silverstein had an accident while driving his touring car from New London to Westerly Sunday night. While coming down the east end of Fort Hill at a rate of not more than ten miles an hour the car skid ded. struck a rock and turned over on it's left side. In the car with the op- orator was his brother Louis the lat ter's wife and their two children. They were all housed within the car when cries for help brought MT. Mcdonald who lives near, to their aid and he helped them out of their predicament, There was a terrific rain. thunder and lightning storm at the time and Louis and his family went to the Mcdonald nome.
 Morris went to Mystic and engaged } motort. uck to haul the car back to he cement road. The car was night d and after considerable difficulty was gotten back upon the roadbe
 In this work the truck became stuck 1 Or a time in the deep mud, the wheels i cutting quit a furrow, before they | could get hold on the ground and ]
 
 An examination of the car showed | hat the only outward damage was to he, mudguards, The engine worked | III right. hut as there was trouble | or the night. Mrs, Silverstein re- 'eived a severe cut in the head. and | he other occupants of the car escaped | with slight cuts and bruises.
 This accident happened about nine ,'cloeS. and it was an hour later be- | hsN SnNNrSf NcDcnaid home. They arrived home | n Pawcstuck at one o'clock Sunday | morning, making the trip by bus,
 Another and more serious accident at the identical spot where ,hown hy the furrows made by the wheels Of the truck that pulled the var back into the highway proper. Di- .ectly in line and just ahead Of this | 'urrow. passenger motor bus, With ,lacard showing its route to be be- ween Westerly and Groton. went up gradual embankment. crashed into stone wall. and was stuck Fast there. 'arly Monday morning. The forward ,nd of the bus was wrecked. and the | whole left side of the body of the car. | including the end and side seat was smashed to pieces. the ground being | strewn with broken glas and broken | part of tho body of the 'bu.
 
 Bulletin newsga therer. the Silver ;tein car stood about fifty feet west # the bus with lighted lantern hung ! ,n the rear of the car. Reside the | 'newsie' and the owner of the au- I omobile in which the trin was being made to Westerly, the only person at he scene ot the accidef1 was a far ner residing in the vicinity He had ust driven his cattle into pasture and loticed a remaining part of the top f the car and had just come to the ,lace to satisfy his curiosity and he new absolutely nothing of the smash ID.
 The wrecked bus bore a Connecti- ut registry. Public Service 1865. and raS registered by James Romalli. 61 lead street Bridgeport.
 The operat tor of the bus Is non esident and could not be located, other bus operators declare there yas no bus accident. but acknowl dge that P. s. 1865 was a passenger arrier from Westerly. Therefore. it
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