Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-10
tsaredy Saturday

fgaredy Saturday morning. when
Cleophas st. Amant. So, arose at about
6 o'clock to prepare for his daily labor
at the mill il the village and shot
himself through the heart The sui
eide occurred IN the mans own home
and SO deadly was his aim that he
killed himself almost instantly the
body falling against the stove Medi-
cal Examiner DR.. George NJ. Burroughs
viewed the body.
Developments during Saturday
strengthened the theory that St.
Amant's rash act was due to an un-
balanced mind. 1t has been known for
some time that he held a grievance
against his father law, but as the
cause was of relatively trivial impor-
lance it is not deemed reasonable in
the opinion Of those somewhat familiar
with the facts that he would have
taken his life because Of this unless
his mind had become unbalanced.
Week before last ST. Amant visited
the office of g Putnam attorney and
told the story Of his troubles of a
! family nature. What he had to say
did not impress the attorney who
heard his story as being ground for
taking such action as st, Anlanr de-
sired, 50 be was sympathetically adj
vised to return to his home and try
| and forget little causes for irritation,
| to be friendly and cheerful, and that
| things probably would become more
to his liking. He finally consented to
| do this, on agreement that action
would be taken if conditions did not
improve. All that he desired was to
| have letter written ''bY a lawyer"
That St Amant would shoot himself
! never occurred to anyone who knew
| him. Supt, Hector Mcconnell of the
! Ballouville mill, where St. Amant was
employed, said that St. Amant was a
, very i7ne citizen, an industrious and
| thrifty worker and a good fellow. He
was one Of the mills steadiest workers
and during the eight years that he
had been in Ballouville had saved
money and had acquired several dwell
| ings, formerly known as the Peter
Morse property, this property located
| between the dam and the schoolhouse
| During the war st. Amant was thor
| oughly patriotic. He bought Liberty
! bonds CT every issue, paying cash
| every time, and between the Liberty
| loans bought constantly of war and
| thrift stamps. He gave generously to
Red Cross, united war work and other
such funds
| Though his mind must have been
+ weakening. this was not apparent to
| those who knew him well, it was said
in Ballouville Saturday. for he never
gave any indication of doing anything
desperate.
| st. Amant leaves his wife, who was
terribly unnerved by the shock OF his
death, and three children.
| Following an individual canvass OF
operatives in the plant, the Goodyear
cotton mills will go on AZ hour week
| this morning. Tho matter OF changing
from 81 hours to 4S hours a week was
| left to d popular vote of the operatives
and they favored the shorter working
! period by a vote of about . to !, al
| though the change will mean a con-
| siderable financial loss to those OF
| them, and this class is in the majority
who are paid on the basis Of what they
produce.
The AttawaUgan company's mills al
| AttawaUsan, Ballouville and Ffleville
will continue to run on the old SEIZED
| ule. In these mills a heavy percentag &c
of the operatives would rather work
on the present schedule than take thC
loss of practically Il ga per cent il
pay each week that the change to As
hours would mean for them. The
feeling in these villages seems to be
though some OF the operatives would
like 48 hours week that they are
putting their time TO better advanta &c
earning money than loaing about with
nothing in particular to engage theil
attention, for there are few social di.
versions or attractions in these quie
little mill villages.
At the Law home in Dayvi!Ie Satur.
day a funeral service for Joseph Law
was conducted by Rev. William Swain
son, pastor OF the Dayville Congrega
| tional church. Burial was in High
| street cemetery at Dayville. The bear
ers were Charles Law, John Law
| George Law and Harold Fields l. E