The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-13

. He had been in ill-health for some time, and during the past week his actions have been such as to alarm his immediate friends as to his men tality. He is reported as late as yes tenday to have walked down the stairs of his office backwards. Late last night he was seen wandering Hstlessly in the North End of the city and was supposedly in deep thought, proba- .bly pondering over the act that he expected to commit today. Friends who passed him and spoke to him re- ceived no answer.
 About one year and a half ago he was arrested on the complaint of a client of his, who claimed that he in a patent case, and that in turn Breen in company with another local lawyer, had refused to turn over to him the amount of money he had made on the patent. Breen was later exonerated.
 This is believed to have unnerved him and it has been rumored on many occasions that as the subse- quent result of the investigation he was on the verge Of a nervous break down.
 His partner. Attorney Sol Badesch, became grief-stricken when he was informed of the fatal act by repre- sentatives of the local newspapers. He stated that he knew Breen had been mentally depressed for some time past and he had often cautioned nm that ne nGeOGQ a T0SI. AISO4I41y Badesch was sitting at his desk when reporters entered his office and he later told them that he was waiting BreenFs arrival at the time so that he might take up some important mat ters with him.
 The body of the dead man was discovered by his mother who missed him shortly after breakfast. Going to the yard she inquired of Elmer Wheeler, a workman employed next door, if he had seen him. He stat ed that he had not SO she pro- ceeded to the garage where she found his body stretched out on the con- crete floor. She ran from the garage and summoned Wheeler and Miss A B. Wicter, g visiting nurse, who hap pened to be passing the house at the time. Together the three went back to the scene of the fatality and a hurry call was put in for Dr. c. w. Gardner, family physician and an- other call was put in for the annbu- lance which arrived with pr. F. J. O'Brien
 Both doctors arrived practically simultaneously and after a hasty examination he was pronounced dead. Near the body was found a .22 short rifle and an army gun similar to those of which he was formerly member. The police were also informed soon after Lieutenant James Gray and De- tective George Simon arrived on the
 
 which is believed to have fired the fatal shot disclosed the fact that the breech of the rifle had been entirely ripped away and the shell of the ex- ploded bullet was missing.
 The body of the dead man was car ried to the house after Medical Examiner Garlick had viewed the re- mains. Dr. Garlick as yet has not completed his finding but is expected to announce his decision this after noon.
 Attorney Breen was married and lived with his father on Black Rock avenue. Representatives of the press were denied admfttance at his home this morning, members of the family stating that they o1d not care to see reporters. It was reported that the members of the family are prostfAt- ed with grief over Attorney Breen's untimely end, although they refused to issue any statement officially to the press, either by telephone or oth- erwise.
 Attorney Breen was an honor grad uate of the class of Yale Law school I1912, and was con>~Sred one of the brightest men to be turned out of that University. In his younger days he was noted for industry and previous to his entrance to Yale he arose early morning and covered a milk route so that he might be able to defray his expenses through that University.