The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-18
POLICEMAN WORDEN SUICIDE.
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Chief Wilson Immediately summoned
DR.. Thomas Rice from the latter's Office
in the American building, and the ply
stefan responded at once Chief Wilson
:, ---:snI State's Attorney Harold
J.. ,,nItney. ana the latter went at once
to the police station with DIR. Harry Z.
Greene
Every Indication pointed to suicide.
and such was the opinion of Chief Will
son. the states attorney and the two
physicians. 1t was impossible. however,
to account for the four bullets. The
one which killed Policeman WOrden en-
tered his head back of his right temple,
about an inch and a half above his ear.
There was an abrasion on the top of
his head. but it is thought to have been
caused by striking against a door in fall
ing. There was a bullet hole through a
large mirror which hung on the side of
the ante room. the bullet lodging in the
woodwork behind the mirror. 1t went
through the mirror at an upward angle.
The officers were unable to locate any
other bullets and this forenoon Police
man w. f. Tyler and a member of The
RefCrmer staff examined both the Office
and the ante room with a searchlight,
but found no bullet holes except those
made by the bullets which went through
the mirror What became of the other
in the head was large enough to have
taken more than one bullet, provided
the aim had been the same, which seems
improbable and it seems unlikely also
that the officer would have had empty
shells in his revolver previous to the
tragedy. bliss ..e
Policeman Worden had suffered for
some time with a stomach trouble. eX-
treme nervousness and pains in his head.
and for year or more had been in failing
health. About 9 o'clock last evening
he met DR.. Thomas Rice on the street
and asked for a prescription, saying he
felt very badly. DIR. Rice had attended
him before. and he wrote out two pre-
scriptions. which the officer had filled at
drug store. The prescriptions were found
unopened on top of the office desk Inc the
police station. The officer had told other
members of the force Of his condition and
had expressed the fear that he would be
unable to continue work. Chief Wilson
had no thought, however, of any tragedy
when he started TO return to headquarters
to see what the trouble was.
After the examination in the headquar-
tiers the body was taken to Bond & Sons
undertaking rooms. where further exam
inatiOn was made without revealing any
more bullet wounds.
During two terms of Office Policeman
Worden had served on the BrattlebOro
y
time and then after an interval. during
which he worked as a carpenter, being
re-appOinted IL years ago. He was an
efficient officer, loyal as the day was
long. and in his long service, especially
back in the days of the old prohibition
and town agency system. he had varied
experiences. Chairman E. w. Gibson of
the village commissioners said this morn
ing that Officer Worden was a thoroughly
reliable and fearless officer.
Ellis G. Worden was born in Halifax
Nov. Il, 1850. aud was therefore g.
years old. He was a son of Gilbert and
Eliza (Campbel) WOrden. He was a
farmer in his early life After coming
to Brattleboro he worked az a farmer for
the late J. Henry Pratt. Later he was
employed by Smith & Hunt. now the s. \.
Smith Mfg. Co. and afterwards was ON
pleyed as a carpenter He married Miss
Belle Monroe of BrattIeboro June o,
1887. He leaves his wife and one daugh-
Tor. GIedys- wife of James Burgin of
Keene, n. II.
Besides his wife and daughter he leaves