New Britain herald., 1928-05-16
Body of Lawyer, Miss ing Since Yesterday, Found Slumped in His Automobile.
Letter Addressed to Wife Found at His Side Ex- presses Regret He Has Been "P0or Provider."

Attorney Alfred Levitt, aged aq of 19 Mason Drive. one of inc most Nldeiv and favorably known of the founger members of the legal fra trnlty in this city. committed sui
 lde by shooting himself in the right ehple while sitting ill the rear sea, of his automobile coach. on Wesr Lane Road. kensington, yes,erday ms body being found this forenoon. lie had driven from the town clerks office, Newingtou, where he had checked real estate title and mail. ed 1t to the Berlin Savings bank. an parently having planned to shoo, himself on arrival at a suitable spo,, The reason for his act may never be publicly known. as Prosecuting Attorney Charles r. Lewis of Berlin refused to disclose the contents of a letter found beside the body. Writ ten in longhand. the letter was ad- dressed to Mrs. Sophie Meshkeu Le- Witt. wife of Attorney Levitt and will not be given to anyone but Mrs. Levitt, Mir Lewis said.
 Body seen by Boys
 Attorney Levitt fired the bullet into his brain between Ii a. m. and 7 p. m.. 1t is believed. At l0:45, he was seen driving towards Kensins- ton on Beach Swamp Road, bv Treasurer Henry Deming of the Berlin Savings bank. who, accom- panied by Frank Holmes, was driy- ing in the opposite direction, ac- cording to information given to the local police today by Attorney AL bert A. Greenberg. law partner of Attorney Levitt. and Samuel Mesh ken, brother-in-law of the latter. At ,2 o'clock. Michael Suuman and John Hackett. Kensington youths, were walking through West Lane Road. which Is about two miles from the center of kensington in the direction Of Meriden and South. ington. and their attention was att tracted to the slumped form in the car. They did not see a revolver, and believing motorist was in- toxicated or asleep. they did not in- vestigate. After walking a short distance from the car. they dis cussed return to make a closer inspection, but on second thought they decided that it would be better to so along. as they feared they might be suspected of picking the mans pockets should anyone hao- pen along while they were about the car.
 Revolver CIutchexi In Hand
 Last evening. the young men told Elmer Bengston of filling street, kenslngton. about the car and the slumped form, and this morning Bengston told August Albert of For est Road. which is a few hundred feet away from the place the car was found. Albert looked into the car and saw a revolver. clutched in the right hand, and the wound above the right eye. It was appar. ent that Attorney Levitt had seated himself in the rear seat and after firing the shot. he slumped over to the left. so that his head rested on his loose leaf note book. His hat was crumpled beneath his left shoulder, indicating that it had been on his head when he pulled the trigger.
 Dr. R. M. Griswold. medical ex- aminer and Dr. Matthew H. Gris- wold. Constable Brown and Mir. Lewis were summoned. They said there was no question that the wound was self-inflicted. Dr. Gris- wold expressed the opinion that the act was committed early yesterday
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