The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-20

"f O patient may expect nothing from life but long agony and death," Dr. Warriner said, "a physi- clan has Q right to take Q life if the pateint, or his relatives when he is incompetent, desire it."
 Backs His Story
 Bridgeport, Conn.,, Nov. 20-(Up) ---Dr. Myron A. Warriner, admitted mercy killer" today reiterated he had put to death Adolphus Le Tourndeau, North Brookfeld, Mass, barber, 48 years ago.
 Dr. Emerson Ludden, who was said to have doubted the incident, "knew nothing about the case" the aged physician said.
 "There were four physicians at Brookneld at the time," pr. Warri- ner said. "The others are dead. I am consistently alive. Therefore, all others who were acquainted with the case cannot corroborate my story"
 The daughters of Le Tourneau, he said, T don't recall"
 T don't remember that the patient had any children. I knew he had 0 wife. If he had any children they must have been very small at the time and certainly not there when I called"
 Dr. Warriner said there was no truth in the assertion Le Tourneau died a natural death, or from gun shot wounds.
 q have told how he died and that's the truth"
 Town Clerk James Ivory of North Brookfeld, Mass, today found in town records the following entry:
 "Adolphus Le Tourneau, % years, nine days old, died December 20, 1887. Cause: Cunning accident"
 No physicians names are listed in the volume where the entry was found.
 Who Warrlner Is.
 Dr. Warriner is Q quiet, reserved and reticient man who has been an active practitioner here for 40 years. The oldest active member of his profession in the city, Dr. War riner has been attempting to retire for the last five years, but a num- Der of his old patients still insist upon seeing him.
 The son of a small town Massa- chcusetts physician, the Bridgeport doctor had found 1t necessary to support himself since he was l7 when his father died leaving him practically penniless. He started working in @ general store at War ren, Mass, at this age, later start ing up small competing store of his own. His health was poor and for some time an old doctor who had befriended the boy had been attempting to persuade him to en- ter Harvard medical school and follow in his fathers footsteps.
 He Finally Started
 At last his arguments bore fruit and the small town youth entered Harvard medical school in 1881, graduating in 1884. Dr. Warriner then went to North Brookfield where he practiced medicine for five years, and met and married his wife, Flora Pepper Warriner. He came to this city in 1889, liv- ing in c small house on State street, where he also had his office for two and @ half years. His business prospered by leaps and bounds, and in 1904 he acquired the site on which he built his present home.
 The doctor stands five feet six inches in height, and weighs 140 pounds. The saddest thing in the aged physicians life, he says, is that he has no children. He is member of the Bridgeport Medical society and highly respected among members of his profession.
 Doctor Is Refuted
 North Brookfield, Mass, Nov. 20. -(UP)-The dean of North Brook fields doctors and two daughters of the supposed victim to-day openly challenged the accuracy of the story of c 48-year old mercy klll- ing" as related by Q Bridgeport, Conn, physician.
 Residents of North Brookfleld, boyhood home of George M. Cohan, said that Dr. M. A. Warriner of Bridgeport undoubtedly referred to the case of Adolphus Le Tour neau, local barber who died in 1887.
 Dr. Emerson A. Dudden, "A, who lived here ct the time. recalled @ pr. Warriner who practiced in North Brookfield in 1887 but doubt- ed that he was the attending physi- clan In the Le Tourreau case.
 According to Dr. Mariners story, he put to death c wounded North Brookfeld man with an overdose of morphine for mercy's sake because if the man lived he would have been c dangerous maniac.
 Not only was pr. Ludden skepti- cal of the 7o-year old Bridgeport physicians confession" but two spinster daughters of Le Tourneau shared his doubt.
 Did Not Treat Father
 T doubt very much whether pr. Warriner treated my father at any time," Miss Elmira Le Tourneau told the United Press. My father died of gunshot wounds.
 He was shot accidentally by his own shotgun while out hunting. He had just gone over stonewall and when he pulled his gun over
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