The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-20
Meriden Boy Kills
 Chun1, Himself
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fled President Dennett who was entertaining members of the un- derRraduate council at a dinner.
 Hartz was taken to the college in" firmary but his wounds were be- lieved superficial
 Bodies of the two other youths were xemoved to @ local undertak- CTS establishment.
 Classmates said Somers had receiv- cd the two .25 calibre pistols by mail within the past few days from @ New York mall order house.
 Later, williams Reynolds of Syr- acuse, N. r., who was assigned to Lehman Hall as junior adviser, re- yeaIed he had found the guns in Somers' room Monday afternoon and had reported the incident to Dean Charles R. Keller.
 Reynolds said he then spoke to Somers about the guns and the late ter promised he would surrender them immediately to Keller.
 Practlclng Shooting
 Fellow freshmen reported that several hours before the shooting, Somers had been practicing shoot ing on the banks of the Hoosick river.
 It was also reported, without sub stantiation, that Somers twice be- fore had attempted suicide during the year. Once, 1t was said, he had wounded himself with @ knife.
 On another occasion, the uncon- firmed report said, he allegedly at- tempted to hang himself in a shower room.
 still another report was that he had threatened the life of Robert OReilly, Q classmate of Greenwich, Conn.,, because the latter purport- edly "kidded" him.
 Somers Was Worried
 It was said that Somers had wor. ried not only about his studies but also over his failure to get part time job on the campus to help de- fray his college expenses. He had applied for @ job as waiter in the Garfield Club. To economize, fel- low-students said, he prepared all his meals in his own room on $3 weekly food budget.
 Classmates regarded Somers as eccentric" He purchased a bicycle some time ago and took frequent trips to Bennington, Vt. about IS miles distant. These, he told col- lepe chums. were to condition him for record-breaking spin to his Meriden home after college closed next month.
 Father Grief Stricken
 Meriden, Conn, May 20-(UP)- Grief stricken over the college sui- cide-murder tragedy precipitated by his son, Attorney Lewis J. somers, sr., went to Williamstown, Mass, to- day to confer with police and uni- versity authorities over the strange circumstances which led to last nights double killing. The boy, Lewis Jack Somers, had been an honor student at Wilbraham (Mass) academy, and ranked high in his studies at Williams college, where he was freshman. The elder somers revealed that recent letters he received from the youth indt- cated he had been worrying.
 Must Have Cracked
 "They were strange and hard to understand" he said. "He was q brilliant scholar. He had been stu- dying hard and I feel he must have suddenly cracked under the strain. Young Somers was Q graduate of Wilbraham Academy, where he fin- ished his high school course, in 1884 and was one of five members of his class to be elected the Cum Laude society. He took part in dramatics, football and was art editor of the school paper.
 Prepared At Taft
 He prepared for Williams at Taft school where he was Q member of the dramatics and debating teams and was active in wrestling and track. His father, mother, Q sister and a brother survive. Funeral ar- arrangements had not been completed today.
 Mrs. Henneberry Told
 Chicago, May 20-(UP)-Mrs. Ja- net Henneberry, mother of Robert Henneberry, slain college student, was informed of her sons death while in a hospital waiting to under go an operation.
 Her father, Angus s. Hubbard, who 1 delivered the message, said the operation had been postponed.
 The youths father. George F. Henneberry, returned from Miami, Fla, was to be met by friends and informed of the tragedy at Evans- vile, Ind. The Henneberrys are di- vorced. A second son, George, was killed in 1922 when his bicycle col- lided with an automobile.