Evening star., 1950-05-22
-Four in D. T.. Area End
Lives Over Week End ,
Two by Shooting

Suicide certificates have been
issued BY Prince Georges County
and District medical authorities In
the death Of four persons who
ended their lives over the week
end.
The dead were:
Russell c. Buddington. "a. Of
1877 Thirteenth street NE. q VIC
tim OF carbon monoxide poisoning.
whose body was found yesterday
Thomas r. Dwyer. 4S. Of 1914
Potomac avenue, College Park,
found dead yesterday afternoon
with q bullet wound in his right
temple.
Mrs. Martha Jane Peck, g., of
1913 Somerset road, Riverdale,
struck by q train near the River
dale station Of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Saturday night.
1t. George. .F. Kermath, SO, Of
281 South Ninth street, Airing
ton. q Public Buildings Admins
tration guard who shot himself
night in the Agriculture
Department Administration Build
ing.
Driver Found I'm Parked Car.
Mr.. Buddington, a truck driver
for Southern Diaries, Inc, was
found in his parked automobile
at Fifty-fifth and w streets, Brad
bury Park, shortly after 8 am.
yesterday.
DR.. James I. Boyd, one Of the
county's medical examiners, pro-
nounced him dead. DR.. Boyd said
a hose had been connected be-
tween the cars exhaust pipe and
its front right window vent. Mr..
Buddington's body was found on
a rear seat.
According to police. Mr.. Bud
dington was found by William
Bryant of 4702 Bennett avenue,
Bradbury Park.
The dead mans wife, Mrs. Ruby
H. Buddington. told police her
husband had been Ill recently and
expressed the opinion he would
never live to be old"
. Mr.. Buddington also is survived
by two daughters, Marguerite and
Jean. A brother, Charles j. Bud
Is a Mount Rainier po-
liceman.
Locksmith Shoots Self.
MIR. Dwyer. locksmith for the
Post Office Department until he
became Ill about two months ago,
shot himself in his home about
3:45 pm. yesterday.
DR.. John T. Maloney, another
county medical examiner, who is
sued the death certificate, said
Mr.. Dwyer wrapped a towel
around his head before the Shoot
ing. which occurred in an upstairs
bedroom. Mr.. Dwyer was brought
home only last week from the
hospital after being stricken with
a heart attack. Relatives told
police he had been despondent
because of his health.
MFR. Dryers wife was on the
first floor at the time of the
shooting and q son, Charles, was
In another room on the second
floor. A sister, Miss Olive Dwyer,
also lives at the house.
Mrs. Peck was identified yester-
day as the woman hit by train
shortly after IL pm. Saturday. A
son, Edward H. Watts. jr., of 541e
Powhatan street, Riverdale, made
the Identification after recogniz-
ing a wedding ring and frag-
ments Of her clothing. police said
Waited Calmly FOR Train.
Witnesses told police and DR.
Maloney. who issued this certificate
also, that Mrs. Peck stepped into
the path Of the train and calmly
waited for 1t to hit her. Witnesses
earlier had seen the woman walk
ing up and down in the front OF
the railroad station for more thai,
half an hour.
Police were told Mrs. Peck had
been respondent since the death
Of her second husband. Henry H.
Peck, last September.
1t. Kermath died early yester-
day in Emergency Hospital sew
eral hours after he fired a shot
from his service revolver into his
temple. The suicide certificate
was issued by Deputy Coroner
Richard M. Rosenberg.
1t. Kermath, who was on sick
leave because Of a recent opera
ton, had gone to the building to
chat with guards there. His CO.
workers told police 1t. Kermath
had said no yuoc dncY,o,,dapt