Commuted Suicide

Sunday morning ex-i E the ffm. J. Ciarle, who lives on N. Main street, opposite Hangsterfer's ice-hrm--.-. awoke about 6 o'clock and not seeing his wife anywhere In the house immediately suspectod that something serious had happened and ■hurrlédly putting on his clothes went in search of her. His fears were true :is he found her lifeless b dy In the barn, she having eommltteed suïcide by strangulatlon, undoubtedly in a fit of te i Insanity. She ■ a couple of handkerchiefs and tying thc-m together had fastened une end to the top of a wagen wheel and the other around her neck and ther erately dropped down so that b was curtailed. When found si her knees with the body saggftd over to one side. Coroner Ball waS h diately notified and he eummoned a jury which reviewed the remains and then adjourned until yesterday when testimony was taken. Caroline Gage was the flrst witnoss. She testified substantially as followa: "Live in Pittsfleld. Been helping Mrs. Clark since May 4. Have noticed quite a difference in her actions lately. She was an in valid. She didn't seem to know Tvhat she was doing some of the time. She would piek at her cJothing and nervously fuss with her handkerShe complained of being restless nights. Last Friday night I heard hor say that if there should be any trouble about a paper which she show :d me and which I saw was a warranty deed that she would jump in the river. She seemed to be down hearted and said that she never would get weli. Saw her last alive about S o'clock Saturday night. She was out after dark. I called her to come in. She in, put on her shawl and walleed i-ight out agaln. In two or three minutes I called her ag'iin. She . by the little briage near the creek. She said she was goinsf for a walk. 1 told her she had better come baek Mr. Clark and he would go with her. I told her she had better take off her shawl. But she didn't and sat there. She. then told me that 1 was tired and had bett d " l r. 'lij in s. ;. "Have treated Mr! She imaglned she had hearl tr but I found no organle trouble. The tme l was there was n id her very nervous. She was leadng a sedentary llfe, in the house and taking little exercise. The was thal she dwelt on imaglnary troubles and her condition was that she was on the verge of Insanity. She y depressed." William J. Clark was sworn: "Ain the husb i ■ abeth Clark. Was marof 1868. Her lasl is back five or six years. She had a nervous attack. I missed her 6 o'elock Sunday morning. I went out to look for her and found her I bed about 11 o'cl ck s it■ night. The last 1 saw lier alive was -l o'clock Sunday morning. l woke nd saw her sittlng 1 the kitchen . Sfce was partially dressed. r e to her and said I would ■ r if she came I She answered 'I can rest better herp.' T i l did not wake up till 6 o'cloek. Saturday night she had a conversation with me and seemed to be iderably worked u i i deeds insurance papers. She said she ted them straightep: they would be all right if anytning should n. told her they were all right and there was no us worrying about them. ! 'i,-i noticed several times in the last fout or five years that she has been 'a Httle off' at times. Till Saturday night she has not lately been at all sociable." The o ironer's jury returned a verdict tn ai i ordance with the aboye testimony.