The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-17

William Rolling, q retired farmer, liv-
ing at 415 Sinner street, returned home
yesterday Immediately after having at
tended the funeral services of friend,
to find his wife dead, having committed
suicide by hanging herself from a chan
delier hook in the parlor of their home.
The husband tried the side door Of the
house on his return and found 1t locked
The front and back doors were also
fastened. Going around to a window on
the north side of the house, he forced
OPEN a window and entered, having no
suspicion at that time of the terrible
sight in the front parlor. Not finding
his wife, he opened the door and found
her dead. A friend calling at the house
almost Immediately afterwards found
him almost unable to speak, the shock
having unnerved him. He ran to a near
by drug store and telephoned the Marga-
ret street station, and soon afterwards
Capt. Phil Pottgeiser came and took
down the body.
monomania for gruesome things, talking
constantly of death and suicide. She
was released from the insane hospital at
have been temporarily demented at the
time OF committing the deed
On Sunday last she approached her
husband with the request that he go to
church. Something in her manner sug-
gested a motive, and he asked her why
she wished him to go. She replied that
she wanted to kill herself. On one other
occasion she told him that she intended
drowning herself.
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fully planned by the woman. She had
removed her shoes and skirts and had
wrapped heavy piece Of red flannel
around her throat to prevent the rope
from leaving marks. She moved a small
center table to the center of the room,
Immediately under the hook in the cell
ing, and, as 1t was supported by a center
leg. drew a chair under the edge imrne-
diately under the hook and placed the
family Bible and other books upon 1t to
support tho top of the table and prevent
1t from falling when she mounted 1t.
Then she had taken a piece of ordinary
clothes line. somewhat the worse for
wear. and with a poker slipped half
turn knot over the hook, drawing it
tight to see that 1t held, as the position
Of the knot indicated.
After seeing that everything was ready,
she had mounted the table, slipped the
around the flannel cloth used to protect
her neck, and had stepped off the table.
Death must have been almost instan-
taneous. as she did not appear to have
struggled. When the body was found, it
hung within a few inches Of the table,
and the chairs within easy reach Of her
feet were not, to all appearances, moved
in the least. The shoes and skirts re-
moved before her death lay on the floor
near by.
Mrs. Rolling was fifty-nine years old
and the mother OF seven children, the
youngest being thirty years old and mar
ried. She has lived happily with her
husband, and there is no apparent mo-
tive for her deed. except that. in an un-
settled state of mind, she had deter
mined to end her life. Mr. and Mrs.
Rolling have lived on Sinner street for
many years, and apparently with entire
happiness.
The coroner was sent for. upon the
suicide becoming known, and, after an
examination. decided that the evidence
of suicide was clear that no inquest
would be necessary The remains were
given over to an undertaken and will
be buried by the family