The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-14
Annie Thinner Hanged Herself
When She Learned That Her
Brother Was i'm Jail.
REFUSED TO BE C0MF0RTED.
Aged Father. Returning From
Work. Found Body of His Nine
iccn-Iear-Old Daughter Dan
Cling From Il Rafter.

Annie Thinner. 10 years old. who lived
with h.r father and brother at No. 22'a
North Marke. street. committed suicide
yesterday afternoon by hanging herself
with a piece of clothes line from a rafter
in the attic OF the building. The only cause
known for the girls act is that her IA
voritc brother. Benjamin. was arrested
Tuesday on a charge of petit larceny.
Henry Thinner the girls father. who Is
a bricklayer. returned home from work at
, o'clock in the afternoon. He was sur
prised at not finding his daughter await
ing him. as was her custom. After wait
ing about fifteen minutes for her he became
worried ard went out TO hunt for the girl
He went TO the houses of several neigh
borS. but could not find Annie. He returned
To his home AMI decIded to await her re
turn.
Shortly before O'Clock he had occasion
To go into the attic for some article. He
started up the staircase but had hardly
gotten halfway up when he felt something
strike him on the head. He looked up, and
by the light OF the lamp ne carried saw
his daughters body hanging over his head
by a piece of rope. Mr.. Thinner could not
realize at first what had happened. He
proceeded upstairs. where he found that the
airl had been dead for several hours.
When he had partially recovered from
hc rushed downstairs. informed the people
" no live In the fiat under him what mad
happened. ana then informed the pcltce or
the tragedy. Officers GeOrScnS ana Simons
ot the Firth District met Thinner as he
left the house. They carried the body of
he girl downstairs and laid it on the bed
which she had formerly occupied. The
piece of clothes line with which she had
committed suicide was taken t. th. police
station.
Annie Thinner lived with her father and
brother. benjamin. She man
aged the house for the two men and WAS
loved by them. Annie's favorite brother
was Ben. "Wednesday warrant was issued
him with stealing two carriage
lamps from the Embree-McI.ean Carriage
at the Four Courts. and his family WAS uI-
a hle to secure hail for him.
News of the arrest reached Annie Nester-
day morning. before her father left for
work. She was prostrated with grief and
nothing Mr. Thinner could say would CON
sole her. During the afternoon several
women visited the girl and found her in u
mood. She related her trouble.
but would receive 10 consolation from them.
No one heard her make any threat TO take
her own life.
About o'clock Mrs. Emily Pinket who
lives below the Timmers at No. :2io North
Market street. knocked at the fimmcr's
door. but received no answer. She conclu,i-
I'd no one was at home and thought nothing
more of the incident until she heard that
the young girl had taken her life.
Last night. when Republic reporter
called at the home. Mr.. Thinner was too
overcome with grief To give any account OF
he suicide OF his daughter. He had given
no account of the affair to the Coroner
wishing to retain the body of his daughter
at home as long possible. He said that
he held his son responsible for his daugh-
tcrs death.