The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-13

Miss Matte Aehoe, q IIouoe Servant q
Joe. GutxweiIes's Kills nesself.
The people Of Jasper were aston
,'ished Monday morning to learn
that Matte Mehns, . house servant
at Mr.. Jos. Gutzwsiler's, had sui
cided by taking carbolic acid, about
$3.50 O'Clock the night before. Cor
oner Guckes held an inquest, but
did not find any cause leading to
the suicide. No post mortem was
held to determine with certainty
that she died from poison, nor wit.
nssses a. to whether she took it her.
self voluntarily or not. Coroner
Guckes says the county board re.
fuses to pay for post mortsm exam
nations, and therefore mono waa
held.
Can . county board legally re.
,fuse to pay necessary expenses OF q
county officer, incurred in the line
Of his duty as prescribed by statute?
II 30, the coroner should be excused
from holding inquests, just as town
marshals are excused from perform.
ing duties. and the work given to
other officers.
J, Miss Mcane Was the daughter oi
Mr.. John Mehne, q carpenter al
Portersville, and the inquest report.
; her as about 20 years, 3 months and
q days old. She was rather
; good looking woman. single, and
Nj. and Mrs. Gutzweiler testified
that they left her at their house il
:. apparently good spirits after supper
, Sunday night, and went to visi'
!. neighbors. Upon returning hom'
!, at 9 80 they discovered her dresses
|. ia her night clothes, lying on th
. floor Of her room, unconscious, bu
! groaning. He Immediately tele
phoned for Dr.. J. r. Michaels, VIII
, responded promptly, and tssti6e'
. be found Ter on the floor groaning
! but unconscious when hs got there
!. and that she died 10 about half u
: hour afterwards; that there was
I. scent Of phcnol in the room; and b
thinks she died from the effects Q
taking phenol; he did not find an,
! bottle It had been in; he found
2 letter on q trunk 10 her room, nc
: dated, or signed, or directed, whicl
! letter is as follows:
Tonight, while am left all alone,
i will do something that was intsndin
! to do for long time, but got no chanc
! to do it, but tonight have, but don
|, think that the folks done it. This VI
. myself done this for one purpose (
9 thing. Nobody knows it but myself,
: don't think.
: But Ma, don't grieve yourself about !
: You ought to be glad ! done it. {
course II IL hard for yen, ] know, but
10 better for me. Don't let nobody q
: this paper bat Ma and Pa. % they q
b .sss l done it myself. That is Why
: wrote IL, 90 they know II. for sure. tn
: there was no one else here but myse
when I done Il.
o Well, l will cay Good bye TO all.
Q Iwant to be dressed in white"
Z Upon the above evidence Co
= ouer Guckes returned . verdict Oh
~ Matte Mehne committed suicid
Z, , BY taking carbolic acid, on June
= 1907, q Joseph Gutxwsilsr's houI
Ia Jasper, while the family were d
= ssnt from homo.
% Her father at Portersville was i
q formed BY telephone immsdiatsl
= and came in, and after her corp
was properly cofiinsd, took the boz
40 homo With him early Monday NOR
r ing, and she was buried ct Hay
2. Vile on Tuesday. She had . lar
10 6rclo Of friends among the rei
" dents Of Boone township, and y
= = generally we'll vsspectsd. q
10 muse Of her suicide will probab
4 Semain . mystery, - she did o
Il disciose il, and the coroner did .
a. 6nd il out.
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