Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-02
WOMAN SUICIDE CAME
FROM WEALTHY FAMILY
Parents Of Mrs. Bumsted, Who
Died at Vermillion, Were
Prominent.
6TRANGE nan IN CASE
Deceased Divorce Had Expected t
Marry Commercial Traveller, Who,
Il Is Said, Called 1t Off-Re-
mains Taken to Indiana.

vermillion, s. D., Oct. 26.-Accon
panied by her husband, II. NJ. Bum
sted, and brother, d. w. Williamson,
the remains of Mrs. Ethel Bumstedt
who died very suddenly in her room
at the boarding house of j.. j. Donahue
in this city, were taken to indianapolis
this afternoon. Short funeral services
were held at the Donahue home at
1870 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. c.
Shepherd, of the Methodist church, as
sisted by Professor J. +. Todd, at
whose home the deceased formerly
roomed.
Although it is generally supposed
Mrs. Bumsted's death was due to
a dose of poison, yet it cannot be said
definitely that she committed suicide
That she was a victim of the drug
habit is not denied, and it is possible
that her death vas the inevitable re-
suit OF constant use of morphine and
strong drink.
T. NJ. Bumsted, who arrived yester!
day from Dubuque, is a quiet, unas"
Stunning q
Mrs. Bumsted was here for a divorce
and her plea was desertion. She came
to South Dakota thinking that in 81:
months she would gain that which she
sought. But later developments mad1
it necessary for her to remain through
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just at the time when the papers for
a legal separation were about to b.
signed Mrs. Bumsted ordered the pro
ceedings stopped. That was two weeks
ago. 1t was noticeable then that some
thing was weighing heavily on hes
mind.
Wanted to Sec Husband.
At this point the unfortunate woman
expressed a desire to see her husband
An effort was made to locate him, but
without avail. Her n request from
that time on was that he should be
found and advised that she wanted him.
A letter was forwarded to Des MoinesN
where, it was learned, r. M. Bumsted
had registered at n of the hotels. This
letter was forwarded to Dubuque, but
it wa delayed, and it was received by
MI. Bumsted only a short time before
a telegram reached him that his wife
had passed away Sunday afternoon.
A brother, living in Baltimore, also
wired that he would start for Vermil.
lion at once, and he arrived at II O'Clock
this morning.
4. NJ. Bumsted and Ethel William
son were married about eleven years
ago. Two children were born to them
end for several years ii was q happy
family. A few years ago, according to
the husband, Mrs. Bumsted exhibited a
craving for drink and drugs. The habit
grew on her rapidly, and nothing that
the husband could do or say would
brace her up. In the end came q separ-
alton. The two children. Thomas, jr.,
and Francis NJ, were given into the
keeping of Mr.. Bumsted's sister, and
they are now with her at the husbands
home in Devon, Pa.
The wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Williamson, were people of
means, having, aside from a beautiful
home in Indianapolis, at one time u
beautiful summer home at Asbury
Park, N. J.. Both are now dead, and
their remains are resting in Crown Hill
cemetery, indianapolis, where on
Thursday afternoon will be lowered to
the grave the remains of their daugh-
Ger, Ethel. Three brothers, Harry. FL
mer and d. w, reside in Baltimore, be-
ing engaged in the wholesale lumber
business.
Mr.. Burnsted is wealthy, having been
In the wholesale cotton business for a
number of years, with headquarters in
Chicago, doing business there under
the firm name of T.. M. Bumsted e. Co.
This company not only handles the
hulk of the cotton from the Pennsyl-
vania cotton mills, but also negotiates
IN a large scale for the raw material
of the southern states. Mr.. Bumsted's
parents are highly respected residents
Of Seventy-second street, Uptown, N.
Y, and are at present at their sum
mer home at 101 Bentley avenue, Jer-
gey City.
Strange Man in the Case.
Mrs. Bumsted had confided to her
!andlady that on the 30th of his month
she was to be married to a travelling
named Garter She had pur-
chased clothing suitable for wedding
gowns, and work on them was well
under way at the time she stopped di-
porce proceedings. 1t is thought that
possibly Carter, who was in Vermil-
lion for four hours fair week, Sep
Sember 1921, had called the marriage
off, and that this upset calculations all
around. The deceased woman was abb
sent from the city for days at a time
during the summer, though whether or
not she vas with Carter is unknown.
It is said that once when Mr.. and
Mrs. Rumsted took a trip to Europe
Carter followed them there. In fact.
1t was intimated by the deceased that
her downfall and separation from her
husband vas due to the persistent at
tention of Carter, whom she seemed to
a liking for.