Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-15
SEEKS HER DEATH
IN SHALLOW POOL
Mrs. WilheImina Dittmer, in FL OF
Dependency Commits
Suicide Today.
IN DIVORCE COURT FRIDAY.
NJ That Time She Learned That Her
Husband Had Been Freed by Court
And Married Again.

Pmngiug into the cold and murky
waters OF shallow pool between
Ninth and Tenth West and Third and
Fourth South streets shortly after
noon today. Mrs. Wnhehmina G. Dit
timer went 10 her death, a suicide,
broken in health and despondenL
Ncighbors say that lately the un-
fortunate woman has manifested clear
Is mental arrangement Throughout
the morning reports were received at
the police department OF the woman 3
wanderings and the police tried sew
eral times to locate her. but without
success
Leaving her home this morning clad
in light dress and an old pair OF
shoes. she wandered aimlessly about
telling those she met that she was
going 10 xiii herself and murmuring
in a confused manner about her mis-
fortunes shortly after / o'clock a
foreman for the James Kennedy Con-
tracing firm informed the police that
he had found woman lying In pool
at the place mentioned The patrol
wagon hurried to the place. the man
meanwhile working with the woman in
an attempt to save her life. She died
however. just a few minutes before
the patrol with its horses lathered,
dashed 10 the scene.
Mrs. Dittmer is the woman who last
Tuesday applied 70 the district court
for a divorce from her former hus-
band, Edward r. Dittmer. not know
ing that he had already obtained a di-
vorce from her and that he had mar
ried again. She charged desertion and
alleged that he was living with an
other woman IN this city, which prov
ed to be the fact the woman
Was his second wife. The case
was continued last Friday for one
week to permit an investigation as to
the manner in which Dittmer obtained
his divorce Mr.. Dittmer informed
The News by telephone that he had
obtained his decree in regular manner
and that after obtaining IT he had con
tracted his second marriage He is
employed as tailor in local cloth
ing house.
KNEW NOTHING OF DIVORCE
Mrs Dlttmer was German and UNI
able 20 speak English She said in
her complaint that two years ago her
husband took her 10 a lawyers office
and that she was asked number OF
questions which were translated to her
by her husband and he gave her
answers 10 the attorney in English
She also signed a paper at that time,
she says, ana a month later Dittmer
gave her 5000 10 purchase transporta-
ton to Germany. and she took her son
with her. The decree obtained by Dit
mer shows that there was a division
Of the property and that Mrs Dittmer
was given the custody OF her son. who
is II years old.
When Mrs. Dittmei' signed the paper.
she declared that her husband threat
ened to send her TO Jail and told her
he wanted her 10 go back TO Germany
She took the money which he gave her
and returned to Germany The immi-
grafton officials IN Germany refused To
allow her 10 remain in Germany be-
cause she was in IN health and de-
pendent upon somebody for a living
Her son was admitted and joined the
army. Mrs Dittmer was sent hack TO
the United states.
She alleged that when she arrived ia
Salt Lake she found her husband liv-
ing with another woman. He refused
to let her enter the house and for sew
eral months she had been living with
friends. After she had been here the
required length Of time. she was ad-
vised 10 bring suit for divorce and
secure some support in the way OF per-
manent almony from her husband
she followed this advice only to learn
that she had been divorced two years
ago and that her husband was married
again.