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

Pmnglng 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 wihelmina c. Dit
timer went TO her death. a suicide,
broken in health and respondent.
Neighbors say that lately the un-
fortunate woman has manifested clear
~ mental arrangement Throughout
the morning reports we're received at
the police department Of the woman's
wanderings and the police tried sew
eral times to locate her, but without
success
Leaving her home this morning clad
in a light dress and an old pair Of
shoes. she wandered aimlessly about
telling those she met that she was
going to Kill herself and murmuring
in 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 TO the scene.
Mrs. Dittmer is the woman who last
Tuesday applied to 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
rled 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 IL he had con
tracted his second marriage. He IS
employed as a tailor in a local cloth
Ing house.
KNEW NOTHING OF DIVORCE.
Mrs Dlttmer was German and UNI
able 10 speak English She said ia
her complaint that two years ago her
husband took her 10 a lawyers once
and that she was asked a number OF
by her husband and he gave her
answers 10 the attorney in English
She also signed paper al that time
she says, ana month later Dittmer
gave her $500 to purchase transporta-
ton to Germany and she took her son
With her. The decree obtained by Ditt-
mer shows that there was division
Of the property and that Mrs Dittmer
was given the custody Of her son. who
is Il years old.
When Mrs. Dittmer signed the paper,
she declared that her husband threat
ened to send her to Jail and told her
he wanted her to go back to Germany
She took the money which he gave her
and returned 10 Germany. The immi-
grafton officials In Germany refused 10
allow her to remain in Germany be-
cause she was In IN health and de-
pendent upon somebody for living
Her son was admitted and joined the
army. Mrs. Dittmer was sent back 10
the United States
She alleged that when she arrived la
Salt Lake she found her husband liv-
ing with another woman. He refused
20 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 adj
vised 10 bring a suit for divorce and
secure some support In the way OF per
manent alimony from her husband
She followed this advice only 70 learn
that she had been divorced two wears
ago and that her husband was married
again