The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-16
DIVORCED WIFE ENDS
LIFE BY DROWNING

Salt Lake, Nov l5.-Driven crazy
by worry over domestic trouble, Mrs.
Wilhelmina c. Dlttmer. divorced wife
of Edward c. Dittmer, committed sui
eide by drowning in a slough on the
west side early this afternoon. The
woman was not dead when found near
the edge of the slough In which she
had attempted TO end her unhappy
life. She was taken to the home of
her daughter, Mrs Mikus. 323 Post
street. where she died about ten min.
utes later, amid the frantic screams
of her daughter, oh, save my
mother, save my mother"
Shortly after neon today a tele.
phone message was received at the
police station, saying that the woman
had left the home of her daughter
and asked the police TO look out for
her. as 1t was feared that she might
try to end her life.
a short time later a message was
received at the station telling OF a
woman who had been seen wandering
near a slough between Third and
Fourth South and Ninth and Tenth
West. inc message said that the
woman was acting In strange man.
ner. The patrol wagon. with Driver
Moore and Sergeant Roberts, hurried
at once TO the place where the woman
was supposed 10 be
"A block before the patrol wagon
reached the place where the woman
Vas last reported TO have been seen,
| a light rig was met, in which were
two men who were holding q woman.
| The woman was wet from head to foot
and was evidently In a diving condl
ton. AS quickly as possible the rig,
followed BY the patrol wagon. was
driven TO 323 Post street, where Ser.
| geaDt Roberts carried the woman into
the house.
Mrs. Mikus was crazed with grief
and 1t was with difficulty that She
was able to tell those present wbera
TO take her mother.
The woman was laid on a couch in
the parlor OF the home and an at.
tempt was made TO revive her
Hot water and hot cloths were ap
| Piled and small amount OF whisky
which was poured down the woman's
throat by Sergeant Roberts.
For moment she seemed 10 re-
vive. Sergeant called a number oi
the neighbor women who had gathered
into the room and ordered that the
wet clothing be removed from the
woman. and that she be given bot
water and hot cloth applications as
quickly as possible.
In the meantime a physician had
been summoned. Before the women
could get half of the wet clothInp
from the woman she breathed her
last
Her daughter was completely IN
nerved, and II was with diflculty that
those present prevented her from
rushing into the room.
"Oh il is all his fault, # Is all his
fault He took advantage OF her Iacb
OF knowledge OF the laws and hc
drove her to this. He is the one that
is TO blame for this" walled Mrs. MI
hus when she was told that her moth
er was dead.
The trouble which led to the trae
edy Is said to have been one of sev
eral years standing. The woman was
married to Edward c. Dittmer sovera
years ago In Germany. according tc
the statement made this afternoon
The couple came to this country and
later to this city.
On May 3. 1907, Mrs. Dittmter nleC
suit for divorce in the local court
charging non-support. The divorce
was granted and the woman wa:
given tho custody OF a minor child
$500 10 pay her expenses TO Germany
and Sl4 month almony.
About three weeks ago Mrs. Dittmel
| filed a second action for divorce in
which she alleged non-support. that
her husband was living with another
woman and that he had forced hel
son TO so 10 Germany. When tho sec
ond case came up for hearing the al