The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-08
Dr.. strosnider Says That 1t was His
Opinion That Woman Who
Took Life at connable
was Deransed.
LEFT WORD TO HUSBAND
He Says She Left Note, But This was
Not Secured by coroner-Evi-
dence Does Not Show That
He Attempted Same.

The coroner's jury in the case of
Mrs. O.. G. Sargent, who committed
suicide yesterday afternoon, returned
the following verdict:
She took her life by cutting her
throat and jumping into pond one
half mile from her home, ane crown
ing herself. was called about one
half hour after she was taken out of
the water and found her dead. |
think her mind was deranged at this
time, which came on her to take her
own life
DIR. H. o. STRoSNIDER.
Mr. Sargent declares that his wife
left word that she was going to COM
nit suicide but Coroner Korschgen did
not obtain possession Of the note.
That the bereaved husband attempted
to commit suicide himself after learn
ing of his wife's act was not establish
ed by the evidence. Testimony was
introduced showing that Mr.. Sargent
acted wildly, but not that he attempt
ed to end his life. Seeing the body
of his dead wife in the water he
plunged into the pond and threw his
arms about her, saying that she was
still alive. Following is the testimony
before the coroners jury:
John Myers, living at Vincennes,
one of the employees of o. G. Sargent,
testified that he and Mr. Sargent and
Mr.. Vice were working out in the
field and came in at noon for dinner.
After doing the feeding Mr.. Sargent
wanted to know where his vile was.
Mr.. Sargent and Mr.. Vive asked him
if he saw woman going down the
railroad tracks Just before coming in
from the field, but he had not. The
three then went down the Pod road
when they came to large pond
about half mile from the house. Mr.
Myers and Sargent were ahead ant
saw a woman's body in the pond. Mr.
Sargent saw it and went over into the
pond He called Mr. Myers and the!
brought the body out. She was dead
The body was left in care Of trail
care of Mr.. Sargent, who went wil'
over her death
Clarence Vice, residing at Connable
testified as to his work in the field
and said 81 saw woman goin
down railroad track, and l waved m
hand at Mr.. Sargent and asked hi1
who was the woman. He said | don
hn ic 7 know
- 1t is not her (meaning Mrs. Sargen,
is it? He said no, she would not b
going down the track, and we though
IL nothing more about it. We came
to the house for dinner and did tn
for feeding and Mr. Sargent went over
. his own house and went to mine.
had not been there long until b
called for me and wanted me to com
,,,, over to the barn right away. | wei
go. over and he wanted me to take n
-, son up to his aunt's. l started wit
-. his son and he said hurry and max
20 Ii before train time. | said l couldn'
~, He said to tell his aunt, Mrs. R. V
Cruze to get on the train and go
- Keokuk I said let John Myers tai
him and | will phone to her and tie
2z' her to go to town. l came in ar
ally nboned n her and told her to go
ath Keo,,uk on the noon train. She as
at ed what the matter was. | said
one don't know, but for Gods sake CO. J.
srty wants YOU to- She said well, 81
her, would go. Mr.. Sargent then asked n
see. if she was going. told him yes, 81
Dec would go. Then o. G. Sargent sa
this let us go and look for her (his wifi
go and we went down the track and
ters said she left a note saying she w
in going to kill herself. We went dow
and the railroad track walking and ru
in ming until we came to the pond abo
sell one-half mile southeast of the hous
be The pond is called Nelson Pond
looked over in the pond and saw b
floating / called to Myers to lo'
back. Mr.. Sargent saw we were n
coming and turned around and can
back. He jumped into the pond VIII
he saw her and threw his arms aroul
her. yelling for help and to get h
out she was not dead. Mr. Mge
went to help him and went down
n the field to get Albert Johnson. VIII
III we came up they had her out on t
N railroad dump. Noon was coming al
" went up to flag the train for
4 sister Mr.. Cruze was on the ira
a for Keokuk When l tagged the ira
N the engineer wanted to know If wal
~ ed to get on train. told him I
- and said there was woman doy
: there who had committed suicide. T
train was backed up to Connat
crossing and the same parties took t
body off and laid it down by the ST
of the road. The body was tn
taken to the house,