The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-13
Caused Mrs. Emma J. Mutt to
Commit Suicide Today
AT HER MONTPELIER HOME
Ever Since Death of Her Husband, Ed
ward A. Mutt, a Well-Known Newspa-
per Man, She Had Been Suffer
ing From Nervous Prostration.

Having grieved over the death of her
husband Edward A. Mutt, so much that
she could stand the strain no longer,
Mrs. Emma j. circuit Mutt of Mont
pelier took her own life early this morn
ing at the Riverside boarding house on
State street, Montpelier, where she re-
sided, tightly closing the room and then
taking gas. Her body was found at
$3.50 this forenoon when other occupants
Of the house smelled gas and caused
an investigation to be made.
As Mrs. Nuts door was locked and
she had not been seen this morning,
the owner of the building, c. l.. Parmen-
ter forced the door open and found the
body, clothed in night apparel, lying
on the floor About the head and shoul-
ders blanket was tightly wrapped, and
leading from an open gas jet to the
mouth was tube which had been used
to connect the jet with a small stove.
The woman had apparently wrapped the
blanket about her head to contine the
gas as much as possible, = In addition,
the windows were shut closely, which
was contrary to Mrs. Nuts usual habit,
and the shades were drawn.
Mrs. Mutt retired last night with
Miss Lucy Taplin, another boarder, in
the latter's room. as she was accustomed
TO do when troubled particularly. Miss
Tapin said this. forenoon that Mrs. Mutt
got up and left the room at about half
past four o'clock; and it was between
that time and $3.50 that she made prepa-
rations to end her life. The tube from
the gas jet had fallen from her mouth
with the relaxation of the body as the
gas overcame her.
No threats to end her life had been
made by Mrs. Mutt to her friends, al
though it was known that she grieved
greatly over the loss of her husband,
and hence the news of her suicide came
as great surprise. She had recently
been in Heaton hospital suffering from
Lervous prostration but seemed to be
somewhat improved, 50 that she again
took up her occupation of court stenog-
apher. A short time ago she returned
from Orleans county court on account
of illness, having been given a leave Of
absence till December, as she told a
newspaper man last evening.
Mrs. Mutt was a very capable stenog-
rapher and had been engaged in the
courts in Orange and Caledonia county,
as well as in Orleans. She bad been
an official court stenographer for about
fifteen years. Prior to that she had
taught school and was for time EN-
pIoyed in Wheatley's store in Mont
pelier She was married to Mr.. Mutt
about twenty years ago, and up to his
death on April 7, last, they had been
inseparable companions. At the time
Of her husbands funeral her mourning
was so pronounced that friends remarked
then that the strain seemed as If 1t
might be more than she could endure.
Mrs. Mutt was born in Elmore 81
years ago, being the daughter Of Major
and Mrs. Luman NJ Grout, the former
of whom, an aged man, still survives.
Besides, her father, she leaves three
brothers, Supt Don. d. Grout of the
Vermont hospital for the insane at Wa
terbury, Frank f. Grout of Montpelier
and George c. Grout of Morrisyille;
also two sisters, Mrs. NJ. A. Bingham of
Burlington and Mrs. II. W. Collier of
Stoneham, Mass.
The arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed, but it is thought
that the service will be held Saturday.
To Mrs. Nuts many friends through
out the state, the news of her untimely
end will come as a great shock. She
was we'll known because of her work
as court stenographer and had a great
many friends. not alone in Montpelier,
but wherever her work carried her.