The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-07
.CARBOL|C ACID
ENDED THE LIFE
OF MRS. PL0TKER
Tired of the Neglect
and Actions of Hus-
band, Took Her Life
HAD A ElNAL TALK
Husband and Wife Discuss
Matters on Street, and the
Suicide Followed
HAD A ElNAL TALK
Driven to desperation by the a

Driven to desperation by the ac,
tlons and neglect of her husband
Mrs. Luther Plotner committed sui.
cide Saturday afternoon about
20 clock. She drank the contents OF
"a three-ounce bottle OF carbolic acid
and lived perhaps fifteen or twenty
minutes. The death OF Mrs. Plotnes
was the elimination of domestic
trouble in the Plotner family whicl,
have been going on for a year OF
more. and was brought on through
the neglect of the husband who was
associating with another woman.
Mrs. Kate Quinn.
Saturday afternon Mrs. Plotner
left the home of her daughter, Mrs.
ED Boone, who resides at II A Fourth
Avenue west, to go down town.
where she is said to have made an
lengagement TO meet her husband
Reaching the corner of Fourth Ave
nue. west and Wisconsin street. the
husband and wife met al about 4
clock. They engaged in earnest
conversation for nearly an hour. and
parties who passed that way saw that
the husband was speaking with more
or less excitement and seemed to be
intensely in earnest Whatever the
conversation was about. it brougnt
tears TO the eyes of the wife and when
the conference Vas ended she return
ed TO the home of her daughter. and
tho husband went down town.
When Mrs. Plotner entered the
house she responded to a remark OF
her daughter that she was Very tired
For several days Mrs. Plotncr had
been brooding over her husband 5
treatment OF her, and her mind was
wrought UP to an excited state after
the interview with her husband AZ
ter making the passing remark Mrs
Plotner Went to the cupboard in the
kitchen from which she took a three
small glass and left the house. She
Went to the toilet in the rear OF the
yard
I Immediately after Mrs. Plotncr
lett the house. Mrs Miller went 10
THE Boone home. She had witnessed
ia part OF the interview between tho
husband and wife and felt appre-
lhensive when Mrs. Plotner went Ia
the rear OF the yard She asked the
daughter where the mother was and
she said in the toilet, and that she
had been there so long that she w2s
afraiG. Mrs Miller volunteered to &c
and see and when she reached the
place she found Mrs. Plotner leaning
against the sidewall and unconscious
On the floor lay the empty bottle
which held the carbolic acid. and the
glass from which she had drank tho
contents. With assistance the boo,
sician called. and although all ef.
forts were made to revive her, Mrs
Plotner passed away within fifteer
or twenty minutes after being takei
into the house
Efforts were made 10 fin.r Plotne,
and iniorm him of the death of hi.
wife, and several places were tele
Iphoned, among them being the place
where Mrs Quinn stayed, but she de
clared he was not there. Within {;
flew moments afterwards, however
plotner called up Deputy Sheriff Ow
ems, who had started the telephoning
and asked what was wanted. Hs
was informed by the deputy of Mrs
lPlotner's attempt to commit saicid,
and the result. Plotner's voice owe
the phone gave evidence CT no emo
tion, and he replied that he woult
go up right away. When he reached
the house he was denied admittanc
, by the gentleman at the door, ant
I was told that his presence ther
, would undoubtedly create an unnec
3 essary scene. Plotner left the hous
> quietly
Warrant for Arrest.
o Owing to the fact that Plorrer ha
> made threats that he would XII
{ Boone, the latter filed complaint wit
the officers asking for the arrest G
Plotner. The warrant was issue
il Saturday night about o'clock an
a placed in the hands of Sheriff Berr,
g He went to the south side in scare
of Plotner but was unable TO locat