The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-22
~ 'oW Mrs. James H. Cone
or Smith Place Had Died
HUSBAND FOUND REMAINS
Returning from Work Late Yesterday,
Mr.. Cone Failed to Locate His Wife
Until He Had Broken Into Bathroom
from the Exterior of the House.

Mrs. James II. Cone, aged 43 years.
committed suicide at her home, Smith
place, some time yesterday afternoon
by taking poison, and her husband, a
Jumper employed by Young Bros, re-
turning home from work shortly after
4 o'clock, was obliged to scale a 50-foot
ladder to the third story before he could
reach the body Of his wife. which, cir
cumstances led him to believe was in
the bathroom. The womans rash act
can probably be ascribed to despondency.
She had been in poor health for year
past, although to members of the family
and immediate friends she had never
intimated that such an end would be her
recourse. A note was found by the wom-
ans side, but the contents were with
held. 1t is understood, however that
she declared she was tired of living.
After finding the body, Mr.. Cone hasti-
ly summoned Drs. 0. G. Stickney and
J. w. Stewart, who pronounced the wom-
an dead In their opinion, life had been
extinct since o'clock. Later in the
afternoon, the husband notified States
Attorney J. Ward Carver, who went to
the Cone home and made an investiga-
tion. The body was taken to A. w.
Badger g. Co.'s undertaking rooms, where
an autopsy was held this morning in
son. Drs. Stickney and Stewart
The husband of the dead woman was
alone when he came home soon after
quitting work at 4 o'clock He entered
the apartments occupied by the Cone
family on the second and third floors,
but searched for his wife in vain He
suspected nothing until he tried the
bathroom door and found it locked. He
called to his wife, but receiving no re-
snonse he attempted to force an entrance
to the room. The door can be surely
locked by small bolt operated from
the inside, and against Mr.. Cones
strongest efforts it yielded but little
Convinced that something was wrong.
Mr.. Cone started for the house of a
neighbor to procure ladder. BY this
time, Alex. Cowie, roomer at the Cone
home, returned from work, and together
they hoisted ladder to the bathroom
window in the third story. Feering
through the window. Mr.. Cone saw the,
PROSTATE form of his wife lying on the
floor. He shattered the glass in the
window and entered to find the bottles
Of poison and the note. Together. the
two men carried the body to an adjoin-'
ing room and applied such restorative,
remedies as were at hand, but to no
avail 1t was then that the distracted
husband telephoned for physicians.
When asked last night for a possible
motive to account for his wife's un-
timely end, Mr.. Cone said that aside
from her prolonged period of i'll health,
he could advance no reason for the sui
,ide. Nothing had ever transpired to
make him think that sne would ulti-
nately resort to violence to end her
As he bade his wife goodbye,
It noon. it seemed to him that he left
Ter in good spirits; if anything, a little
more cheerful even than usual, perhaps
She had never shown signs of mental
lberration in the slightest degree, he
aid, although the theory of temporary
brought on by long suffering
night be held. Neghbors living on the
anne fiat say that Mrs. Cone went about
Ter household duties in her customary
manner during the forenoon. In spite of
he fact that physicians say she must
ave been dead several hours when
ound, it is said that one of the tenants
# the building saw her gathering clothes
rom line on the veranda as late as
$50 o'clock Color to this story is lent
" the version of Mr.. Cone, who believes
he voman's body was warm when he
,roke into the bathroom between 4;30
nd 5 o'clock
No suspicious circumstances surround
he violent manner of Mrs. Cones death,
{ is said. The state and health author
ties believe that she died by her own
and. and the autopsy in progress this
orenoon was conducted in compliance
nth the statutes.
The deceased was born in Northfield
september 20, 1869. Her maiden name
7as Marion Persons. Her marriage to
ir. Cone took place in Mortified March
2. 1886 In the fall of 1905 the family
loved to Barre and for time resided
n Cliff street. They had lived on Smith
lace since the latter part of April.
Besides her husband. Mrs. Cone leaves
wo daughters and two sons, as follows;
FRS. Burton Thompson of Woodstock,
Tiss Hazel Cone of Lynn Mass, Leonard
one Of Woodstock and Frank Cone of
ARE. -Four sisters and brother also
are as lOiiuNs' MISS <tHHe
ersons and Mrs. J.. D. Brown of Con-
,rd. n. H.. Mrs. Ella Stone Of Lake
ood. Call Mrs j. ID. Nichols of Lyn-
Onville, and Dennis Persons of Worces-
II. Mass. The deceased was a member
{ the Hedding Methodist church and be-
,nged to the ladies' and pastors union.
he funeral arrangements have not been
ade. but the remains viii be taken to