Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-19
MISS ALThA FIscUS. OF llScOM5
TOWNSHIP, HANGS HERSELF
WITH BAG SWING.
POSITIVELY NO CAUSE
FOR DEED is SHOWN
corener's Jury Returns Verdict to hat
Effect After Hearing Witnesses-G'ri
in Fine Spirits Sunday. and NO one
Had Any Intimation OF Anything
Wrona-Was Fine Young Woman,

MISS .Allnd lSCuS, q VIZ 80 -
woman Of Lisconlb township, aAG
daughter of Nelson Fiscus. prom
nent and prosperous farmer OF the
Bethel Grove neighborhood Miss Fis-
Gus hanged herself with the rope OF
bag swing some time late sunday
night at the home of Monroe Mchlo-
ben. three and ore-haf miles north
east Of Liscomb, in the edge Of Griin-
dy county. The young wonlan's lneless
body was found BY Mr.. Mckibhen
when he arose to do his chores al 49,
this morning.
The news Of Miss Fiscus' death,
which soon became spread over Inc
rural phone lines al daybreah, caused
a profound shock in the entire Mar
shall Grundy neighborhood ne
Young woman was exceptionally we'll
known. had been reared in the neigh
borhood was popular among her ma n!
friends. and IN every way vas me
young woman. As one friend eX-
pressed it today: "Allha vas the last
person in the world one would .ooN
to DO ANYTHING OF this sort"
Was In Fine Spirits Sunday.
That Miss Fiscus was Wen. and N
the best Of spirits SUNDAY. was tesu-
fed before the coroner's jury this fore
noon when the case vas investigated
Miss Fisous was employed al the Nc
Kibben home and nothing whatever
was indicated by the young woman
actions Sunday but that she WAS II
every way herself.
Sunday evening Miss Fiscus accom-
panied Harley Macy. well-hnown
young man Of TIE neishnorhood. on
drive The couple went 70 the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fiscus,
in the Bethel Grove neighborhood,
where the young people spent the eve
ming Miss Fiscus appeared very
happy, and was in a jolly mood all
evening. II was about II o'clock when
Miss Ffscus returned to the Mckihhen
home, but the McKibbens were ASLEEP
and did not hear her.
MeKibben Makes Discovery.
Mr. McKioben arose early. and az
4:3o was ready 20 GO out Of doors pre-
pairing 70 do mis- chores. Mrs. Mckib-
ben was Just ready TO go 20 Miss Fis-
Gus room to call her. Looking out Of
window Mr.. Nckihben saw the
Young woman IN the chicken ward west
of the house. and said 70 his wife:
There's your gir!, feeding the chick
ans
Body Hanging 70 Swing.
In the dim light % the ear1t- morn
ing Mr.. Mckibben could not discern
from the house that Miss Fiscus' body
was hanging to tie end of A rope. Tha
BODY was in an upright position, the
feet being about ten inches off the
ground.
Miss Fiscus had mounted : small
box. and with a butcher knife taken
from the Kitchen had cut the bag ot
sand from the swing. she had tied the
moose about her neck and jumped from
he box. a zig h-ed lantern stood near
by.
Miss Fiscus had taken into the house
with her when she reached home her
suit case. had taken of her gloves and
chiffon scarf shA had worn over aar
head. and laid them on the suit cast.
otherwise she was dressed. IS she had
been for the evening. even 70 The coat
she wore.
a search among Miss Fiscus' pos
sessions for a note II same kind failed
10 unearth anything that would throw
any light on the mysterious case.
Inquest Reveals Nothing,
Or. L. H. Carpenter. u G~un6y
-en,er. coroner % CIrundy COUNTY, and
Sheriff James Black. reached The No
Kipben home early this forenoon. Cor
oner Carpenter e-apane,ed 4 jury in
the persons 81 Albert FiscUs. John
Small. and ". o. Van ToorhiS.
Monroe McKibben. al whose home
the deed vas committed. and who dis
covered re toGr: Cuy van Eoorfis. a
neishbor. who was called By 1ir. sic
Kibpen as soon as ne found the BODY:
Charles Macy. the young man who
had been with Miss Fiscus the evening
preceding her death: and Miss Minnie
Edwards. a young woman VINO had
been with Miss Fuscis and Nj. MACY
SUNDAY. were the witnesses examined.
Witnesses testified 70 the girl as she
appeared on Sunday. and 70 hey being
in fine spirits. Aside from finding that
Miss Fiscus came 10 her death by her
own hand. the jury assigned no cause
for the act.
Aside from her father Miss Fizcus is
survived By two brothers, Floyd and
Cecil Ffscus A stepmother and her
little son, less than year old, also