The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-23
FEARING LOSS OF
MIND, WOMAN
KILLED HERSELF
Mrs. 7. E. Goliath of Burlington Hung
Herself After Apparently Trying
to Take Poison-Her Hus-
band Found Body.

Burlington, Feb. 23.- Mrs. James L.
Goliath, in fit of despondency, com
mitted suicide at her residence, l27
Mansfield avenue, Saturday afternoon by
hanging herself to a rafter in the attic.
A note left by her indicated that she
had suddenly departed from the city,
and although all was done that could be
in the way Of locating her, it was not
dreamed that she had taken her life, and
the discovery of her body, which was
not until yesterday morning at IL
O'Clock, came as terrible shock to the
family.
Mrs. Goliath had been in poor health
for the last three years, and she had
frequently been respondent, often talk
ing about ending her life, as she labored
under the impression that her mind was
failing her. Her family, however, had
always succeeded in reassuring her to
the contrary. She seemed TO be as well
as usual Saturday and planned to go to
the theatre with her daughter, Mar
guerite. in the afternoon. The daughter
went alone and was to meet her mother
later in the day. The latter did not 90,
however, and was not at home when
her husband and daughter arrived. 1t
was thought that Mrs. Goliath had gone
calling and would return later in the
evening Mr.. Goliath and his daughter
became anxious as time went by, and
the former, going upstairs to his room
about half-p past ten, discovered note
from his wife on the table. The purport
of the note was that Mrs. Goliath was
taking very gloomy view of life and
was going away. 1t ended with the
statement that she Thought her mind
was almost gone. Mr.. Goliath did not
know what to do, but he notified the
police Office that his wife had probably
gone away and to keep a watch out for
her as far as possible.
Sunday morning, Mr.. Goliath went
down town and telephoaed to his son,
Fred, in Schenectady, n ", and asked
him if his mother had come to visit him,
but received negative reply. He then
went back home and Aqtermined to look
through the house thoroughly, being un-
der the impression that perhaps Mrs.
Goliath was still there. On ascending to
the attic, the first that caught his atten-
tion was the lifeless body of Mrs Col
bath at the end of a rope, which was
tied TO d rafter. She had evidently
placed her head in moose and then
jumped from chair. Her feet were
Just above the floor Mr.. Goliath sum
moned help. and the body was taken
iown. A physician was called, and he
,scertained that the woman had been
lead for several hours, evidently having
suicide the afternoon OF sat
lrday. Mrs. Goliath had two bottles Of
,arbolie acid in her possession, also, and
rad evidently tried to take the contents
II one of the bottles. as part Of 1t was
ound on the Aoor. 1t is not thought
he had taken very much, ii any, Of
he poison.
The unfortunate woman was ~ years
II age and was born in England. She
S survived in her family BY her hus-
,and, a son, Fred, who lives III Schenee-
ady, \. u, and a daughter, Marguerite.
who lives at home She also leaves
,rother and sister. Mrs. Goliath was
! woman Of estimable character and
vas thought much of by her friends.
She was a member OF the First church.