The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-30
DIED By HER OWN HAND.
Mrs. Fred Dipner Tires Of Life and
Ends 1t All Here-COrOner Lind
say Holds Inquest.

over the body of Mrs. Fred Dipner,
who was found dead in the rear Of the
garden of her home on Tuesday night
about 10 o'clock. The jury of inquest
came to the conclusion t. at she came
to her death by her own hand. Ac-
cording to the testimony she had been
in bad health, for some time and
seemed to have the impression that
she was a burden to her family and
concluded that she would end it all.
The testimony in tie case is pub
lished:
Testimony.
Dr.. w. o. Holloway sworn: l was
called about 1920 p. m. to see Mrs.
Dipner. When I reached the house
where she was I found her back of tie
garden on a quilt Could find no pulse
Had a mark as if a rope or string
had been tightened around her neck.
| used artificial respiration and slim
ulants and worked over her for over
an hour without any response to life.
I attribute J.. er death to strangulation,
as far as l know.
VIM o. Holloway, NJ. D.
Nr. Lewis Belts sworn: I live near
Mr.. Henry Dipner, where Mrs. Fred
eric Dipner was found dead. I was
called by Mr.. Davenport about 10 or
II o'clock to come over to- Mr.. Dip
ner's, as they had found Mrs. Dipner
dead, and they believed she had killed
herself. No one was here but Mr.. DAY.
enport and his wife and Mrs. Henry
Dipner. went and got Mr.. Mana Con-
nelly, Mr.. @. Long; also Mr.. JOIN
Smith. We all walked around the gar
den and found Mrs. Dipner lying on
a quilt dead. Saw no rope or string
around her neck Helped bring the
body in the house after DR.. Holloway
tried to restore ner to life.
Lewis Belts.
Mr.. J. P. Davenport sworn: About
10 or II o'clock Mrs. Belle Dipner
came to my house and said she be-
lieved Mrs. F. Dipner had killed her
self and wanted me and my wife to
come over as soon as we could. When
I reached the house of Mrs. H. Dipner
I found Mrs. Fred Dipner back Of the
garden with her head leaning back
against her sons leg apparently dead.
I called for quilt and placed it under
her body and let ner head down. Found
no pulse. Sent after her husband and
sent after DR.. Holloway. He did all
he could, but could not restore life.
Saw mark or bruise around neck as If
a string or rope had been around her
neck. I saw cotton string near the
body, and Ben cher SOM said he had
taken if off fhis mothers neck.
]. P. Davenport.
Ben F. Dipner sworn: 1 am a son
of Mrs. Dipner who killed herself last
night. 1 heard my mother go out the
door about 10 o'clock, and as she did
not come back for some little time l
got up to look for her. walked all
around the house first, then returned
and went to her room. She was not
there, so I returned and walked
around the lot and garden, when l
found my mother. She was behind TIE
garden sitting up or on her knees. l
called her and she did not answer.
Caught her by her arm and as it fell
so timber 1 became Frightened and run
to the house and called my sister-in-
law 0Mrs. Henry Dipner) and told her
I believed my mother was back of the
garden dead. We both walked out to-
gether to where sne was. We found
string around ter neck and. it tied
to the post at top of the wire. I took
string off of wire and held her up till
we could get string off Of her neck.
We found that sne was dead. Sent
after Mr.. Davenport. Question by Ju-
ror Martin: Has she ever tried to
kill herself before? Some time ago,
about two months, suppose, she tried
to hang herself when she was over at
nv house, but was frightened and took
rope off of her neck. have heard
Ter say she wished she was dead, as
she stayed sick all the time.
B. F. Dipner.
Mrs. Lewis Belts sworn: I went
with my husband over to Mrs. Henry
Dipner's when We were told that Mrs.
Fred Dipner had killed herself. When
we reached the house we found several
den on a quilt and I found that Mrs.
den on quilt and found tat Mrs.
Dipner was dead. helped prepare the