Mrs. Fred John Lank Commited Suicide-1895

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Date: 4/1/2020 at 15:52:34

Cascade Pioneer, published in Cascade, Iowa on Friday, July 5th, 1895

Suicide of an Aged Widow

Mrs. Fred John Lank, a widow aged 62, and a pioneer of Johnson County, suicided by hanging herself in the cellar of her home in Tiffin. She adjusted a noose around her neck and fastened the other end of the rope to a nail in a post, mounting-a cheese box and soap kettle for the purpose. Those were pushed aside, and, although her foot touched the floor, she allowed herself to strangle to death. She lost her husband three years ago, and being burdened with the care of the property has been afflicted with the hallucination that relatives were plotting to take it from her.