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Subject: DEATH OF MRS. H.M. HALL.

Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 11:26 PM

May l2, l892

The report reached here last Saturday that MRS. HALL, of Woodland

Township, had suicided by jumping into a well at her place of residence,

about 9 miles southeast of this place. On Monday, a gentleman living in

that neighborhood gave us the following account:

On last Friday evening the family had retired at the usual hour, MR.

HALL sleeping with the two older children, while his wife occupied a bed

in an adjoining room with the baby. Some time during the night, MRS.

HALL arose, leaving the child, aged about two weeks, in the bed. MR.

HALL awakened by the cries of the babe and geting up went to the room

and found the mother gone and bed cold, which shows that she must have

been gone some time. The alarm was at once given and the search

commenced, which resulted in finding a dead body of the woman in a

shallow well not far from the house. A note signed by the woman was

found, the contents which we cannot give.

The inquest was held on Monday before Squire BARR and the testimony

introduced developed the fact that she had been worrying considerable of

late about religious matters, which is probably the cause of her rash

act. The deceased leaves a husband and three small children.

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