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Show ' ? iu ii 1 ' y j Another ,,i 'UtJ la suicides wlthi Jeck Is a very uim-Kialrccord for thisiT. Last week tboiVtlzens wero twlto surprised to hear guclijnelvs. The Inst one wns Mrs Ellen Barnes, wife of Charles Dames, who took stryclinlne on Saturday morning. gho finished up her work that morning, morn-ing, vent to tho store for some small purclases which alio brought home. After siralgbtcncd up the house she went to Mr. Karnes' desk and took out n bottle ot strychnine which had been there for a number of years, and started off towards town. Bcfoio reaching the residence of T. R. Jones she must havo taken soir.o of tho poison for sho staggered stag-gered hi the gate to the orch and called loudly fora drink. Mr. Sorcneon was near and ran to her assistance. As soon as lie reached her she stiffened nut and after n few convurslvo struggles died in great agony, those near being powerless to render her any aid. Tlio presence ot tho strychnine bottle showed what had caused her death. Ho folks were notified and a messenger was sent to notify tho marshal. A coroners' coro-ners' jury was immediately summoned and nn Inquest held over tho remains. They brought in a verdict of death from an overdose of strychnine administered by her own hand while in n fit of dcs. pondency. Tho funeral was held on Sunday morning. |