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Show MONTANA WOMAN TAKES OWN LIFE IN LOGAN Esther Hallet,.24 years of ago, the wife of John Hallct, civil servlco commissioner of Missoula, Mont., committed sulcldo Tuesday forenoon by taking poison. Mr. and Mrs. Hallct wcro visiting with Mr. Hallet's father, H. V, Hal-lei, Hal-lei, civil war veteran who lives at 120 North Main street, and Victor Hallet, a brother, who resides at River Heights. They came to Logan Monday of last week. .The verdict of the eorooncr's Jury which reviewed the case, was ,that drath resulted froiu self adramlnls-tered adramlnls-tered poison. According to the testimony tes-timony given Mrs. Hallet was subject sub-ject to fits of Jealousy and was evidently evi-dently In this temper when she took her own life. Mr. and Mrs. Hallet wore married Inst Juno. Tuesday morning her husband hus-band was. shaving In tho room next to that of his wlfo, when ho heard her groans .following tho taking of tho poison. Dr. R. O. Portor was summoned Immediately but tho victim died bo-fore bo-fore ho arrived. Tho body -was taken to Missoula Wednesday for burial. Tho fathor In-law of Mrs. Halet was stricken with erysipelas Monday. |