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Show DESPONDENT WOMAN TAKES HER OWN UFE Salt Lake, Oct. 21, As the result of illness for a long period, toward tho end of which her mind became affected. af-fected. Mrs H L. Stone, aged 50 years, wife or Harry L. Stone, a foreman fore-man ror the Portland Cement com-pan com-pan residing at 925 South Fourth West street committed suicide last night at C o'clock by swallowing the contents of a bottle of strychnine. Tho unfortunate woman died almost immediately and without the convulsions convul-sions which usually follow the taking tak-ing of tho poison "" .Mrs Stone had made no threats to her husband to tho effect that she contemplated taking her life Mr Stone returned to his home last night shortly before 6 o'clock. The first thing he aiu upon h? arrival was to go to the barn In thqrear of the yard and attend to his horses While he was In . tho barn Mrs. Stone rushed to hlrnfrom tho house and cried: "Well, I've taken It." "Taken what?" Ji6asked. "Strychnine." she said, and ran back into tho house; For a moment he believed her to be Joking, but upon up-on following hor Into the house he found her lying across a sofa dead Near her was an empty bottle labeled "Strychnine " J |