Newton's second suicidal attempt in three days claimed the life Tuesday of Mrs. Carrie Adella Hall, 71, who was found dead at her home, 423 west Third street, a victim of hanging, authorities said.
The tragedy occurred in mid afternoon while her husband, H. B. Hall, a retired Santa Fe conductor, was away from home. He told police he left shortly before 2 o'clock to go to town and returned less than an hour later to find the house locked.
He used a key to enter the front door and then discovered the door leading to the upstairs locked. He opened the door with a screw driver and found his wife in the stairway.
Officers said one end of the rope had been run through the stairway banister and tied to a bed, and the other end was tied in a slip knot around Mrs. Hall's neck.
Members of the family told Dr. M. C. Martin, coroner, that Mrs. Hall had been in ill health for several years, a factor that apparently prompted her to take her own life, investigating officers said.
Mrs. hall was born in Pottawatomie county, Kansas, June 15, 1878. They were married Sept. 18, 1899, and would soon have observed their golden wedding anniversary. They lived in Newton from 1899 to 1901 then were transferred to Arkansas City until 1919 when they returned to Newton, living here since that date.
Besides her bereaved husband, Mrs. Hall is survived by the following children: Marie Buck, John H., Delbert L., Tommy W., Mary D.
The tragedy occurred in mid afternoon while her husband, H. B. Hall, a retired Santa Fe conductor, was away from home. He told police he left shortly before 2 o'clock to go to town and returned less than an hour later to find the house locked.
He used a key to enter the front door and then discovered the door leading to the upstairs locked. He opened the door with a screw driver and found his wife in the stairway.
Officers said one end of the rope had been run through the stairway banister and tied to a bed, and the other end was tied in a slip knot around Mrs. Hall's neck.
Members of the family told Dr. M. C. Martin, coroner, that Mrs. Hall had been in ill health for several years, a factor that apparently prompted her to take her own life, investigating officers said.
Mrs. hall was born in Pottawatomie county, Kansas, June 15, 1878. They were married Sept. 18, 1899, and would soon have observed their golden wedding anniversary. They lived in Newton from 1899 to 1901 then were transferred to Arkansas City until 1919 when they returned to Newton, living here since that date.
Besides her bereaved husband, Mrs. Hall is survived by the following children: Marie Buck, John H., Delbert L., Tommy W., Mary D.
Newton's second suicidal attempt in three days claimed the life Tuesday of Mrs. Carrie Adella Hall, 71, who was found dead at her home, 423 west Third street, a victim of hanging, authorities said.
The tragedy occurred in mid afternoon while her husband, H. B. Hall, a retired Santa Fe conductor, was away from home. He told police he left shortly before 2 o'clock to go to town and returned less than an hour later to find the house locked.
He used a key to enter the front door and then discovered the door leading to the upstairs locked. He opened the door with a screw driver and found his wife in the stairway.
Officers said one end of the rope had been run through the stairway banister and tied to a bed, and the other end was tied in a slip knot around Mrs. Hall's neck.
Members of the family told Dr. M. C. Martin, coroner, that Mrs. Hall had been in ill health for several years, a factor that apparently prompted her to take her own life, investigating officers said.
Mrs. hall was born in Pottawatomie county, Kansas, June 15, 1878. They were married Sept. 18, 1899, and would soon have observed their golden wedding anniversary. They lived in Newton from 1899 to 1901 then were transferred to Arkansas City until 1919 when they returned to Newton, living here since that date.
Besides her bereaved husband, Mrs. Hall is survived by the following children: Marie Buck, John H., Delbert L., Tommy W., Mary D.
The tragedy occurred in mid afternoon while her husband, H. B. Hall, a retired Santa Fe conductor, was away from home. He told police he left shortly before 2 o'clock to go to town and returned less than an hour later to find the house locked.
He used a key to enter the front door and then discovered the door leading to the upstairs locked. He opened the door with a screw driver and found his wife in the stairway.
Officers said one end of the rope had been run through the stairway banister and tied to a bed, and the other end was tied in a slip knot around Mrs. Hall's neck.
Members of the family told Dr. M. C. Martin, coroner, that Mrs. Hall had been in ill health for several years, a factor that apparently prompted her to take her own life, investigating officers said.
Mrs. hall was born in Pottawatomie county, Kansas, June 15, 1878. They were married Sept. 18, 1899, and would soon have observed their golden wedding anniversary. They lived in Newton from 1899 to 1901 then were transferred to Arkansas City until 1919 when they returned to Newton, living here since that date.
Besides her bereaved husband, Mrs. Hall is survived by the following children: Marie Buck, John H., Delbert L., Tommy W., Mary D.
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