A Suicide at Witting.
Mrs. Gustave Best Cuts Her Own Throat With a Razor. No Cause Assigned.
Witting, Texas, January 20, 1899. – We are very sorry to report the untimely death of Mrs. Gustave Best, who committed suicide yesterday evening about 8 o'clock, by cutting her throat with her husband's razor. There is no cause known for the rash act. Mr. and Mrs. Best were married only three years ago and were doing well; lived peaceably and have money on interest. Her mind must have left her all at once. She leaves a husband and a little baby girl one month old. Mr. Best went to Halletsville yesterday morning with his father and mother, returning at about sundown, having his fathers' wagon team; he gave his wife some few things at the gate, that he had brought from town. His wife told him that the baby was sick, as it had cried nearly all day. He said, well, I will go and take the team home and come back and see about it in a few minutes. He did so, but to his surprise, when he returned to the house, he found everything dark and when he entered, he found his wife in the room, lying on her back with her throat cut from ear to ear, and the baby on the bed crying. Justice Townsend and Sheriff Bennett were sent for and they came at once, and held the inquest. She was buried today at three o'clock at the cemetery at Witting.
[On a subsequent page]
The suicide of Mrs. G. Best, as reported by our Witting correspondent this week, is a sad, and deplorable affair. The bereaved husband has our deepest sympathy.
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I did a little research on F.G. & found a "Gustav" buried elsewhere in Texas, married with 3 children when he died. His parents names are on the death certificate & they are both buried in the same cemetery as "Mrs. Gustave Best." It's frustrating that they didn't just put her name in there. As for the baby girl that she had in Dec. 1898 (she was a month old when her mom killed herself) I don't know what happened to her. :/
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Mrs. Gustave Best Cuts Her Own Throat With a Razor. No Cause Assigned.
Witting, Texas, January 20, 1899. – We are very sorry to report the untimely death of Mrs. Gustave Best, who committed suicide yesterday evening about 8 o'clock, by cutting her throat with her husband's razor. There is no cause known for the rash act. Mr. and Mrs. Best were married only three years ago and were doing well; lived peaceably and have money on interest. Her mind must have left her all at once. She leaves a husband and a little baby girl one month old. Mr. Best went to Halletsville yesterday morning with his father and mother, returning at about sundown, having his fathers' wagon team; he gave his wife some few things at the gate, that he had brought from town. His wife told him that the baby was sick, as it had cried nearly all day. He said, well, I will go and take the team home and come back and see about it in a few minutes. He did so, but to his surprise, when he returned to the house, he found everything dark and when he entered, he found his wife in the room, lying on her back with her throat cut from ear to ear, and the baby on the bed crying. Justice Townsend and Sheriff Bennett were sent for and they came at once, and held the inquest. She was buried today at three o'clock at the cemetery at Witting.
[On a subsequent page]
The suicide of Mrs. G. Best, as reported by our Witting correspondent this week, is a sad, and deplorable affair. The bereaved husband has our deepest sympathy.
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I did a little research on F.G. & found a "Gustav" buried elsewhere in Texas, married with 3 children when he died. His parents names are on the death certificate & they are both buried in the same cemetery as "Mrs. Gustave Best." It's frustrating that they didn't just put her name in there. As for the baby girl that she had in Dec. 1898 (she was a month old when her mom killed herself) I don't know what happened to her. :/
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A Suicide at Witting.
Mrs. Gustave Best Cuts Her Own Throat With a Razor. No Cause Assigned.
Witting, Texas, January 20, 1899. – We are very sorry to report the untimely death of Mrs. Gustave Best, who committed suicide yesterday evening about 8 o'clock, by cutting her throat with her husband's razor. There is no cause known for the rash act. Mr. and Mrs. Best were married only three years ago and were doing well; lived peaceably and have money on interest. Her mind must have left her all at once. She leaves a husband and a little baby girl one month old. Mr. Best went to Halletsville yesterday morning with his father and mother, returning at about sundown, having his fathers' wagon team; he gave his wife some few things at the gate, that he had brought from town. His wife told him that the baby was sick, as it had cried nearly all day. He said, well, I will go and take the team home and come back and see about it in a few minutes. He did so, but to his surprise, when he returned to the house, he found everything dark and when he entered, he found his wife in the room, lying on her back with her throat cut from ear to ear, and the baby on the bed crying. Justice Townsend and Sheriff Bennett were sent for and they came at once, and held the inquest. She was buried today at three o'clock at the cemetery at Witting.
[On a subsequent page]
The suicide of Mrs. G. Best, as reported by our Witting correspondent this week, is a sad, and deplorable affair. The bereaved husband has our deepest sympathy.
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I did a little research on F.G. & found a "Gustav" buried elsewhere in Texas, married with 3 children when he died. His parents names are on the death certificate & they are both buried in the same cemetery as "Mrs. Gustave Best." It's frustrating that they didn't just put her name in there. As for the baby girl that she had in Dec. 1898 (she was a month old when her mom killed herself) I don't know what happened to her. :/
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Mrs. Gustave Best Cuts Her Own Throat With a Razor. No Cause Assigned.
Witting, Texas, January 20, 1899. – We are very sorry to report the untimely death of Mrs. Gustave Best, who committed suicide yesterday evening about 8 o'clock, by cutting her throat with her husband's razor. There is no cause known for the rash act. Mr. and Mrs. Best were married only three years ago and were doing well; lived peaceably and have money on interest. Her mind must have left her all at once. She leaves a husband and a little baby girl one month old. Mr. Best went to Halletsville yesterday morning with his father and mother, returning at about sundown, having his fathers' wagon team; he gave his wife some few things at the gate, that he had brought from town. His wife told him that the baby was sick, as it had cried nearly all day. He said, well, I will go and take the team home and come back and see about it in a few minutes. He did so, but to his surprise, when he returned to the house, he found everything dark and when he entered, he found his wife in the room, lying on her back with her throat cut from ear to ear, and the baby on the bed crying. Justice Townsend and Sheriff Bennett were sent for and they came at once, and held the inquest. She was buried today at three o'clock at the cemetery at Witting.
[On a subsequent page]
The suicide of Mrs. G. Best, as reported by our Witting correspondent this week, is a sad, and deplorable affair. The bereaved husband has our deepest sympathy.
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I did a little research on F.G. & found a "Gustav" buried elsewhere in Texas, married with 3 children when he died. His parents names are on the death certificate & they are both buried in the same cemetery as "Mrs. Gustave Best." It's frustrating that they didn't just put her name in there. As for the baby girl that she had in Dec. 1898 (she was a month old when her mom killed herself) I don't know what happened to her. :/
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