Lincoln Journal Star Wed Sep 18, 1889 - Omaha Daily Bee Tue. Apr 2, 1889
An Old Lady Suicides
Ponca, Neb., April 1.--[Special Telegram to the Bee.]-- Caroline Schmidt, an old lady of this place but a few years from Germany, committed suicide yesterday afternoon by hanging herself in a stable adjoining her daughter's residence, a few miles in the country. She was visiting the daughter.
The authorities did not deem it necessary to hold an inquest, as it was apparent that the death was the result of her own act. The cause is a mystery, though among the neighbors many are assigned. Old age and feebleness of mind are regarded as the principal ones. She was honest and very industrious, and had the respect of all.
