Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1901 — SUICIDE OF A FORMER RESIDENT. [ARTICLE]

SUICIDE OF A FORMER RESIDENT.

Mrs. Lizzie Bacon Departs this Life at Gas City. Mrs. Lizzie Bacon, formerly Miss Lizzie Andrews, daughter of Qus -Andrews, the shoemaker, who moved from here to Remington some time ago, committed suicide at Gas City August 20th by .taking carbolic acid. She had been married but three months, and was only twenty-one years of age. The suicide gained notoriety while here by being arrested and jailed for conducting a disorderly house out near the depot. After being in jail for a few days some of her friends came to her rescue with money and she was released. From here they moved to Remington, where her father still resides.