Kennard Girl Kills Herself By Drowning-Takes Her Own Life Eight Days After Her Mother Commits Suicide Same Way

Blair, Neb., Aug. 6-(Special Telegram)-Miss Marie Vogt, 21 years old, daughter of a wealthy farmer residing near Kennard, took her own life yesterday by jumping into a tank of water. Her mother killed herself in the same manner eight days ago.

Since her mother’s death Miss Vogt had been despondent and was carefully watched by her father and brothers. Yesterday she walked from the house saying she was going to get a drink. When she did not return two brothers started a search and fearing in her despondent condition, she would attempt suicide, they went immediately to the tank. Her body was found in the tank. Physicians were summoned, but she was dead before their arrival.

The sheriff immediately started an investigation pending the coroner’s inquest, which will be held on the completion of the probe into the tragedy. Physicians called into the case say temporary insanity was the cause of the act.

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Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file at the Blair Public Library.