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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.