Brown County (Indiana) Democrat, April 2, 1914, p.6. “I have taken this,” said Mrs. Mathis as she held an empty bottle in her outstretched hand. “I HAVE TAKEN THIS,” Said Mrs. Mathis as She Held an Empty Bottle in Her Outstretched Hand We secure the particulars of the suicide of Mrs. Charles Mathis, a brief notice of which we had last week from the Gilman (IL) Star. Seldom are we called upon to chronicle a death so pitifully sad as that of Mrs. Charles Mathis who on Monday morning took her own life by the use of carbolic acid. Only a few weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Mathis suffered the loss of their little two and one half year old son, Harry, his death being the first break in the happy circle. Although three other children were left in the home one an infant of only six months, the fact of the little dead son and his prattling voice were ever with the grief-stricken mother, and the result was a mental condition in which she was not accountable for her acts. When Mr. Mathis returned to the house after doing his work early Monday morning, he found breakfast prepared and waiting and his wife in the kitchen. He went to the bedroom to dress one of the children, and she followed him to the bedroom door and raised an empty bottle said, “I have taken this,” and immediately became unconscious. A physician was hastily called but reached the house to find Mrs. Mathis beyond all earthly help. The case is one of the saddest in the history of Gilman, and expressions of sympathy for the bereaved husband and children and the sorrowing relatives are heard on every side. The funeral services for Mr. Mathis were held at the M. E. Church yesterday at 2 PM and the remains of the wife and mother were laid to rest by the side of the little son who had preceded her. Anna Mathis was born near Nashville, Indiana, on August 15, 1888. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts of Columbus, Indiana. The deceased came with her husband last September to Gilman. She was married to Charles Mathis on May 19, 1906. To this union four children were born. Nolan, age 7; Elmer, age 4 years; little Harry, 2 ½ years old; and baby Ruth, 5 months. Only four weeks ago little Harry was buried. The deceased leaves her husband, three children, her father and mother, three sisters and two brothers. She identified herself with the church. She passed away at her home in Gilman on March 23 at 6 AM. Those from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts, parents of Mrs. Mathis; Mrs. Lillie Laurie, Nashville, Ind., sister; Mrs. Walter Mathis of Nashville, Ind., mother of Mr. Mathis; Ambrose Mathis, brother, of Columbus, Ind.; Earl Stimson and wife, Anchor; Robert Greenlee and wife, Colfax; Jessie Smith and wife, Colfax; Myrtle Johnson, Colfax; and Walter Smith and wife of Lahogue. _________________________________________________________________________________