The Death of a Military School Student

Caroline smith was born in indianapolis in 18 93. Her father, thomas carey, worked for the indiana glass company and made a comfortable living himself and his family. She became pregnant with her first child, but she gave birth prematurely in her died only a few hours later. Despite her terrible loss, the couple went on to live a lavish life style. But things quickly changed as their life style slowly dwindled. Caroline's husband fay mysteriously disappeared on january 20 second 19 34. According to the police, he had used a tree branch to pull the trigger of a shotgun aimed at his own chest, killing himself. Many men commit suicide during the great depression