The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-11-05
An Unfortunate Suicide.

On last Friday morning occurred most
sorrowful suicide at the residence of Gill
bert Gulick on the Plank road five miles
west of the city, when Lametta Gulick,
sister, took her life by sending bullet
through her enfeebled brain,
It seems that for some years the deceased
has suffered from tumor that had grown
against the spine and this is supposed to
have in manner impaired her mental
faculties. For thirteen years she and her
brother have lived alone and together on
| the old homestead and as each succeeding
| year passed the malady seemed to grow
upon the unfortunate woman until she
would become dangerously violent at
times and her actions would bear of the
most careful watching.
She was possessed Of the strange idea
that different people of prominence were
Intending to wrong her and deprive her of
fher property. She was inclined to believe
that notes and mortgages had been forged
against the home place for large sums and
that the day was coming when the old
home would be swept from them and they
would be thrown upon the world in a
pennilcss condition. She seemed to be
striving in her own peculiar way to
thwart these imaginary enemies and at
last, it appears, gave up the unequal
| fight and determined on taking her life as
d means of relief.
On Friday morning Mr.. Gulick arose,
started a fire in the kitchen stove and
| went out to do his chores, calling to his
sister as he went out to get up and pre-
pare breakfast. He came back in about
half an hour, and, seeing that she had
not yet made her appearance, went up to
neighbours on some necessary errand.
When he returned she had not yet come
out of her room and the door leading to
her room was securely bolted on the in
side. He now became thoroughly
alarmed and went after a neighbor lady
who readily came down to lend any assist
ance she might in arousing the poor
woman The lady picked up piece Of
wire; and, pushing it through the screen,
| moved the curtain aside few inches.
| She could barely see the dim outlines of
| the woman's form, laying in peculiar
position upon the bed, but it was enough
| to convince them that something was
| wrong. Neighbors were hastily sum
| moned and an entrance made into the
room through a window by one of the
men who unbolted the door and allowed
! the others to come in.
There lay upon the bed, with her head
and one arm hanging over the side Of it,
the still warm and bleeding corpse Of the
unfortunate woman. A bullet hole in the
left temple showed the course of the
I ft-yrylro 1aao.saneser- see-SFvcvetr taat--ha q
caused her unfortunate demise. There
| was also scalp wound on the back TOP
part of the head which was caused by the
second shot which was a glancing one.
| The first shot had been fired at random
and lodged in the corner Of the ceiling.
| This was probably to test the weapon.
The following letter left by her May
throw some light upon her popularity.
The blanks are supplied in place OF
the name Of a prominent man she mentions
and who never saw her:
81 am going to take my life, in the
whole world there is not single chance
for me- I meant to do it yesterday.
would have given up all I had, every dol
lar, and tried to save the forgers from
states prison, but if had done all this
should be put to death by--'s men.
IF [ escape is Racine. | can't
escape Racine They have pledged them
selves, don't see what | have done or my
mother has done to make them act SO.
have, I think, not a speaking acquain-
lance with those who intend to SO dis
grace me in the police court and don't
know when I shall be called.
(Signed) L. Quick.
A post script is added that says: There
is bread and cake and some ironing to do.
I would have lived through it all if
could but am glad Of chance to die
rather than be treated as | should be at
the police court.