Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-13
DUBOIS STABBED TO KILL
Country School Masters Industrious Search
for His Heart.
AT LAST he CUT HIS THROAT AND DIED
body Found IN u Cionk Room by
Pupils of the Scholastic Had
Told OF Unplcnsnnt Domcs-
tic Relations.

/ school teacher In school district No &c. had
| taken his life and that he was lying dead
| in the school house on the west Dodge street
read, in the vicinity Of the the Little Papplo
three miles west OF this city
Upon arriving at the place indicated the
coroner found the body Of Dubois lying upon
It's back in the girls cloak room and in the
center OF large pool of blood The clothes
CT the dead man were saturated with blood
and the walls Of the room were stained In
several places. On the noor in a corner
was found a cheap clasp knife, with the
smsller blade open and covered with blood.
Upon drawing aside the shirt worn by the
deceased, twenty-seven stabs in the region of
the heart were discovered. 4 further in
vestigation showed that as these wounds
had not resulted in instant death the man
had driven the dull blade Of the knife into
his throat on both sides. Upon the left SIDE
the blade seemed to have penetrated the
jugular vein, for the blood was still slowly
oozing from the ragged wound and it was
this cut that probably produced DEATH
Conrad Dahmke, one of the pupils stated
that Dubois had acted queerly during the
morning. He had said to the children shortly
after the opening session of school, This
is a sad day for me. | don't think | shall
live through it." About IL o'clock Dubois
had started across the room and had fallen
down as IL in faint. Some of the children
had assisted him to his feet and he had ra-
quested them net to say anything about his
weakness. On this account school had been
dismissed at an earlier hour than usual.
most of the children going home, though
some of them remaining in the school room.
Dubois put in most Of the noon hour in
writing. Shortly before / o'clock he went
20 the stove and threw in some old letters
and then Immediately went to the cloak
room. A few minutes later the noise OF his
falling body was heard, followed by tap
ping on the door as if by a foot. The pupils
became frightened and fed from the build
ing in search OF help.
COMPLAINED OF FAMILY TROUBLE.
A. w. Fullrede, residing near by was
notified and at once repaired to the school
horSe, where he found Dubois to all intents |
dead. 1t was at length discovered that life |
was not entirely extinct and physician was |
hastily summoned. He arrived, however too |
late for Dubois breathed his last shortly |
before o'clock, without having reganed |
cor seriousness. Mr.. Fullreide stated that Du- |
bois had been boarding with him ever since |
the opening of the fall term of the school and |
that of late he had been very despondent.
Dubois confided in the wife of Mr.. Full
reide and about week ago told her that
he had wife living at 210 North Eighth
street, Council Bluffs. He said that their
domestic relations of late had not been happy.
Dubois had been in the habit of visiting
his wife every Friday evening, added Mrs.
remaining at the Bluffs until next
Monday morning Last Friday night he
left as usual, but contrary to his former
CUSTOM returned the next day appearing
very much agitated. He refused to state to
Mrs. Fullreide what the trouble, but
said that he had heard something terrible
while he was absent. Tuesday evening he
visited Omaha at a late hour and when he
returned seemed more agitated than usual
He had left early in the morning for the
school and she had never seen him again
alive.
A coroners jury was hastily empaneled by
Coroner Burket and. though several wit
nesses were examined, nothing further that
threw light On the case was elected The
jury remained out but a few minutes and
returned a verdict that the deceased had
come to his death by his own hand, death
being caused by twenty-nine wounds in
1cted by pocket knife.
Among the papers found upon Dubois per-
son was a letter, dated February 3, from
his daughter, who is attending school at
Baird college. Clinton. Mo. The letter was
TO my darling father" Among other things
{ contained was a sentence TO the effect
hat he should always try to love her, con-
,luding with, Papa, do not speak as if l
cared nothing for you, for l love you
learly." card was found from a son, R.
Q. Dubois, stating his residence as Fort
Smith, Ark. Reference was made in a note
ocoB to another son living in the Indian
Territory
LEFT A SHORT NOTE.
After the inquest was held Bee reporter
found snugly tucked away among the leavee
1f small tablet the following note in the
schoomaster's handwriting:
Feb s, lS9G--Dear Darling Wife: I have
heard news fhat 6yo almost nos sd sets % ma n9 Wid
lity. Although we have had much trouble, !
you assured m me me that you had been true
But l heard such awful news. Oh. God |
'orgive. Il
The letter was unsigned and had been \
written upon page of the tablet in which l
t was :ound. A ncte book showed the resi- a
lence address of Mrs. Dubois to be 210 North t
eighth street. Council Bluffs. From other a
gained IL was apparent that the +
,artss had not been married long she being 3
second WIFE v
Dubois was about 81 years of age, dark G
complexion and wore full beard, He was
aatly dressed and of rather fine appearance. +
lie had taught in the school district since =
asst September, but his experience in teach II
ng dated somewhat further back, he hav- .
ng taught school several miles further west
ear the farm of Peter Glandt for a num-
er of years. The remains were taken to
he morgue and the relatives Of the dead man
iii be notified today by Coroner Burket.
Mrs. Dubois was seen at the residence, 30
Iorth Eighth street, Council Bluffs, last
venng. Mr.. Dubois, she said, had been in
| health more or less for several years
Ie was prey to chronic dyspep
a, and during the winter was very despond
Mt. She visited him at his school one day
Ist week and remained all night with him
his boarding place. He was deeply af
scted by her visit. He spent Sunday in
ouncil Bluffs with her and seemed to be very
eluctant about going back to school. She
him to the car and he bado her
oodbye with more than ordinary demon
ration.
Dubois leaves a family of two sons and
yo daughters. Both OF the sons are court
sporters. One of them lives in Oklahoma
nd the other in Arkansas The youngest
iughter is in school In Clinton, Mo. The
her 10 living in this city with her husband,
iii Mathewson, a driver in the fire de-
irtment.
Mrs. Dubois was formerly Mrs. Gilbert. ,
I'd for seven or eight years was a teacher ,
the public schools Of Council Bluffs.
hey owned several lots on the corner Of
venue b and Eighth street and last sum- .
er used her own money and went In debt !
some extent to build a large $4,000 I
ube tenement residence. Owing TO his Ill !
'alth, this worried Mr.. Dubois a great deal, T
ID he frequently complained to his friends G
ID neighbors that he was getting too old Y
be burdened with such matters. He was a
member OF the Broadway Methodist church =
re Dubois il NJ tha' nninion that his guioide